Michael Mauboussin Recommended Books
Michael Mauboussin has recommended 49 books. Browse the complete reading list with quotes and sources below.
Michael Mauboussin is Head of Consilient Research at Counterpoint Global.
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The Outsiders
Eight Unconventional CEOs and Their Radically Rational Blueprint for Success
"It is, and should at the top of the reading list for CEOs and investors." - Michael Mauboussin (Source)
Also recommended by:
Charlie Munger, Warren Buffett, Brian Armstrong, Patrick O'Shaughnessy, Sam Hinkie, Michael Dell
Creativity, Inc.
Overcoming the Unseen Forces That Stand in the Way of True Inspiration
"Best business book I've read in a long time." - Michael Mauboussin (Source)
Also recommended by:
Ezra Klein, Mark Zuckerberg, Jason Calacanis, Demis Hassabis, Alexis Ohanian, Patrick O'Shaughnessy, Trung Phan
Thinking in Bets
Making Smarter Decisions When You Don't Have All the Facts
"An awesome book." - Michael Mauboussin (Source)
Also recommended by:
Seth Godin, Marc Andreessen, Mike Maples, Jr., Max Levchin, Howard Marks, Jason Fried, Mark Manson, Danny Miranda
Superforecasting
The Art and Science of Prediction
"Most important book since Thinking, Fast & Slow." - Michael Mauboussin (Source)
Also recommended by:
Julia Galef, Alexis Ohanian, Anthony Pompliano, Sam Hinkie, Shane Parrish, Preston Pysh
Extreme Ownership
Extreme Ownership, Book 1
"Great book by two remarkable men. You want these guys on your side." - Michael Mauboussin (Source)
Also recommended by:
Marc Andreessen, Casey Neistat, Tim Ferriss, Alexis Ohanian, Tom Bilyeu, Danny Miranda
Give and Take
Why Helping Others Drives Our Success
"Terrific." - Michael Mauboussin (Source)
Also recommended by:
Ashton Kutcher, Daniel Pink, Krista Tippett, Susan Cain, Simon Sinek, Seth Godin, Chip Conley, Arianna Huffington, Gretchen Rubin, Tony Hsieh, David Heinemeier Hansson, Marcus Lemonis, Changpeng Zhao
Billion Dollar Whale
The Man Who Fooled Wall Street, Hollywood, and the World
"Amazing [book] about human nature." - Michael Mauboussin (Source)
Also recommended by:
Bill Gates, Alexis Ohanian, Anthony Pompliano, Raoul Pal, Saagar Enjeti
Bad Blood
Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup
"Amazing [book] about human nature." - Michael Mauboussin (Source)
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Behave
The Biology of Humans at Our Best and Worst
"The best book I have ever read on human behavior." - Michael Mauboussin (Source)
Also recommended by:
Sam Harris, Marc Andreessen, Vinod Khosla, Bryan Johnson, Keith Rabois
Secrets of Sand Hill Road
Venture Capital and How to Get It
"Great!" - Michael Mauboussin (Source)
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Against the Gods
The Remarkable Story of Risk
"A must read." - Michael Mauboussin (Source)
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Who We Are and How We Got Here
Ancient DNA and the New Science of the Human Past
"[One of] my favorite science books in 2018." - Michael Mauboussin (Source)
Also recommended by:
Naval Ravikant, Nassim Taleb, Balaji Srinivasan, Marc Andreessen
Why We Sleep
Unlocking the Power of Sleep and Dreams
"[One of] my favorite science books in 2018." - Michael Mauboussin (Source)
Also recommended by:
Bill Gates, Bryan Johnson, Keith Rabois, Alexis Ohanian, Vinod Khosla, Jason Fried
The Sports Gene
Inside the Science of Extraordinary Athletic Performance
"Awesome." - Michael Mauboussin (Source)
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The Psychology of Money
Timeless Lessons on Wealth, Greed, and Happiness
"A wonderful and wise book." - Michael Mauboussin (Source)
Also recommended by:
Daniel Pink, Howard Marks, Anthony Pompliano, Blake Randall, Brad Feld
The Coddling of the American Mind
How Good Intentions and Bad Ideas Are Setting Up a Generation for Failure
"[One of the] books that helped me think better in 2018." - Michael Mauboussin (Source)
Also recommended by:
Vinod Khosla, Bryan Johnson, Max Levchin, Richard Dawkins, Tom Bilyeu, Derren Brown, Glenn Beck
Complexity
The Emerging Science at the Edge of Order and Chaos
"Documents the early days of [Santa Fe Institute] and explains many of the big ideas." - Michael Mauboussin (Source)
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Range
Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World
"The best book I have read [in 2019]." - Michael Mauboussin (Source)
Also recommended by:
Vinod Khosla, Keith Rabois, Daniel Pink, Bill Gates, Changpeng Zhao, Ryan Holiday
How to Decide
Simple Tools for Making Better Choices
"The best user's guide to decision-making that you'll find." - Michael Mauboussin (Source)
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Expert Political Judgment
How Good Is It? How Can We Know?
"[Made me feel a] sense of revelation." - Michael Mauboussin (Source)
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Infinite Powers
How Calculus Reveals the Secrets of the Universe
"Awesome." - Michael Mauboussin (Source)
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Pre-Suasion
A Revolutionary Way to Influence and Persuade
"Fascinating and useful read. An instant classic." - Michael Mauboussin (Source)
Also recommended by:
Scott Adams, Naval Ravikant, Patrick O'Shaughnessy, Alex Hormozi
The Storytelling Animal
How Stories Make Us Human
"Great read for anyone who communicates for a living." - Michael Mauboussin (Source)
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Work Rules!
Insights from Inside Google That Will Transform How You Live and Lead
"Many valuable ideas about building and sustaining a great work environment." - Michael Mauboussin (Source)
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Valuation
Measuring and Managing the Value of Companies
Michael Mauboussin recommended this book on Twitter. (Source)
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Deep Survival
Who Lives, Who Dies, and Why
"An awesome book - and especially relevant in these times." - Michael Mauboussin (Source)
Also recommended by:
Laird Hamilton, Kelly Starrett, Joel McHale, Patrick O'Shaughnessy
The Model Thinker
What You Need to Know to Make Data Work for You
"[One of the] books that helped me think better in 2018." - Michael Mauboussin (Source)
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Trading Bases
How a Wall Street Trader Made a Fortune Betting on Baseball
"GREAT read. Helps that many themes overlap with The Success Equation." - Michael Mauboussin (Source)
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Judgment in Managerial Decision Making
"Great for an introduction [to decision making]." - Michael Mauboussin (Source)
Creating Shareholder Value
A Guide for Managers and Investors
"My career was shaped by [this book]." - Michael Mauboussin (Source)
Understanding Michael Porter
The Essential Guide to Competition and Strategy
"Terrific and easier to read than the (original) Porter work." - Michael Mauboussin (Source)
Artificial Intelligence
A Guide for Thinking Humans
"Perfect for the amateur interested in AI (as I would describe myself)." - Michael Mauboussin (Source)
Confessions of the Pricing Man
How Price Affects Everything
"The best book I know on pricing." - Michael Mauboussin (Source)
Patient Capital
The Challenges and Promises of Long-Term Investing
"Very useful." - Michael Mauboussin (Source)
Adaptive Markets
Financial Evolution at the Speed of Thought
"Take a look at [this book]." - Michael Mauboussin (Source)
More Heat than Light
Economics as Social Physics, Physics as Nature's Economics
"30 years old but still fascinating." - Michael Mauboussin (Source)
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Knowledge and the Wealth of Nations
A Story of Economic Discovery
"Great. In my notes, I wrote down four ways in which we refer to 'increasing returns' in economics." - Michael Mauboussin (Source)
Complexity
A Guided Tour
"For people who want to understand the basic concepts of complexity." - Michael Mauboussin (Source)
Psychology of Intelligence Analysis
"There's much here that is new." - Michael Mauboussin (Source)
War and Chance
Assessing Uncertainty in International Politics
"I love [this book]." - Michael Mauboussin (Source)
A History of the Theory of Investments
My Annotated Bibliography
"Wonderful." - Michael Mauboussin (Source)
Capital Ideas
The Improbable Origins of Modern Wall Street
"A wonderful telling of how many of the big ideas in capital market theory developed." - Michael Mauboussin (Source)
Gridiron Genius
A Master Class in Building Teams and Winning at the Highest Level
"I loved [this book]." - Michael Mauboussin (Source)
Enlightenment Now
The Case for Reason, Science, Humanism, and Progress
"[One of the] books that helped me think better in 2018." - Michael Mauboussin (Source)
Also recommended by:
Bill Gates, Sam Harris, Jordan Peterson, Yuval Noah Harari, A.J. Jacobs, David Deutsch, Richard Dawkins, David Friedberg
The Ambiguities of Experience
Michael Mauboussin recommended this book on Twitter. (Source)
Blueprint
How DNA Makes Us Who We Are
"[One of] my favorite science books in 2018." - Michael Mauboussin (Source)
The Fear Factor
How One Emotion Connects Altruists, Psychopaths, and Everyone In-Between
"[One of] my favorite science books in 2018." - Michael Mauboussin (Source)
She Has Her Mother's Laugh
The Powers, Perversions, and Potential of Heredity
"[One of] my favorite science books in 2018." - Michael Mauboussin (Source)
How to Change Your Mind
What the New Science of Psychedelics Teaches Us About Consciousness, Dying, Addiction, Depression, and Transcendence
"[One of the] books that helped me think better in 2018." - Michael Mauboussin (Source)
Also recommended by:
Amelia Boone, Aubrey Marcus, Hamilton Morris, Naval Ravikant, Paul Stamets, Peter Attia, Stewart Butterfield, Tim Ferriss, Vinod Khosla, Yuval Noah Harari, Kara Swisher
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