Larry Ellison Book Recommendations

Books Recommended by Larry Ellison

• 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

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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
• 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

  13 recommenders

  Emma WatsonEv WilliamsJesse WilliamsKevin KellyLarry EllisonMark CubanNoah KaganTim UrbanTravis KalanickVince VaughnFred WilsonJim Carrey& 1 Member
• 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
• 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

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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

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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
• Catch-22

  Joseph Heller

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

  5 recommenders

  Larry EllisonMark BittmanShah Rukh KhanFred Wilson& 1 Member
• High Output Management

  Andrew S. Grove

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

  15 recommenders

  Ben HorowitzBrian ArmstrongBrian CheskyDrew HoustonKeith RaboisLarry EllisonMarc AndreessenMark ZuckerbergRon ConwayTobi LütkeSahil Lavingia& 4 Members
• The Age of Napoleon

  Will & Ariel Durant

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

  3 recommenders

  Elon MuskLarry Ellison& 1 Member
• The Last Lion Box Set

  William Manchester

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

  4 recommenders

  Chris YoungLarry EllisonDavid Sacks& 1 Member
• The Jordan Rules

  Sam Smith

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

  1 recommender

  Larry Ellison
• Fate Is the Hunter

  Ernest K. Gann

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

  1 recommender

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