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Rand Paul Recommended Books
Rand Paul has recommended 16 books. Browse the complete reading list with quotes and sources below.
Rand Paul is an American physician and politician serving as the junior United States senator from Kentucky.
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The Road to Serfdom
by F. A. Hayek
On Rand Paul's website's "reading suggestions for students" section. (Source)
Also recommended by
3 people
Charles Koch recommended this bookCharles Koch
Charles Koch recommended this book on his website.
Charles Koch's recommendation of this book 
Brad Delong recommended this bookBrad Delong
Brad Delong recommended this book in his website.
Brad Delong's recommendation of this book 
Patrick Bet-David recommended this bookPatrick Bet-David
Patrick Bet-David recommended this book on his website.
Patrick Bet-David's recommendation of this book
The Conscience of a Conservative
by Barry Goldwater
On Rand Paul's website's "reading suggestions for students" section. (Source)
Human Action
A Treatise on Economics
by Ludwig Von Mises
On Rand Paul's website's "reading suggestions for students" section. (Source)
Also recommended by
2 people- Charles Koch recommended this book
Charles Koch
"[One of four books] where I learned how the world works." - Charles Koch
Charles Koch's recommendation of this book 
Mark Spitznagel recommended this bookMark Spitznagel
"A monumental economics treatise from 1949." - Mark Spitznagel
Mark Spitznagel's recommendation of this book
Atlas Shrugged
by Ayn Rand
On Rand Paul's website's "reading suggestions for students" section. (Source)
Also recommended by
22 people
Elon Musk recommended this bookElon Musk
"A counterpoint to communism and useful as such, but should be tempered with kindness." - Elon Musk
Elon Musk's recommendation of this book 
Steve Jobs recommended this bookSteve Jobs
Steve Wozniak said he thinks Steve Jobs mentioned this book and it really was a guide in his life.
Steve Jobs's recommendation of this book 
Peter Thiel recommended this bookPeter Thiel
"When I first read [Ayn Rand's books] in the late 80s, it felt pretty crazy. And in the last decades, it's in many ways felt much more correct." - Peter Thiel
Peter Thiel's recommendation of this book 
Shah Rukh Khan recommended this bookShah Rukh Khan
One of Shah Rukh Khan's favorite novels.
Shah Rukh Khan's recommendation of this book 
Joe De Sena recommended this bookJoe De Sena
"Loved [this book]. Read often." - Joe De Sena
Joe De Sena's recommendation of this book 
Peter Diamandis recommended this bookPeter Diamandis
"Something I’ve read multiple times to get me in the mindset of not letting anything stand in my way" - Peter Diamandis
Peter Diamandis's recommendation of this book +16
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- Ev Williams
On the "books read" section of Ev Williams' GoodReads profile.
- Gabby Reece
"[I read this book when] I was 15, and I gave [it] to a lot of people because it shifted how I looked at certain things." - Gabby Reece
- Travis Kalanick
Travis Kalanick mentioned this book in a Washington Post interview.
- Brian Armstrong
"Celebrate the creators in the world (even when they struggle). They may be more valuable than we think." - Brian Armstrong
- Amelia Boone
"When I read [this book] in my teens, Dagny Taggart’s character spoke to me on a level I’d never experienced with any other novel." - Amelia Boone
- Bob Metcalfe
"My favorite book." - Bob Metcalfe
- Blake Scholl
"Far and away my favorite book." - Blake Scholl
- Fred Wilson
Fred Wilson recommended this book on his blog.
- Phil Jackson
"I consider it philosophical." - Phil Jackson
- John Carmack
"If you can't see its archetypes in the world around you, you aren't paying attention." - John Carmack
- Mark Cuban
"I'll read it again. So there goes another 3 weeks of me reading it for the tenth time." - Mark Cuban
- Ray Dalio
"Regarding economics, if you haven’t read [this author] lately, I suggest that you do." - Ray Dalio
- Austen Allred
"I really liked it." - Austen Allred
- Russell Brunson
"It is so good!!!" - Russell Brunson
- Paul Krugman
"About a fantasy world whose unrealism can seriously warp your personality and outlook." - Paul Krugman
- Patrick Bet-David
Patrick Bet-David recommended this book on his website.
- Ev Williams
End the Fed
by Ron Paul
On Rand Paul's website's "reading suggestions for students" section. (Source)
Also recommended by
1 person
Balaji Srinivasan recommended this bookBalaji Srinivasan
"[The author] was to Bitcoin what Andrew Yang is to startup societies." - Balaji Srinivasan
Balaji Srinivasan's recommendation of this book
Broke
The Plan to Restore Our Trust, Truth and Treasure
by Glenn Beck
On Rand Paul's website's "reading suggestions for students" section. (Source)
Economics in One Lesson
The Shortest and Surest Way to Understand Basic Economics
by Henry Hazlitt
On Rand Paul's website's "reading suggestions for students" section. (Source)
Also recommended by
6 people
Naval Ravikant recommended this bookNaval Ravikant
"Great book. Required reading." - Naval Ravikant
Naval Ravikant's recommendation of this book 
Ben Shapiro recommended this bookBen Shapiro
"[If you read this book and "Basic Economics"] you'll know more than all or your classmates combined about the basic workings of free markets and economics." - Ben Shapiro
Ben Shapiro's recommendation of this book 
Ryan Petersen recommended this bookRyan Petersen
Ryan Petersen mentioned this book on Twitter.
Ryan Petersen's recommendation of this book - Mark Spitznagel recommended this book
Mark Spitznagel
"If I am able to get my children to read only one economics text in their lifetime, God forbid, it would be [this book]." - Mark Spitznagel
Mark Spitznagel's recommendation of this book 
Changpeng Zhao recommended this bookChangpeng Zhao
"There are few books that better encapsulate the inner workings of economics than this one." - Changpeng Zhao
Changpeng Zhao's recommendation of this book 
Peter Schiff recommended this bookPeter Schiff
Peter Schiff recommended this book on his website.
Peter Schiff's recommendation of this book
The Revolution
A Manifesto
by Ron Paul
On Rand Paul's website's "reading suggestions for students" section. (Source)
A Foreign Policy of Freedom
Peace, Commerce, and Honest Friendship
by Ron Paul
On Rand Paul's website's "reading suggestions for students" section. (Source)
Meltdown
A Free-Market Look at Why the Stock Market Collapsed, the Economy Tanked, and the Government Bailout Will Make Things Worse
by Thomas E. Woods
On Rand Paul's website's "reading suggestions for students" section. (Source)
The Politically Incorrect Guide to the Great Depression and the New Deal
by Robert P. Murphy
On Rand Paul's website's "reading suggestions for students" section. (Source)
The New American Militarism
How Americans Are Seduced by War
by Andrew J. Bacevich
On Rand Paul's website's "reading suggestions for students" section. (Source)
Blowback
The Costs and Consequences of American Empire
by Chalmers Johnson
On Rand Paul's website's "reading suggestions for students" section. (Source)
Imperial Hubris
Why the West Is Losing the War on Terror
by Michael Scheuer
On Rand Paul's website's "reading suggestions for students" section. (Source)
Where the Right Went Wrong
How Neoconservatives Subverted the Reagan Revolution and Hijacked the Bush Presidency
by Patrick J. Buchanan
On Rand Paul's website's "reading suggestions for students" section. (Source)
Silent Night
The 1914 Christmas Truce
by Stanley Weintraub
On Rand Paul's website's "reading suggestions for students" section. (Source)
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