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Books recommended by Max Levchin

Max Levchin

  1. Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion (by Robert Cialdini). Recommended by Adam Robinson , Alexis Ohanian , Charlie Munger , Guy Kawasaki , Max Levchin , Naval Ravikant , Neil Strauss , Noah Kagan , Ramit Sethi , Samy Kamkar , Scott Adams , Tobi Lütke , Andrew Wilkinson , Patrick O’Shaughnessy , Mark Manson , Alex Hormozi , Michael Hyatt , James Clear
  2. Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs: (by Harold Abelson). Recommended by Max Levchin , Patrick Collison , Paul Graham
  3. The Paper Menagerie and Other Stories: (by Ken Liu). Recommended by Max Levchin , Ryan Shea
  4. Artemis: A Novel (by Andy Weir). Recommended by Max Levchin
  5. The Complete Stories, Vol 1: (by Isaac Asimov). Recommended by Max Levchin
  6. The Song Machine: Inside the Hit Factory (by John Seabrook). Recommended by Max Levchin
  7. Slow Horses: Slough House, Book 1 (by Mick Herron). Recommended by Max Levchin
  8. The Sympathizer: A Novel (by Viet Thanh Nguyen). Recommended by Bill Gates , Max Levchin
  9. The Middleman: A Novel (by Olen Steinhauer). Recommended by Max Levchin
  10. Fast-Track Triathlete: Balancing a Big Life with Big Performance in Long-Course Triathlon (by Matt Dixon). Recommended by Max Levchin
  11. The Great War of Our Time: The CIA's Fight Against Terrorism–From al Qa'ida to ISIS (by Michael Morell). Recommended by Max Levchin
  12. Black Edge: Inside Information, Dirty Money, and the Quest to Bring Down the Most Wanted Man on Wall Street (by Sheelah Kolhatkar). Recommended by Max Levchin , Peter Attia
  13. Dear Leader: My Escape from North Korea (by Jang Jin-Sung). Recommended by Max Levchin
  14. 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
  15. The House of Morgan: An American Banking Dynasty and the Rise of Modern Finance (by Ron Chernow). Recommended by Max Levchin , Trung Phan
  16. The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business (by Charles Duhigg). Recommended by Kelly Starrett , Max Levchin , Mr. Money Mustache , Naval Ravikant , Ray Dalio , Scott Adams , Tim Ferriss , Danny Miranda
  17. The Ascent of Money: A Financial History of the World (by Niall Ferguson). Recommended by Fareed Zakaria , Max Levchin
  18. Crucial Conversations: Tools for Talking When Stakes Are High (by Kerry Patterson). Recommended by Max Levchin , Stewart Butterfield
  19. Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible Voyage (by Alfred Lansing). Recommended by Bryan Johnson , Dominic D’Agostino , Jason Fried , Jordan Peterson , Max Levchin , Ray Dalio , Ryan Holiday , Sam Altman , Scott Belsky , Fred Wilson
  20. Predictably Irrational: The Hidden Forces That Shape Our Decisions (by Dan Ariely). Recommended by Keith Rabois , Max Levchin , Ryan Shea , Tom Bilyeu
  21. Lake Success: A Novel (by Gary Shteyngart). Recommended by Adam Sessler , Max Levchin , Mike Novogratz
  22. Thinking in Bets: Making Smarter Decisions When You Don't Have All the Facts (by Annie Duke). Recommended by Howard Marks , Jason Fried , Marc Andreessen , Max Levchin , Mike Maples, Jr. , Seth Godin , Michael Mauboussin , Mark Manson , Danny Miranda
  23. Consider Phlebas: Culture, Book 1 (by Iain M. Banks). Recommended by Max Levchin , PewDiePie
  24. When Genius Failed: The Rise and Fall of Long-Term Capital Management (by Roger Lowenstein). Recommended by Max Levchin , Barry Silbert , David Friedberg , Shane Parrish
  25. The Coddling of the American Mind: How Good Intentions and Bad Ideas Are Setting Up a Generation for Failure (by Greg Lukianoff). Recommended by Bryan Johnson , Glenn Beck , Max Levchin , Vinod Khosla , Michael Mauboussin , Richard Dawkins , Tom Bilyeu , Derren Brown
  26. Too Big to Fail: The Inside Story of How Wall Street and Washington Fought to Save the Financial System–and Themselves (by Andrew Ross Sorkin). Recommended by Bill Gates , Jon Stewart , Max Levchin , John Collison
  27. Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis (by J. D. Vance). Recommended by Ben Shapiro , Bill Gates , Bill Nye , Jason Calacanis , Max Levchin , Stewart Butterfield
  28. The Martian: A Novel (by Andy Weir). Recommended by Chris Sacca , Ev Williams , Matt Ridley , Max Levchin , Noah Kagan , Christopher Paolini , Tom Hanks
  29. The Master and Margarita: (by Mikhail Bulgakov). Recommended by Jack Dorsey , Jordan Peterson , Max Levchin , Peter Thiel , PewDiePie , Jack Edwards
  30. High Growth Handbook: (by Elad Gil). Recommended by Aaron Levie , Alexis Ohanian , Brian Armstrong , Kathryn Minshew , Keith Rabois , Max Levchin , Reid Hoffman , Ryan Petersen , Chris Dixon
  31. 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
  32. 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
  33. 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