Larry Ellison Recommended Books
Larry Ellison has recommended 15 books. Browse the complete reading list with quotes and sources below.
Larry Ellison is a co-founder and the executive chairman and CTO of Oracle Corporation.
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The Mythical Man-Month
Essays on Software Engineering
"Larry [Ellison] had given this book to every software executive whom he met within the company." - Marc Benioff (Source)
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Lone Survivor
"[Larry Ellison picked up] his Kindle so he could finish reading [this book]. Larry had noted a page: 'The real battle is won in the mind.'" - Julian Guthrie (Source)
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High Output Management
"[Larry Ellison] considers [this book] his bible when it comes to management concepts." - Subbu Viswanathan (Source)
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Mark Zuckerberg, Marc Andreessen, Tobi Lütke, Ben Horowitz, Keith Rabois, Drew Houston, Brian Chesky, Brian Armstrong, Ron Conway, Sahil Lavingia, Balaji Srinivasan, Justin Kan, John Doerr
The Last Lion (3 books)
"On [Larry Ellison's] nightstand." - Julian Guthrie (Source)
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The Robber Barons
The Classic Account of the Influential Capitalists Who Transformed America's Future
"When I asked [Larry Ellison] what was his favorite book, he told me [this book] — worth a read even today!" - Kathryn Gould (Source)
A Peace to End All Peace
The Fall of the Ottoman Empire and the Creation of the Modern Middle East
"During a lively discussion over dinner one night, [Tony Blair] listened in wonder and remarked, 'Larry, you read too much history.' [Larry Ellison] had just finished quoting a section from [this book].” - Julian Guthrie (Source)
Fate Is the Hunter
A Pilot's Memoir
"[One of the] books on [Larry Ellison's] nightstand." - Julian Guthrie (Source)
The Jordan Rules
The Inside Story of Michael Jordan and the Chicago Bulls
"[One of the] books on [Larry Ellison's] nightstand." - Julian Guthrie (Source)
Napoleon
"It's interesting to read about him for a couple of reasons: to see what one man of modest birth can do with his life, and to see how history can distort the truth entirely." - Larry Ellison (Source)
The Fountainhead
"As a kid, I wanted to be an architect. That's before I read [this book]. I mean it is hard to find a profession that pays worse than architecture." - Larry Ellison (Source)
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Mark Cuban, Tim Urban, Emma Watson, Kevin Kelly, Travis Kalanick, Vince Vaughn, Ev Williams, Jesse Williams, Noah Kagan, Fred Wilson, Jim Carrey, Ray Dalio, Shah Rukh Khan
Catch-22
"I think [Bill Gates] must be some kind of reincarnation of Milo Minderbinder from [this book]." - Larry Ellison (Source)
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West by West
My Charmed, Tormented Life
"[Larry Ellison] had come to understand the 'charmed, tormented life' of athletes, that fitting subtitle of [this book]." - Julian Guthrie (Source)
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