Matt Mullenweg Book Recommendations

Words That Work

It's Not What You Say, It's What People Hear

by Frank Luntz

"[The author's] the linguistic head of the Republican Party." - Matt Mullenweg (Source)

The Hard Thing About Hard Things

Building a Business When There Are No Easy Answers

by Ben Horowitz

"Entertaining more than anything. I read [this book], I was like: I would never work for this guy. But entertaining and some good lessons." - Matt Mullenweg (Source)

Rebirth

A Fable of Love, Forgiveness, and Following Your Heart

by Kamal Ravikant

"Really beautiful book." - Matt Mullenweg (Source)

Incerto (5 books)

"The man." - Matt Mullenweg (Source)

The Year Without Pants

WordPress.com and the Future of Work

by Scott Berkun

"Tells the story about how we work." - Matt Mullenweg (Source)

A Field Guide to Getting Lost

by Rebecca Solnit

Matt Mullenweg recommended this book in the "Tools of Titans" book. (Source)

The Halo Effect

... and the Eight Other Business Delusions That Deceive Managers

by Phil Rosenzweig

"One of my favorite business books." - Matt Mullenweg (Source)

Bird by Bird

Some Instructions on Writing and Life

by Anne Lamott

"I love reading about writers and the process of writing." - Matt Mullenweg (Source)

On Writing Well

An Informal Guide to Writing Nonfiction

by William Zinsser

"I love reading about writers and the process of writing." - Matt Mullenweg (Source)

Innovation and Entrepreneurship

by Peter F. Drucker

"Anything by [this author] is gold." - Matt Mullenweg (Source)

Search Inside Yourself

The Unexpected Path to Achieving Success, Happiness (and World Peace)

by Chade-Meng Tan

"Pretty cool for leaders of companies because it talks about the business benefits of mindfulness." - Matt Mullenweg (Source)

Becoming Wise

An Inquiry into the Mystery and Art of Living

by Krista Tippett

"Great book." - Matt Mullenweg (Source)

Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World

by Haruki Murakami

"I really liked [this book]." - Matt Mullenweg (Source)

The Art of the Start 2.0

The Time-Tested, Battle-Hardened Guide for Anyone Starting Anything

by Guy Kawasaki

Matt Mullenweg recommended this book in the "Tools of Titans" book. (Source)

On Writing

by Larry W. Phillips

"I got from this [book from 'The Tim Ferriss Show' podcast, actually.]" - Matt Mullenweg (Source)

How Proust Can Change Your Life

by Alain de Botton

"I've given [this book] a few times." - Matt Mullenweg (Source)

The Everything Store

Jeff Bezos and the Age of Amazon

by Brad Stone

"Excellent book." - Matt Mullenweg (Source)

Women, Fire, and Dangerous Things

What Categories Reveal About the Mind

by George Lakoff

"A great seminal work from the 70s." - Matt Mullenweg (Source)

The Effective Executive

The Definitive Guide to Getting the Right Things Done

by Peter F. Drucker

"I recommend [this book] a lot in the company." - Matt Mullenweg (Source)

Amusing Ourselves to Death

Public Discourse in the Age of Show Business

by Neil Postman

"We’re kind of, like the title of the book, amusing ourselves to death. We’re so caught up in distractions and pleasure and entertainment that we might be missing out on the bigger things." - Matt Mullenweg (Source)

Daring Greatly

How the Courage to Be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Lead

by Brené Brown

"[Be] willing to show your own weaknesses and emotions and be vulnerable. I think [this book] talks about this really well." - Matt Mullenweg (Source)

The Magus

by John Fowles

Matt Mullenweg mentioned this book on "The Tim Ferriss Show" podcast. (Source)

Brave New World

by Aldous Huxley

Matt Mullenweg mentioned this book on "The Tim Ferriss Show" podcast. (Source)

1984

by George Orwell

Matt Mullenweg mentioned this book on "The Tim Ferriss Show" podcast. (Source)

History of the Peloponnesian War

by Thucydides

Matt Mullenweg recommended this book in the "Tools of Titans" book. (Source)

Zero to One

Notes on Startups, or How to Build the Future

by Peter Thiel

"[This book] was excellent." - Matt Mullenweg (Source)