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John Arnold Recommended Books
John Arnold has recommended 2 books. Browse the complete reading list with quotes and sources below.
John Arnold is an American billionaire, former hedge fund manager, and former natural gas trader.
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The Rational Optimist
How Prosperity Evolves
by Matt Ridley
One of John Arnold's answers to "what is the book (or books) you’ve given most as a gift?" (Source)
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Naval Ravikant recommended this bookNaval Ravikant
"The most brilliant and enlightening book I've read in years." - Naval Ravikant
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Jordan Peterson recommended this bookJordan Peterson
Recommended on Jordan Peterson's website.
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Bill Gates recommended this bookBill Gates
"Its subject is the history of humanity, focusing on why our species has succeeded and how we should think about the future." - Bill Gates
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Mark Zuckerberg recommended this bookMark Zuckerberg
"Argues [that] economic progress is the greater force [that] is pushing society forward." - Mark Zuckerberg
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Marc Andreessen recommended this bookMarc Andreessen
"Sparkling explanation of how the economy evolves, producing the glorious cornucopia of goods and services available all around us. How to feel good about the future even in dark times." - Marc Andreessen
Marc Andreessen's recommendation of this book 
Nick Szabo recommended this bookNick Szabo
"I think three or four of my top 20 books of all time are all [this author's. This is my favorite one.]" - Nick Szabo
Nick Szabo's recommendation of this book +4
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- Mr. Money Mustache
"It argues compellingly that everything is not only going to be OK in the future, it is surely going to be Fucking Great. That much, I agree with." - MMM
- Bill Gurley
"[The author] has the ability to combine thinking from many fields - most notably science, technology, psychology, & a heavy dose of microeconomics." - Bill Gurley
- Anthony Pompliano
"[One of the] best books I read in 2017." - Anthony Pompliano
- Rupert Murdoch
"Re-read [this great book] after 5 years. As stimulating as ever." - Rupert Murdoch
- Mr. Money Mustache
The Better Angels of Our Nature
Why Violence Has Declined
by Steven Pinker
One of John Arnold's answers to "what is the book (or books) you’ve given most as a gift?" (Source)
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12 people- Bill Gates recommended this book
Bill Gates
"One of the most important books I’ve read—not just this year, but ever." - Bill Gates
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Lex Fridman recommended this bookLex Fridman
"Encouraged the better side of ourselves." - Lex Fridman
Lex Fridman's recommendation of this book - Mark Zuckerberg recommended this book
Mark Zuckerberg
"About how and why violence has steadily decreased throughout our history, and how we can continue this trend." - Mark Zuckerberg
Mark Zuckerberg's recommendation of this book 
Jack Kornfield recommended this bookJack Kornfield
"One of my favorite recent books." - Jack Kornfield
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Stewart Brand recommended this bookStewart Brand
Stewart Brand recommended this book on his "Selected Books for the Manual for Civilization" blog post.
Stewart Brand's recommendation of this book 
Eric Schmidt recommended this bookEric Schmidt
"When you finish [this book], which takes a long time, you conclude that the world is in a much, much better place than it has been in the past." - Eric Schmidt
Eric Schmidt's recommendation of this book +6
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- A.J. Jacobs
"Traces the history of violence and how we are in the safest time ever." - A.J. Jacobs
- Ben Silbermann
"Takes a long view and shows the long-term decline in violence that has occurred." - Ben Silbermann
- Chris Anderson
"[I recommend] anything [by this author]. He’s one of the clearest thinkers and communicators of our time." - Chris Anderson
- Anthony Pompliano
"So good. I've found it to really rock people's preconceived notions on a number of topics." - Anthony Pompliano
- Penn Jillette
"Blew my mind." - Penn Jillette
- Mark Manson
Mark Manson recommended this book on his website.
- A.J. Jacobs
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