Books Recommended by Ev Williams
Jonathan Livingston Seagull
Richard Bach
Source: "[The author's] message was that there is a bigger world out there, and that I didn’t need to conform to those around me." - Ev Williams
The Martian
Andy Weir
Source: "What’s great about this adventure—which I find rare in pop culture—is the celebration of the mind, invention, and science." - Ev Williams
Thinking, Fast and Slow
Daniel Kahneman
Source: "I love surprising scientific findings, as well as information about how our brains work. [This book] is a treasure trove of both." - Ev Williams
The Effective Executive
Peter F. Drucker
Source: "[The author] writes about first principles and makes things seem obvious—once he explains them in his straightforward way." - Ev Williams
Reinventing Fire
Amory Lovins
Source: "Offers a thoroughly researched set of options for engineering our way out of the [climate change] crisis." - Ev Williams
Getting Things Done
David Allen
Source: "Still the best advice on getting your life in order and freeing up your brain to be creative." - Ev Williams
The Making of a Manager
Julie Zhuo
Source: "Its practical wisdom is immediately useful for the newly minted manager—and us old ones." - Ev Williams
Antifragile
Nassim Taleb
Source: "Few books have made me think more than this one over the last decade." - Ev Williams
Mindfulness for Beginners
Jon Kabat-Zinn
Source: "Mindfulness meditation is the most important habit I’ve taken up in my adult life." - Ev Williams
In Search of Excellence
Tom Peters
Source: "Didn’t solve the problems of my tiny web development shop." - Ev Williams
Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance
Robert M. Pirsig
Source: "One of the few novels I’ve ever read twice." - Ev Williams
Mindset
Carol S. Dweck
Source: "One of those ideas that is obvious only once you know it." - Ev Williams
Mating
Norman Rush
Source: On the "books read" section of Ev Williams' GoodReads profile.
The Know-It-All
A.J. Jacobs
Source: On the "books read" section of Ev Williams' GoodReads profile.
Mastery
George Leonard
Source: On the "books read" section of Ev Williams' GoodReads profile.
Why Most Things Fail
Paul Ormerod
Source: On the "books read" section of Ev Williams' GoodReads profile.
Hackers & Painters
Paul Graham
Source: On the "books read" section of Ev Williams' GoodReads profile.
"Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!"
Richard P. Feynman
Source: On the "books read" section of Ev Williams' GoodReads profile.
A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius
Dave Eggers
Source: On the "books read" section of Ev Williams' GoodReads profile.
The Cluetrain Manifesto
Rick Levine
Source: On the "books read" section of Ev Williams' GoodReads profile.
