Rainn Wilson
Rainn Wilson is an American actor, comedian, writer, and producer, best known for his role as Dwight Schrute on the NBC sitcom "The Office." Based on his book recommendations, he seems to enjoy a wide range of genres, from fiction and fantasy to social commentary and self-help.
Books Recommended by Rainn Wilson 18
Rome and Jerusalem
"My two favorite cities have a storied and contentious history, richly documented in this terrific study. Sparks fly and, meanwhile, Christianity sweeps in and transforms the world in a few short hundred years. Fascinating."
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The Seven Mysteries of Life
"An enormous tome of knowledge, wisdom, science, philosophy and transcendental mysticism that was said to have inspired Carl Sagan’s Cosmos. Like Walt Whitman as a science geek."
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This Is a Book
"The sharpest, oddest wit in an evolutionary line that includes James Thurber, Steve Martin and Steven Wright. Demetri’s brain astounds me."
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The Family Virtues Guide
"A really interesting thing I give to parents. It basically talks about virtues based education."
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Narrow Road to the Interior
"The master of the haiku wrote this travelogue of his journey through northern Japan in the 17th century."
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The Hunger Games
"You should try 'Goodnight Moon.' RT “@heidimontag: The Hunger Games is the best book I have read since Harry Potter”"
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Giacometti portrait
"Writer James Lord sat for a portrait by the brilliant, haunted and exacting artist Alberto Giacometti. It was supposed to last one day and ended up lasting eighteen. A fascinating study of the obsessive artist in the throes of his creation."
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Race After Technology
"So the dynamic @Ruha9 has written a brilliant book about the intersection of race and tech. The tentacles of racism wind their way all through Silicon Valley, AI, and emerging technology systems. Fascinating! @TrevorNoah"
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Goodnight Moon
"You should try 'Goodnight Moon.' RT “@heidimontag: The Hunger Games is the best book I have read since Harry Potter”"
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A Giacometti Portrait
"A fascinating study of the obsessive artist in the throes of his creation."
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Big Cats
"One of the very best short story collections."
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If at Birth You Don't Succeed
"An absolute joy."
The Second Mountain
"I’m so enjoying this truly profound book. I highly recommend it. Forget everything you THOUGHT you knew about David Brooks and savor this timely, inspiring manifesto for change! @nytdavidbrooks"
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How to Change Everything
"What!? A YA book on climate activism?! This book is arresting, disturbing, hopeful and important. If you’ve got a potential future little @GretaThunberg that could use some INSPIRATION, I highly recommend this book by the great Naomi Klein. @NaomiAKlein"
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The Phantom Tollbooth
"RIP Norton Juster. One of the all-time great American Storytellers and wordsmiths. THE PHANTOM TOLLBOOTH influenced me probably more than any other book ever."
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