James Altucher Recommended Books
James Altucher is an American hedge fund manager, entrepreneur, author, venture capitalist and podcaster.
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Brain Rules
12 Principles for Surviving and Thriving at Work, Home, and School
by John Medina
"Discusses how to keep your brain healthy." - James Altucher (Source)
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Antifragile
Incerto, Book 3
by Nassim Taleb
"A very good book." - James Altucher (Source)
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Ev Williams, Patrick O'Shaughnessy, Vinod Khosla, Shane Parrish, Tom Bilyeu, Changpeng Zhao, Vlad Tenev, Tobi Lütke
The Black Swan
Incerto, Book 2
by Nassim Taleb
James Altucher mentioned this book on "The Tim Ferriss Show" podcast. (Source)
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Jeff Bezos, Bill Gates, Edward Norton, Nick Kokonas, Art De Vany, Ev Williams, Ryan Shea, Pavel Durov
Freakonomics
A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything
by Steven D. Levitt
James Altucher mentioned this book on "The Tim Ferriss Show" podcast. (Source)
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Fooled by Randomness
The Hidden Role of Chance in Life and in the Markets
by Nassim Taleb
James Altucher mentioned this book on "The Tim Ferriss Show" podcast. (Source)
Also recommended by:
Nick Kokonas, Howard Marks, Ev Williams, Art De Vany, Ryan Shea, James Clear
The Obstacle Is the Way
The Timeless Art of Turning Trials into Triumph
by Ryan Holiday
"My life has been beset with obstacles. It takes practice (and pain) to surmount them and achieve success. [This author]’s book is a how-to guide for just that." - James Altucher (Source)
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Aubrey Marcus, Tim Ferriss, Steven Pressfield, George Raveling, Christopher Sommer, Casey Neistat, Tom Bilyeu, Chris Do, Patrick Bet-David
Jesus' Son
Stories
by Denis Johnson
"There was a movie about it and it's a beautiful collection of short stories about this total drug addict." - James Altucher (Source)
A Thousand Splendid Suns
by Khaled Hosseini
"Excellent novel." - James Altucher (Source)
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Traction
How Any Startup Can Achieve Explosive Customer Growth
by Gabriel Weinberg
"'How do I know if my business is getting traction, or how do I get traction for my business, or how do I get users?' [This book] answers all of these questions and more." - James Altucher (Source)
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Outliers
The Story of Success
by Malcolm Gladwell
"I really love [this book]." - James Altucher (Source)
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Patrick Bet-David, Bill Gates, Charlie Munger, DJ Vlad, Dwayne Johnson, Joe Rogan, Shaun White, Will Smith, Jay-Z, Carlos Slim
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