Tom Bilyeu Recommended Books

"An insightful take on the lunacy infecting much of the world today." - Joe Rogan

"A great exposition of modern scientific thinking and understanding of the nature of man." - Nassim Taleb

Mark Manson recommended this book on his website.

"Dives into the new problem on college campuses, Safetyism." - Vinod Khosla

"Excited to read this new book by my friends." - Bryan Johnson

"Highlights the need to continue to have such discussions about sensitive topics instead of ignoring them for the sake of comfort." - Max Levchin

"[One of the] books that helped me think better in 2018." - Michael Mauboussin

"Utterly superb book, recommended unreservedly." - Richard Dawkins

Derren Brown mentioned this book on Twitter.

"Beautifully written and filled with such wisdom." - Arianna Huffington

"Ray Dalio has provided me with invaluable guidance and insights that are now available to you in Principles." - Bill Gates

"[The author] open sourced Bridgewater’s methods in [this book] and the results were good evidence that collectives can operate at higher levels when they are open and honest about and can see past their cognitive flaws." - Bryan Johnson

"[Ray Dalio]'s a great guy and has a great book out you all need to get called Principles. It’s a major key!!" - Diddy

"Greg Penner, our chairman, asked me to read it." - Doug McMillon

"Sketched really concise and good thoughts for [how to approach life]." - Drew Houston

"Great book." - Lewis Howes

"Dweck and her research have helped my foundation colleagues and me understand more about the attitudes and habits that allow some students to persevere in school despite big challenges." - Bill Gates

Mentioned on "The Knowledge Project" podcast.

"Whatever change we’ve been able to achieve is because the cultural meme we picked was inspired by [this book]." - Satya Nadella

Tony Robbins mentioned this book on "The Tim Ferriss Show" podcast.

Josh Waitzkin recommended this book in the "Tools of Titans" book.

"One of those ideas that is obvious only once you know it." - Ev Williams

"I hand out more copies of this book than any other. How to take responsibility for yourself and for those around you. Modern Stoicism, as applied in the military, business, and life." - Marc Andreessen

"My favorite Jocko book." - Casey Neistat

"I am really enjoying this book." - Tim Ferriss

"This book will change your life." - Alexis Ohanian

"Great book by two remarkable men. You want these guys on your side." - Michael Mauboussin

"Reading and applying these tactics will make you a better person." - Danny Miranda

"This book will change your fucking life." - Joe Rogan

"Anytime anybody feels mopey about what's happening in their startup or in their life, this is the book to read to reset all the expectations." - Marc Andreessen

"Have been [this author's] fan for awhile. The book didn't disappoint." - Anthony Pompliano

"Some of the craziest stuff I’ve ever read." - Austen Allred

"If David Goggins can run a hundred miles on broken legs, what’s possible for you?!" - Jodie Cook

"My favorite book of 2018." - Justin Kan

Recommended on Jordan Peterson's website.

Jocko Willink covered this book in "Jocko Podcast" Ep. 78

"The book I’ve probably gifted the most is [this book], since I’m 16." - Esther Perel

"Loved it. Really loved it." - Emma Watson

"Wow it's dark." - Naval Ravikant

"One of my favorite books." - David Blaine

Josh Waitzkin recommended this book in the "Tools of Titans" book.

"Really about teaching your kids to focus on hard work and not intrinsic capability." - Tim Ferriss

"Although the title may make it appear intuitive, the reading is much more insightful and applicable than you might guess." - Keith Rabois

"Great book. I think she actually talks about me in it ?" - Tobi Lütke

"Enthusiasm and knowledge are totally useless without grit." - Jodie Cook

Ali Abdaal recommended this book on his website.

"I definitely recommend this book to everyone." - Aubrey Marcus

"It has helped me to turn problems upside-down, become the calm within the storm, and even uncover unique opportunities." - Tim Ferriss

"Follow these precepts and you will revolutionize your life. Read this book!" - Steven Pressfield

"[One of] the books that I’ve given away the most lately." - George Raveling

"My life has been beset with obstacles. It takes practice (and pain) to surmount them and achieve success. [This author]’s book is a how-to guide for just that." - James Altucher

"I’m enjoying right now." - Christopher Sommer

"Actually makes my point about why its a poor business move for newspapers and many others to be indexed by Google." - Mark Cuban

"One of the most underrated books in the world." - Anthony Pompliano

Richard Branson recommended this book on his "70 must-read books" blog post.

"I realized better what I was doing when I read [this book], and I gave it to people to show them how to clarify what they’re doing right and what they’re doing wrong." - Robert Rodriguez

One of 4 books Tony Hsieh recommended in Inc.com

"So important, because people understanding why you do something, not what you are doing, is really what makes or breaks a brand." - Julie Rice

Most Recommended Books reached out to Kathryn Minshew directly.

"Explains how great leaders and organizations use this superpower of motivation to achieve success." - Jim Kwik

"[Be] willing to show your own weaknesses and emotions and be vulnerable. I think [this book] talks about this really well." - Matt Mullenweg

Chase Jarvis mentioned this book on "The Tim Ferriss Show" podcast.

Melinda Gates recommended this book on Likewise.com.

"It's an amazing book, and will educate you about expectation, happiness, & vulnerability." - Sophia Bush

"I’d bet money this book has restored countless relationships, made millions of millionaires and saved many lives." - Neville Medhora

"Amazing." - Shay Carl

"The main takeaway from [this book] was goal-setting. It was the fact that if you don't set a specific goal, then how can you expect to hit it?" - Daymond John

"[One of] the three most impactful books for me." - Anthony Pompliano

"Do what he says (and really do all of it) and you will be large and in charge." - Jen Sincero

Patrick Bet-David recommended this book on his website.

"If you’re stuck in your own business, this book can help you get unstuck." - Tim Ferriss

Recommended on Dave Ramsey's website.

"Absolutely everyone who is an entrepreneur or wants to be one needs to read this book." - Derek Sivers

"Was huge." - Dave Camarillo

Michael Hyatt recommended this book on his website.

Patrick Bet-David recommended this book on his website.

"It's an amazing book, I think, for anybody." - Joe Rogan

One of Peter Attia's answers to "is there a book that you’ve read more than once?"

"Fantastic." - Kelly Starrett

Tobi Lütke mentioned this book on the "Invest Like the Best" podcast.

"Main complaint seems to be 'this is a layman's description of not-new ideas'. I'm just fine with that." - DHH

"Wonderful book w/ great insights." - Jason Fried

Patrick Bet-David recommended this book on his website.

"Story of his return to Starbucks, and the success of the company in a tumlutuous economic time in history." - Ron Conway

"The master work of a master author." - Aubrey Marcus

"Read [this book] so that you can figure your life’s task and how to dedicate yourself to it." - Ryan Holiday

"An excellent book." - Mark Hart

"His best book next to 48 Laws." - Rollo Tomassi

"GREAT book." - Robin Sharma

"Wonderful book examining the lives of Masters. Recommend it highly." - Robin Black

"Gives an overview of entrepreneurship and innovation." - Andrew Ng

"I learned a lot reading it." - Ben Horowitz

"A must read." - Bryan Johnson

Chris Dixon recommended this book on Twitter.

Dustin Moskovitz recommended this book during a Stanford lecture in 2014.

"[This author] has built multiple breakthrough companies, and [this book] shows how." - Elon Musk

"Wonderful book." - Ray Dalio

"One of my favorite books on the brain and the bizarre things it makes us do." - Patrick O'Shaughnessy

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?"

Ryan Shea recommended this book on his website.

Naval Ravikant mentioned this book on "The Tim Ferriss Show" podcast.

Dave Elitch mentioned this book on "The Tim Ferriss Show" podcast.

"One of the most interesting series of interviews ever." - Patrick O'Shaughnessy

Pete Holmes recommended this book on Twitter.

"Few books have made me think more than this one over the last decade." - Ev Williams

"A very good book." - James Altucher

"The general concept is applicable to many fields beyond biology, for instance finance, economics and monetary policy." - Vlad Tenev

"It's so wonderful when books create the language that you need to better reason about the world. [This book] did that as well." - Tobi Lütke

"We definitely want Binance to be antifragile. This book may explain why we make some of the decisions we make." - Changpeng Zhao

"This book will have you asking yourself many provocative and useful questions." - Patrick O'Shaughnessy

"The definitive beginner text on evolutionary psychology and one of the easiest to get into." - Ryan Holiday