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Ed Zschau Recommended Books
Ed Zschau has recommended 5 books. Browse the complete reading list with quotes and sources below.
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The Wright Brothers
by David McCullough
"A fabulous book." - Ed Zschau (Source)
Also recommended by
5 people
Bob Iger recommended this bookBob Iger
Bob Iger told Variety this book was on his Reading List.
Bob Iger's recommendation of this book 
Brian Armstrong recommended this bookBrian Armstrong
"A worthwhile read for all builders." - Brian Armstrong
Brian Armstrong's recommendation of this book 
Austen Allred recommended this bookAusten Allred
"The slow, iterative process to breakthrough invention." - Austen Allred
Austen Allred's recommendation of this book 
Lloyd Blankfein recommended this bookLloyd Blankfein
Lloyd Blankfein recommended this book on the "Exchanges at Goldman Sachs" podcast.
Lloyd Blankfein's recommendation of this book 
Ali Abdaal recommended this bookAli Abdaal
"Contains timeless themes relevant to any and all forms of human endeavour." - Ali Abdaal
Ali Abdaal's recommendation of this book
Building on Bedrock
What Sam Walton, Walt Disney, and Other Great Self-Made Entrepreneurs Can Teach Us About Building Valuable Companies
by Derek Lidow
"A lot of the book is about Walmart, and Sam Walton, and how it started." - Ed Zschau (Source)
Benjamin Franklin
An American Life
by Walter Isaacson
Ed Zschau mentioned this book on "The Tim Ferriss Show" podcast. (Source)
Also recommended by
7 people
Elon Musk recommended this bookElon Musk
"A great biography. [...] Highly recommended." - Elon Musk
Elon Musk's recommendation of this book 
Tim Ferriss recommended this bookTim Ferriss
"I’ve recommended [this book] to thousands and thousands of people." - Tim Ferriss
Tim Ferriss's recommendation of this book 
Ray Dalio recommended this bookRay Dalio
"I read [this book and "Einstein"] and probed [Walter Isaacson] about them to try to glean what characteristics they had in common." - Ray Dalio
Ray Dalio's recommendation of this book 
George Raveling recommended this bookGeorge Raveling
"[I read this book and] I am blown away and a little sad because I feel like, 'God damn, I went through all this education. No one ever taught me any of this stuff.'" - George Raveling
George Raveling's recommendation of this book 
Scott Belsky recommended this bookScott Belsky
Scott Belsky mentioned this book on "The Tim Ferriss Show" podcast.
Scott Belsky's recommendation of this book 
Brandon Stanton recommended this bookBrandon Stanton
"The [biography of Benjamin Franklin] I read." - Brandon Stanton
Brandon Stanton's recommendation of this book +1
More recommendations
- Charlie Munger
"It’s hard to write a bad book on such an interesting subject." - Charlie Munger
- Charlie Munger
Einstein
His Life and Universe
by Walter Isaacson
Ed Zschau mentioned this book on "The Tim Ferriss Show" podcast. (Source)
Also recommended by
7 people
Mark Zuckerberg recommended this bookMark Zuckerberg
On the "books read" section of Mark Zuckerberg's Facebook profile.
Mark Zuckerberg's recommendation of this book 
Charlie Munger recommended this bookCharlie Munger
"I’ve read all the Einstein biographies, and this is by far the best." - Charlie Munger
Charlie Munger's recommendation of this book 
Bill Gates recommended this bookBill Gates
List of books Bill Gates read in 2011.
Bill Gates's recommendation of this book - Ray Dalio recommended this book
Ray Dalio
"I read [this book and "Benjamin Franklin"] and probed [Walter Isaacson] about them to try to glean what characteristics they had in common." - Ray Dalio
Ray Dalio's recommendation of this book - George Raveling recommended this book
George Raveling
"Anybody who can write a book on Einstein and that an idiot like me can understand the physics [was] a miracle." - George Raveling
George Raveling's recommendation of this book 
Sam Altman recommended this bookSam Altman
This book was on Sam Altman's bookshelf.
Sam Altman's recommendation of this book +1
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- Scott Belsky
Scott Belsky mentioned this book on "The Tim Ferriss Show" podcast.
- Scott Belsky
Steve Jobs
by Walter Isaacson
Ed Zschau mentioned this book on "The Tim Ferriss Show" podcast. (Source)
Also recommended by
8 people- Elon Musk recommended this book
Elon Musk
"Quite interesting." - Elon Musk
Elon Musk's recommendation of this book 
Scott Adams recommended this bookScott Adams
"I’m fascinated by the discussion of how Jobs developed what became known as the Reality Distortion Field. Apparently Jobs had a lifelong battle with reality and won." - Scott Adams
Scott Adams's recommendation of this book - Ray Dalio recommended this book
Ray Dalio
"I noticed a number of similarities between [Steve Jobs and I], especially when [the author] quoted Jobs’s own words. [...] but to be clear, I didn’t think that Bridgewater or I held a candle to Apple and Jobs." - Ray Dalio
Ray Dalio's recommendation of this book - Bill Gates recommended this book
Bill Gates
List of books Bill Gates read in 2012.
Bill Gates's recommendation of this book 
Gary Vaynerchuk recommended this bookGary Vaynerchuk
"I've read 3 business books in my life. If you call [this book] a business book." - Gary Vaynerchuk
Gary Vaynerchuk's recommendation of this book - George Raveling recommended this book
George Raveling
"[When I read this book] I was so blown away. I had underlined about three-quarters of the book." - George Raveling
George Raveling's recommendation of this book +2
More recommendations
- Chris Fussell
"Really did a good job of capturing the way that an innovation leader’s mind works." - Chris Fussell
- Scott Belsky
Scott Belsky mentioned this book on "The Tim Ferriss Show" podcast.
- Chris Fussell
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