Paul Graham

Paul Graham

Paul Graham is an English computer scientist, venture capitalist, and essayist. He is known for his work on Lisp, for co-founding Viaweb (which eventually became Yahoo! Store), and for co-founding the Y Combinator seed capital firm. Graham is the author of several programming books, such as: On Lisp (1993), ANSI Common Lisp (1995), and Hackers & Painters (2004). Technology journalist Steven Levy has described Graham as a "hacker philosopher".

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ANSI Common Lisp by Paul Graham
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Paul Graham
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Blankie
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Founders at Work
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From Galileo to Newton
A. Rupert Hall
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Good Night, Little Bear
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Guns, Sails, and Empires
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Hackers and Painters by Paul Graham
Hackers and Painters
Paul Graham
Hard Drive by James Wallace
Hard Drive
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History of the World
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How To Win Friends and Influence People
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I Want To Be A Mathematician
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Kelly
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Life in the English Country House
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Sailing Alone Around The World
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Sea Flight by Hugh Popham
Sea Flight
Hugh Popham
Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs by Harold Abelson
Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs
Harold Abelson
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Sunset at Blandings
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The Ancient City
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The Complete Sherlock Holmes
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The Confessions
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The Conquest of Gaul
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The Copernican Revolution
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The Double Helix
James D. Watson Ph.D.
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The Extension of Man
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The Fry Chronicles
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The German Generals Talk
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The Gun Seller
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The Harmless People
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The Man Who Knew Infinity
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Very Good, Jeeves
P. G. Wodehouse
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Wing Leader
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With the Old Breed
E. B. Sledge
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Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance
Robert M. Pirsig