Jordan Peterson Recommended Books

"The most brilliant and enlightening book I've read in years." - Naval Ravikant

"Its subject is the history of humanity, focusing on why our species has succeeded and how we should think about the future." - Bill Gates

"Argues [that] economic progress is the greater force [that] is pushing society forward." - Mark Zuckerberg

"Sparkling explanation of how the economy evolves, producing the glorious cornucopia of goods and services available all around us. How to feel good about the future even in dark times." - Marc Andreessen

"I think three or four of my top 20 books of all time are all [this author's. This is my favorite one.]" - Nick Szabo

"It argues compellingly that everything is not only going to be OK in the future, it is surely going to be Fucking Great. That much, I agree with." - MMM

Jocko Willink covered this book in "Jocko Podcast" Ep. 158

"There's some light reading for you." - Ben Shapiro

Ernest Hemingway recommended this book in the "Ernest Hemingway on Writing" book.

Jocko Willink covered this book in "Jocko Podcast" Ep. 78

"The book I’ve probably gifted the most is [this book], since I’m 16." - Esther Perel

"Loved it. Really loved it." - Emma Watson

"Wow it's dark." - Naval Ravikant

"One of my favorite books." - David Blaine

"Incredible." - Terry Crews

"A fantastic book, and I hope a lot of people read it." - Bill Gates

"A hopeful book about the potential for human progress when we work off facts rather than our inherent biases." - Barack Obama

"Unmasks a lot of misperceptions that people have about the state of the world." - Howard Marks

Melinda Gates recommended this book on Likewise.com.

"Terrific book." - Michael Batnick

"For the longest time, [this book] was my favorite book of all because I identified with the ideas represented by Prince Myshkin." - Lex Fridman

"I've read it twice." - Lex Fridman

Eric Weinstein tweet about books that mattered enough to him.

One of the books in a "list of favorite books" Jason Silva tweeted about.

"A good one." - Darren Aronofsky

Shay Carl recommended this book in the "Tools of Titans" book.

"Read this book only if you’re brave." - Tai Lopez

"Making you contemplate your own non-existence and kind of making you feel okay about it." - Mark Manson

"The best science fiction book ever, definitely the most prescient." - Yuval Noah Harari

"Slightly older and less well known [than 1984] but equally chilling vision." - Tristan Harris

Matt Mullenweg mentioned this book on "The Tim Ferriss Show" podcast.

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

This book was on Sam Altman's bookshelf.

"In [this book], one can often detect strong hints of a vicarious approval of what is ostensibly being satirized." - Christopher Hitchens

"My new favorite book of all time." - Bill Gates

Sam Harris picked this as the first book in his Book Club.

"It is the most optimistic book I’ve read in a long time." - Yuval Noah Harari

"We should be thrilled to be alive now." - A.J. Jacobs

"There are a few philosophical errors and poor arguments in [this] otherwise excellent book." - David Deutsch

"[One of the] books that helped me think better in 2018." - Michael Mauboussin

One of Naval Ravikant's answers to "what are you reading right now?"

Paul Graham mentioned this book on Twitter.

"[There are] engineers who [dismiss] all these things that can’t be fit into an algorithm, or that don’t have some kind of mathematical rigor underpinning them, [this book] is about that question." - Drew Houston

"Inspired my cultivation of dynamic quality as a way of life." - Josh Waitzkin

Bryan Johnson recommended this book on Twitter.

"One of the few novels I’ve ever read twice." - Ev Williams

"Didn’t get it first time." - Austen Allred

"So rich and full of drama you won't be able to turn the pages fast enough!" - Oprah Winfrey

On the "books read" section of Emma Watson's GoodReads profile.

"Pls everyone read [this book]." - Sam Hinkie

"A f***ing classic." - Jenn Im

"[Gets you] into the world of psychedelia and that era of the ‘70s." - Tim O’Reilly

"[The storytelling] makes your mind wander." - Taylor Swift

"I remember starting it and just devouring it, not being able to get enough of it, because I fell in love with Scout." - Oprah Winfrey

"This story of tragic injustice resonated in my young mind and still does. It should be required reading for everyone." - Kathie Lee Gifford

"[One of] the 10 best fiction books." - James Clear

Larry King mentioned this book on "The Tim Ferriss Show" podcast.

"At the age of twelve I had summoned the nerve to borrow from the headmaster, and to read [this book]." - Christopher Hitchens

Ernest Hemingway recommended this book in the "Ernest Hemingway on Writing" book.

"One book that I returned to many times." - Nelson Mandela

Mark Manson recommended this book on his website.

One of Jack Dorsey's answers to "what are the books that had a major influence on you?"

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.

"It’s amazing how much of the abusive ideology revealed in his account of the miners is still present in today’s gig economy." - DHH

Brad Delong recommended this book in his website.

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

"[One] of my favorite books." - Jack Dorsey

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

"A masterpiece." - PewDiePie

"Bizarre, but quite wonderful." - Jack Edwards

"If you want to learn about why human welfare overall has gone up so much over time, you should read [this book]." - Bill Gates

Lex Fridman mentioned this book on Instagram.

"Despite this being clearly above my reading comprehension, I'm really glad I still gave it a try." - PewDiePie

Marc Andreessen recommended this book on Twitter.

"I felt very adult reading this book. I loved the dueling simplicity and complexity." - Kathie Lee Gifford

"[The author]'s dark vision." - Tristan Harris

J. Cole mentioned reading this book on The Fayetteville Observer.

On the "books read" section of Emma Watson's GoodReads profile.

On the "Top 100 Books Referenced by Noam Chomsky" list.

Richard Branson recommended this book on his "70 must-read books" blog post.

Matt Mullenweg mentioned this book on "The Tim Ferriss Show" podcast.

J. Cole mentioned reading this book on The Fayetteville Observer.

Whitney Cummings mentioned this book on "The Tim Ferriss Show" podcast.

"I think that [this book] should be in every organizational behavior class in an MBA program." - Daniel Pink

"When I was in sixth grade I remember being very upset by the ending of [this book]." - Vlad Tenev

"There is a timeless, even transcendent, quality to this little story." - Christopher Hitchens

Sahil Lavingia recommended this book on Notion.

"The beauty of [this book] was seeing how a system could work en masse, and it was my first exposure to rewriting the rules of how everything could be and understanding that we can just change everything." - Aubrey Marcus

"[This book] made a lasting impression on me when I read it as a young woman." - Hillary Clinton

Ernest Hemingway recommended this book in the "Ernest Hemingway on Writing" book.

Russell Moore recommended this book on Twitter.

"You can reread the Russians. They are timeless." - Esther Perel

Larry King mentioned this book on "The Tim Ferriss Show" podcast.

"I couldn’t sleep for two nights after first reading [this book]." - Christopher Hitchens

"Sometimes this book was very hard to get through, but the parts that shine truly shine." - PewDiePie

"It would take you more than a weekend to bank out [this book]! Great book, though." - Jim Cramer

Ernest Hemingway recommended this book in the "Ernest Hemingway on Writing" book.

"Highly highly recommend." - Tim Ferriss

"I reread [this book] with the girls, too." - Michelle Obama

"[The author's] 1939 classic." - Christopher Hitchens

"I found many similarities between the plight of the migrant workers in [this novel] and our own laborers and farmworkers." - Nelson Mandela

Naval Ravikant tweeted about this book.

"Really fun to read from start to finish." - PewDiePie

"I always go back to [this book]." - Ricardo Semler

"I have read it at least 10 times since I was 14. In my opinion, the romance in it is scarcely found in books today." - Chloë Grace Moretz

"The book that probably influenced me more than any other." - Anthony Bourdain

"It was entertaining, but I sort of gave up after a bit." - Naval Ravikant

"[The author] weaves an extravagant web." - Oprah Winfrey

"I don't know if I have to expound on why I love this book, but everyone should read [this author], and this was the first one of his works I read. So, it's like a first boyfriend. Or my first Cabbage Patch Kid." - Chelsea Handler

"I thought I wouldn't want to finish an 800-page book, but then I started slowing down and reading the same chapters over and over." - Jennifer Lawrence

This book was on Sam Altman's bookshelf.

"A great novel that I have read three times." - Laura R Walker

Austen Allred recommended this book on Twitter.

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

"Influenced me very greatly." - Christopher Hitchens

"Tragic story by one of the best to ever do it." - Brian Dean

Scott Belsky mentioned this book on "The Tim Ferriss Show" podcast.

On the "books read" section of Ev Williams' GoodReads profile.

"The first book that absolutely threw me." - Douglas Murray

Andy Greenwald recommended this book on Twitter.

"Perhaps his shortest and most influential work." - Mark Manson

Ryan Shea recommended this book on his website.

Jocko Willink covered this book in "Jocko Podcast" Ep. 85

Jocko Willink covered this book in "Jocko Podcast" Ep. 60

"It's really dark, but it's 'un-put-down-able.'" - Neil Strauss

"One of my favorite books!!" - Duncan Trussell

Ray Dalio can be seen reading this book on the article's main image.

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

"How I want to behave in life." - Bryan Johnson

"This book (and his life) were living proof of his family motto: 'Fortitudine vincimus' (By endurance we conquer)." - Ryan Holiday

"Just a phenomenal story." - Scott Belsky

Max Levchin recommended this book on LinkedIn.

"For a really odd take on the bible [...] he says the bible was all about mushrooms." - Joe Rogan

"Joe Rogan thinks it’s an amazing book and mentions it often." - JRE Library