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Books recommended by Michael Mauboussin

Michael Mauboussin

Michael Mauboussin is a financial expert and author known for his work on behavioral finance and decision-making, particularly through his book Why We Sleep, which explores how our brains respond to rest and sleep. He writes about the human factor in investing and behavior, drawing from psychology, economics, and neuroscience. His books tend to focus on providing actionable insights into decision-making, behavioral biases, and their impact on personal finance and investing.

Note: Michael Mauboussin is not a publicly well-known figure yet; however, I could try and provide information based on online sources, but might not be able to write about him in the same detail as about more famous figures.

  1. Why We Sleep: Unlocking the Power of Sleep and Dreams (by Matthew Walker). Recommended by Alexis Ohanian , Bill Gates , Bryan Johnson , Jason Fried , Keith Rabois , Vinod Khosla , Michael Mauboussin
  2. Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World (by David J. Epstein). Recommended by Bill Gates , Daniel Pink , Keith Rabois , Ryan Holiday , Vinod Khosla , Changpeng Zhao , Michael Mauboussin
  3. Who We Are and How We Got Here: Ancient DNA and the New Science of the Human Past (by David Reich). Recommended by Marc Andreessen , Naval Ravikant , Nassim Taleb , Balaji Srinivasan , Michael Mauboussin
  4. Infinite Powers: How Calculus Reveals the Secrets of the Universe (by Steven Strogatz). Recommended by Naval Ravikant , Michael Mauboussin
  5. Valuation: Measuring and Managing the Value of Companies (by McKinsey & Company Inc.). Recommended by Bill Gurley , Michael Mauboussin
  6. The Storytelling Animal: How Stories Make Us Human (by Jonathan Gottschall). Recommended by Bill Gurley , Michael Mauboussin
  7. Patient Capital: The Challenges and Promises of Long-Term Investing (by Victoria Ivashina). Recommended by Michael Mauboussin
  8. She Has Her Mother's Laugh: The Powers, Perversions, and Potential of Heredity (by Carl Zimmer). Recommended by Michael Mauboussin
  9. Artificial Intelligence: A Guide for Thinking Humans (by Melanie Mitchell). Recommended by Michael Mauboussin
  10. Knowledge and the Wealth of Nations: A Story of Economic Discovery (by David Warsh). Recommended by Michael Mauboussin
  11. The Fear Factor: How One Emotion Connects Altruists, Psychopaths, and Everyone In-Between (by Abigail Marsh). Recommended by Michael Mauboussin
  12. Gridiron Genius: A Master Class in Building Teams and Winning at the Highest Level (by Michael Lombardi). Recommended by Michael Mauboussin
  13. Creating Shareholder Value: A Guide for Managers and Investors (by Alfred Rappaport). Recommended by Michael Mauboussin
  14. Capital Ideas: The Improbable Origins of Modern Wall Street (by Peter L. Bernstein). Recommended by Michael Mauboussin
  15. Complexity: A Guided Tour (by Melanie Mitchell). Recommended by Michael Mauboussin
  16. A History of the Theory of Investments: My Annotated Bibliography (by Mark Rubinstein). Recommended by Michael Mauboussin
  17. The Ambiguities of Experience: (by James G. March). Recommended by Michael Mauboussin
  18. Adaptive Markets: Financial Evolution at the Speed of Thought (by Andrew W. Lo). Recommended by Michael Mauboussin
  19. War and Chance: Assessing Uncertainty in International Politics (by Jeffrey A. Friedman). Recommended by Michael Mauboussin
  20. Understanding Michael Porter: The Essential Guide to Competition and Strategy (by Joan Magretta). Recommended by Michael Mauboussin
  21. Psychology of Intelligence Analysis: (by Richards J. Heuer). Recommended by Michael Mauboussin
  22. Blueprint: How DNA Makes Us Who We Are (by Robert Plomin). Recommended by Michael Mauboussin
  23. Judgment in Managerial Decision Making: (by Max H. Bazerman). Recommended by Michael Mauboussin
  24. Confessions of the Pricing Man: How Price Affects Everything (by Hermann Simon). Recommended by Michael Mauboussin
  25. Expert Political Judgment: How Good Is It? How Can We Know? (by Philip E. Tetlock). Recommended by Marc Andreessen , Patrick Collison , Michael Mauboussin
  26. Superforecasting: The Art and Science of Prediction (by Philip E. Tetlock). Recommended by Alexis Ohanian , Julia Galef , Anthony Pompliano , Michael Mauboussin , Sam Hinkie , Shane Parrish , Preston Pysh
  27. The Model Thinker: What You Need to Know to Make Data Work for You (by Scott E. Page). Recommended by Keith Rabois , Michael Mauboussin
  28. Work Rules!: Insights from Inside Google That Will Transform How You Live and Lead (by Laszlo Bock). Recommended by Changpeng Zhao , Michael Mauboussin , John Doerr
  29. Against the Gods: The Remarkable Story of Risk (by Peter L. Bernstein). Recommended by Howard Marks , Michael Mauboussin , Patrick O’Shaughnessy
  30. Trading Bases: How a Wall Street Trader Made a Fortune Betting on Baseball (by Joe Peta). Recommended by Bill Miller , Michael Mauboussin
  31. Complexity: The Emerging Science at the Edge of Order and Chaos (by M. Mitchell Waldrop). Recommended by Bill Gurley , Jamie Dimon , Michael Mauboussin
  32. 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
  33. More Heat than Light: Economics as Social Physics, Physics as Nature's Economics (by Philip Mirowski). Recommended by Eric Weinstein , Michael Mauboussin
  34. 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
  35. Deep Survival: Who Lives, Who Dies, and Why (by Laurence Gonzales). Recommended by Joel McHale , Kelly Starrett , Laird Hamilton , Michael Mauboussin , Patrick O’Shaughnessy
  36. The Outsiders: Eight Unconventional CEOs and Their Radically Rational Blueprint for Success (by William N. Thorndike). Recommended by Brian Armstrong , Charlie Munger , Warren Buffett , Michael Mauboussin , Patrick O’Shaughnessy , Sam Hinkie , Michael Dell
  37. Enlightenment Now: The Case for Reason, Science, Humanism, and Progress (by Steven Pinker). Recommended by A.J. Jacobs , Bill Gates , Jordan Peterson , Sam Harris , Yuval Noah Harari , David Deutsch , David Friedberg , Michael Mauboussin , Richard Dawkins
  38. Secrets of Sand Hill Road: Venture Capital and How to Get It (by Scott Kupor). Recommended by Elad Gil , Eric Schmidt , Ryan Hoover , Sam Altman , Michael Mauboussin
  39. Extreme Ownership: How U.S. Navy SEALs Lead and Win (by Jocko Willink). Recommended by Alexis Ohanian , Casey Neistat , Marc Andreessen , Tim Ferriss , Michael Mauboussin , Tom Bilyeu , Danny Miranda
  40. How to Change Your Mind: What the New Science of Psychedelics Teaches Us About Consciousness, Dying, Addiction, Depression, and Transcendence (by Michael Pollan). Recommended by Amelia Boone , Aubrey Marcus , Hamilton Morris , Kara Swisher , Naval Ravikant , Paul Stamets , Peter Attia , Tim Ferriss , Vinod Khosla , Yuval Noah Harari , Stewart Butterfield , Michael Mauboussin
  41. Bad Blood: Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup (by John Carreyrou). Recommended by Bill Gates , Bill Gurley , Andrew Wilkinson , Michael Mauboussin
  42. How to Decide: Simple Tools for Making Better Choices (by Annie Duke). Recommended by Adam Robinson , Marc Andreessen , Seth Godin , Adam Grant , Michael Mauboussin
  43. Behave: The Biology of Humans at Our Best and Worst (by Robert M. Sapolsky). Recommended by Bryan Johnson , Keith Rabois , Marc Andreessen , Sam Harris , Vinod Khosla , Michael Mauboussin
  44. Billion Dollar Whale: The Man Who Fooled Wall Street, Hollywood, and the World (by Tom Wright). Recommended by Alexis Ohanian , Bill Gates , Anthony Pompliano , Michael Mauboussin , Raoul Pal , Saagar Enjeti
  45. The Psychology of Money: Timeless Lessons on Wealth, Greed, and Happiness (by Morgan Housel). Recommended by Daniel Pink , Howard Marks , Anthony Pompliano , Michael Mauboussin , Blake Randall , Brad Feld
  46. Pre-Suasion: A Revolutionary Way to Influence and Persuade (by Robert Cialdini). Recommended by Naval Ravikant , Scott Adams , Michael Mauboussin , Patrick O’Shaughnessy , Alex Hormozi
  47. The Sports Gene: Inside the Science of Extraordinary Athletic Performance (by David Epstein). Recommended by Kelly Starrett , Mark Cuban , Bill Miller , Michael Mauboussin
  48. 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
  49. 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