Books Recommended by Chris Dixon
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Dead Wake
The Last Crossing of the Lusitania
Erik Larson
Source: "Reads kind of like an action movie switching between the characters on the ship to the submarine crew who sinks them." - Chris Dixon
3 recommendersBad for You
Exposing the War on Fun!
Kevin C. Pyle
Source: "Throughout history everything new that teenagers get excited about is deemed by experts to rot your mind, destroy society etc." - Chris Dixon
1 recommenderThe Death and Life of Great American Cities
Jane Jacobs
Source: "Classic book that I admit I hadn’t read and my colleagues at a16z crypto got me to read." - Chris Dixon
3 recommendersThe Last Days of Night
A Novel
Graham Moore
Source: "A fun semi-historical novel focusing on the epic legal battle between Westinghouse/Tesla vs Edison." - Chris Dixon
3 recommendersWhere Wizards Stay Up Late
The Origins Of The Internet
Matthew Lyon
Source: "Focusing on early pioneers (1950s-1980s) who paved the way for the modern internet." - Chris Dixon
1 recommenderCreative Selection
Inside Apple's Design Process During the Golden Age of Steve Jobs
Ken Kocienda
Source: "A really interesting inside look at, well, Apple’s design process under Steve Jobs." - Chris Dixon
2 recommendersHigh Growth Handbook
Elad Gil
Source: "Everyone interested in the growth stage of startups should read it." - Chris Dixon
Skin in the Game
Incerto, Book 5
Nassim Taleb
Source: "This was up there with Black Swan and [the author's] other classics." - Chris Dixon
Farsighted
Steven Johnson
Source: "Discussing the best way to make very long term decisions." - Chris Dixon
1 recommenderHow the Internet Happened
From Netscape to the iPhone
Brian McCullough
Source: "Best history I’ve read on the 1990-2000s era of the Web." - Chris Dixon
2 recommendersThe Making of the Atomic Bomb
Richard Rhodes
Source: "Truly epic story, showing humanity at both its best and worst." - Chris Dixon
3 recommenders- 1 recommender
Zero to One
Notes on Startups, or How to Build the Future
Peter Thiel
Source: Chris Dixon recommended this book on Twitter.
Empires of Light
Edison, Tesla, Westinghouse, and the Race to Electrify the World
Jill Jonnes
Source: "One of my favorite history books." - Chris Dixon
3 recommendersAmerican Kingpin
The Epic Hunt for the Criminal Mastermind Behind the Silk Road
Nick Bilton
Source: "A real page-turner." - Chris Dixon
Crossing the Chasm
Marketing and Selling High-Tech Products to Mainstream Customers
Geoffrey A. Moore
Source: Chris Dixon recommended this book on Twitter.
The Lean Startup
How Today's Entrepreneurs Use Continuous Innovation to Create Radically Successful Businesses
Eric Ries
Source: Chris Dixon recommended this book on Twitter.
The Innovator's Dilemma
When New Technologies Cause Great Firms to Fail
Clayton M. Christensen
Source: Chris Dixon recommended this book on Twitter.
The Hard Thing About Hard Things
Building a Business When There Are No Easy Answers
Ben Horowitz
Source: Chris Dixon recommended this book on Twitter.
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