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Books recommended by Mark Zuckerberg

Mark Zuckerberg

  1. The Rational Optimist: How Prosperity Evolves (by Matt Ridley). Recommended by Bill Gates , Bill Gurley , John Arnold , Jordan Peterson , Marc Andreessen , Mark Zuckerberg , Mr. Money Mustache , Naval Ravikant , Nick Szabo , Anthony Pompliano , Rupert Murdoch
  2. "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
  3. Energy: A Beginner's Guide (by Vaclav Smil). Recommended by Bill Gates , Mark Zuckerberg
  4. Why Nations Fail: The Origins of Power, Prosperity, and Poverty (by Daron Acemoglu). Recommended by Bill Gates , Mark Zuckerberg
  5. The Last Days of Night: A Novel (by Graham Moore). Recommended by Mark Zuckerberg , Vinod Khosla , Chris Dixon
  6. Orwell's Revenge: The 1984 Palimpsest (by Peter Huber). Recommended by Mark Zuckerberg
  7. The Muqaddimah: An Introduction to History (by Ibn Ibn Khaldûn). Recommended by Mark Zuckerberg
  8. Rainbows End: A Novel with One Foot in the Future (by Vernor Vinge). Recommended by Mark Zuckerberg
  9. World Order: (by Henry Kissinger). Recommended by Mark Zuckerberg
  10. On Immunity: An Inoculation (by Eula Biss). Recommended by Bill Gates , Mark Zuckerberg , Ryan Shea
  11. Xi Jinping: The Governance of China Volume 1 (by Xi Jinping). Recommended by Mark Zuckerberg
  12. The House of Rothschild, Vol 1: Rothschild, Book 3 (by Niall Ferguson). Recommended by Mark Zuckerberg
  13. Ender's Shadow: Ender Saga, Book 5 (by Orson Scott Card). Recommended by Mark Zuckerberg
  14. Gang Leader for a Day: A Rogue Sociologist Takes to the Streets (by Sudhir Venkatesh). Recommended by Mark Zuckerberg
  15. Portfolios of the Poor: How the World's Poor Live on $2 a Day (by Daryl Collins). Recommended by Mark Zuckerberg
  16. Rational Ritual: Culture, Coordination, and Common Knowledge (by Michael Suk-Young Chwe). Recommended by Mark Zuckerberg
  17. The Varieties of Religious Experience: (by William James). Recommended by Mark Zuckerberg
  18. Physics of the Impossible: A Scientific Exploration into the World of Phasers, Force Fields, Teleportation, and Time Travel (by Michio Kaku). Recommended by Mark Zuckerberg
  19. The Information: A History, a Theory, a Flood (by James Gleick). Recommended by Mark Zuckerberg
  20. American Lion: Andrew Jackson in the White House (by Jon Meacham). Recommended by Mark Zuckerberg
  21. The End of Power: From Boardrooms to Battlefields and Churches to States, Why Being In Charge Isn't What It Used to Be (by Moises Naim). Recommended by Mark Zuckerberg
  22. The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness (by Michelle Alexander). Recommended by Bill Gates , J. Cole , Mark Zuckerberg , Sunny Hostin
  23. Genome: The Autobiography of a Species in 23 Chapters (by Matt Ridley). Recommended by Charlie Munger , Mark Zuckerberg , Naval Ravikant , Nick Szabo
  24. Decoded: (by Jay-Z). Recommended by LeBron James , Mark Zuckerberg , Sahil Lavingia
  25. Ender's Game: Ender Saga, Book 1 (by Orson Scott Card). Recommended by Mark Zuckerberg , Tim Ferriss , Travis Kalanick
  26. Einstein: His Life and Universe (by Walter Isaacson). Recommended by Bill Gates , Charlie Munger , Ed Zschau , George Raveling , Mark Zuckerberg , Ray Dalio , Sam Altman , Scott Belsky
  27. Dealing with China: An Insider Unmasks the New Economic Superpower (by Henry M. Paulson). Recommended by Mark Zuckerberg , Anthony Pompliano
  28. The Idea Factory: Bell Labs and the Great Age of American Innovation (by Jon Gertner). Recommended by Mark Zuckerberg , Patrick Collison , Ron Conway
  29. Why We're Polarized: (by Ezra Klein). Recommended by Bill Gates , Julia Galef , Mark Zuckerberg
  30. The Giving Tree: (by Shel Silverstein). Recommended by Alexis Ohanian , Chris Sacca , Mark Zuckerberg , Jen Rubio
  31. Aeneid: (by Virgil). Recommended by Mark Zuckerberg , Ryan Holiday
  32. 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
  33. Open: An Autobiography (by Andre Agassi). Recommended by Bill Gates , Dave Elitch , Mark Zuckerberg , Shaun White , Tim Ferriss
  34. Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead (by Sheryl Sandberg). Recommended by Alicia Keys , Arianna Huffington , Jim Collins , Mark Zuckerberg , Oprah Winfrey , Richard Branson , Mindy Kaling , John Doerr
  35. The Republic: (by Plato). Recommended by Maria Popova , Mark Zuckerberg , Sam Altman , Vlad Tenev , Nolan Bushnell , Mark Manson
  36. The Player of Games: Culture, Book 2 (by Iain M. Banks). Recommended by Lex Fridman , Mark Zuckerberg
  37. The Structure of Scientific Revolutions: (by Thomas S. Kuhn). Recommended by Mark Zuckerberg , Paul Graham , Stanislav Grof , Steve Jobs , David Deutsch , Brad Delong
  38. The Beginning of Infinity: Explanations That Transform the World (by David Deutsch). Recommended by Chris Anderson , Mark Bell , Mark Zuckerberg , Naval Ravikant , Patrick Collison , Ryan Shea , Sam Harris , Steven Pinker
  39. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind (by Yuval Noah Harari). Recommended by Ashton Kutcher , Bill Gates , Bill Gurley , Daniel Ek , Demis Hassabis , James Cameron , Joe Rogan , Karlie Kloss , 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 , PewDiePie , Melinda Gates , Anthony Pompliano , Changpeng Zhao , Patrick O’Shaughnessy , Chris Evans , Mark Manson , Simon Mayo , Penn Jillette , James Clear
  40. Ready Player One: (by Ernest Cline). Recommended by Astro Teller , Bill Gurley , Brian Armstrong , Mark Zuckerberg , Steve Jurvetson , Austen Allred , Jenn Im , George R. R. Martin
  41. Creativity, Inc.: Overcoming the Unseen Forces That Stand in the Way of True Inspiration (by Ed Catmull). Recommended by Alexis Ohanian , Demis Hassabis , Ezra Klein , Jason Calacanis , Mark Zuckerberg , Michael Mauboussin , Patrick O’Shaughnessy , Trung Phan
  42. The Better Angels of Our Nature: Why Violence Has Declined (by Steven Pinker). Recommended by A.J. Jacobs , Ben Silbermann , Bill Gates , Chris Anderson , Eric Schmidt , Jack Kornfield , John Arnold , Lex Fridman , Mark Zuckerberg , Stewart Brand , Anthony Pompliano , Mark Manson , Penn Jillette
  43. High Output Management: (by Andrew S. Grove). Recommended by Ben Horowitz , Brian Armstrong , Brian Chesky , Drew Houston , Keith Rabois , Larry Ellison , Marc Andreessen , Mark Zuckerberg , Ron Conway , Tobi Lütke , Balaji Srinivasan , Sahil Lavingia , John Doerr , Justin Kan
  44. Zero to One: Notes on Startups, or How to Build the Future (by Peter Thiel). Recommended by 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 , Ryan Petersen , Sam Altman , Lee Stranahan , Nassim Taleb , Chris Dixon , Patrick O’Shaughnessy , Tom Bilyeu , Brian Dean , Rupert Murdoch
  45. 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