40 Best Nonfiction Books

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

"[One of] the 10 best nonfiction books of all-time." - James Clear

"Truman Capote's best book. It's a really, really good book." - Ben Shapiro

"If you just want to forget about the future and lose yourself in the book that forever changed how narrative nonfiction is written, read [this book]." - Sam Harris

"My [mother] recommended [this book]." - Tim Draper

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

"If you like American History and/or stories of pushing the limits of human capability and endurance, this book is for you." - Patrick O'Shaughnessy

"FAR better than the movie, which is still good." - Ben Shapiro

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

"[One of] the 10 best nonfiction books of all-time." - James Clear

Barack Obama's "2016 Summer Reading List."

"Makes a compelling case that all this [human] activity is leading to the sixth mass extinction in the Earth’s history." - Bill Gates

"It really puts in perspective how bizarre human beings are. It’s an awesome overview of our species." - Joe Rogan

"I would recommend this book to anyone interested in a fun, engaging look at early human history." - Bill Gates

"Best book I've read in [2015]." - Naval Ravikant

"Basically one of the things we've created here is we've imagined ideas that we all share." - Lex Fridman

"A big history narrative of human civilization." - Mark Zuckerberg

One of Peter Attia's answers to "any books you feel would make your reading list?"

"In my office, you will not see the degree I have from the University of Nebraska, or the master’s degree I have from Columbia University, but you’ll see the certificate I got from the Dale Carnegie course." - Warren Buffett

One of the books on Scott Adams' "Persuasion Reading List."

Recommended on Dave Ramsey's website.

"The one book we encourage startup founders to read. [...] It's critically important for anyone in business." - Paul Graham

Derek Sivers mentioned this book on "The Tim Ferriss Show" podcast.

"Seek to be understood." - Dustin Moskovitz

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

Bob Iger told Variety this book was on his Reading List.

Barack Obama's "2016 Summer Reading List."

"A wonderful, challenging read." - Jon Stewart

"It’s a letter to his son about being a black male in America. I think it is required reading." - Cal Fussman

Sunny Hostin recommended this book on Twitter.

"This book left me in tears." - Bill Gates

Melinda Gates recommended this book on Likewise.com.

"[One of the] best books I read in 2017." - Anthony Pompliano

"The memoir of a successful neurosurgeon who is diagnosed with lung cancer." - Patrick O'Shaughnessy

"Best book on re-examining life and values." - Tim Cook

"One of the best books I've read in years." - Peter King

"It’s very impressive [to] read about people pondering how to figure out the weight of the Earth or something in the 18th century." - Warren Buffett

"I do a read [this book] often." - Shah Rukh Khan

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

Amanda Palmer mentioned this book in the "Tools of Titans" book.

On Jamie Dimon's list of favorite books.

"Information-dense and manages to be humorous and super entertaining." - Dominic D'Agostino

"Totally changed the way I look at politics." - Alex Honnold

"I credit this book with propelling me to dig deeper, and to not always believe the narrative." - Lisa Ling

"Something I should have read in college." - Howard Stern

"Every Latinx should read!" - John Leguizamo

One of Peter Attia's answers to "any books you feel would make your reading list?"

"I loved [this] brilliant book about cancer." - Bill Gates

"For friends who have faced or are facing cancer, I often give them [this book]." - Laura R Walker

"Fantastic book...a must read!" - Cathie Wood

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

"I've been interested in learning about criminal justice reform for a while, and this book was highly recommended by several people I trust." - Mark Zuckerberg

"Offers an eye-opening look into how the criminal justice system unfairly targets communities of color, and especially Black communities." - Bill Gates

Sunny Hostin recommended this book on Twitter.

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

Jennifer Lopez recommended this book on Twitter.

Jay Shetty recommended this book on Twitter.

"[My] most frequently gifted book is [this book] because I like good writing." - Tobi Lütke

"I reread it every year. It’s a great book." - Kara Swisher

"This is my guide. I accept that I’ll never write anything as good as the introductory essay by [the author]. It’s brilliant." - Bill Nye

Recommended on Jordan Peterson's 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.

"An inspiring tale of women who survived every kind of hardship, deprivation and political upheaval with their humanity intact." - Hillary Clinton

"It was incredibly important and formative. Must read." - Andrew Chen

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

"For young women, I get [this book], which I read when I was studying in Paris." - Laura R Walker

Brad Delong recommended this book in his website.

"[Travis Kalanick changed his Twitter] avatar to Alexander Hamilton after having read [this book]." - Adam Lashinsky

Barack Obama's "2016 Summer Reading List."

"I had always been interested in this kind of [...] long form narrative nonfiction." - Alex Blumberg

"My favorite book of all time." - Dave Chappelle

"Made me reassess consumerism and greed." - Richa Chadha

Patrick Collison labeled this book "substantially above average."

"Great writer." - A.J. Jacobs

"A seminal work in American and African-American literature." - Jesse Williams

Harry Styles was seen purchasing this book.