20 Books Recommended by Tobi Lütke
A Guide to the Good Life
William B. Irvine
Source: "A very interesting read." - Phil Libin
Thinking in Systems
Donella H. Meadows
Source: Mentioned on "The Knowledge Project" podcast.
The Courage to Be Disliked
Ichiro Kishimi
Source: "It's like this book was written just for me. I came away with so many 'aha!' moments that have helped me better understand myself." - Ryan Hoover
The Box
Marc Levinson
Source: "We all live in Malcolm’s world because the shipping container has been hugely influential in history." - Tobi Lütke
Tuxedo Park
Jennet Conant
Source: "It’s very good." - Patrick Collison
Influence
Robert B. Cialdini PhD
Source: "The guiding light for how I conduct business—and in many ways how I lives my life." - Guy Kawasaki
High Output Management
Andrew S. Grove
Source: Keith Rabois recommended this book on a Medium blog post.
Hell Yeah or No
Derek Sivers
Source: "Don't think I've ever bought a book so quickly after seeing it released!" - DHH
The Elements of Style
William Strunk Jr.
Source: "This is my guide. I accept that I’ll never write anything as good as the introductory essay by [the author]. It’s brilliant." - Bill Nye
Meditations
Marcus Aurelius
Source: "I find [this book] so inspirational and instructive, it lives on my nightstand." - Arianna Huffington
Mindset
Carol S. Dweck
Source: Dustin Moskovitz recommended this book on Twitter.
Drive
Daniel Pink
Source: "Takes some of those same ideas about motivations and rewards and extrapolates them in a little bit." - DHH
The Precipice
Toby Ord
Source: "Enjoyed [this book]. Odd time to read about end-of-world scenarios." - Tobi Lütke
Permutation City
Greg Egan
Source: "The quality of the science in this book is exceptional." - Tobi Lütke
Cryptonomicon
Neal Stephenson
Source: On the "books read" section of Ev Williams' GoodReads profile.
Way of the Warrior Kid
Jocko Willink
Source: "I finished reading the three books of [this series] to my kids. They absolutely loved them. Highly recommended." - Tobi Lütke
Way of the Warrior Kid 3
Jocko Willink
Source: "I finished reading the three books of [this series] to my kids. They absolutely loved them. Highly recommended." - Tobi Lütke
Marc's Mission
Jocko Willink
Source: "I finished reading the three books of [this series] to my kids. They absolutely loved them. Highly recommended." - Tobi Lütke