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Rupert Murdoch Recommended Books
Rupert Murdoch has recommended 3 books. Browse the complete reading list with quotes and sources below.
Rupert Murdoch is an Australian-born American business magnate.
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One Nation
What We Can All Do to Save America's Future
by Ben Carson
"Wonderful book." - Rupert Murdoch (Source)
The Rational Optimist
How Prosperity Evolves
by Matt Ridley
"Re-read [this great book] after 5 years. As stimulating as ever." - Rupert Murdoch (Source)
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Naval Ravikant recommended this bookNaval Ravikant
"The most brilliant and enlightening book I've read in years." - Naval Ravikant
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Jordan Peterson recommended this bookJordan Peterson
Recommended on Jordan Peterson's website.
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Bill Gates recommended this bookBill Gates
"Its subject is the history of humanity, focusing on why our species has succeeded and how we should think about the future." - Bill Gates
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Mark Zuckerberg recommended this bookMark Zuckerberg
"Argues [that] economic progress is the greater force [that] is pushing society forward." - Mark Zuckerberg
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Marc Andreessen recommended this bookMarc Andreessen
"Sparkling explanation of how the economy evolves, producing the glorious cornucopia of goods and services available all around us. How to feel good about the future even in dark times." - Marc Andreessen
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Nick Szabo recommended this bookNick Szabo
"I think three or four of my top 20 books of all time are all [this author's. This is my favorite one.]" - Nick Szabo
Nick Szabo's recommendation of this book +4
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- Mr. Money Mustache
"It argues compellingly that everything is not only going to be OK in the future, it is surely going to be Fucking Great. That much, I agree with." - MMM
- John Arnold
One of John Arnold's answers to "what is the book (or books) you’ve given most as a gift?"
- Bill Gurley
"[The author] has the ability to combine thinking from many fields - most notably science, technology, psychology, & a heavy dose of microeconomics." - Bill Gurley
- Anthony Pompliano
"[One of the] best books I read in 2017." - Anthony Pompliano
- Mr. Money Mustache
Zero to One
Notes on Startups, or How to Build the Future
by Peter Thiel
"Brilliant, often provocative." - Rupert Murdoch (Source)
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Andrew Ng recommended this bookAndrew Ng
"Gives an overview of entrepreneurship and innovation." - Andrew Ng
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Ben Horowitz recommended this bookBen Horowitz
"I learned a lot reading it." - Ben Horowitz
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Bryan Johnson recommended this bookBryan Johnson
"A must read." - Bryan Johnson
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Chris Dixon recommended this bookChris Dixon
Chris Dixon recommended this book on Twitter.
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Dustin Moskovitz recommended this bookDustin Moskovitz
Dustin Moskovitz recommended this book during a Stanford lecture in 2014.
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Elon Musk recommended this bookElon Musk
"[This author] has built multiple breakthrough companies, and [this book] shows how." - Elon Musk
Elon Musk's recommendation of this book +15
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- Eric Weinstein
"If you really understand something that the rest of the world is confused about, and it’s an important truth, [this book] says here are all the ways you might want to make that work." - Eric Weinstein
- Keith Rabois
Keith Rabois recommended this book on a Medium blog post.
- Kishore Biyani
"Captures some interesting perspectives and insights on the way the world and the business organisations are changing and challenging the status quo." - Kishore Biyani
- Lee Stranahan
"A great business book." - Lee Stranahan
- Luis von Ahn
"I love [this book]." - Luis von Ahn
- Marc Andreessen
"The first book any working or aspiring entrepreneur must read—period." - Marc Andreessen
- Mark Zuckerberg
"This book delivers completely new and refreshing ideas on how to create value in the world." - Mark Zuckerberg
- Matt Mullenweg
"[This book] was excellent." - Matt Mullenweg
- Max Levchin
One of Max Levchin's answers to "what's your favourite business book you'd advise to young entrepreneurs?"
- Nassim Taleb
"When a risk taker writes a book, read it. In the case of [this author], read it twice. Or, to be safe, three times. This is a classic." - Nassim Taleb
- Sam Altman
This book was on Sam Altman's bookshelf.
- Patrick O'Shaughnessy
"An obvious suggestion, because [this book] is the talk of the town and sits at the top of bestseller lists everywhere." - Patrick O'Shaughnessy
- Tom Bilyeu
Tom Bilyeu recommended this book on his website.
- Ryan Petersen
"[Part of] my biz book canon." - Ryan Petersen
- Brian Dean
"Business classic that lives up to the hype. Completely reframes what a startup should do with their product and positioning." - Brian Dean
- Eric Weinstein
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