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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Bill GatesCo-founder, Microsoft; philanthropist

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

Vanity Fair and Gates Notes debuted Gates's 2015 summer reading list, which included xkcd.

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

Article · Gates Notes list via Vanity Fair

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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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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