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Caterina Fake has recommended 24 books. Browse the complete reading list with quotes and sources below.

Caterina Fake is an American entrepreneur and businesswoman.

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24 Books Recommended

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The Principles of Uncertainty

by Maira Kalman
"Really beautiful [book] and full of life-giving thoughts." - Caterina Fake (Source)

How Buildings Learn

What Happens After They're Built

by Stewart Brand
"One of my favorite books." - Caterina Fake (Source)

Louise Bourgeois

Drawings and Observations

by Louise Bourgeois
"Fantastic, and I’ve given [this book] to so many people." - Caterina Fake (Source)

The Norton Anthology of Modern and Contemporary Poetry (2 books)

Caterina Fake recommended this series on "The Tim Ferriss Show" podcast. (Source)

The Innovator's Dilemma

When New Technologies Cause Great Firms to Fail

by Clayton M. Christensen

Three Book Sebald Set

The Emigrants, The Rings of Saturn, and Vertigo

by W. G. Sebald
"An amazing book." - Caterina Fake (Source)

Growth of the Soil

by Knut Hamsun
"[A] fiction recommendation." - Caterina Fake (Source)

Labyrinths

by Jorge Luis Borges
"[A] fiction recommendation." - Caterina Fake (Source)

The 4-Hour Body

An Uncommon Guide to Rapid Fat-Loss, Incredible Sex, and Becoming Superhuman

by Tim Ferriss
Caterina Fake mentioned this book on "The Tim Ferriss Show" podcast. (Source)

Hannah Versus the Tree

by Leland de la Durantaye
Caterina Fake mentioned this book on "The Tim Ferriss Show" podcast. (Source)

Letters of Note

An Eclectic Collection of Correspondence Deserving of a Wider Audience

by Shaun Usher
"Really wonderful." - Caterina Fake (Source)

Also recommended by:

Patrick O'Shaughnessy

The White Goddess

by Robert Graves
"A very meaningful book." - Caterina Fake (Source)

Tomb for Boris Davidovich

by Danilo Kis
"A really wonderful book." - Caterina Fake (Source)

Voices From Chernobyl

The Oral History of a Nuclear Disaster

by Svetlana Alexievich
"I was really taken with [this book]. Unbelievable." - Caterina Fake (Source)

The Collected Poems

The Corrected Edition

by Wallace Stevens
"I love [this author]." - Caterina Fake (Source)

Also recommended by:

Tim O’Reilly

The Collected Poems of Emily Dickinson

by Emily Dickinson
"I love [this author]." - Caterina Fake (Source)

The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet

by David Mitchell
"[A] fiction recommendation." - Caterina Fake (Source)

The Tiger's Wife

A Novel

by Téa Obreht
"[A] fiction recommendation." - Caterina Fake (Source)

The Upanishads

by Eknath Easwaran
Caterina Fake mentioned this book on "The Tim Ferriss Show" podcast. (Source)

Also recommended by:

Patrick O'Shaughnessy

The Odyssey

by Homer
Caterina Fake mentioned this book on "The Tim Ferriss Show" podcast. (Source)

Ethan Frome

by Edith Wharton
Caterina Fake mentioned this book on "The Tim Ferriss Show" podcast. (Source)

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Richard Reis

Software engineer whose passion for tracking book recommendations from podcasts inspired the creation of MRB.

Anurag Ramdasan

Lead investor at 3one4 Capital whose startup expertise and love for books helped shaped MRB and its growth.

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24 Caterina Fake Recommended Books (2026)