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Ricardo Semler Recommended Books
Ricardo Semler has recommended 8 books. Browse the complete reading list with quotes and sources below.
Ricardo Semler is the CEO and majority owner of Semco Partners.
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Parables and Paradoxes
by Franz Kafka
"Wonderful." - Ricardo Semler (Source)
The Little Prince
by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
"Says that you are responsible for everything that you captivate." - Ricardo Semler (Source)
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6 people
Emma Watson recommended this bookEmma Watson
Emma Watson recommended this book on Time Magazine.
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Brandon Stanton recommended this bookBrandon Stanton
Brandon Stanton mentioned this book on "The Tim Ferriss Show" podcast.
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Evan Goldberg recommended this bookEvan Goldberg
"Phenomenal." - Evan Goldberg
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Fred Wilson recommended this bookFred Wilson
"I loved [this book]." - Fred Wilson
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Garry Tan recommended this bookGarry Tan
Garry Tan mentioned this book in his blog.
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James Clear recommended this bookJames Clear
"[One of] the 10 best fiction books." - James Clear
James Clear's recommendation of this book
Synchronicity
An Acausal Connecting Principle
by Carl Jung
"[Gives] you an enormous insight into the people who are doing things and why they’re doing things." - Ricardo Semler (Source)
The Archetypes and The Collective Unconscious
by Carl Jung
"I always go back to [this book]." - Ricardo Semler (Source)
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1 person
Jordan Peterson recommended this bookJordan Peterson
Recommended on Jordan Peterson's website.
Jordan Peterson's recommendation of this book
The Complete Works of Henry David Thoreau
Canoeing in the Wilderness, Walden, Walking, Civil Disobedience and More
by Henry David Thoreau
"Will answer the business world much closer than people think." - Ricardo Semler (Source)
The Oxford Shakespeare
The Complete Works
by William Shakespeare
"Has all of the human traits; if you look somewhere you will find it, either in King Lear or Hamlet or Macbeth; it’s there." - Ricardo Semler (Source)
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7 people
Shah Rukh Khan recommended this bookShah Rukh Khan
"Everyone should read some of [this author]... It's important..." - Shah Rukh Khan
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J.K. Rowling recommended this bookJ.K. Rowling
One of J.K. Rowling's answers to "If you could bring only three books to a desert island, which would you pack?"
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Barack Obama recommended this bookBarack Obama
On the "favorite books" section of Barack Obama's Facebook profile.
Barack Obama's recommendation of this book 
Stewart Brand recommended this bookStewart Brand
Stewart Brand recommended this book on his "Selected Books for the Manual for Civilization" blog post.
Stewart Brand's recommendation of this book 
Christopher Hitchens recommended this bookChristopher Hitchens
Christopher Hitchens mentioned Shakespeare's work in the "Hitch-22" book.
Christopher Hitchens's recommendation of this book - Fred Wilson recommended this book
Fred Wilson
Fred Wilson recommended this book on his blog.
Fred Wilson's recommendation of this book +1
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- Mark Twain
Mark Twain recommended this book in a letter.
- Mark Twain
The Travels of Marco Polo
by Marco Polo
Ricardo Semler mentioned this book on "The Tim Ferriss Show" podcast. (Source)
Holy Bible
"A very interesting book to keep going back to to get a glimpse of humanity." - Ricardo Semler (Source)
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18 people
Neil deGrasse Tyson recommended this bookNeil deGrasse Tyson
"To learn that it's easier to be told by others what to think and believe than it is to think for yourself." - Neil deGrasse Tyson
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Peter Thiel recommended this bookPeter Thiel
Peter Thiel says The New Testament has influenced him more than The Old Testament.
Peter Thiel's recommendation of this book - Barack Obama recommended this book
Barack Obama
On the "favorite books" section of Barack Obama's Facebook profile.
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Wim Hof recommended this bookWim Hof
Wim Hof's answer to "What do you give to people as gifts?"
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Laird Hamilton recommended this bookLaird Hamilton
"The first book that I found a lot of truth in it, and then I was able to share that with people." - Laird Hamilton
Laird Hamilton's recommendation of this book 
Walter Isaacson recommended this bookWalter Isaacson
"Everybody, of course, should be familiar with [this book], which is a way of being taught through both parables and tales of people and their values." - Walter Isaacson
Walter Isaacson's recommendation of this book +12
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- A.J. Jacobs
"One thing that really has stuck with me is that [this book] talks about that you should be grateful all the time." - A.J. Jacobs
- Hillary Clinton
"Was and remains the biggest influence on my thinking." - Hillary Clinton
- Kevin Kelly
"Probably the most amazing thing you haven’t read yet." - Kevin Kelly
- Caterina Fake
Caterina Fake mentioned this book on "The Tim Ferriss Show" podcast.
- Ryan Flaherty
"A big one." - Ryan Flaherty
- Tim Draper
Most Recommended Books reached out to Tim Draper directly.
- Christopher Hitchens
"[The best document] in human history that [is] the product of a committee." - Christopher Hitchens
- Cathie Wood
"I go back to it all the time." - Cathie Wood
- Kanye West
"Better than Pinterest." - Kanye West
- Maya Angelou
"I was influenced forever by the New Testament. I love the Beatitudes, informing us that the meek shall inherit the earth." - Maya Angelou
- Russell Moore
Russell Moore recommended this book on Twitter.
- Winston Churchill
One of Winston Churchill's favorite books.
- A.J. Jacobs
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