Updates

  1. Person pages list letters, writing, profiles and links as sortable tables with filters, and show each person's companies as links; Fund letters show each letter's description in its own column.
  2. Experts show a checked job title and a short description of each person; 30 more people have photographs.
  3. Every company, fund, university and publication the experts work for has a page listing the people there.
  4. Fund letters show each letter's thesis and filter by it; 225 person pages list the essays, columns and newsletter issues the person wrote.
  5. Person pages list every essay and newsletter issue a person wrote, and their own books as a table in List view.
  6. Recommends shows the five largest kinds of book and the rest under More; browse pictures load sooner.
  7. Podcasts and talks link the original episode, filter by Audio and video or Press, and list each publisher once.
  8. Pages are wider, Recommends has List and Grid, and a filter clicked again turns off.
  9. Book cards sit in a ruled grid with Open Library and Goodreads links and each book's one-line note.
  10. Funds is now Investors; each investor's styles are buttons that filter the table.
  11. Podcasts and talks on a person's page filter by year and publisher and show as a list or a grid of pictures.
  12. Quotes show only people's own words: 472 summaries written by list sites are gone.
  13. Country pages open from Browse again, and every link on the shelf lands on a page.
  14. Subject and person pages show their sections as tabs, and each book appears once on a person's page.
  15. Book cards show the quote, who said it and the source; grids show five cards to a row.
  16. On a phone, a menu holds the sections, search, Updates, Feedback and dark mode.
  17. Feedback takes a screenshot of the page with no browser prompt, opens a screenshot full size when you click it, and clears itself once sent.
  18. Book cards are centred, search names the topic each book sits in, and any text cut short shows whole on hover.
  19. Search groups its results by kind: people, companies, geographies, subjects, topics, books, funds, fund letters and papers.
  20. The Books table lists who recommended each book by name, and the browser tab names the section you are in.
  21. Feedback can take a screenshot of the page, or one you paste or choose, and opens in the corner beside Updates.
  22. Each rail button reopens its section where you left it, and Browse, Table and People show on every book and subject page.
  23. Filters grey out choices that hold nothing instead of hiding them, and Books › People filters by authors or recommenders.
  24. Feedback takes a subject line and up to three screenshots.
  25. Biographies are grouped by the person they are about: 41 new pages, from Abraham Lincoln to Lee Kuan Yew.
  26. Sport splits into 23 sports, and Religion into one topic per faith.
  27. Book lists show as cards: the cover, one recommendation quote and every recommender by name.
  28. Seventeen subjects that had two or three pages under different names now have one page each.
  29. Every page lists its Experts as authors and recommenders, with a link to them on the Experts tab.
  30. Economics, Financial history, Financial panics and Accounting are subjects of their own, with one page per financial crisis.
  31. Book, person and subject pages open inside the app, so the tabs stay in view.
  32. 996 more book covers, and photographs or logos for 227 more people and companies.
  33. Books › Browse shows every subject as cards, and the rail holds Fund letters, Papers, Experts, Books and Funds.
  34. Every topic over 150 books splits into narrower topics, each with a page of its own.

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Children's and young adult books

Fiction

Picture books, children's novels and young adult fiction, from Goodnight Moon and Roald Dahl to The Hunger Games and The Fault in Our Stars.

Books 54Experts 1Recommenders 28

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  1. Treasure IslandRobert Louis Stevenson, 1880
  2. The Jungle BookRudyard Kipling, 1893
  3. Grimm’s Complete Fairy TalesThe Brothers Grimm, 1900
  4. Peter PanJ. M. Barrie, 1911
  5. Swallows and AmazonsArthur Ransome, 1930
Treasure IslandTreasure Island
T4 Treasure Island
Robert Louis Stevenson · 1880
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Recommended by: Richard Branson

The Jungle BookThe Jungle Book
T4 The Jungle Book
Rudyard Kipling · 1893
Open LibraryGoodreads

Recommended by: Richard Branson

Grimm’s Complete Fairy TalesGrimm’s Complete Fairy Tales
T4 Grimm’s Complete Fairy Tales
The Brothers Grimm · 1900
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Recommended by: Eric Weinstein

Peter PanPeter Pan
T4 Peter Pan
J. M. Barrie · 1911
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The three Darling children's adventures in Never Land with the boy who won't grow up.

Recommended by: Richard Branson

Swallows and AmazonsSwallows and Amazons
T4 Swallows and Amazons
Arthur Ransome · 1930
Open LibraryGoodreads

Recommended by: Richard Branson

Alice in WonderlandAlice in Wonderland
T4 Alice in Wonderland
Lewis Carroll · 1934
Open LibraryGoodreads

Recommended by: Naval Ravikant, Sahil Lavingia

The Little AirplaneThe Little Airplane
T4 The Little Airplane
Lois Lenski · 1938
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Recommended by: Patrick Collison

The Black RidersThe Black Riders
T4 The Black Riders
Violet Needham · 1939
Open LibraryGoodreads

Recommended by: Paul Graham

Johnny TremainJohnny Tremain
T4 Johnny Tremain
Esther Hoskins Forbes · 1943
Open LibraryGoodreads

Recommended by: Michael Bloomberg

The Little PrinceThe Little Prince
T4 The Little Prince
Antoine de Saint-Exupéry · 1945
Open LibraryGoodreads

A stranded pilot meets a prince from a tiny asteroid who tells him of his rose.

Recommended by: Maria Popova, Ricardo Semler

Goodnight MoonGoodnight Moon
T4 Goodnight Moon
Margaret Wise Brown · 1947
Open LibraryGoodreads

Recommended by: Arianna Huffington

Charlotte’s WebCharlotte’s Web
T4 Charlotte’s Web
E.B. White · 1952
Open LibraryGoodreads

Recommended by: Ann Handley

How to Be ToppHow to Be Topp
T4 How to Be Topp
Geoffrey Willans, Ronald Searle · 1954
Open LibraryGoodreads

Recommended by: Paul Graham

CarbonelCarbonel
T4 Carbonel
Barbara Sleigh · 1955
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Recommended by: Paul Graham

The Annotated Alice
T4 The Annotated Alice
Lewis Carroll · 1960
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Recommended by: Eric Weinstein

James and the Giant PeachJames and the Giant Peach
T4 James and the Giant Peach
Roald Dahl · 1961
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Recommended by: Ann Handley

The Phantom TollboothThe Phantom Tollbooth
T4 The Phantom Tollbooth
Norton Juster, Jules Feiffer · 1961
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Recommended by: Eric Weinstein

A Wrinkle in TimeA Wrinkle in Time
T4 A Wrinkle in Time
Madeleine L'Engle · 1962
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Recommended by: Sheryl Sandberg

Where the Wild Things AreWhere the Wild Things Are
T4 Where the Wild Things Are
Maurice Sendak · 1963
Open LibraryGoodreads

Recommended by: Richard Branson

The Giving TreeThe Giving Tree
T4 The Giving Tree
Shel Silverstein · 1964
Open LibraryGoodreads

A picture book about love and acceptance.

Recommended by: Alexis Ohanian, Mark Zuckerberg

Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No GooAlexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day
T4 Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day
Judith Viorst · 1972
Open LibraryGoodreads

Recommended by: Ev Williams

One Monster After AnotherOne Monster After Another
T4 One Monster After Another
Mercer Mayer · 1974
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A girl's letter falls into the clutches of one monster after another on its way.

Recommended by: Ed Catmull

Where the Sidewalk EndsWhere the Sidewalk Ends
T4 Where the Sidewalk Ends
Shel Silverstein · 1974
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Recommended by: Sheryl Sandberg

George's Marvelous MedicineGeorge's Marvelous Medicine
T4 George's Marvelous Medicine
Roald Dahl · 1981
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Recommended by: Richard Branson

Oh, the Places You'll Go!Oh, the Places You'll Go!
T4 Oh, the Places You'll Go!
Dr. Seuss · 1990
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A rhyming send-off for graduates of all ages on the ups and downs ahead.

Recommended by: Richard Branson

GoosebumpsGoosebumps
T4 Goosebumps
R.L. Stine · 1993
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Recommended by: Audrey Gelman

The GiverThe Giver
T4 The Giver
Lois Lowry · 1993
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Recommended by: Sophie Bakalar

Out of the DustOut of the Dust
T4 Out of the Dust
Karen Hesse · 1997
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On a dust-swept prairie, a girl scarred by an accident loses her mother and piano.

Recommended by: Mohnish Pabrai

Little Red Riding HoodLittle Red Riding Hood
T4 Little Red Riding Hood
The Brothers Grimm · 1999
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Recommended by: Eric Weinstein

The Book With No PicturesThe Book With No Pictures
T4 The Book With No Pictures
B.J. Novak · 2001
Open LibraryGoodreads

Recommended by: John Maeda

MilkweedMilkweed
T4 Milkweed
Jerry Spinelli · 2003
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An orphan boy steals food to survive on the streets of Nazi-occupied Warsaw.

Recommended by: Mohnish Pabrai

Good Night, Little BearGood Night, Little Bear
T4 Good Night, Little Bear
Patsy Scarry · 2004
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Recommended by: Paul Graham

BlankieBlankie
T4 Blankie
Leslie Patricelli · 2005
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Recommended by: Paul Graham

The Complete Calvin and HobbesThe Complete Calvin and Hobbes
T4 The Complete Calvin and Hobbes
Bill Watterson · 2005
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Recommended by: Paul Graham

The Hunger GamesThe Hunger Games
T4 The Hunger Games
Suzanne Collins · 2008
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In the post-apocalyptic nation of Panem, sixteen-year-old Katniss fights to survive.

Recommended by: Bill Gates, Sophie Bakalar

The Fault in Our StarsThe Fault in Our Stars
T4 The Fault in Our Stars
John Green · 2010
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Recommended by: Elon Musk

Bill Bolton: Flying Midshipman
T4 Bill Bolton: Flying Midshipman
Noel Sainsbury · 2011
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Recommended by: Patrick Collison

Press HerePress Here
T4 Press Here
Hervé Tullet · 2011
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A picture book that asks children to press dots, shake the pages and tilt the book.

Recommended by: John Maeda

We Found a HatWe Found a Hat
T4 We Found a Hat
Jon Klassen · 2011
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Recommended by: Zoë Foster Blake

Hansel and GretelHansel and Gretel
T4 Hansel and Gretel
Neil Gaiman · 2013
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Recommended by: Tim Ferriss

Dog ManDog Man
T4 Dog Man
Dav Pilkey · 2015
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Recommended by: Paul Graham

Disruptor (Seeker)Disruptor (Seeker)
T4 Disruptor (Seeker)
Arwen Elys Dayton · 2017
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Recommended by: Chamath Palihapitiya

The Hate U GiveThe Hate U Give
T4 The Hate U Give
Angie Thomas · 2017
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Recommended by: Melinda Gates

Turtles All the Way DownTurtles All the Way Down
T4 Turtles All the Way Down
John Green · 2017
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Recommended by: Bill Gates

Tomorrow I'll Be BraveTomorrow I'll Be Brave
T4 Tomorrow I'll Be Brave
Jessica Hische · 2018
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Recommended by: Zack Onisko

Teenage Mutant Ninja TurtlesTeenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
T4 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Kevin Eastman · 2025
Open LibraryGoodreads

Recommended by: Joe Gebbia

Amazing Airplanes (Amazing Machines)Amazing Airplanes (Amazing Machines)
T4 Amazing Airplanes (Amazing Machines)
Goodreads

Recommended by: Patrick Collison

Eleanor & Park
T4 Eleanor & Park
Rainbow Rowell
Goodreads

Recommended by: Zoë Foster Blake

Free to Be... You and MeFree to Be... You and Me
T4 Free to Be... You and Me
Marlo Thomas
Goodreads

Recommended by: Sheryl Sandberg

George's Marvellous Medicine
T4 George's Marvellous Medicine
Roald Dahl
Goodreads

Recommended by: Richard Branson

I Want My Hat BackI Want My Hat Back
T4 I Want My Hat Back
Jon Klassen
Goodreads

Recommended by: Zoë Foster Blake

Ramona
T4 Ramona
Beverly Cleary
Goodreads

Recommended by: Audrey Gelman

The All of a Kind Family
T4 The All of a Kind Family
Sydney Taylor
Goodreads

Recommended by: Audrey Gelman

This Is Not My HatThis Is Not My Hat
T4 This Is Not My Hat
Jon Klassen
Goodreads

Recommended by: Zoë Foster Blake

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