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Ashton Kutcher has recommended 10 books. Browse the complete reading list with quotes and sources below.

Ashton Kutcher is an American actor, producer, and entrepreneur.

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10 Books Recommended

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The Happiest Baby on the Block

by Harvey Karp
"If you want to be a hands-on parent and also have some version of a career, this book is gold." - Ashton Kutcher (Source)

Natural Capitalism

Creating the Next Industrial Revolution

by Paul Hawken
"Latest winner I've read." - Ashton Kutcher (Source)

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1 person
  • Joe Gebbia recommended this book

Sapiens

A Brief History, Book 1

by Yuval Noah Harari
"The brainy book I seem to be sharing or talking about the most lately." - Ashton Kutcher (Source)

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31 people
  • Joe Rogan recommended this book
  • Bill Gates recommended this book
  • Naval Ravikant recommended this book
  • Lex Fridman recommended this book
  • Mark Zuckerberg recommended this book
  • Peter Attia recommended this book
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    • Whitney Cummings
      "A great book about [how] we’ve evolved and why we have anxiety." - Whitney Cummings
    • Richard Branson
      "I just love the style of his writing." - Richard Branson
    • Ray Dalio
      Ray Dalio mentioned this book on "The Tim Ferriss Show" podcast.
    • Vinod Khosla
      "A previous favorite." - Vinod Khosla
    • James Cameron
      "It explains human behavior and why we are the way we are in human civilization from soup to nuts. And I’ve read it now a couple of times. It’s a pretty astonishing book." - James Cameron
    • Demis Hassabis
      "There's not many times where I read a book and come out with 20 new ideas I hadn't thought about before, and [this book] made me think like that." - Demis Hassabis
    • Keith Rabois
      Keith Rabois recommended this book on a Medium blog post.
    • Daniel Ek
      "Both sobering and conservatively optimistic in equal measure." - Daniel Ek
    • Reid Hoffman
      "A grand theory of humanity." - Reid Hoffman
    • Sam Kass
      Sam Kass recommended this book in the "Tools of Titans" book.
    • Sebastian Junger
      "I’m going to give [this book] over and over again to everyone I know." - Sebastian Junger
    • Kishore Biyani
      "Fascinating because of its multi-disciplinary approach towards understanding human society, our behaviour and our future." - Kishore Biyani
    • Ryan Shea
      One of Ryan Shea's 4 answers to "what is the book (or books) you’ve given most as a gift?"
    • Melinda Gates
      Melinda Gates recommended this book on Likewise.com.
    • Bill Gurley
      "I really enjoyed [this book]." - Bill Gurley
    • Karlie Kloss
      "An amazing book on the beginning of humanity." - Karlie Kloss
    • Anthony Pompliano
      "[One of the] best books I read in 2017." - Anthony Pompliano
    • Changpeng Zhao
      "Gives me a greater perspective about how humans emerged and why we behave the way we do." - Changpeng Zhao
    • PewDiePie
      "Tells the major revolutions of human history." - PewDiePie
    • Patrick O'Shaughnessy
      "Provides a concise history of humankind and outlines why we have the psychology we do today." - Patrick O'Shaughnessy
    • Chris Evans
      "Truly mind-blowing. It’s changed the way I look at almost everything. I can’t endorse it enough." - Chris Evans
    • Simon Mayo
      "Love this book still." - Simon Mayo
    • Penn Jillette
      Penn Jillette mentioned this book in a New York Times interview.
    • Mark Manson
      Mark Manson recommended this book on his website.
    • James Clear
      "[One of] the 10 best nonfiction books of all-time." - James Clear

Give and Take

Why Helping Others Drives Our Success

by Adam Grant
"A fundamental outline as to how to be successful... Highly recommended read." - Ashton Kutcher (Source)

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  • Daniel Pink recommended this book
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  • Susan Cain recommended this book
  • Simon Sinek recommended this book
  • Seth Godin recommended this book
  • Chip Conley recommended this book
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    • Arianna Huffington
      "I love [this book], which shows that givers get ahead and nice guys don’t finish last." - Arianna Huffington
    • Gretchen Rubin
      "Offers extraordinarily thought-provoking—and often surprising—conclusions about how our interactions with others drive our success and happiness." - Gretchen Rubin
    • Tony Hsieh
      "Defines a road to success marked by new ways of relating to colleagues and customers as well as new ways of growing a business." - Tony Hsieh
    • David Heinemeier Hansson
      "I almost gave up on the book immediately, but then I'd find a sentence that perked my interest, then read a little more." - DHH
    • Michael Mauboussin
      "Terrific." - Michael Mauboussin
    • Marcus Lemonis
      "My new favorite book. Please read it sooner than later." - Marcus Lemonis
    • Changpeng Zhao
      "Good read. Givers, fake givers, matchers and takers. Why givers win." - Changpeng Zhao

Finding the Next Steve Jobs

How to Find, Keep, and Nurture Talent

by Nolan Bushnell
"Recommended reading for entrepreneurs." - Ashton Kutcher (Source)

Wooden

A Lifetime of Observations and Reflections On and Off the Court

by John Wooden
"I think it's to be digested slowly. I'm in inspiration overload." - Ashton Kutcher (Source)

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1 person
  • Katrín Davíðsdóttir recommended this book

Accidental Presidents

Eight Men Who Changed America

by Jared Cohen
"If you think today’s politics are wild, read [this book]." - Ashton Kutcher (Source)

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3 people

The Sleepeasy Solution

The Exhausted Parent's Guide to Getting Your Child to Sleep from Birth to Age 5

by Jennifer Waldburger
"I usually send [The Happiest Baby on the Block] with a copy of [this book]." - Ashton Kutcher (Source)

The Shack

by William P. Young
"Sensational read. Forces you to find the God like features in everyone and every thing." - Ashton Kutcher (Source)

Ask Your Developer

How to Harness the Power of Software Developers and Win in the 21st Century

by Jeff Lawson
"A must-read for any business looking to compete in the digital economy." - Ashton Kutcher (Source)

Also recommended by

2 people
  • Jason Fried recommended this book
  • Marc Benioff recommended this book

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