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Books recommended by Ev Williams

Ev Williams

  1. The Black Swan: Incerto, Book 2 (by Nassim Taleb). Recommended by Art De Vany , Bill Gates , Edward Norton , Ev Williams , James Altucher , Jeff Bezos , Nick Kokonas , Ryan Shea , Pavel Durov
  2. The Innovator's Dilemma: When New Technologies Cause Great Firms to Fail (by Clayton M. Christensen). Recommended by Aaron Levie , Ben Horowitz , Bill Gurley , Caterina Fake , Drew Houston , Ev Williams , Guy Kawasaki , Jeff Bezos , Marc Andreessen , Marc Benioff , Mark Cuban , Max Levchin , Michael Bloomberg , Steve Jobs , Tim O’Reilly , Blake Scholl , Chris Dixon , Steve Blank
  3. Hackers & Painters: Big Ideas from the Computer Age (by Paul Graham). Recommended by Brian Armstrong , Derek Sivers , Ev Williams , Keith Rabois , Ryan Holiday , Patrick O’Shaughnessy
  4. The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference (by Malcolm Gladwell). Recommended by Ev Williams , Joe Rogan , Kevin Rose , Kevin Systrom , Mike Shinoda , Jenn Im , Michael Hyatt
  5. Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap…And Others Don't (by Jim Collins). Recommended by Brian Armstrong , Daniel Ek , Dave Ramsey , Ev Williams , Frank Blake , Jason Calacanis , Jeff Bezos , Max Levchin , Tracy DiNunzio , Michael Hyatt , John Doerr
  6. Reinventing Fire: Bold Business Solutions for the New Energy Era (by Amory Lovins). Recommended by Bill Gates , Ev Williams
  7. Fooled by Randomness: The Hidden Role of Chance in Life and in the Markets (by Nassim Taleb). Recommended by Art De Vany , Ev Williams , Howard Marks , James Altucher , Nick Kokonas , Ryan Shea , James Clear
  8. Cumulus: (by Eliot Peper). Recommended by Daniel Pink , Ev Williams
  9. Crossing the Chasm: Marketing and Selling High-Tech Products to Mainstream Customers (by Geoffrey A. Moore). Recommended by Aaron Levie , Andrew Ng , Bill Gurley , Drew Houston , Ev Williams , Guy Kawasaki , Ron Conway , Seth Godin , Changpeng Zhao , Chris Dixon
  10. Focus: The Future of Your Company Depends on It (by Al Ries). Recommended by Ben Horowitz , Ev Williams , Michael Hyatt
  11. Positioning: The Battle for Your Mind (by Al Ries). Recommended by Ev Williams , Patrick O’Shaughnessy , Michael Hyatt
  12. The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay: (by Michael Chabon). Recommended by Ev Williams , Fred Wilson
  13. Travels: (by Michael Crichton). Recommended by Ev Williams
  14. Don't Make Me Think: A Common Sense Approach to Web Usability (by Steve Krug). Recommended by Brian Armstrong , Ev Williams , Jeff Atwood , Nick Ganju , Garry Tan
  15. User Interface Design for Programmers: (by Joel Spolsky). Recommended by Ev Williams
  16. Jitterbug Perfume: A Novel (by Tom Robbins). Recommended by Ev Williams
  17. Shopgirl: A Novella (by Steve Martin). Recommended by Ev Williams
  18. Ready for Anything: 52 Productivity Principles for Getting Things Done (by David Allen). Recommended by Ev Williams
  19. Jimmy Corrigan: The Smartest Kid on Earth (by Chris Ware). Recommended by Ev Williams
  20. Mind Wide Open: (by Steven Johnson). Recommended by Ev Williams
  21. Microserfs: A Novel (by Douglas Coupland). Recommended by Ev Williams
  22. Cat's Cradle: A Novel (by Kurt Vonnegut). Recommended by Ev Williams
  23. Everything Bad is Good for You: (by Steven Johnson). Recommended by Ev Williams
  24. Smart and Gets Things Done: Joel Spolsky's Concise Guide to Finding the Best Technical Talent (by Avram Joel Spolsky). Recommended by Ev Williams
  25. Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking (by Malcolm Gladwell). Recommended by Ev Williams , Kevin Systrom , Mike Shinoda
  26. Slack: Getting Past Burnout, Busywork, and the Myth of Total Efficiency (by Tom DeMarco). Recommended by Ev Williams
  27. The Echo Maker: (by Richard Powers). Recommended by Ev Williams
  28. Me Talk Pretty One Day: (by David Sedaris). Recommended by Ev Williams
  29. Bit Literacy: Productivity in the Age of Information and E-mail Overload (by Mark Hurst). Recommended by Ev Williams
  30. Wool: Wool, Book 1 (by Hugh Howey). Recommended by Ev Williams
  31. Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day: (by Judith Viorst). Recommended by Ev Williams
  32. Small Pieces Loosely Joined: A Unified Theory Of The Web (by David Weinberger). Recommended by Ev Williams
  33. The First American: The Life and Times of Benjamin Franklin (by H. W. Brands). Recommended by Ev Williams
  34. Fierce Invalids Home From Hot Climates: A Novel (by Tom Robbins). Recommended by Ev Williams
  35. The Cluetrain Manifesto: (by Rick Levine). Recommended by Ev Williams
  36. Tesla: Man Out of Time (by Margaret Cheney). Recommended by Ev Williams
  37. You Shall Know Our Velocity!: (by Dave Eggers). Recommended by Ev Williams
  38. Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game (by Michael Lewis). Recommended by Ev Williams
  39. Mating: A Novel (by Norman Rush). Recommended by Ev Williams
  40. In Search of Excellence: Lessons from America's Best-Run Companies (by Tom Peters). Recommended by Ev Williams
  41. Airframe: (by Michael Crichton). Recommended by Ev Williams
  42. Gates: How Microsoft's Mogul Reinvented an Industry–and Made Himself the Richest Man in America (by Stephen Manes). Recommended by Ev Williams
  43. Anthem: (by Ayn Rand). Recommended by Ev Williams
  44. Emergence: (by Steven Johnson). Recommended by Ev Williams
  45. Wired: A Romance (by Gary Wolf). Recommended by Ev Williams
  46. What Should I Do with My Life?: The True Story of People Who Answered the Ultimate Question (by Po Bronson). Recommended by Ev Williams
  47. The Victorian Internet: The Remarkable Story of the Telegraph and the Nineteenth Century's On-Line Pioneers (by Tom Standage). Recommended by Ev Williams
  48. Why Most Things Fail: Evolution, Extinction and Economics (by Paul Ormerod). Recommended by Ev Williams
  49. The Perfect Store: Inside eBay (by Adam Cohen). Recommended by Ev Williams
  50. Adverbs: A Novel (by Daniel Handler). Recommended by Ev Williams
  51. Facts and Fallacies of Software Engineering: (by Robert L. Glass). Recommended by Ev Williams
  52. Interface Culture: How New Technology Transforms the Way We Create & Communicate (by Steven A. Johnson). Recommended by Ev Williams
  53. Mindfulness for Beginners: Reclaiming the Present Moment and Your Life (by Jon Kabat-Zinn). Recommended by Ev Williams
  54. Joel on Software: And on Diverse and Occasionally Related Matters That Will Prove of Interest to Software Developers, Designers, and Managers, and to Those Who, Whether by Good Fortune or Ill Luck, Work with Them in Some Capacity (by Joel Spolsky). Recommended by Ev Williams
  55. It's Not About the Bike: My Journey Back to Life (by Lance Armstrong). Recommended by Ev Williams
  56. Bill & Dave: How Hewlett and Packard Built the World's Greatest Company (by Michael S. Malone). Recommended by Ev Williams
  57. The Know-It-All: (by AJ Jacobs). Recommended by Ev Williams
  58. In the Beginning…Was the Command Line: (by Neal Stephenson). Recommended by Ev Williams
  59. Sphere: (by Michael Crichton). Recommended by Ev Williams
  60. The Power Of One: The Power of One, Book 1 (by Bryce Courtenay). Recommended by Ev Williams
  61. The Blind Side: Evolution of a Game (by Michael Lewis). Recommended by Ev Williams
  62. Seeing What's Next: Using the Theories of Innovation to Predict Industry Change (by Clayton M. Christensen). Recommended by Ev Williams
  63. Hackers: Heroes of the Computer Revolution (by Steven Levy). Recommended by Donald Knuth , Ev Williams , John Carmack , Zooko Wilcox , Austen Allred
  64. The Social Life of Information: (by John Seely Brown). Recommended by Ev Williams
  65. Fuzzy Thinking: The New Science of Fuzzy Logic (by Bart Kosko). Recommended by Ev Williams
  66. Winning: The Ultimate Business How-To Book (by Jack Welch). Recommended by Ev Williams , Sam Altman
  67. Cryptonomicon: (by Neal Stephenson). Recommended by Ev Williams , Peter Thiel , Tobi Lütke , Cameron Winklevoss
  68. A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius: (by Dave Eggers). Recommended by Ev Williams , Sam Altman
  69. Get Back in the Box: How Being Great at What You Do Is Great for Business (by Douglas Rushkoff). Recommended by Ev Williams , Keith Rabois
  70. The Da Vinci Code: (by Dan Brown). Recommended by Ev Williams , Shah Rukh Khan
  71. The Starfish and the Spider: The Unstoppable Power of Leaderless Organizations (by Ori Brafman). Recommended by Ev Williams , Changpeng Zhao
  72. The Corrections: A Novel (by Jonathan Franzen). Recommended by Ev Williams , Oprah Winfrey
  73. Revolutionary Wealth: (by Alvin Toffler). Recommended by Ev Williams , Carlos Slim
  74. The Art of the Start: The Time-Tested, Battle-Hardened Guide for Anyone Starting Anything (by Guy Kawasaki). Recommended by Ev Williams , Keith Rabois
  75. Dancing Naked in the Mind Field: (by Kary Mullis). Recommended by Ev Williams , Peter Attia
  76. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time: (by Mark Haddon). Recommended by Donald Glover , Ev Williams , Shah Rukh Khan , Melinda Gates
  77. Ogilvy on Advertising: (by David Ogilvy). Recommended by Ev Williams , Neville Medhora , Noah Kagan
  78. The Monk and the Riddle: The Art of Creating a Life While Making a Living (by Randy Komisar). Recommended by Ev Williams , Keith Rabois
  79. Mindset: The New Psychology of Success (by Carol S. Dweck). Recommended by Bill Gates , Dustin Moskovitz , Ev Williams , Josh Waitzkin , Kathryn Minshew , Satya Nadella , Tobi Lütke , Tony Robbins , Mark Manson , Tom Bilyeu
  80. A Whole New Mind: Why Right-Brainers Will Rule the Future (by Daniel Pink). Recommended by Ev Williams , Ray Dalio
  81. The Selfish Gene: (by Richard Dawkins). Recommended by Bob Metcalfe , Brian Armstrong , Charlie Munger , Elon Musk , Ev Williams , Matt Ridley , Mr. Money Mustache , Nick Szabo , Phil Libin , David Deutsch , Mark Manson , Tai Lopez
  82. The Way of Life, According to Laotzu: (by Witter Bynner). Recommended by Dr. Andrew Weil , Ev Williams , Tim O’Reilly
  83. The Great Gatsby: (by F. Scott Fitzgerald). Recommended by Bill Gates , Daniel Pink , Ev Williams , Neil deGrasse Tyson , Ryan Holiday , Ta-Nehisi Coates , Taylor Swift , Christopher Hitchens , Jim Carrey
  84. The Halo Effect: … and the Eight Other Business Delusions That Deceive Managers (by Phil Rosenzweig). Recommended by Ev Williams , Matt Mullenweg
  85. Losing My Virginity: How I've Survived, Had Fun, and Made a Fortune Doing Business My Way (by Richard Branson). Recommended by Ev Williams , Jen Sincero
  86. Made to Stick: Why Some Ideas Survive and Others Die (by Chip Heath). Recommended by Brian Armstrong , Ev Williams , Andrew Wilkinson , Changpeng Zhao , Sahil Lavingia
  87. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything (by Steven D. Levitt). Recommended by Daymond John , Ev Williams , James Altucher
  88. Absurdistan: A Novel (by Gary Shteyngart). Recommended by Adam Sessler , Ev Williams
  89. Built to Last: Successful Habits of Visionary Companies (by Jim Collins). Recommended by Bill Gurley , Ev Williams , Jeff Bezos , Jamie Dimon
  90. The Pragmatic Programmer: From Journeyman to Master (by Andrew Hunt). Recommended by Ev Williams , Jeff Atwood
  91. Understanding Comics: The Invisible Art (by Scott McCloud). Recommended by Ev Williams , Seth Godin
  92. The Fountainhead: (by Ayn Rand). Recommended by Emma Watson , Ev Williams , Jesse Williams , Kevin Kelly , Larry Ellison , Mark Cuban , Noah Kagan , Ray Dalio , Shah Rukh Khan , Tim Urban , Travis Kalanick , Vince Vaughn , Fred Wilson , Jim Carrey
  93. Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity (by David Allen). Recommended by Dustin Moskovitz , Ev Williams , Michael McCullough , Tony Hsieh , Howard Stern , Michael Hyatt
  94. The Making of a Manager: What to Do When Everyone Looks to You (by Julie Zhuo). Recommended by Daniel Pink , Ev Williams , Gretchen Rubin , Sam Altman , Stewart Butterfield , Ali Abdaal , Marty Cagan
  95. The China Study: The Most Comprehensive Study of Nutrition Ever Conducted and the Startling Implications for Diet, Weight Loss, and Long-Term Health (by T. Colin Campbell). Recommended by Ev Williams , James Cameron , Suzy Amis Cameron
  96. Mastery: The Keys to Success and Long-Term Fulfillment (by George Leonard). Recommended by Ev Williams , Maurice Ashley , Terry Laughlin , Patrick O’Shaughnessy
  97. The Bonfire of the Vanities: A Novel (by Tom Wolfe). Recommended by Charles Koch , Ev Williams , Christopher Hitchens
  98. Stumbling on Happiness: (by Daniel Todd Gilbert). Recommended by Derek Sivers , Ev Williams , Maria Popova , Sam Harris , Andrew Wilkinson , Mark Manson
  99. Einstein's Dreams: (by Alan Lightman). Recommended by Eric Weinstein , Ev Williams , Patrick O’Shaughnessy
  100. Lolita: (by Vladimir Nabokov). Recommended by Ev Williams , J.K. Rowling , PewDiePie , Tavi Gevinson , Bryan Callen
  101. The Dip: A Little Book That Teaches You When to Quit (and When to Stick) (by Seth Godin). Recommended by Brian Armstrong , Ev Williams , Chris Do , Thomas Frank
  102. Out Of Control: The New Biology Of Machines, Social Systems, And The Economic World (by Kevin Kelly). Recommended by Ev Williams , Steve Jurvetson
  103. Nonzero: The Logic of Human Destiny (by Robert Wright). Recommended by Ev Williams , Nick Thompson , Jonathan Haidt
  104. Atlas Shrugged: (by Ayn Rand). Recommended by Amelia Boone , Bob Metcalfe , Brian Armstrong , Elon Musk , Ev Williams , Gabby Reece , Joe De Sena , John Carmack , Mark Cuban , Peter Diamandis , Peter Thiel , Ray Dalio , Shah Rukh Khan , Steve Jobs , Travis Kalanick , Austen Allred , Blake Scholl , Fred Wilson , Phil Jackson , Rand Paul , Russell Brunson , Paul Krugman
  105. Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance: An Inquiry Into Values (by Robert M. Pirsig). Recommended by Bryan Johnson , Drew Houston , Ev Williams , Jordan Peterson , Josh Waitzkin , Paul Graham , Austen Allred , Fred Wilson , Phil Jackson
  106. The World Without Us: (by Alan Weisman). Recommended by Ev Williams , Richard Branson
  107. Founders at Work: Stories of Startups' Early Days (by Jessica Livingston). Recommended by Alexis Ohanian , Ev Williams , Paul Graham , Ron Conway , Ryan Holiday
  108. "Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!": Adventures of a Curious Character (by Richard P. Feynman). Recommended by Brian Armstrong , Ev Williams , Larry Page , Mark Zuckerberg , Naval Ravikant , Noah Kagan , Peter Attia , Sergey Brin , Tim Ferriss , Sahil Lavingia , James Clear
  109. The Diamond Age: Or, a Young Lady's Illustrated Primer (by Neal Stephenson). Recommended by Ev Williams , Kelly Starrett , Naval Ravikant , Peter Thiel , Seth Godin
  110. The Wisdom of Crowds: (by James Surowiecki). Recommended by Ben Shapiro , Ev Williams , Kevin Rose , Kevin Systrom
  111. The Unbearable Lightness of Being: A Novel (by Milan Kundera). Recommended by Alain de Botton , Ev Williams , Evan Spiegel , Justin Boreta , Shah Rukh Khan
  112. The Effective Executive: The Definitive Guide to Getting the Right Things Done (by Peter F. Drucker). Recommended by Drew Houston , Ev Williams , Guy Kawasaki , Jim Collins , Matt Mullenweg
  113. The Martian: A Novel (by Andy Weir). Recommended by Chris Sacca , Ev Williams , Matt Ridley , Max Levchin , Noah Kagan , Christopher Paolini , Tom Hanks
  114. On Intelligence: How a New Understanding of the Brain Will Lead to the Creation of Truly Intelligent Machines (by Jeff Hawkins). Recommended by Ev Williams , Keith Rabois , Patrick Collison
  115. The Catcher in the Rye: (by J.D. Salinger). Recommended by Bill Gates , Ev Williams , Gretchen Rubin , Jennifer Lawrence , Larry King , Tim Draper , Kathie Lee Gifford , Sarah Jessica Parker
  116. Lord of the Flies: (by William Golding). Recommended by Ev Williams , Jordan Peterson , Scott Belsky , Douglas Murray
  117. Jonathan Livingston Seagull: (by Richard Bach). Recommended by Ed Latimore , Ev Williams , Laird Hamilton , Mike Maples, Jr. , Peter Attia , Vinod Khosla , Wim Hof , Fred Wilson
  118. 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
  119. Thinking, Fast and Slow: (by Daniel Kahneman). Recommended by Bill Gates , Bryan Johnson , Derek Sivers , Ev Williams , Jason Fried , Marc Andreessen , Naval Ravikant , Ray Dalio , Ron Conway , Sam Altman , Scott Adams , Stewart Brand , Nassim Taleb , Sahil Lavingia , Mark Manson , Jay Shetty , Michiko Kakutani , Preston Pysh
  120. The Long Tail: Why the Future of Business Is Selling Less of More (by Chris Anderson). Recommended by Eric Schmidt , Ev Williams , Seth Godin
  121. Snow Crash: A Novel (by Neal Stephenson). Recommended by Adam Savage , Brandon Stanton , Ev Williams , Larry Page , Mark Zuckerberg , Naval Ravikant , Ryan Shea , Sergey Brin , Seth Godin , Tobi Lütke , Nolan Bushnell , Austen Allred , Cameron Winklevoss , Fred Wilson , Jensen Huang
  122. On the Road: (by Jack Kerouac). Recommended by Bob Dylan , Ev Williams , Josh Waitzkin , Lex Fridman , Steve Jobs , Walter Isaacson
  123. Antifragile: Incerto, Book 3 (by Nassim Taleb). Recommended by Ev Williams , James Altucher , Tobi Lütke , Vinod Khosla , Vlad Tenev , Changpeng Zhao , Patrick O’Shaughnessy , Shane Parrish , Tom Bilyeu
  124. Man's Search for Meaning: (by Viktor E. Frankl). Recommended by Aniela Gregorek , Bryan Johnson , Chelsea Handler , Chip Conley , Daniel Pink , Dave Elitch , David Blaine , Dustin Moskovitz , Emma Watson , Esther Perel , Ev Williams , Fedor Holz , Jim Kwik , Jimmy Fallon , Jocko Willink , Jordan Peterson , Lex Fridman , Maria Popova , Michael Gervais , Naval Ravikant , Ryan Holiday , Sam Altman , Simon Sinek , Terry Crews , Tony Robbins , Turia Pitt , PewDiePie , Shane Parrish , Mark Manson , Phil Jackson , Tom Bilyeu , Michael Hyatt , Alastair Humphreys , Steve Kerr , Robin Black