Ian McEwan's Top Book Recommendations

Ian McEwanUpdike has been a very important writer for me, the one I’ve admired most, read most, and returned to most often. (Source)

Ian McEwanIn part the book is an assault on the various assumptions and presumptions of postmodernism – and its constructivist notions of the mind. (Source)

Ian McEwanThere are many writers of my age who are steeped in Larkin and, like me, incorporate the cadences of his lines, often without being aware of it. (Source)

Arnold JansenThis is another one I had with me on my tour of duty. (Source)

John GrayI first read Norman Cohn back in the sixties. It stayed with me and had a profound effect on me, and emerged in my own work. (Source)

Ian McEwanIt’s a historical account of the fanatical millenarian sects that swept across Europe from the 11th to 15th centuries. (Source)

Bill Gates[On Bill Gates's reading list in 2011.] (Source)

Elon MuskI didn't read actually very many general business books, but I like biographies and autobiographies, I think those are pretty helpful. Actually, a lot of them aren't really business. [...] I also feel it’s worth reading books on scientists and engineers. (Source)

Scott Belsky[Scott Belsky recommended this book on the podcast "The Tim Ferriss Show".] (Source)