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Books recommended by Larry Page

Larry Page

Larry Page is known for his work in search engine optimization and co-founding Google, which revolutionized the way people access information online.

The book recommendations from Larry Page span various fields of science and philosophy, often blending simplicity with thought-provoking concepts, as exemplified by books like “My Inventions”, which offers a glimpse into Page’s life through an autobiographical lens, while others tackle topics such as self-reflection and skepticism.

  1. The Hard Thing About Hard Things: Building a Business When There Are No Easy Answers (by Ben Horowitz). Recommended by 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 , Tim Ferriss , Andrew Wilkinson , Blake Scholl , Chris Dixon , Fred Wilson , Raoul Pal , Jodie Cook , Michael Dell , Marty Cagan
  2. My Inventions: The Autobiography of Nikola Tesla (by Nikola Tesla). Recommended by Larry Page
  3. QED: The Strange Theory of Light and Matter (by Richard P. Feynman). Recommended by Larry Page
  4. "What Do You Care What Other People Think?": Further Adventures of a Curious Character (by Richard P. Feynman). Recommended by Larry Page , Naval Ravikant
  5. The Pleasure of Finding Things Out: The Best Short Works of Richard P. Feynman (by Richard P. Feynman). Recommended by Brian Armstrong , Larry Page
  6. Measure What Matters: How Google, Bono, and the Gates Foundation Rock the World with OKRs (by John Doerr). Recommended by Bill Gates , Dustin Moskovitz , Jim Collins , Larry Page , Reid Hoffman , Walter Isaacson , Sheryl Sandberg , Marty Cagan
  7. "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
  8. 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