Jeff Bezos Recommended Books
Jeff Bezos has recommended 32 books. Browse the complete reading list with quotes and sources below.
Jeff Bezos is the founder, chief executive officer, and president of Amazon.
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Built to Last
Successful Habits of Visionary Companies
"My favorite business book." - Jeff Bezos (Source)
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The Remains of the Day
"My favorite novel. Teaches pain of regret so well you will think you lived it." - Jeff Bezos (Source)
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Creation
Life and How to Make It
"Bezos became enamored with [this book]." - Brad Stone (Source)
Dune (6 books)
"I’m a big science-fiction fan. I love [this series]." - Jeff Bezos (Source)
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Adam Savage, Andrew Chen, Elon Musk, Ev Williams, Kelly Starrett, Kyle Maynard, Laird Hamilton, Seth Godin, Stewart Brand, Tim Draper, Tim Ferriss, Tim O’Reilly, Zooko Wilcox, Cameron Winklevoss, Sahil Lavingia, Paulo Coelho
Data-Driven Marketing
The 15 Metrics Everyone in Marketing Should Know
Part of "Jeff's Reading List." (Source)
Rework
"Unperturbed by conventional wisdom, [the authors] start fresh and rewrite the rules of business." - Jeff Bezos (Source)
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Mark Cuban, Seth Godin, Tim Ferriss, Tom Peters, Tony Hsieh, Andrew Wilkinson, Shane Parrish
The Black Swan
Incerto, Book 2
Part of "Jeff's Reading List." (Source)
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Bill Gates, Edward Norton, Nick Kokonas, James Altucher, Art De Vany, Ev Williams, Ryan Shea, Pavel Durov
Culture (11 books)
"[This series is] a huge personal favorite." - Jeff Bezos (Source)
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The Innovator's Dilemma
When New Technologies Cause Great Firms to Fail
Part of "Jeff's Reading List." (Source)
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Steve Jobs, Mark Cuban, Marc Benioff, Ben Horowitz, Drew Houston, Aaron Levie, Ev Williams, Max Levchin, Tim O’Reilly, Caterina Fake, Guy Kawasaki, Bill Gurley, Blake Scholl, Chris Dixon, Marc Andreessen, Michael Bloomberg, Steve Blank
The Mythical Man-Month
Essays on Software Engineering
Part of "Jeff's Reading List." (Source)
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Lean Thinking
Banish Waste and Create Wealth in Your Corporation
Part of "Jeff's Reading List." (Source)
Good to Great
Why Some Companies Make the Leap...And Others Don't
Part of "Jeff's Reading List." (Source)
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Dave Ramsey, Jason Calacanis, Max Levchin, Brian Armstrong, Ev Williams, Frank Blake, Tracy DiNunzio, Daniel Ek, John Doerr, Michael Hyatt
Memos from the Chairman
Part of "Jeff's Reading List." (Source)
The Goal
A Process of Ongoing Improvement
Part of "Jeff's Reading List." (Source)
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Sam Walton
Made In America
"I have read [this book]. I have thought a lot about him. There was a lot to admire in the way that he started Walmart." - Jeff Bezos (Source)
Also recommended by:
Kishore Biyani, Jamie Dimon, Shane Parrish, Tai Lopez, Gary Keller, Patrick Bet-David
The Blind Watchmaker
Why the Evidence of Evolution Reveals a Universe without Design
"Extraordinary." - Jeff Bezos (Source)
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Lights Out
Pride, Delusion, and the Fall of General Electric
"If you’re looking for some scary bedtime reading…" - Jeff Bezos (Source)
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