From The Greats
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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by Randall Munroe · 2009
Randall Munroe's book collection of selected xkcd comics, published as xkcd: volume 0.
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Each of these books made me think or laugh or, in some cases, do both.
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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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