Books recommended by David Heinemeier Hansson
- Give and Take: Why Helping Others Drives Our Success (by Adam Grant).
Recommended by Arianna Huffington , Ashton Kutcher , Chip Conley , Daniel Pink , David Heinemeier Hansson , Gretchen Rubin , Krista Tippett , Seth Godin , Simon Sinek , Susan Cain , Tony Hsieh , Changpeng Zhao , Michael Mauboussin , Marcus Lemonis
- Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us (by Daniel Pink).
Recommended by David Heinemeier Hansson , Tobi Lütke , Danny Miranda , Michael Hyatt
- A Doll's House: (by Henrik Ibsen).
Recommended by David Heinemeier Hansson
- Hate Inc.: Why Today’s Media Makes Us Despise One Another (by Matt Taibbi).
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- The Age of Absurdity: Why Modern Life makes it Hard to be Happy (by Michael Foley).
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- The Pathology of Normalcy: (by Erich Fromm).
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- The Lost Writings: (by Franz Kafka).
Recommended by David Heinemeier Hansson
- Bullshit Jobs: A Theory (by David Graeber).
Recommended by David Heinemeier Hansson
- Punished by Rewards: The Trouble with Gold Stars, Incentive Plans, A's, Praise, and Other Bribes (by Alfie Kohn).
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- The Myth of the Spoiled Child: Coddled Kids, Helicopter Parents, and Other Phony Crises (by Alfie Kohn).
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- Escape from Freedom: (by Erich Fromm).
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- The Management Myth: Why the Experts Keep Getting it Wrong (by Matthew Stewart).
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- I and Thou: (by Martin Buber).
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- Maverick: The Success Story Behind the World's Most Unusual Workplace (by Ricardo Semler).
Recommended by David Heinemeier Hansson , Jason Fried , Noah Kagan , Ryan Petersen
- Understanding Exposure: How to Shoot Great Photographs with Any Camera (by Bryan Peterson).
Recommended by David Heinemeier Hansson
- Ruby on Rails Tutorial: Addison-Wesley Professional Ruby Series (by Michael Hartl).
Recommended by David Heinemeier Hansson , Derek Sivers
- Hell Yeah or No: What's worth doing (by Derek Sivers).
Recommended by David Heinemeier Hansson , Tobi Lütke
- Turn the Ship Around!: A True Story of Turning Followers into Leaders (by L. David Marquet).
Recommended by Brian Armstrong , David Heinemeier Hansson , Jason Fried , Simon Sinek
- The Trial: (by Franz Kafka).
Recommended by David Heinemeier Hansson , Kara Swisher
- Either/Or: A Fragment of Life (by Søren Kierkegaard).
Recommended by David Heinemeier Hansson , PewDiePie
- Political Order and Political Decay: From the Industrial Revolution to the Globalization of Democracy (by Francis Fukuyama).
Recommended by David Heinemeier Hansson , Mark Manson
- The Origins of Political Order: From Prehuman Times to the French Revolution (by Francis Fukuyama).
Recommended by David Heinemeier Hansson , Mark Manson
- The Big Short: Inside the Doomsday Machine (by Michael Lewis).
Recommended by David Heinemeier Hansson , Malcolm Gladwell , Sheryl Sandberg
- A Guide to the Good Life: The Ancient Art of Stoic Joy (by William B. Irvine).
Recommended by David Heinemeier Hansson , Derek Sivers , Jason Fried , Marc Andreessen , Mr. Money Mustache , Phil Libin , Tobi Lütke , Austen Allred , Jodie Cook
- The 4-Hour Workweek: Escape 9-5, Live Anywhere, and Join the New Rich (by Tim Ferriss).
Recommended by 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 , Lewis Howes , Jodie Cook , Brian Dean , Michael Hyatt
- The Talent Code: Greatness Isn't Born. It's Grown. Here's How. (by Daniel Coyle).
Recommended by David Heinemeier Hansson , Jason Fried , Joe Rogan , Kelly Starrett , Peter Attia , Tobi Lütke , Tom Bilyeu
- The Road to Wigan Pier: (by George Orwell).
Recommended by David Heinemeier Hansson , Jordan Peterson , Brad Delong