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Books recommended by Carlo Rovelli
Theoretical physicist
Physicist known for work on loop quantum gravity and for popular books including Seven Brief Lessons on Physics and The Order of Time.
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This is a selection of sourced recommendations, not a complete list of everything Carlo Rovelli has read or praised. How we choose.
Recommendations
Books Carlo Rovelli recommends
5 books from 1 source. Each one links to the place where Carlo recommended it.
The best books on Time, recommended by Carlo Rovelli
Rovelli picks five works, from poetry to philosophy of physics, for understanding time.
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The Odes
Explicit recommendationPicked in his Five Books interview on time — poetry about time's passing.
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In Search of Lost Time
Explicit recommendationPicked in his Five Books interview on time — memory and lived time.
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+3 other recommenders: Mona Simpson, Mark Manson, Tyler Cowen
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The Direction of Time
Explicit recommendationPicked in his Five Books interview — a classic of the philosophy of physics.
The best books on Time, recommended by Carlo Rovelli Interviewfivebooks.com
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Time's Arrow and Archimedes' Point
Explicit recommendationPicked in his Five Books interview.
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The Fundamental Wisdom of the Middle Way
Explicit recommendationPicked in his Five Books interview — Nagarjuna's Buddhist philosophy of impermanence.
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Written by Carlo Rovelli
Books Carlo Rovelli wrote
Their most-published books, from Open Library. These are books they wrote, not recommendations.
Cross-recommendations
Picks others agree on
1 book Carlo recommends that at least one other person in the directory also recommends, each from their own source.
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4recommendersIn Search of Lost Time 4 recommendersCarlo Rovelli, Mona Simpson, Mark Manson, Tyler Cowen
Cross-recommendations
Who agrees with Carlo
People in the directory who recommended at least one of the same books.
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