Books that influenced me

This short article lists the books that influenced Gary Arnold, solutions strategy director at Occam.

Books that influenced me

Gary Arnold

Gary has worked at the intersection of marketing and technology for over twenty years, focused on helping businesses to achieve marketing objectives through technology. Part technologist, part marketer, he is responsible for strategy at Occam DM, who provide services to brands such as Jaguar Land Rover, the Ministry of Defence and RAC to help them understand their customers and use this to execute better customer experiences.

1. Foundation trilogy

By Isaac Asimov

Published by Gnome Press, 1951-1953

My love of sci-fi and fantasy was influenced by this book, along with an interest in statistical...

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