Books Recommended by Daniel Ek
Black Box Thinking
Matthew Syed
Source: "Since reading this book, I’ve literally incorporated this approach to problem-solving into every day." - Daniel Ek
Hit Men
Fredric Dannen
Source: "Still the essential biography of the music industry." - Daniel Ek
Leading
Alex Ferguson
Source: "[The author] grew Manchester United into one of the best known brands today, and that’s what fascinates me about him." - Daniel Ek
Guns, Germs, and Steel
Jared Diamond
Source: "A brilliant Pulitzer Prize-winning book about how the modern world was formed, analyzing how societies developed differently on different continents." - Daniel Ek
Poor Charlie's Almanack
Charles T. Munger
Source: "I’ve been enjoying Charlie Munger’s speeches online for years; this is the ultimate collection of the best of them." - Daniel Ek
Sapiens
Yuval Noah Harari
Source: "Both sobering and conservatively optimistic in equal measure, it seems even more relevant for us at the moment to learn from our socio-anthropological history." - Daniel Ek
The Minefield Girl
Sofia Ek
Source: "About [the author's] experiences being a young Western woman living and doing business in a dictatorship, and it’s a story of love and hustle in a land where nothing is what it appears to be." - Daniel Ek
The Alchemist
Paulo Coelho
Source: "It was fascinating to talk to [the author] about how this book came to be such a hit—he never backed down, and he allowed people to read it for free in order to then boost sales." - Daniel Ek
Raising Girls
Steve Biddulph
Source: "Has been super helpful to me in setting out a clear map of girls' developmental stages and how we can make sure we don’t sell out the potential or uniqueness of our daughters." - Daniel Ek
7 Powers
Hamilton Helmer
Source: "At Spotify the 7 Powers are widely used as we discuss new initiatives." - Daniel Ek
Bass Culture
Lloyd Bradley
Source: "A great history of reggae music and the influences it has on other genres." - Daniel Ek
