Jeff Bezos Book Recommendations
Jeff Bezos is the founder, chief executive officer, and president of Amazon.
(Read more on Wikipedia)31 Books Recommended
Built to Last
Successful Habits of Visionary Companies
by Jim Collins
"My favorite business book." - Jeff Bezos (Source)
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The Remains of the Day
by Kazuo Ishiguro
"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
by Steve Grand
"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
by Mark Jeffery
Part of "Jeff's Reading List." (Source)
Rework
by David “DHH” Heinemeier Hansson
"Unperturbed by conventional wisdom, [the authors] start fresh and rewrite the rules of business." - Jeff Bezos (Source)
Also recommended by:
Mark Cuban, Seth Godin, Tim Ferriss, Tom Peters, Tony Hsieh, Andrew Wilkinson, Shane Parrish
The Black Swan
Incerto, Book 2
by Nassim Taleb
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 (10 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
by Clayton M. Christensen
Part of "Jeff's Reading List." (Source)
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Steve Jobs, Mark Cuban, Marc Benioff, Ben Horowitz, Drew Houston, Tim O’Reilly, Max Levchin, Ev Williams, Aaron Levie, Caterina Fake, Guy Kawasaki, Chris Dixon, Blake Scholl, Bill Gurley, Marc Andreessen, Michael Bloomberg, Steve Blank
The Mythical Man-Month
Essays on Software Engineering
by Frederick P. Brooks Jr.
Part of "Jeff's Reading List." (Source)
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Lean Thinking
Banish Waste and Create Wealth in Your Corporation
by James P. Womack
Part of "Jeff's Reading List." (Source)
Good to Great
Why Some Companies Make the Leap...And Others Don't
by Jim Collins
Part of "Jeff's Reading List." (Source)
Also recommended by:
Dave Ramsey, Max Levchin, Jason Calacanis, Brian Armstrong, Frank Blake, Ev Williams, Michael Hyatt, John Doerr, Daniel Ek, Tracy DiNunzio
The Goal
A Process of Ongoing Improvement
by Eliyahu M. Goldratt
Part of "Jeff's Reading List." (Source)
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Sam Walton
Made In America
by Sam Walton
"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, Shane Parrish, Jamie Dimon, Tai Lopez, Gary Keller, Patrick Bet-David
The Blind Watchmaker
Why the Evidence of Evolution Reveals a Universe without Design
by Richard Dawkins
"Extraordinary." - Jeff Bezos (Source)
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Lights Out
Pride, Delusion, and the Fall of General Electric
by Thomas Gryta
"If you’re looking for some scary bedtime reading…" - Jeff Bezos (Source)
