xkcd

by Randall Munroe · 2009

Randall Munroe's book collection of selected xkcd comics, published as xkcd: volume 0.

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Randall Munroe · Author of What If? and xkcd

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Randall MunroeAuthor of What If? and xkcd

Cartoonist and science explainer behind xkcd, What If?, and xkcd: volume 0, both included on Bill Gates's 2015 summer reading list.

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Bill Gates Co-founder, Microsoft; philanthropist

Recommended Gates Notes list via Vanity Fair article

Each of these books made me think or laugh or, in some cases, do both.

Exact quote verified Recommended article Bill Gates's Summer Reading List Includes Randall Munroe, Richard Dawkins, and More

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Vanity Fair · 2015-05-19 · accessed 2026-06-22

The article says VF.com and Gates Notes teamed up to debut Gates's 2015 list and names xkcd as one of the seven books.

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Recommended · Gates Notes list via Vanity Fair · article Source 2015-05-19

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