Jack Dorsey Recommended Books

"A great read." - Bill Gates

"A great book." - Tim Ferriss

"[The author] took an extraordinary risk to his own reputation domestically in America in the medical profession by [releasing this book]." - Malcolm Gladwell

"A great book." - Charles Poliquin

Keith Rabois recommended this book on a Medium blog post.

"A great book." - Ramit Sethi

Bob Iger told Variety this book was on his Reading List.

Barack Obama's "2016 Summer Reading List."

"A wonderful, challenging read." - Jon Stewart

"It’s a letter to his son about being a black male in America. I think it is required reading." - Cal Fussman

Sunny Hostin recommended this book on Twitter.

"America. Please. read." - Jay-Z

One of Naval Ravikant's answers to "you don't read the Indian epics?"

"Yoga is the silencing of the modifications of our brain. Then the seer appears the way he is, the expression of the soul in consciousness." - Wim Hof

"A seriously powerful book." - Joe Rogan

Peter Attia mentioned reading this book on an interview for Outside Online.

Aubrey Marcus mentioned this book on "The Tim Ferriss Show" podcast.

"I love [this book] so much that it feels like my book. It feels so personal." - Ellen DeGeneres

"It’s the simplicity that makes the book so powerful. Anytime I have a friend who wants to embark on the journey of introspection, that’s always where I start." - Daniel Negreanu

"I just think it’s got a lot of great principles and ideas." - Karlie Kloss

"The devil shows up in Stalinist Russia, [...] and gives everybody what they want, and everything goes haywire." - Peter Thiel

"I read [this book] four times, and it's still unbelievably deep." - Jordan Peterson

"One of the finest works of fiction of the last century." - Max Levchin

"A masterpiece." - PewDiePie

"Bizarre, but quite wonderful." - Jack Edwards

"In this deeply-researched book, you'll find the most honest portrait of the real Steve Jobs." - Marc Andreessen

"Has me thinking of my old friend. A true visionary." - Bill Gates

"[One of the] biographies of people who have 'built skyscrapers' (my term)." - Peter Attia

Keith Rabois recommended this book on a Medium blog post.

"A biography of the famous Apple CEO. I read the Walter Isaacson biography last year, but found this one slightly better." - Brian Armstrong

"After working with Steve for over 25 years, I feel this book captures with great insight the growth and complexity of a truly extraordinary person." - Ed Catmull

"A great book." - Joe Rogan

"A guide to worrying in the 21st century." - Bill Gates

"Wide-ranging, speculative look at the world today and where it is going -- fascinating big think." - Fareed Zakaria

"An important examination into today’s most pressing political, technological, social, and existential issues as we move into the unchartered territory of the future." - Vinod Khosla

"Notes, articles, fragments of letters and talks to students, bearing on the concept and technique of picture making, the study of art generally, and on appreciation." - Ron Conway

"He tells you plants are bad for you, essentially. And I don’t know what it is about this book, but it might be a little bit of hocus pocus, but I’m a full believer." - Whitney Wolfe Herd

Keith Rabois recommended this book on a Medium blog post.

One of Sam Altman's answers to "What are some of the best books you recommend for a young startup founder?"

"Even if you’ve never watched a down of football, you’ll get something out of this book." - Ryan Holiday

"Keep your lockers / desks clean and it'll reflect in other parts of your life." - Noah Kagan

"Words of wisdown from [the author] to inspire, inform, and enlighten leaders in all professions." - Ron Conway

"Among the best books! A way of living, working & commitment to excellence." - Vinod Khosla

"One of my favorite books of all time." - Naval Ravikant

"My most read book." - Tobi Lütke

"I kind of thrive on stress, so I’m almost embarrassed by how comforting I find this book." - Anna Kendrick

"Great read." - Sam Altman

Neil Strauss recommended this book in the "Tools of Titans" book.

"I find [this book] so inspirational and instructive, it lives on my nightstand." - Arianna Huffington

Recommended on Jordan Peterson's website.

Josh Waitzkin recommended this book in the "Tools of Titans" book.

"Every year, I read [this book]. It’s so easy to read, and it has such a strong message." - Phil Keoghan

"I thought it was fun to read." - PewDiePie

Lex Fridman mentioned this book on Instagram.

Mark Manson recommended this book on his website.

"A very useful little volume." - Sam Harris

"I continue to give it to friends because it really helped me know what was healthy to eat and how our bodies process different foods." - Rick Rubin

"Beautifully written and filled with such wisdom." - Arianna Huffington

"Ray Dalio has provided me with invaluable guidance and insights that are now available to you in Principles." - Bill Gates

"[The author] open sourced Bridgewater’s methods in [this book] and the results were good evidence that collectives can operate at higher levels when they are open and honest about and can see past their cognitive flaws." - Bryan Johnson

"[Ray Dalio]'s a great guy and has a great book out you all need to get called Principles. It’s a major key!!" - Diddy

"Greg Penner, our chairman, asked me to read it." - Doug McMillon

"Sketched really concise and good thoughts for [how to approach life]." - Drew Houston

"Always what you need to read at that particular period of time. It’s a magic book, in that way, in that it always fits." - Rick Rubin

Naval Ravikant tweeted about this book.

"[The author's] depth of teachings are complicated to decode and provide foundations for wisdom." - Michael Gervais

"Inspired my study of softness and receptivity as a counterpoint to my mad passions." - Josh Waitzkin

"Once you get to a certain level, it’s like, wow." - Brian MacKenzie

Stewart Brand recommended this book on his "Selected Books for the Manual for Civilization" blog post.

"Great book [...] Terrible title, but within it there's effectively an expression of this thing called 'jobs to be done theory.'" - Kevin Systrom

"On why even environmentalists should be pro building, pro cities, pro nuclear, and pro genetic engineering." - Marc Andreessen

"An allusion to [the author]'s groundbreaking 'Whole Earth Catalog,' which merged technology with the counterculture and encouraged global consciousness." - Steven Pinker

Patrick Collison labeled this book "substantially above average."

"Describes how one of the things he did was spawn a back-to-the-land movement with people growing their own vegetables and forming communes." - Matt Ridley

"An excellent book that breaks it down for those not up to speed on this issue." - Max Keiser

Ryan Shea recommended this book on his website.

Sahil Lavingia recommended this book on Notion.