Mark Zuckerberg Book Recommendations

The House of Rothschild, Vol 1

Rothschild, Book 3

by Niall Ferguson

On the "books read" section of Mark Zuckerberg's Facebook profile. (Source)

The Hard Thing About Hard Things

Building a Business When There Are No Easy Answers

by Ben Horowitz

"For anyone insterested in building, growing, or leading a great company, this book is an incredibly valuable resource." - Mark Zuckerberg (Source)

Decoded

by Jay-Z

On the "books read" section of Mark Zuckerberg's Facebook profile. (Source)

The Three-Body Problem (3 books)

"A Chinese science fiction book that has gotten so popular there's now a Hollywood movie being made based on it." - Mark Zuckerberg (Source)

"Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!"

Adventures of a Curious Character

by Richard P. Feynman

On the "books read" section of Mark Zuckerberg's Facebook profile. (Source)

The Muqaddimah

An Introduction to History

by Ibn Ibn Khaldûn

"A history of the world written by an intellectual who lived in the 1300s." - Mark Zuckerberg (Source)

The Beginning of Infinity

Explanations That Transform the World

by David Deutsch

"About how the way we explain things unlocks greater possibilities." - Mark Zuckerberg (Source)

Way of the Warrior Kid (4 books)

"[My daughters] love it. And now they started training jiu-jitsu." - Mark Zuckerberg (Source)

Portfolios of the Poor

How the World's Poor Live on $2 a Day

by Daryl Collins

"It's mind-blowing that almost half the world -- almost 3 billion people -- live on $2.50 a day or less." - Mark Zuckerberg (Source)

The Player of Games

Culture, Book 2

by Iain M. Banks

"A science fiction book about an advanced civilization with AI and a vibrant culture." - Mark Zuckerberg (Source)

High Output Management

by Andrew S. Grove

"Played a big role in shaping my management style." - Mark Zuckerberg (Source)

Open

An Autobiography

by Andre Agassi

On the "books read" section of Mark Zuckerberg's Facebook profile. (Source)

Sapiens

A Brief History of Humankind

by Yuval Noah Harari

"A big history narrative of human civilization." - Mark Zuckerberg (Source)

The Information

A History, a Theory, a Flood

by James Gleick

On the "books read" section of Mark Zuckerberg's Facebook profile. (Source)

Dealing with China

An Insider Unmasks the New Economic Superpower

by Henry M. Paulson

"I've been personally interested as a student of Chinese culture, history and language. I'm looking forward to reading Paulson's perspective on what China's rise means for the world." - Mark Zuckerberg (Source)

Energy

A Beginner's Guide

by Vaclav Smil

"Explores important topics around how energy works, how our production and use might evolve, and how this affects climate change." - Mark Zuckerberg (Source)

Physics of the Impossible

A Scientific Exploration into the World of Phasers, Force Fields, Teleportation, and Time Travel

by Michio Kaku

On the "books read" section of Mark Zuckerberg's Facebook profile. (Source)

The Rational Optimist

How Prosperity Evolves

by Matt Ridley

"Argues [that] economic progress is the greater force [that] is pushing society forward." - Mark Zuckerberg (Source)

The Idea Factory

Bell Labs and the Great Age of American Innovation

by Jon Gertner

"[Looks] at Bell Labs, which was one of the most innovative labs in history." - Mark Zuckerberg (Source)

Einstein

His Life and Universe

by Walter Isaacson

On the "books read" section of Mark Zuckerberg's Facebook profile. (Source)

Why Nations Fail

The Origins of Power, Prosperity, and Poverty

by Daron Acemoglu

"Explores the different kinds of social institutions and incentives that nations have applied to encourage prosperity, economic development and elimination of poverty." - Mark Zuckerberg (Source)

Xi Jinping

The Governance of China Volume 1

by Xi Jinping

On the "books read" section of Mark Zuckerberg's Facebook profile. (Source)

Aeneid

by Virgil

"I enjoyed reading." - Mark Zuckerberg (Source)

The Republic

by Plato

On the "favorite books" section of Mark Zuckerberg's Facebook profile. (Source)

Genome

The Autobiography of a Species in 23 Chapters

by Matt Ridley

"Aims to tell a history of humanity from the perspective of genetics rather than sociology." - Mark Zuckerberg (Source)

Creativity, Inc.

Overcoming the Unseen Forces That Stand in the Way of True Inspiration

by Ed Catmull

"I love reading first-hand accounts about how people build great companies like Pixar and nurture innovation and creativity." - Mark Zuckerberg (Source)

On Immunity

An Inoculation

by Eula Biss

"Explores the reasons why some people question vaccines, and then logically explains why the doubts are unfounded and vaccines are in fact effective and safe." - Mark Zuckerberg (Source)

American Lion

Andrew Jackson in the White House

by Jon Meacham

On the "books read" section of Mark Zuckerberg's Facebook profile. (Source)

The Structure of Scientific Revolutions

by Thomas S. Kuhn

"Explores the question of whether science and technology make consistent forward progress or whether progress comes in bursts related to other social forces." - Mark Zuckerberg (Source)

The End of Power

From Boardrooms to Battlefields and Churches to States, Why Being In Charge Isn't What It Used to Be

by Moises Naim

"Explores how the world is shifting to give individual people more power that was traditionally only held by large governments, militaries and other organizations." - Mark Zuckerberg (Source)

Gang Leader for a Day

A Rogue Sociologist Takes to the Streets

by Sudhir Venkatesh

"Explores what life is like for those who don't live under effective governance." - Mark Zuckerberg (Source)

Orwell's Revenge

The 1984 Palimpsest

by Peter Huber

"An alternate version of 1984. After seeing how history has actually played out, Huber's fiction describes how tools like the internet benefit people and change society for the better." - Mark Zuckerberg (Source)

The Last Days of Night

A Novel

by Graham Moore

"About the competition to electrify the nation between Edison, Westinghouse and Tesla." - Mark Zuckerberg (Source)

The Varieties of Religious Experience

by William James

"When I read 'Sapiens':, I found the chapter on the evolution of the role of religion in human life most interesting and something I wanted to go deeper on." - Mark Zuckerberg (Source)

The New Jim Crow

Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness

by Michelle Alexander

"I've been interested in learning about criminal justice reform for a while, and this book was highly recommended by several people I trust." - Mark Zuckerberg (Source)

The Better Angels of Our Nature

Why Violence Has Declined

by Steven Pinker

"About how and why violence has steadily decreased throughout our history, and how we can continue this trend." - Mark Zuckerberg (Source)

Rational Ritual

Culture, Coordination, and Common Knowledge

by Michael Suk-Young Chwe

"[About] how people process the world not only based on what we personally know, but what we know other people know and our shared knowledge as well." - Mark Zuckerberg (Source)

World Order

by Henry Kissinger

"About foreign relations and how we can build peaceful relationships throughout the world." - Mark Zuckerberg (Source)

The Giving Tree

by Shel Silverstein

On the "books read" section of Mark Zuckerberg's Facebook profile. (Source)

Lean In

Women, Work, and the Will to Lead

by Sheryl Sandberg

"Combines [the author]'s ability to synthesize information with her understanding of how to get the best out of people." - Mark Zuckerberg (Source)

Zero to One

Notes on Startups, or How to Build the Future

by Peter Thiel

"This book delivers completely new and refreshing ideas on how to create value in the world." - Mark Zuckerberg (Source)

Why We're Polarized

by Ezra Klein

"Goes through this decades-long analysis in the US." - Mark Zuckerberg (Source)

Ready Player One

by Ernest Cline

"Anyone interested in [virtual reality] would read [this book]." - Mark Zuckerberg (Source)

Snow Crash

A Novel

by Neal Stephenson

"Anyone interested in [virtual reality] would read [this book]." - Mark Zuckerberg (Source)

Rainbows End

A Novel with One Foot in the Future

by Vernor Vinge

"The augmented reality equivalent of some of the seminal works that talk about virtual reality." - Mark Zuckerberg (Source)

Ender's Game

Ender Saga, Book 1

by Orson Scott Card

"Great book." - Mark Zuckerberg (Source)

Ender's Shadow

Ender Saga, Book 5

by Orson Scott Card

On the "books read" section of Mark Zuckerberg's Facebook profile. (Source)