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The Best Books of All Time
(according to 400+ really successful people)
Leading minds in business, entertainment, and tech are always asked
"what books would you recommend?"
We've collected and analyzed their responses!
Sources include interviews, biographies, podcast transcripts, public online lists (e.g., Oprah's book club), and more.
Total: 78 books
Man's Search for Meaning
Viktor E. Frankl
25 recommenders
Aniela Gregorek
Bryan Johnson
Chelsea Handler
Chip Conley
Daniel Pink
Dave Elitch
David Blaine
Dustin Moskovitz
Emma Watson
Esther Perel
Ev Williams
Fedor Holz
Jimmy Fallon
Jocko Willink
Jordan Peterson
Maria Popova
Michael Gervais
Naval Ravikant
Ryan Holiday
Sam Altman
Simon Sinek
Terry Crews
Tony Robbins
Turia Pitt
PewDiePie
The 4-Hour Workweek
Tim Ferriss
22 recommenders
A.J. Jacobs
Blake Mycoskie
Caterina Fake
Charles Poliquin
Daniel Pink
David Heinemeier Hansson
Derek Sivers
Eric Weinstein
Ev Williams
Gary Keller
Jason Silva
Laura R Walker
Marc Andreessen
Marc Goodman
Mark Bell
Maurice Ashley
Mike Maples, Jr.
Mike Shinoda
Rolf Potts
Tim Draper
Tristan Harris
Walter Isaacson
Sapiens
Yuval Noah Harari
21 recommenders
Ashton Kutcher
Bill Gates
Daniel Ek
Demis Hassabis
James Cameron
Joe Rogan
Keith Rabois
Kishore Biyani
Lex Fridman
Mark Zuckerberg
Naval Ravikant
Peter Attia
Ray Dalio
Reid Hoffman
Richard Branson
Ryan Shea
Sam Kass
Sebastian Junger
Vinod Khosla
Whitney Cummings
Melinda Gates
18 Recommenders
Principles
Ray Dalio
18 recommenders
Arianna Huffington
Bill Gates
Bryan Johnson
Diddy
Doug McMillon
Drew Houston
Dustin Moskovitz
Gary Vaynerchuk
Howard Marks
Jack Dorsey
Kevin Systrom
Marc Benioff
Mark Cuban
Michael Bloomberg
Naval Ravikant
Reed Hastings
Tim Ferriss
Tony Robbins
16 Recommenders
Zero to One
Peter Thiel
16 recommenders
Andrew Ng
Ben Horowitz
Bryan Johnson
Dustin Moskovitz
Elon Musk
Eric Weinstein
Keith Rabois
Kishore Biyani
Luis von Ahn
Marc Andreessen
Mark Zuckerberg
Matt Mullenweg
Max Levchin
Nassim Nicholas Taleb
Sam Altman
Lee Stranahan
15 Recommenders
Holy Bible
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15 recommenders
A.J. Jacobs
Barack Obama
Caterina Fake
Hillary Clinton
Jamie Foxx
Kevin Kelly
Laird Hamilton
Neil deGrasse Tyson
Peter Thiel
Ricardo Semler
Ryan Flaherty
Tim Draper
Walter Isaacson
Wim Hof
Christopher Hitchens
14 Recommenders
Dune
Frank Herbert
14 recommenders
Adam Savage
Andrew Chen
Elon Musk
Ev Williams
Jeff Bezos
Kelly Starrett
Kyle Maynard
Laird Hamilton
Seth Godin
Stewart Brand
Tim Draper
Tim Ferriss
Tim O’Reilly
Zooko Wilcox
13 Recommenders
The Hard Thing About Hard Things
Ben Horowitz
13 recommenders
Andrew Ng
Drew Houston
Dustin Moskovitz
Kathryn Minshew
Keith Rabois
Larry Page
Luis von Ahn
Marc Andreessen
Mark Zuckerberg
Matt Mullenweg
Max Levchin
Peter Attia
Peter Thiel
12 Recommenders
The Innovator's Dilemma
Clayton M. Christensen
12 recommenders
Aaron Levie
Ben Horowitz
Caterina Fake
Drew Houston
Ev Williams
Guy Kawasaki
Jeff Bezos
Marc Benioff
Mark Cuban
Max Levchin
Steve Jobs
Tim O’Reilly
Atlas Shrugged
Ayn Rand
12 recommenders
Amelia Boone
Bob Metcalfe
Brian Armstrong
Elon Musk
Ev Williams
Gabby Reece
Joe De Sena
Peter Diamandis
Peter Thiel
Shah Rukh Khan
Steve Jobs
Travis Kalanick
Thinking, Fast and Slow
Daniel Kahneman
12 recommenders
Bill Gates
Bryan Johnson
Derek Sivers
Ev Williams
Jason Fried
Marc Andreessen
Naval Ravikant
Ray Dalio
Ron Conway
Sam Altman
Scott Adams
Stewart Brand
How To Win Friends and Influence People
Dale Carnegie
12 recommenders
Dave Ramsey
Daymond John
Derek Sivers
DJ Vlad
Dustin Moskovitz
Ken Block
Paul Graham
Scott Adams
Shay Carl
Strauss Zelnick
Tim Draper
Warren Buffett
11 Recommenders
Influence
Robert B. Cialdini PhD
11 recommenders
Adam Robinson
Alexis Ohanian
Charlie Munger
Guy Kawasaki
Max Levchin
Naval Ravikant
Noah Kagan
Ramit Sethi
Samy Kamkar
Scott Adams
Tobi Lütke
Meditations
Marcus Aurelius
11 recommenders
Adam Robinson
Anna Kendrick
Arianna Huffington
Chip Conley
Jack Dorsey
Naval Ravikant
Neil Strauss
Ryan Holiday
Sam Altman
Stewart Brand
Tobi Lütke
Give and Take
Adam Grant
11 recommenders
Arianna Huffington
Ashton Kutcher
Chip Conley
Daniel Pink
David Heinemeier Hansson
Gretchen Rubin
Krista Tippett
Seth Godin
Simon Sinek
Susan Cain
Tony Hsieh
The Alchemist
Paulo Coelho
11 recommenders
Aubrey Marcus
Big Sean
Brené Brown
Daniel Ek
Eric Ripert
Gabby Reece
LeBron James
Lisa Ling
Ryan Flaherty
Ryan Shea
Will Smith
10 Recommenders
The Better Angels of Our Nature
Steven Pinker
10 recommenders
A.J. Jacobs
Ben Silbermann
Bill Gates
Chris Anderson
Eric Schmidt
Jack Kornfield
John Arnold
Lex Fridman
Mark Zuckerberg
Stewart Brand
Snow Crash
Neal Stephenson
10 recommenders
Adam Savage
Brandon Stanton
Ev Williams
Larry Page
Naval Ravikant
Ryan Shea
Sergey Brin
Seth Godin
Tobi Lütke
Nolan Bushnell
How to Change Your Mind
Michael Pollan
10 recommenders
Amelia Boone
Aubrey Marcus
Hamilton Morris
Naval Ravikant
Paul Stamets
Peter Attia
Tim Ferriss
Vinod Khosla
Yuval Noah Harari
Stewart Butterfield
The War of Art
Steven Pressfield
10 recommenders
Aubrey Marcus
Brian Koppelman
Daniel Pink
Derek Sivers
Joe Rogan
Lex Fridman
Marie Forleo
Ryan Holiday
Seth Godin
Soman Chainani
High Output Management
Andrew S. Grove
10 recommenders
Ben Horowitz
Brian Armstrong
Brian Chesky
Drew Houston
Keith Rabois
Larry Ellison
Marc Andreessen
Mark Zuckerberg
Ron Conway
Tobi Lütke
The Fountainhead
Ayn Rand
10 recommenders
Emma Watson
Ev Williams
Jesse Williams
Kevin Kelly
Larry Ellison
Mark Cuban
Noah Kagan
Tim Urban
Travis Kalanick
Vince Vaughn
9 Recommenders
The Lean Startup
Eric Ries
9 recommenders
Andrew Ng
Ben Horowitz
Dustin Moskovitz
Jason Calacanis
Kevin Systrom
Marc Andreessen
Mark Cuban
Mike Maples, Jr.
Tim O’Reilly
The Black Swan
Nassim Nicholas Taleb
9 recommenders
Art De Vany
Bill Gates
Edward Norton
Ev Williams
James Altucher
Jeff Bezos
Matt Mullenweg
Naval Ravikant
Nick Kokonas
The Rational Optimist
Matt Ridley
9 recommenders
Bill Gates
Bill Gurley
John Arnold
Jordan Peterson
Marc Andreessen
Mark Zuckerberg
Mr. Money Mustache
Naval Ravikant
Nick Szabo
Poor Charlie's Almanack
Charles T. Munger
9 recommenders
Bill Gates
Daniel Ek
Drew Houston
Marc Andreessen
Naval Ravikant
Patrick Collison
Ramit Sethi
Tim Ferriss
Warren Buffett
Steve Jobs
Walter Isaacson
9 recommenders
Bill Gates
Chris Fussell
Ed Zschau
Elon Musk
Gary Vaynerchuk
George Raveling
Ray Dalio
Scott Adams
Scott Belsky
"Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!"
Richard P. Feynman
9 recommenders
Brian Armstrong
Ev Williams
Larry Page
Mark Zuckerberg
Naval Ravikant
Noah Kagan
Peter Attia
Sergey Brin
Tim Ferriss
8 Recommenders
The Checklist Manifesto
Atul Gawande
8 recommenders
Bill Gates
Charles Poliquin
Jack Dorsey
Keith Rabois
Malcolm Gladwell
Michael McCullough
Ramit Sethi
Tim Ferriss
Originals
Adam Grant
8 recommenders
Arianna Huffington
Peter Thiel
Ray Dalio
Richard Branson
Seth Godin
Tim Urban
Tony Hsieh
Whitney Wolfe Herd
The Four Agreements
Don Miguel Ruiz
8 recommenders
Aubrey Marcus
Big Sean
Daniel Negreanu
Ellen DeGeneres
Jack Dorsey
Joe Rogan
Karlie Kloss
Peter Attia
Becoming Steve Jobs
Brent Schlender
8 recommenders
Bill Gates
Brian Armstrong
Ed Catmull
Jack Dorsey
Jim Collins
Keith Rabois
Marc Andreessen
Peter Attia
Einstein
Walter Isaacson
8 recommenders
Bill Gates
Charlie Munger
Ed Zschau
George Raveling
Mark Zuckerberg
Ray Dalio
Sam Altman
Scott Belsky
Guns, Germs, and Steel
Jared Diamond
8 recommenders
Bill Gates
Charlie Munger
Daniel Ek
Jesse Williams
Joe Rogan
Patrick Arnold
Simon Sinek
Stewart Brand
Mindset
Carol S. Dweck
8 recommenders
Bill Gates
Dustin Moskovitz
Ev Williams
Josh Waitzkin
Kathryn Minshew
Satya Nadella
Tobi Lütke
Tony Robbins
Outliers
Malcolm Gladwell
8 recommenders
Bill Gates
Charlie Munger
DJ Vlad
Dwayne Johnson
James Altucher
Joe Rogan
Shaun White
Will Smith
The Selfish Gene
Richard Dawkins
8 recommenders
Bob Metcalfe
Brian Armstrong
Charlie Munger
Ev Williams
Matt Ridley
Mr. Money Mustache
Nick Szabo
Phil Libin
Good to Great
Jim Collins
8 recommenders
Brian Armstrong
Dave Ramsey
Ev Williams
Frank Blake
Jason Calacanis
Jeff Bezos
Max Levchin
Tracy DiNunzio
Bird by Bird
Anne Lamott
8 recommenders
Brian Koppelman
Daniel Pink
Mark Bittman
Matt Mullenweg
Ramit Sethi
Ryan Holiday
Susan Cain
Tim Ferriss
Tao Te Ching
Lao Tzu
8 recommenders
Brian MacKenzie
Jason Nemer
Josh Waitzkin
Michael Gervais
Naval Ravikant
Rick Rubin
Soman Chainani
Stewart Brand
Tools of Titans
Tim Ferriss
8 recommenders
Daniel Pink
George Raveling
Greg McKeown
Greg Norman
Jocko Willink
Kevin Rose
Mr. Money Mustache
Tim Urban
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People
Stephen R. Covey
8 recommenders
Daniel Pink
Dave Ramsey
Dustin Moskovitz
Ken Block
Kishore Biyani
Michael McCullough
Noah Kagan
Shay Carl
The Art Of War
Sun Tzu
8 recommenders
Dave Camarillo
Evan Spiegel
Jocko Willink
Marc Benioff
Neil deGrasse Tyson
Ryan Petersen
Travis Kalanick
Vlad Tenev
The Lord of the Rings
J.R.R. Tolkien
8 recommenders
Elon Musk
Laird Hamilton
Naval Ravikant
Neil Gaiman
Paul Graham
Peter Thiel
Reid Hoffman
Nolan Bushnell
1984
George Orwell
8 recommenders
Emma Watson
J. Cole
Jordan Peterson
Matt Mullenweg
Noam Chomsky
Richard Branson
Tristan Harris
Christopher Hitchens
7 Recommenders
High Growth Handbook
Elad Gil
7 recommenders
Aaron Levie
Brian Armstrong
Kathryn Minshew
Keith Rabois
Max Levchin
Reid Hoffman
Ryan Petersen
Crossing the Chasm
Geoffrey A. Moore
7 recommenders
Aaron Levie
Andrew Ng
Drew Houston
Ev Williams
Guy Kawasaki
Ron Conway
Seth Godin
Foundation
Isaac Asimov
7 recommenders
Adam Gazzaley
Demis Hassabis
Elon Musk
Lex Fridman
Naval Ravikant
Sam Altman
Stewart Brand
Shoe Dog
Phil Knight
7 recommenders
Alexis Ohanian
Bill Gates
Brian Armstrong
Jason Calacanis
Kathryn Minshew
Vlad Tenev
Warren Buffett
Harry Potter
J.K. Rowling
7 recommenders
Ariana Grande
Emma Watson
Gretchen Rubin
Paul Graham
Phil Keoghan
Shah Rukh Khan
Taylor Swift
Fooled by Randomness
Nassim Nicholas Taleb
7 recommenders
Art De Vany
Ev Williams
Howard Marks
James Altucher
Matt Mullenweg
Naval Ravikant
Nick Kokonas
The Great Gatsby
F. Scott Fitzgerald
7 recommenders
Bill Gates
Daniel Pink
Ev Williams
Neil deGrasse Tyson
Ta-Nehisi Coates
Taylor Swift
Christopher Hitchens
Benjamin Franklin
Walter Isaacson
7 recommenders
Brandon Stanton
Ed Zschau
Elon Musk
George Raveling
Ray Dalio
Scott Belsky
Tim Ferriss
Siddhartha
Hermann Hesse
7 recommenders
Bryan Johnson
David Blaine
Emma Watson
Naval Ravikant
Navdeep Chandel
Neil Strauss
Wim Hof
The Beginning of Infinity
David Deutsch
7 recommenders
Chris Anderson
Mark Bell
Mark Zuckerberg
Naval Ravikant
Patrick Collison
Sam Harris
Steven Pinker
A Guide to the Good Life
William B. Irvine
7 recommenders
David Heinemeier Hansson
Derek Sivers
Jason Fried
Marc Andreessen
Mr. Money Mustache
Phil Libin
Tobi Lütke
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
Douglas Adams
7 recommenders
Elon Musk
Evan Goldberg
Naval Ravikant
Richard Branson
Seth Rogen
Shah Rukh Khan
Tim Ferriss
Brave New World
Aldous Huxley
7 recommenders
Jordan Peterson
Matt Mullenweg
Sam Altman
Stewart Brand
Tristan Harris
Yuval Noah Harari
Christopher Hitchens
The Power of Habit
Charles Duhigg
7 recommenders
Kelly Starrett
Max Levchin
Mr. Money Mustache
Naval Ravikant
Ray Dalio
Scott Adams
Tim Ferriss
6 Recommenders
The Rise of Superman
Steven Kotler
6 recommenders
Adam Fisher
Adam Robinson
Chase Jarvis
Jason Silva
Jim Kwik
Marc Andreessen
Song of Solomon
Toni Morrison
6 recommenders
Adam Sessler
Barack Obama
Bozoma Saint John
Jesse Williams
Michelle Obama
Oprah Winfrey
One Hundred Years of Solitude
Gabriel Garcia Marquez
6 recommenders
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
Cal Fussman
Neil Strauss
Oprah Winfrey
Richard Branson
Christopher Hitchens
The Obstacle Is the Way
Ryan Holiday
6 recommenders
Aubrey Marcus
Christopher Sommer
George Raveling
James Altucher
Steven Pressfield
Tim Ferriss
The Oxford Shakespeare
William Shakespeare
6 recommenders
Barack Obama
J.K. Rowling
Ricardo Semler
Shah Rukh Khan
Stewart Brand
Christopher Hitchens
Measure What Matters
John Doerr
6 recommenders
Bill Gates
Dustin Moskovitz
Jim Collins
Larry Page
Reid Hoffman
Walter Isaacson
The Catcher in the Rye
J.D. Salinger
6 recommenders
Bill Gates
Ev Williams
Gretchen Rubin
Jennifer Lawrence
Larry King
Tim Draper
The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin
Benjamin Franklin
6 recommenders
Brandon Stanton
Charlie Munger
Cory Booker
Paul Graham
Vince Vaughn
Walter Isaacson
The Wealth of Nations
Adam Smith
6 recommenders
Brandon Stanton
Elon Musk
Naval Ravikant
Neil deGrasse Tyson
Nick Szabo
Noam Chomsky
The Singularity Is Near
Ray Kurzweil
6 recommenders
Brian Armstrong
Jason Silva
Marc Goodman
Peter Diamandis
Steve Aoki
Stewart Brand
Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance
Robert M. Pirsig
6 recommenders
Bryan Johnson
Drew Houston
Ev Williams
Jordan Peterson
Josh Waitzkin
Paul Graham
Getting to Yes
Roger Fisher
6 recommenders
Charlie Munger
Drew Houston
Dustin Moskovitz
Nick Ganju
Tim Draper
Tim Ferriss
Anna Karenina
Leo Tolstoy
6 recommenders
Chelsea Handler
Jennifer Lawrence
Jordan Peterson
Laura R Walker
Oprah Winfrey
Sam Altman
Animal Farm
George Orwell
6 recommenders
Daniel Pink
J. Cole
Jordan Peterson
Vlad Tenev
Whitney Cummings
Christopher Hitchens
Superintelligence
Nick Bostrom
6 recommenders
Elon Musk
Marc Goodman
Naval Ravikant
Sam Altman
Sam Harris
Will MacAskill
Finite and Infinite Games
James Carse
6 recommenders
Graham Duncan
Jane McGonigal
Kevin Kelly
Simon Sinek
Stewart Brand
Tristan Harris
A Pattern Language
Christopher Alexander
6 recommenders
Gretchen Rubin
Liz Lambert
Naval Ravikant
Patrick Collison
Sam Altman
Stewart Brand
The Score Takes Care of Itself
Bill Walsh
6 recommenders
Jack Dorsey
Keith Rabois
Noah Kagan
Ron Conway
Ryan Holiday
Sam Altman
Rework
David “DHH” Heinemeier Hansson
6 recommenders
Jeff Bezos
Mark Cuban
Seth Godin
Tim Ferriss
Tom Peters
Tony Hsieh