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Every book Kevin Kelly recommended on podcasts
Kevin Kelly's appearances on podcasts such as How I Write, Modern Wisdom, and Conversations with Tyler portray him as a thoughtful polymath, writer, and technology observer whose reading habits inform his reflections on creativity, self-improvement, and commerce. Kelly recommended Kenneth Atchity's A Writer's Time, noting how Stuart Brand introduced him to the guide, which helped shape his understanding of the infinite nature of creative work and time management. He also referenced Dan Pink's To Sell Is Human to articulate his evolving perspective on marketing and sales. Kelly's literary interests extend to classic poetry and simultaneous cultural inventions, recalling how reading Walt Whitman's Leaves of Grass in his youth inspired him to travel. Furthermore, he mentioned early practical literature, such as Rick Steves's self-published travel guide Europe Through the Back Door, when recounting his past mail-order catalog business, and briefly noted cultural touchstones like J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter while discussing shared ideas. Through these mentions, Kelly emerges as a practical and curious thinker who values tools for creative productivity, inspirational poetry, and entrepreneurial guides.
Books recommended by Kevin Kelly
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A Writer's Time, a Guide to the Creative Process, from Vision Through Revision, 1st, First Edition
A Writer's Time, a Guide to the Creative Process, from Vision Through Revision by Kenneth Atchity is a practical manual designed to help writers navigate every stage of the writing and revision process.
Recommended“And, um, there's a great book called The Writer's Time. Stuart Brand turned me on to it when he was writing his first book.”
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Europe Through the Back Door
Discussed“there was this um guy named Rick Steves who was self-publishing a book about Europe Europe the back door”
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Excellent Advice for Living
Excellent Advice for Living by Kevin Kelly is a collection of practical maxims and timeless wisdom structured as a guide for navigating life's challenges.
Discussed“so this is really the subtitle of my book wisdom I wish I'd known earlier it just took me way way too long to kind of get there”
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Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
J.K.
Discussed“and you know, like if you look at the weird things of suits with JK Rowling and Harry Potter and Muggles and stuff, there were tons”
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Leaves of Grass
Walt Whitman's groundbreaking poetry collection Leaves of Grass celebrates nature, the human body, and the democratic spirit through a revolutionary free-verse style.
Discussed“and I happened to read Leaves of Grass by Walt Whitman and and it just blew my gasket”
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To Sell Is Human
To Sell Is Human by Daniel H.
Discussed“I think Dan Pink wrote a book, um, to sell is to human. And, and I really kind of have, have come, have arrived there to”
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Books Kevin Kelly wrote
- Out Of Control
- New rules for the new economy
- The Inevitable
- Excellent Advice for Living
- Vanishing Asia : Three Volume Set
- What Technology Wants
- How?
Appearances
Other mentions (6: passing, ad reads, own books)
“So I wrote a book called Out of Control that was published in 94. It was written late 80s and early 90s. And I had a whole chapter”
“So one of my books, The New Rules for the New Economy, which has been very overlooked. You have a great article about that.”
“I have a friend who well his name is Hugh Howie he's now uh this week last week his new story was put on to Amazon Prime The Silo stories”
“I wrote a book called The Inevitable so I am obviously biased in that general direction”
“and so that kind of advice I'm very reluctant to give and I must never answer because I don't feel I know that person well enough I can give them a platitude like my book is filled with saying here's my piece of advice for a young person who is studying out”
“where's the best place to see Vanishing Asia now um so my book kind of Records the places in the world that”