Jason Calacanis Recommended Books
Jason Calacanis has recommended 26 books. Browse the complete reading list with quotes and sources below.
Jason Calacanis is an American Internet entrepreneur, angel investor, author and podcaster.
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Who Is Michael Ovitz?
"I was blown away." - Jason Calacanis (Source)
Also recommended by:
Marc Andreessen, Gary Vaynerchuk, Keith Rabois, Ben Horowitz
Idoru
Bridge Trilogy, Book 2
"I love [this book]." - Jason Calacanis (Source)
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One of a Kind
The Rise and Fall of Stuey ',The Kid', Ungar, The World's Greatest Poker Player
Jason Calacanis recommended this book on his blog. (Source)
Creativity, Inc.
Overcoming the Unseen Forces That Stand in the Way of True Inspiration
"Pixar has made some of the greatest stories of our time, but [the author]’s personal story, is perhaps the greatest story that has come out of Pixar." - Jason Calacanis (Source)
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Ezra Klein, Mark Zuckerberg, Demis Hassabis, Alexis Ohanian, Michael Mauboussin, Patrick O'Shaughnessy, Trung Phan
Red Notice
A True Story of High Finance, Murder, and One Man's Fight for Justice
"One of my favorite books." - Jason Calacanis (Source)
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Good to Great
Why Some Companies Make the Leap...And Others Don't
"The great management book." - Jason Calacanis (Source)
Also recommended by:
Jeff Bezos, Dave Ramsey, Max Levchin, Brian Armstrong, Ev Williams, Frank Blake, Tracy DiNunzio, Daniel Ek, John Doerr, Michael Hyatt
The Ride of a Lifetime
Lessons Learned from 15 Years as CEO of the Walt Disney Company
"We recently read [this book] in the 'This Week in Startups' book club." - Jason Calacanis (Source)
Also recommended by:
Tim Ferriss, Brené Brown, Brian Chesky, Karlie Kloss, Alexis Ohanian, Michael Bloomberg, Bill Gates, Saagar Enjeti
Born Standing Up
A Comic's Life
Jason Calacanis recommended this book on his blog. (Source)
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On Writing
A Memoir of the Craft
"Got me jazzed up about writing and reading more." - Jason Calacanis (Source)
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All Over but the Shoutin'
Jason Calacanis recommended this book on his blog. (Source)
The Autobiography of Malcolm X
As Told to Alex Haley
Jason Calacanis recommended this book on his blog. (Source)
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Casey Neistat, Ryan Holiday, Jerrod Carmichael, Steve Aoki, Brian Koppelman
It's About Damn Time
How to Turn Being Underestimated into Your Greatest Advantage
"Excellent new book." - Jason Calacanis (Source)
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Hillbilly Elegy
A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis
Jason Calacanis recommended this book on his blog. (Source)
Also recommended by:
Ben Shapiro, Bill Gates, Bill Nye, Stewart Butterfield, Max Levchin
Winners Take All
The Elite Charade of Changing the World
"A good read." - Jason Calacanis (Source)
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The Lean Startup
How Today's Entrepreneurs Use Continuous Innovation to Create Radically Successful Businesses
"You need to read [this book]." - Jason Calacanis (Source)
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Andrew Ng, Ben Horowitz, Dustin Moskovitz, Kevin Systrom, Marc Andreessen, Mark Cuban, Mike Maples, Jr., Tim O’Reilly, Chris Dixon, Raoul Pal, Sheryl Sandberg, Steve Blank, Marty Cagan, Patrick Bet-David
Something Like An Autobiography
"Top three director for me." - Jason Calacanis (Source)
The Fish That Ate the Whale
The Life and Times of America's Banana King
"About Sam Zemurray, who was the banana king." - Jason Calacanis (Source)
Also recommended by:
Ryan Holiday, Andrew Wilkinson, Patrick O'Shaughnessy, Trung Phan
Titan
The Life of John D. Rockefeller, Sr.
"I got about 500 pages in. It is detailed." - Jason Calacanis (Source)
Also recommended by:
Charlie Munger, Ryan Holiday, Anthony Pompliano, Austen Allred, David Friedberg, Ray Dalio
Shoe Dog
A Memoir by the Creator of Nike
"Great inspirational [book]." - Jason Calacanis (Source)
Also recommended by:
Alexis Ohanian, Anthony Pompliano, Austen Allred, Bill Gates, Bill Gurley, Brian Armstrong, Kathryn Minshew, Tobi Lütke, Vlad Tenev, Warren Buffett, Patrick O'Shaughnessy, Tim Cook, Ryan Shea, Trung Phan, Blake Randall
Project Hail Mary
"It's really great." - Jason Calacanis (Source)
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Barbarians at the Gate
The Fall of RJR Nabisco
"Next level." - Jason Calacanis (Source)
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Keeping At It
The Quest for Sound Money and Good Government
"Pretty great." - Jason Calacanis (Source)
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Putting the Rabbit in the Hat
"Very enjoyable." - Jason Calacanis (Source)
Cinema Speculation
"Enjoying it very much." - Jason Calacanis (Source)
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