Ryan Shea Recommended Books
Ryan Shea has recommended 51 books. Browse the complete reading list with quotes and sources below.
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The Sovereign Individual
Mastering the Transition to the Information Age
One of Ryan Shea's 4 answers to "what is the book (or books) you’ve given most as a gift?" (Source)
Also recommended by:
Naval Ravikant, Peter Thiel, Brian Armstrong, Patrick O'Shaughnessy, Sahil Lavingia, Balaji Srinivasan
Sapiens
A Brief History, Book 1
One of Ryan Shea's 4 answers to "what is the book (or books) you’ve given most as a gift?" (Source)
Also recommended by:
Joe Rogan, Bill Gates, Naval Ravikant, Lex Fridman, Mark Zuckerberg, Peter Attia, Ashton Kutcher, Whitney Cummings, Richard Branson, Ray Dalio, Vinod Khosla, James Cameron, Demis Hassabis, Keith Rabois, Daniel Ek, Reid Hoffman, Sam Kass, Sebastian Junger, Kishore Biyani, Melinda Gates, Bill Gurley, Karlie Kloss, Anthony Pompliano, Changpeng Zhao, PewDiePie, Patrick O'Shaughnessy, Chris Evans, Simon Mayo, Penn Jillette, Mark Manson, James Clear
Snow Crash
One of Ryan Shea's 4 answers to "what is the book (or books) you’ve given most as a gift?" (Source)
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Tobi Lütke, Larry Page, Naval Ravikant, Sergey Brin, Ev Williams, Seth Godin, Adam Savage, Brandon Stanton, Nolan Bushnell, Austen Allred, Cameron Winklevoss, Fred Wilson, Mark Zuckerberg, Jensen Huang
Foundation (7 books)
Ryan Shea recommended this series on his website. (Source)
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Adam Gazzaley, Demis Hassabis, Elon Musk, Lex Fridman, Naval Ravikant, Sam Altman, Stewart Brand, Austen Allred, Cameron Winklevoss, Sahil Lavingia
The Alchemist
One of Ryan Shea's 4 answers to "what is the book (or books) you’ve given most as a gift?" (Source)
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Aubrey Marcus, Will Smith, LeBron James, Big Sean, Brené Brown, Ryan Flaherty, Lisa Ling, Daniel Ek, Eric Ripert, Gabby Reece, Garry Tan, Lewis Howes, Tony Robbins, Jodie Cook, Andy Frisella, James Clear, Patrick Bet-David
The Beginning of Infinity
Explanations That Transform the World
"#1 on my list." - Ryan Shea (Source)
Also recommended by:
Patrick Collison, Naval Ravikant, Sam Harris, Mark Zuckerberg, Steven Pinker, Chris Anderson, Mark Bell
The Way of the Superior Man
A Spiritual Guide to Mastering the Challenges of Women, Work, and Sexual Desire
Ryan Shea recommended this book on his website. (Source)
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The Three-Body Problem (3 books)
Ryan Shea recommended this series on Twitter. (Source)
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Adam Savage, Lex Fridman, Liv Boeree, Mark Zuckerberg, Max Levchin, Naval Ravikant, Tim Urban, Tobi Lütke, Barry Silbert, Mike Novogratz
On the Genealogy of Morals and Ecce Homo
Ryan Shea recommended this book on his website. (Source)
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Project Hail Mary
Ryan Shea recommended this book on his website. (Source)
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The Revolt of The Public and the Crisis of Authority in the New Millennium
Ryan Shea recommended this book on his website. (Source)
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Empire of Pain
The Secret History of the Sackler Dynasty
Ryan Shea recommended this book on his website. (Source)
The Paper Menagerie and Other Stories
Ryan Shea recommended this book on his website. (Source)
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Exhalation
Ryan Shea recommended this book on his website. (Source)
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The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress
Ryan Shea recommended this book on his website. (Source)
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Elon Musk, Paul Graham, John Carmack, Bill Gates, Christopher Sommer
The Knowledge
How to Rebuild Civilization in the Aftermath of a Cataclysm
Ryan Shea recommended this book on his website. (Source)
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Leviathan Wakes
The Expanse, Book 1
Ryan Shea recommended this book on his website. (Source)
The Myth of the Rational Voter
Why Democracies Choose Bad Policies
Ryan Shea recommended this book on his website. (Source)
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On Immunity
An Inoculation
Ryan Shea recommended this book on his website. (Source)
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Lifespan
Why We Age—and Why We Don't Have To
Ryan Shea recommended this book on his website. (Source)
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Vinod Khosla, Peter Diamandis, Jason Fried, David Friedberg, Blake Scholl
The Book of Why
The New Science of Cause and Effect
Ryan Shea recommended this book on his website. (Source)
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Fooled by Randomness
The Hidden Role of Chance in Life and in the Markets
Ryan Shea recommended this book on Twitter. (Source)
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Howard Marks, Nick Kokonas, Ev Williams, James Altucher, Art De Vany, James Clear
Shoe Dog
A Memoir by the Creator of Nike
Ryan Shea recommended this book on his website. (Source)
The Way to Love
Meditations for Life
Ryan Shea recommended this book on his website. (Source)
AI Superpowers
China, Silicon Valley, and the New World Order
Ryan Shea recommended this book on his website. (Source)
Also recommended by:
Yuval Noah Harari, Arianna Huffington, Chris Anderson, Marc Benioff, Peter Diamandis, Satya Nadella, Tim O’Reilly, Balaji Srinivasan
Lee Kuan Yew
The Grand Master's Insights on China, the United States, and the World
Ryan Shea recommended this book on his website. (Source)
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Being Mortal
Medicine and What Matters in the End
Ryan Shea recommended this book on his website. (Source)
Spiritual Enlightenment, the Damnedest Thing
The Enlightenment Trilogy, Book 1
Ryan Shea recommended this book on his website. (Source)
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Dealers of Lightning
Xerox PARC and the Dawn of the Computer Age
Ryan Shea recommended this book on his website. (Source)
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Finite and Infinite Games
Ryan Shea recommended this book on his website. (Source)
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Tristan Harris, Kevin Kelly, Stewart Brand, Simon Sinek, Graham Duncan, Jane McGonigal, Tobi Lütke, Daniel Gross, Patrick O'Shaughnessy
Predictably Irrational
The Hidden Forces That Shape Our Decisions
Ryan Shea recommended this book on his website. (Source)
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The Doors of Perception and Heaven and Hell
Ryan Shea recommended this book on his website. (Source)
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The Inner Game of Tennis
The Classic Guide to the Mental Side of Peak Performance
Ryan Shea recommended this book on his website. (Source)
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The Prince
Ryan Shea recommended this book on his website. (Source)
Also recommended by:
Neil deGrasse Tyson, Stewart Brand, Ryan Holiday, Eric Ripert, Fred Wilson, Garry Tan, Patrick Bet-David
The Stranger
Ryan Shea recommended this book on his website. (Source)
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George Bush, Kyle Maynard, Nolan Bushnell, Lex Fridman, Brian Koppelman
On Liberty
Ryan Shea recommended this book on his website. (Source)
Dune
Dune, Book 1
Ryan Shea recommended this book on his website. (Source)
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Altered Carbon
Ryan Shea recommended this book on his website. (Source)
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Thinking in Systems
Ryan Shea recommended this book on his website. (Source)
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Slaughterhouse-Five
A Novel
Ryan Shea recommended this book on his website. (Source)
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The Black Swan
Incerto, Book 2
Ryan Shea recommended this book on Twitter. (Source)
Also recommended by:
Jeff Bezos, Bill Gates, Edward Norton, Nick Kokonas, James Altucher, Art De Vany, Ev Williams, Pavel Durov
The Bed of Procrustes
Incerto, Book 4
Ryan Shea recommended this book on Twitter. (Source)
Skin in the Game
Incerto, Book 5
Ryan Shea recommended this book on Twitter. (Source)
Also recommended by:
Marc Andreessen, Ben Horowitz, Peter Mallouk, Keith Rabois, Vinod Khosla, Changpeng Zhao, Chris Dixon
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