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Books recommended by Kevin Kelly
Founding executive editor of Wired
Writer, photographer and technology thinker who helped launch Wired. Author of What Technology Wants and the Cool Tools review site.
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This is a selection of sourced recommendations, not a complete list of everything Kevin Kelly has read or praised. How we choose.
Recommendations
Books Kevin Kelly recommends
14 books from 1 source. Each one links to the place where Kevin recommended it.
Kevin Kelly's Selected Books for the Manual for Civilization
Nearly 200 picks pulled from Kelly's personal library during a recorded tour, for the Manual for Civilization collection.
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Systemantics
Canon selectionChosen from his personal library for the Manual for Civilization.
Kevin Kelly's Selected Books for the Manual for Civilization Organization pagelongnow.org
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Mirror Worlds
Canon selectionChosen from his personal library for the Manual for Civilization.
Kevin Kelly's Selected Books for the Manual for Civilization Organization pagelongnow.org
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The Ultimate Resource 2
Canon selectionChosen for the Manual for Civilization.
Kevin Kelly's Selected Books for the Manual for Civilization Organization pagelongnow.org
+1 other recommender: Matt Ridley
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Powers of Ten
Canon selectionChosen for the Manual for Civilization.
Kevin Kelly's Selected Books for the Manual for Civilization Organization pagelongnow.org
+1 other recommender: Stewart Brand
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The Structure of Scientific Revolutions
Canon selectionChosen for the Manual for Civilization (3rd edition).
Kevin Kelly's Selected Books for the Manual for Civilization Organization pagelongnow.org
+1 other recommender: Mark Manson
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The Selfish Gene
Canon selectionChosen for the Manual for Civilization.
Kevin Kelly's Selected Books for the Manual for Civilization Organization pagelongnow.org
+1 other recommender: Mark Manson
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The Discoverers
Canon selectionChosen for the Manual for Civilization.
Kevin Kelly's Selected Books for the Manual for Civilization Organization pagelongnow.org
+2 other recommenders: Stewart Brand, Brian Eno
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Mathematics from the Birth of Numbers
Canon selectionChosen for the Manual for Civilization.
Kevin Kelly's Selected Books for the Manual for Civilization Organization pagelongnow.org
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The Story of Writing
Canon selectionChosen for the Manual for Civilization.
Kevin Kelly's Selected Books for the Manual for Civilization Organization pagelongnow.org
+1 other recommender: Stewart Brand
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Gödel, Escher, Bach
Canon selectionChosen for the Manual for Civilization.
Kevin Kelly's Selected Books for the Manual for Civilization Organization pagelongnow.org
+3 other recommenders: A.J. Jacobs, Nat Eliason, Mark Manson
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How Buildings Learn
Canon selectionChosen for the Manual for Civilization; written by his long-time collaborator Stewart Brand.
Kevin Kelly's Selected Books for the Manual for Civilization Organization pagelongnow.org
+1 other recommender: Derek Sivers
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Caveman Chemistry
Canon selectionChosen for the Manual for Civilization, in keeping with his emphasis on practical how-to books.
Kevin Kelly's Selected Books for the Manual for Civilization Organization pagelongnow.org
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Future Shock
Canon selectionChosen for the Manual for Civilization, among several past visions of the future.
Kevin Kelly's Selected Books for the Manual for Civilization Organization pagelongnow.org
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The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction
Canon selectionChosen for the Manual for Civilization.
Kevin Kelly's Selected Books for the Manual for Civilization Organization pagelongnow.org
+1 other recommender: Bruce Sterling
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Books Kevin Kelly wrote
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Cross-recommendations
Picks others agree on
9 books Kevin recommends that at least one other person in the directory also recommends, each from their own source.
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4recommendersGödel, Escher, Bach 4 recommendersKevin Kelly, A.J. Jacobs, Nat Eliason, Mark Manson
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3recommendersThe Discoverers 3 recommendersStewart Brand, Kevin Kelly, Brian Eno
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2recommendersHow Buildings Learn 2 recommendersDerek Sivers, Kevin Kelly
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2recommendersPowers of Ten 2 recommendersStewart Brand, Kevin Kelly
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2recommendersThe Encyclopedia of Science Fiction 2 recommendersKevin Kelly, Bruce Sterling
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2recommendersThe Selfish Gene 2 recommendersKevin Kelly, Mark Manson
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2recommendersThe Story of Writing 2 recommendersStewart Brand, Kevin Kelly
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2recommendersThe Structure of Scientific Revolutions 2 recommendersKevin Kelly, Mark Manson
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2recommendersThe Ultimate Resource 2 2 recommendersKevin Kelly, Matt Ridley
Cross-recommendations
Who agrees with Kevin
People in the directory who recommended at least one of the same books.
Stewart Brand3 books in commonPowers of Ten · The Discoverers · The Story of Writing
Mark Manson3 books in commonThe Structure of Scientific Revolutions · The Selfish Gene · Gödel, Escher, Bach
Matt Ridley1 book in commonThe Ultimate Resource 2
Brian Eno1 book in commonThe Discoverers
A.J. Jacobs1 book in commonGödel, Escher, Bach- NENat Eliason1 book in commonGödel, Escher, Bach
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