Books Recommended by Max Levchin
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Thinking in Bets
Making Smarter Decisions When You Don't Have All the Facts
Annie Duke
Source: "I read this book all the way through because I found the premise so intriguing. [The author] is a well-known poker player and won a World Series of Poker gold bracelet." - Max Levchin
High Growth Handbook
Elad Gil
Source: "[The author] has no-nonsense, highly applicable advice to any operator transitioning a company from the proverbial garage to the next stage and beyond." - Max Levchin
The Complete Stories, Vol 1
Isaac Asimov
Source: "The Last Question is a famous sci-fi short story, and quite possibly one of the best sci-fi stories ever written. [The author]’s degree of forward-thinking is something to behold." - Max Levchin
1 recommender
The Art of Computer Programming (4 books)
Donald Knuth
Source: "I have a certain permanent love for [this series]." - Max Levchin
2 recommenders
The Middleman
A Novel
Olen Steinhauer
Source: "Explores a scenario involving domestic terrorism in the U.S. and tackles the complex question of how crises like this benefit the parties involved." - Max Levchin
1 recommender
The Coddling of the American Mind
How Good Intentions and Bad Ideas Are Setting Up a Generation for Failure
Greg Lukianoff
Source: "Highlights the need to continue to have such discussions about sensitive topics instead of ignoring them for the sake of comfort." - Max Levchin
Lake Success
A Novel
Gary Shteyngart
Source: "Follows a hedge fund manager who tries to distance himself from an insider trading investigation." - Max Levchin
3 recommenders
The Three-Body Problem (3 books)
Cixin Liu
Source: Max Levchin recommended this series on LinkedIn.
The Power of Habit
Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business
Charles Duhigg
Source: "Compiles a bunch of great academic neuroscience and applied psychology research on habit formation." - Max Levchin
Black Edge
Inside Information, Dirty Money, and the Quest to Bring Down the Most Wanted Man on Wall Street
Sheelah Kolhatkar
Source: "Documents the SEC’s investigation into hedge fund SAC Capital Advisors and several individuals including Steven Cohen." - Max Levchin
2 recommenders
1 recommender
Crucial Conversations
Tools for Talking When Stakes Are High
Kerry Patterson
Source: "A now-venerable guide to having tough conversations in a way that engages the debaters." - Max Levchin
3 recommenders
The House of Morgan
An American Banking Dynasty and the Rise of Modern Finance
Ron Chernow
Source: "Trying new routine: starting day by reading few pages from a history book. Currently, [this book]." - Max Levchin
2 recommenders
The Hard Thing About Hard Things
Building a Business When There Are No Easy Answers
Ben Horowitz
Source: One of Max Levchin's answers to "what's your favourite business book you'd advise to young entrepreneurs?"
Good to Great
Why Some Companies Make the Leap...And Others Don't
Jim Collins
Source: One of Max Levchin's answers to "what's your favourite business book you'd advise to young entrepreneurs?"
Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs
Harold Abelson
Source: "Easier to read [than "The Art of Computer Programming"] end-to-end quickly." - Max Levchin
3 recommenders
The Ascent of Money
A Financial History of the World
Niall Ferguson
Source: One of Max Levchin's answers to "what's your favourite business book you'd advise to young entrepreneurs?"
2 recommenders
When Genius Failed
The Rise and Fall of Long-Term Capital Management
Roger Lowenstein
Source: One of Max Levchin's answers to "what's your favourite business book you'd advise to young entrepreneurs?"
4 recommenders
Too Big to Fail
The Inside Story of How Wall Street and Washington Fought to Save the Financial System--and Themselves
Andrew Ross Sorkin
Source: One of Max Levchin's answers to "what's your favourite business book you'd advise to young entrepreneurs?"
4 recommenders
Influence
The Psychology of Persuasion
Robert Cialdini
Source: One of Max Levchin's answers to "what's your favourite business book you'd advise to young entrepreneurs?"
The Innovator's Dilemma
When New Technologies Cause Great Firms to Fail
Clayton M. Christensen
Source: One of Max Levchin's answers to "what's your favourite business book you'd advise to young entrepreneurs?"
Predictably Irrational
The Hidden Forces That Shape Our Decisions
Dan Ariely
Source: One of Max Levchin's answers to "what's your favourite business book you'd advise to young entrepreneurs?"
4 recommenders
Zero to One
Notes on Startups, or How to Build the Future
Peter Thiel
Source: One of Max Levchin's answers to "what's your favourite business book you'd advise to young entrepreneurs?"
Fast-Track Triathlete
Balancing a Big Life with Big Performance in Long-Course Triathlon
Matt Dixon
Source: "A smart pragmatic guide for time-starved triathletes." - Max Levchin
1 recommender
The Master and Margarita
Mikhail Bulgakov
Source: "One of the finest works of fiction of the last century." - Max Levchin
2 recommenders
1 recommender
2 recommenders
The Great War of Our Time
The CIA's Fight Against Terrorism--From al Qa'ida to ISIS
Michael Morell
Source: Max Levchin recommended this book on LinkedIn.
1 recommender
Dear Leader
My Escape from North Korea
Jang Jin-Sung
Source: Max Levchin recommended this book on LinkedIn.
1 recommender
The Song Machine
Inside the Hit Factory
John Seabrook
Source: Max Levchin recommended this book on LinkedIn.
1 recommender
Endurance
Shackleton's Incredible Voyage
Alfred Lansing
Source: Max Levchin recommended this book on LinkedIn.
Hillbilly Elegy
A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis
J. D. Vance
Source: Max Levchin recommended this book on LinkedIn.
2 recommenders
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