Larry Ellison Book Recommendations

Books Recommended by Larry Ellison

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  A Peace to End All Peace

  David Fromkin

  Source: "During a lively discussion over dinner one night, [Tony Blair] listened in wonder and remarked, 'Larry, you read too much history.' [Larry Ellison] had just finished quoting a section from [this book].” - Julian Guthrie

  1 recommender

  Larry Ellison

  1 recommender

  Larry Ellison
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  Napoleon

  Vincent Cronin

  Source: "It's interesting to read about him for a couple of reasons: to see what one man of modest birth can do with his life, and to see how history can distort the truth entirely." - Larry Ellison

  1 recommender

  Larry Ellison

  1 recommender

  Larry Ellison
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  The Fountainhead

  Ayn Rand

  Source: "As a kid, I wanted to be an architect. That's before I read [this book]. I mean it is hard to find a profession that pays worse than architecture." - Larry Ellison

  12 recommenders

  Emma WatsonEv WilliamsJesse WilliamsKevin KellyLarry EllisonMark CubanNoah KaganTim UrbanTravis KalanickVince VaughnFred WilsonJim Carrey

  12 recommenders

  Emma WatsonEv WilliamsJesse WilliamsKevin KellyLarry EllisonMark CubanNoah KaganTim UrbanTravis KalanickVince VaughnFred WilsonJim Carrey
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  The Last Lion (3 books)

  William Manchester

  Source: "On [Larry Ellison's] nightstand." - Julian Guthrie

  3 recommenders

  Chris YoungLarry EllisonDavid Sacks

  3 recommenders

  Chris YoungLarry EllisonDavid Sacks
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  Lone Survivor

  Marcus Luttrell

  Source: "[Larry Ellison picked up] his Kindle so he could finish reading [this book]. Larry had noted a page: 'The real battle is won in the mind.'" - Julian Guthrie

  2 recommenders

  Larry EllisonMarc Andreessen

  2 recommenders

  Larry EllisonMarc Andreessen
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  West by West

  Jerry West

  Source: "[Larry Ellison] had come to understand the 'charmed, tormented life' of athletes, that fitting subtitle of [this book]." - Julian Guthrie

  1 recommender

  Larry Ellison

  1 recommender

  Larry Ellison
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  The Robber Barons

  Matthew Josephson

  Source: "When I asked [Larry Ellison] what was his favorite book, he told me [this book] — worth a read even today!" - Kathryn Gould

  1 recommender

  Larry Ellison

  1 recommender

  Larry Ellison
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  The Mythical Man-Month

  Frederick P. Brooks Jr.

  Source: "Larry [Ellison] had given this book to every software executive whom he met within the company." - Marc Benioff

  5 recommenders

  Alan KayJeff AtwoodJeff BezosLarry EllisonMarc Benioff

  5 recommenders

  Alan KayJeff AtwoodJeff BezosLarry EllisonMarc Benioff
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  Catch-22

  Joseph Heller

  Source: "I think [Bill Gates] must be some kind of reincarnation of Milo Minderbinder from [this book]." - Larry Ellison

  4 recommenders

  Larry EllisonMark BittmanShah Rukh KhanFred Wilson

  4 recommenders

  Larry EllisonMark BittmanShah Rukh KhanFred Wilson
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  High Output Management

  Andrew S. Grove

  Source: "[Larry Ellison] considers [this book] his bible when it comes to management concepts." - Subbu Viswanathan

  11 recommenders

  Ben HorowitzBrian ArmstrongBrian CheskyDrew HoustonKeith RaboisLarry EllisonMarc AndreessenMark ZuckerbergRon ConwayTobi LütkeSahil Lavingia

  11 recommenders

  Ben HorowitzBrian ArmstrongBrian CheskyDrew HoustonKeith RaboisLarry EllisonMarc AndreessenMark ZuckerbergRon ConwayTobi LütkeSahil Lavingia
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  The Age of Napoleon

  Will & Ariel Durant

  Source: "Larry’s favorite history book [...], which he had read several times." - Julian Guthrie

  2 recommenders

  Elon MuskLarry Ellison

  2 recommenders

  Elon MuskLarry Ellison
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  The Jordan Rules

  Sam Smith

  Source: "[One of the] books on [Larry Ellison's] nightstand." - Julian Guthrie

  1 recommender

  Larry Ellison

  1 recommender

  Larry Ellison
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  Fate Is the Hunter

  Ernest K. Gann

  Source: "[One of the] books on [Larry Ellison's] nightstand." - Julian Guthrie

  1 recommender

  Larry Ellison

  1 recommender

  Larry Ellison