Atul Varma Book Recommendations & Book Mentions
This list consists of recommendations or mentions of books spotted in media, social media accounts, podcasts or other public websites.
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I enjoy design, coding, and tinkering at @NotionHQ. Formerly @justfixnyc, @18F & @mozilla. @processingOrg 2016 fellow and @eyebeamnyc alum.
The Victorian Internet: The Remarkable Story of the Telegraph and the Nineteenth Century's On-Line Pioneers
Tom StandageAtul Varma@maryrosecook I have yet to read it, but Tom Standage's "The Victorian Internet" seems like an interesting history of the telegraph: https://t.co/Zr9zDwf8jg
Paperback, 2014
$17.00$8.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
In Praise of Idleness: And Other Essays
Bertrand RussellAtul Varma@Paul_Rony One of my favorite passages from Bertrand Russell's "In Praise of Idleness": https://t.co/w2CGclAqir
Paperback, 2004
$29.99$14.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Power of Strangers: The Benefits of Connecting in a Suspicious World
Joe KeohaneAtul Varma@JoeKeohane I just finished reading your awesome book "The Power of Strangers" and a stranger saw me reading it and we started a conversation! How cool is that?? Maybe I should put your book's jacket on every book I read.
Paperback, 2022
$20.00$10.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Why?
Adam GrantAtul Varmawho is adam grant and why is his quote on the back of every book i own
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Radically Condensed Instructions for Being Just as You Are
J. MatthewsAtul Varma@mynameisceline I liked "Radically Condensed Instructions for Being Just as You Are" by J Matthews. It's the kind of book that I find myself mostly puzzled by after the first read, with clarity increasing upon subsequent readings.
Paperback, 2011
$5.50$2.75 + Free shipping50% off your first book
My Beloved World
Sonia SotomayorAtul Varma@bmogilefsky I recently read Sonia Sotomayor's memoir, "My Beloved World", and found it uplifting. And, um, there was recently a Times profile on Weird Al Yankovic (which I listened to via @audmapp) that was surprisingly inspiring.
Paperback, 2014
$17.00$8.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book