Adam Savage's Book Recommendations
Adam Savage is an American maker, special effects designer and television personality, best known as the former co-host of the Discovery Channel television series MythBusters. Based on his book recommendations, he seems to enjoy science fiction, fantasy, and books about cooking and travel.
📖 Written by Adam Savage
📚 Books Recommended by Adam Savage 21
Atlas Obscura
"Buy the book. Seriously great content."
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1Q84
"Seriously, one of my favorite books of all time."
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The Left Hand of Darkness
"An impressive and powerful experience."
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Born Standing Up
"On a big road trip, I read it out loud to my wife, she read it out loud to me. Then we got the audio book and we listened to Steve Martin read it."
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Girl in Landscape
"The [book] that I love of [this author]."
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Julia and Jacques Cooking at Home
"A great cookbook."
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The Dark Forest
"I felt like I was getting a Chinese version of Chinese culture. And that frame felt unique."
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Seveneves
"A better book than Snow Crash."
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The Three-Body Problem
"I felt like I was getting a Chinese version of Chinese culture. And that frame felt unique."
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The Three-Body Problem (3 books)
"I felt like I was getting a Chinese version of Chinese culture."
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Shikasta
"A field report on Earth."
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Dune (6 books)
"If you haven't read it, just go read it. It is amazing!"
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The Liars' Club
"[The author's] first memoir."
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Sprawl (3 books)
"[This series] changed my life."
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SPQR
"SPQR was one of my favorite books of last year."
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Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance
"Yeah. Game changer. At in Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance. Great book for other reasons too."
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Star Wars Art
"This Ralph McQuarrie book is a revelation. It's comprehensive and awe inspiring. I will spend hours poring over it."
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Dune
"If you haven't read it, just go read it. It is amazing!"
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Snow Crash
"It's a tough call because I prefer other books of Neal Stephenson. But Snow Crash is so important within the history of science fiction."
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Death's End
"I felt like I was getting a Chinese version of Chinese culture. And that frame felt unique."
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