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Joe De Sena Recommended Books
Joe De Sena has recommended 4 books. Browse the complete reading list with quotes and sources below.
Joe De Sena is the CEO and founder of Spartan and the Death Race.
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Atlas Shrugged
by Ayn Rand
"Loved [this book]. Read often." - Joe De Sena (Source)
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22 people
Elon Musk recommended this bookElon Musk
"A counterpoint to communism and useful as such, but should be tempered with kindness." - Elon Musk
Elon Musk's recommendation of this book 
Steve Jobs recommended this bookSteve Jobs
Steve Wozniak said he thinks Steve Jobs mentioned this book and it really was a guide in his life.
Steve Jobs's recommendation of this book 
Peter Thiel recommended this bookPeter Thiel
"When I first read [Ayn Rand's books] in the late 80s, it felt pretty crazy. And in the last decades, it's in many ways felt much more correct." - Peter Thiel
Peter Thiel's recommendation of this book 
Shah Rukh Khan recommended this bookShah Rukh Khan
One of Shah Rukh Khan's favorite novels.
Shah Rukh Khan's recommendation of this book 
Peter Diamandis recommended this bookPeter Diamandis
"Something I’ve read multiple times to get me in the mindset of not letting anything stand in my way" - Peter Diamandis
Peter Diamandis's recommendation of this book 
Ev Williams recommended this bookEv Williams
On the "books read" section of Ev Williams' GoodReads profile.
Ev Williams's recommendation of this book +16
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- Gabby Reece
"[I read this book when] I was 15, and I gave [it] to a lot of people because it shifted how I looked at certain things." - Gabby Reece
- Travis Kalanick
Travis Kalanick mentioned this book in a Washington Post interview.
- Brian Armstrong
"Celebrate the creators in the world (even when they struggle). They may be more valuable than we think." - Brian Armstrong
- Amelia Boone
"When I read [this book] in my teens, Dagny Taggart’s character spoke to me on a level I’d never experienced with any other novel." - Amelia Boone
- Bob Metcalfe
"My favorite book." - Bob Metcalfe
- Blake Scholl
"Far and away my favorite book." - Blake Scholl
- Fred Wilson
Fred Wilson recommended this book on his blog.
- Phil Jackson
"I consider it philosophical." - Phil Jackson
- John Carmack
"If you can't see its archetypes in the world around you, you aren't paying attention." - John Carmack
- Mark Cuban
"I'll read it again. So there goes another 3 weeks of me reading it for the tenth time." - Mark Cuban
- Ray Dalio
"Regarding economics, if you haven’t read [this author] lately, I suggest that you do." - Ray Dalio
- Austen Allred
"I really liked it." - Austen Allred
- Russell Brunson
"It is so good!!!" - Russell Brunson
- Paul Krugman
"About a fantasy world whose unrealism can seriously warp your personality and outlook." - Paul Krugman
- Rand Paul
On Rand Paul's website's "reading suggestions for students" section.
- Patrick Bet-David
Patrick Bet-David recommended this book on his website.
- Gabby Reece
Shōgun
Asian Saga, Book 1
by James Clavell
"Puts everything in a proper frame of reference for me. What that guy is going through, it like puts your day in perspective." - Joe De Sena (Source)
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Edward Norton recommended this bookEdward Norton
"I devoured [this book]." - Edward Norton
Edward Norton's recommendation of this book
A Message To Garcia
by Elbert Hubbard
One of Joe De Sena's most-gifted or recommended books. (Source)
The New One Minute Manager
by Ken Blanchard
"Really helped me in business." - Joe De Sena (Source)
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Brian Armstrong recommended this bookBrian Armstrong
"It was entertaining and easy to read, but I’m struggling to recall many of the lessons from it, which says something." - Brian Armstrong
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Daymond John recommended this bookDaymond John
Daymond John recommended this book in a Business Insider interview.
Daymond John's recommendation of this book
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