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Fred Wilson

 Fred Wilson is an American businessman, venture capitalist and blogger. Wilson is the co-founder of Union Square Ventures, a New York City-based venture capital firm with investments in Web 2.0 companies such as Twitter, Tumblr, Foursquare, Zynga, Kickstarter, Etsy and MongoDB. 

25 Recommended books from Fred Wilson

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  • The Soul of A New Machine

    by Tracy Kidder June 1, 2000 Engineering & Transportation

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    4.6 stars

    491 ratings

    Tracy Kidder's "riveting" (Washington Post) story of one company's efforts to bring a new microcomputer to market won both th...

  • The World According to Garp

    by John Irving November 3, 1990 Literature & Fiction

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    4.6 stars

    1,149 ratings

    New York Times bestseller -- 20th anniversary edition with a new afterword from the author -- "A wonderful novel, full of ene...

  • Where the Wild Things Are

    by Maurice Sendak January 1, 1984 Reference

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    4.9 stars

    25,655 ratings

    Maurice Sendak's Caldecott Medal-winning picture book has become one of the most highly acclaimed and best-loved children's boo...

  • Whiplash

    by Jeff Howe and Joi Ito December 6, 2016 Business & Money

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    4.2 stars

    91 ratings

    This "brilliant and provocative" (Walter Isaacson) guide shares nine principles to adapt and survive the technological changes ...

  • Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance

    by Robert M. Pirsig August 2, 2005 Reference

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    4.5 stars

    5,356 ratings

    A penetrating examination of how we live and how to live better

    A narration of a summer motorcycle trip undertaken by a fath...

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