PewDiePie Recommended Books

"Speaking of a book about grudges." - Mike Maples, Jr.

Patrick Collison labeled this book "substantially above average."

"This treasure will prevent you from enjoying other novels." - Nassim Taleb

"[One of] the 10 best fiction books." - James Clear

"It’s really a book of meditations. It’s very philosophical." - Tyler Cowen

"There are two books whose final lines make me cry without fail, irrespective of how many times I read them, and one is [this book]." - J.K. Rowling

On the "books read" section of Ev Williams' GoodReads profile.

"For articulating, intentionally or not, what it means to be in love with the idea of love, in love with your own memories, with your own control, with a prevailing aloneness." - Tavi Gevinson

Bryan Callen recommended this book on YouTube.

"[The author]'s funny, he's straight forward (even when sarcastic), he's INTERESTING." - DHH

"The devil shows up in Stalinist Russia, [...] and gives everybody what they want, and everything goes haywire." - Peter Thiel

"I read [this book] four times, and it's still unbelievably deep." - Jordan Peterson

"[One] of my favorite books." - Jack Dorsey

"One of the finest works of fiction of the last century." - Max Levchin

"Bizarre, but quite wonderful." - Jack Edwards

Emma Watson mentioned this book in a Marie Claire interview.

Harry Styles sang this author's praises throughout a Rolling Stone interview.

"Will make you want to visit Tokyo." - Jack Edwards

"I read [this book] as a child and then, reread many times as an adult. And he’s my favorite character." - Dr. Gabor Maté

Richard Branson recommended this book in his blog.

"It isn't about drugs but it's about everything else..." - Bret Easton Ellis

"It’s simply a novel about a guy who goes to college and becomes a teacher. But it’s one of the most fascinating things that you’ve ever come across." - Tom Hanks

Recommended on Jordan Peterson's website.

"You can reread the Russians. They are timeless." - Esther Perel

Larry King mentioned this book on "The Tim Ferriss Show" podcast.

"I couldn’t sleep for two nights after first reading [this book]." - Christopher Hitchens

"It would take you more than a weekend to bank out [this book]! Great book, though." - Jim Cramer

Ernest Hemingway recommended this book in the "Ernest Hemingway on Writing" book.

Recommended on Jordan Peterson's website.

One of Jack Dorsey's answers to "what are the books that had a major influence on you?"

Josh Waitzkin recommended this book in the "Tools of Titans" book.

"Every year, I read [this book]. It’s so easy to read, and it has such a strong message." - Phil Keoghan

Lex Fridman mentioned this book on Instagram.

Mark Manson recommended this book on his website.

Walter Isaacson said this was one of Steve Jobs' favorite books growing up.

On the "favorite books" section of Barack Obama's Facebook profile.

"The classic I am supposed to have read but have had difficulty getting past the first page." - Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

"My favorite book." - Penn Jillette

"Classic." - Jack Edwards

Recommended on Jordan Peterson's website.

Jocko Willink covered this book in "Jocko Podcast" Ep. 78

"The book I’ve probably gifted the most is [this book], since I’m 16." - Esther Perel

"Loved it. Really loved it." - Emma Watson

"Wow it's dark." - Naval Ravikant

"One of my favorite books." - David Blaine

Recommended on Jordan Peterson's website.

Naval Ravikant tweeted about this book.

One of David Lynch's 3 answers to "what is the book (or books) you’ve given most as a gift?"

Lex Fridman mentioned this book on Instagram.

"Increased my focus in all disciplines I pursue. It’s some undeniably inspiring shit, and I can’t recommend it enough." - Joe Rogan

Jocko Willink covered this book in "Jocko Podcast" Ep. 80

Ryan Holiday recommended this book on his blog.

Naval Ravikant tweeted about this book.

Lex Fridman mentioned this book on Instagram.

"It really puts in perspective how bizarre human beings are. It’s an awesome overview of our species." - Joe Rogan

"I would recommend this book to anyone interested in a fun, engaging look at early human history." - Bill Gates

"Best book I've read in [2015]." - Naval Ravikant

"Basically one of the things we've created here is we've imagined ideas that we all share." - Lex Fridman

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

One of Peter Attia's answers to "any books you feel would make your reading list?"

Jocko Willink covered this book in "Jocko Podcast" Ep. 98

"A bracing disassembly and reconstruction of a theory of individual progress in the modern world." - Marc Andreessen

One of Naval Ravikant's answers to "what are you reading right now?"

"One where I happened to go in to Barnes and Noble the day the book arrives, and I go through it, and it passes my test. I get back to the hotel, and I start reading the book. Before I know it, it’s 2:00 a.m." - George Raveling

"Fantastic book!" - Dominic D'Agostino

Most Recommended Books reached out to Ben Greenfield directly.

Recommended on Jordan Peterson's website.

Lex Fridman mentioned this book on Instagram.

Marc Andreessen recommended this book on Twitter.

Recommended on Jordan Peterson's website.

"The best science fiction book ever, definitely the most prescient." - Yuval Noah Harari

"Slightly older and less well known [than 1984] but equally chilling vision." - Tristan Harris

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

Stewart Brand recommended this book on his "Selected Books for the Manual for Civilization" blog post.

This book was on Sam Altman's bookshelf.

Ezra Klein recommended this book on Twitter.

"Mentally ill AI and sentient spiders await a broken down starship. Need I say more?" - Brian Dean

Max Levchin recommended this book on LinkedIn.

"The book which started the entire zombie/vampire apocalypse genre." - Feng Zhu

"If you have always wanted to read [this author], I think this [Covid-19] period of time is perfect for it. He could have conceived of this whole thing." - Brian Koppelman

"Made me feel like I was dreaming." - Jenn Im

Barack Obama's favorite books of 2018 list.

"Anyone who wants to discuss how artificial intelligence is shaping the world should read this book." - Bill Gates

"A compelling guide to the challenges and choices in our quest for a great future of life, intelligence and consciousness—on Earth and beyond." - Elon Musk

"Best introduction to AI, accessible to sophisticated. Enjoyable to read." - Keith Rabois

"I recommend people read [this book]." - Lex Fridman

This book was on Sam Altman's bookshelf.

"I love this book." - Jenn Im

"Lo rileggerei ogni settimana, ma forse meglio di no. Questo è un libro che ha plasmato la mia anima." - Zac D'Aleo

Ryan Shea recommended this book on his website.

"Ti dicono che è uno Sci-fi. Mentono. È un fantasy profetico. È tipo la Bibbia." - Zac D'Aleo

"As a teenager, I was a total Dune fanatic." - Paul Krugman