Ryan Shea Recommended Books

"Best book I've read since Sapiens (far less mainstream, though)." - Naval Ravikant

"One of the books that tremendously influenced me when I started PayPal." - Peter Thiel

"Was really ahead of it's time, a lot of original thinking (some really out there stuff too)." - Brian Armstrong

"It was published in the late 1990’s, but is enjoying a very well-deserved resurgence." - Patrick O'Shaughnessy

Sahil Lavingia recommended this book on Notion.

"If you want to find startup ideas here’s the book." - Balaji Srinivasan

"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?"

"Loved it." - Tobi Lütke

Entrepreneur.com article.

"Best cyberpunk novel ever written. Slightly dated but very prescient." - Naval Ravikant

"Ten years ahead of the time anticipated what's going to happen." - Sergey Brin

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

"Such a good book but you can’t give it to someone now. I've tried; it doesn’t work. You have to read it before you’ve been on the internet." - Seth Godin

"One of the first books that profoundly changed my life for the better." - Aubrey Marcus

"One of my favorite books." - Will Smith

"The more and more that you dream and actually talk about something that you want to do, it can become true." - LeBron James

"A crazy story." - Big Sean

"There's a great quote in [this book]: When you're on the right path the universe conspires to help you!" - Brené Brown

"I’ve loved [this book] for a very long time." - Ryan Flaherty

"A really beautiful modern philosophy book." - Patrick Collison

"My favorite recent discovery." - Naval Ravikant

"Greatly expanded my sense of the potential power of human knowledge." - Sam Harris

"About how the way we explain things unlocks greater possibilities." - Mark Zuckerberg

"This 21st-century statement of the ideals of the Enlightenment offers fresh insight on a vast number of topics." - Steven Pinker

"A remarkable argument for the power of knowledge—as not just a human capability but as a force that shapes the universe." - Chris Anderson

"I was a profoundly better man for reading [this book]." - Aubrey Marcus

"Be conscious / present when you are interacting in life." - Noah Kagan

Neil Strauss recommended this book in a blog post.

"This book is made for a man, but the ladies must read it, too, if they really want to understand how men work." - Jen Sincero

Recommended on Jordan Peterson's website.

"Perhaps his shortest and most influential work." - Mark Manson

"Great." - Glenn Beck

"It's really great." - Jason Calacanis

"One of the more important and more prophetic social science books of our time." - Tyler Cowen

Max Levchin recommended this book on LinkedIn.

Barack Obama's favorite books of 2019 list.

"Just so damn good." - Tim Ferriss

Naval Ravikant tweeted about this book.

One of Elon Musk's favorite books about space.

"Made me want to work on AI, which led to Lisp." - Paul Graham

John Carmack mentioned this book on Twitter.

"Probably the [science fiction book] I read the most when I was younger." - Bill Gates

"I’m a big fan of [the author]." - Christopher Sommer

Balaji Srinivasan recommended this book on Twitter.

Marc Andreessen recommended this book on Twitter.

"[I] had no idea how informative [this book] would be, even for someone like me who has been supporting and learning about vaccine research for many years." - Bill Gates

"Explores the reasons why some people question vaccines, and then logically explains why the doubts are unfounded and vaccines are in fact effective and safe." - Mark Zuckerberg

"Reveals incredible scientific breakthroughs about aging and ways we can slow down, or even reverse, the process." - Vinod Khosla

"Gives a host of compelling evidence to show there is no reason people born today cannot live to at least 120 in healthy condition, if not 150 and beyond." - Peter Diamandis

"Highly recommend [this book]." - Jason Fried

"Highlights a lot of [the author's] research and findings." - David Friedberg

"Read [this book] or check out his podcast with the same name." - Blake Scholl

Naval Ravikant tweeted about this book.

"[One of] two indispensable books of 2018." - Keith Rabois

"Really about how much randomness there is in our world." - Howard Marks

"Almost everyone in my office is forced to read [this book]." - Nick Kokonas

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

James Altucher mentioned this book on "The Tim Ferriss Show" podcast.

"I used [this book] is a class I taught on the economics of uncertainty." - Art De Vany

"[One of] the 10 books with the most page-for-page wisdom." - James Clear

"A great one -- had no idea Nike had such a long history." - Alexis Ohanian

"[One of the] best books I read in 2017." - Anthony Pompliano

"Loved [this book]." - Austen Allred

"A refreshingly honest reminder of what the path to business success really looks like." - Bill Gates

"All entrepreneurs should read." - Bill Gurley

"Memoir by the Nike founder and CEO." - Brian Armstrong

"A superb and very timely survey of the impact of AI on the geopolitical system, the job market and human society." - Yuval Noah Harari

"One of those books you begin reading and instantly feel that everybody should know about it." - Arianna Huffington

"Truly one of the wisest and most surprising takes on AI." - Chris Anderson

"[The author] applies his superpowers to predicting the disruptive shifts that will define the AI-powered future." - Marc Benioff

"A must read for anyone serious about understanding the future of our species." - Peter Diamandis

"Clear-eyed and a must-read." - Satya Nadella

"Packed with intelligence and insight. If you are interested in the future of Asia, which means the future of the world, you've got to read this book." - Fareed Zakaria

Jack Dorsey recommended this book on Twitter.

Patrick Collison labeled this book "substantially above average."

One of Sam Altman's answers to "What are some of the best books you recommend for a young startup founder?"

"[One of] my favorite books for understanding the history of Silicon Valley." - Austen Allred

"About life and how to [...] navigate in a more improvisational way." - Tristan Harris

"Gave me a mathematical framework for my own spirituality." - Kevin Kelly

"A fundamental interest is gamification – thinking of things in game terms and designing things in gaming terms is one of the profound things that civilization has done for a very long time." - Stewart Brand

"Defines these two kinds of games." - Simon Sinek

"I like [this book] which has been going around a lot." - Graham Duncan

"It’s basically a book about games, but then it turns out it’s about the meaning of life." - Jane McGonigal

Keith Rabois recommended this book on Quora.

One of Max Levchin's answers to "what's your favourite business book you'd advise to young entrepreneurs?"

Tom Bilyeu recommended this book on his website.

"Came first [in terms of my interests]." - Dr. Andrew Weil

"A very famous book about what were not then known as psychedelics." - Michael Pollan

"About something really interesting and dangerous." - Douglas Murray

"A really good book that I very highly recommend." - Patrick Collison

"It had a huge effect." - Dave Elitch

"Gives excellent advice about how to move on constructively from mistakes, which I’ve tried to follow both on and off the court over the years." - Bill Gates

"To learn that people not in power will do all they can to acquire it, and people in power will do all they can to keep it." - Neil deGrasse Tyson

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

Ryan Holiday recommended this book on his blog.

"A fascinating study and still wholly relevant." - Eric Ripert

Fred Wilson recommended this book on his blog.

"Methods still valuable and can be used for good." - Garry Tan

"What I liked the most was the author's stress on the importance of morals and Christian beliefs." - George Bush

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

"[One of my ten favorite books] I might think of if I were asked the question at an interview this minute." - Nolan Bushnell

Lex Fridman mentioned this book on Instagram.

"Everyone should read [this book]." - Brian Koppelman

"I have vivid memories of the [Altered Carbon] book(s)." - Zooko Wilcox

Mentioned on "The Knowledge Project" podcast.

"If you want a new way to think about yourself, your business, the market, or any other system of parts and interactions, this is the book for you." - Patrick O'Shaughnessy

"ONE OF MY FAVORITE BOOKS." - Alexis Ohanian

"About [the author's] own experience of being a prisoner of war in Dresden." - Jack Edwards

Part of "Jeff's Reading List."

List of books Bill Gates read in 2012.

"I really like [this book]." - Edward Norton

"Great; it’s fine." - Nick Kokonas

James Altucher mentioned this book on "The Tim Ferriss Show" podcast.

"Marvelous." - Art De Vany

"Skin in the game as conflict of interest, or as attaching one's livelihood to one's speech? Who to listen to, and why." - Marc Andreessen

"A book about the dynamics of how large-scale, highly random systems behave." - Ben Horowitz

Peter Mallouk mentioned this book on Twitter.

"Quite powerful, albeit often redundant." - Keith Rabois

"I like his ideas a lot, especially in Antifragile and the first half of this book. I've always complained about pundits relative to doers." - Vinod Khosla

"I see this book as a complement to 'Economics in One Lesson.' And it's an excellent read on its own." - Changpeng Zhao

"A badass space adventure." - PewDiePie

"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