Books recommended by Richard Branson

Richard Branson is a British businessman and philanthropist known for his ** Virgin Group** ventures, which have made him one of the most successful entrepreneurs in the world. [https://www.virgin.com/]

The recommended books are characterized by their eclectic mix of memoirs, science, adventure, and thought-provoking non-fiction, often exploring themes of personal growth, exploration, and unconventional perspectives on history and culture.

Note: Richard Branson is a male entrepreneur.

1. Wild Swans: Three Daughters of China (by Jung Chang). Recommended by Andrew Chen , Hillary Clinton , Richard Branson
2. A Brief History of Time: (by Stephen Hawking). Recommended by Richard Branson , James Clear
3. Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mt. Everest Disaster (by Jon Krakauer). Recommended by Richard Branson , James Clear
4. Tales of the Unexpected: (by Roald Dahl). Recommended by Richard Branson
5. Mao: The Unknown Story (by Jung Chang). Recommended by Richard Branson
6. In the Heart of the Sea: The Tragedy of the Whaleship Essex (by Nathaniel Philbrick). Recommended by Richard Branson
7. Self Belief: The Vision (by Jamal Edwards). Recommended by Richard Branson
8. 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
9. Jurassic Park: Jurassic Park, Book 1 (by Michael Crichton). Recommended by Richard Branson
10. One Hundred & One Reasons To Get Out of Bed: (by Natasha Milne). Recommended by Richard Branson
11. Big World, Small Planet: (by Johan Rockström). Recommended by Richard Branson
12. Limitless: Leadership that Endures (by Ajaz Ahmed). Recommended by Richard Branson
13. Beyond the Blue: The Ultimate Insider's Guide to the XPRIZE Revolution (by James Richard Campbell). Recommended by Richard Branson
14. Lost Ocean: An Inky Adventure and Coloring Book for Adults (by Johanna Basford). Recommended by Richard Branson
15. Swallows and Amazons: Swallows and Amazons, Book 1 (by Arthur Ransome). Recommended by Richard Branson
16. The Meaning of the 21st Century: (by James Martin). Recommended by Richard Branson
17. Ending the War on Drugs: (by Various). Recommended by Richard Branson
18. The Weather Makers: How Man Is Changing the Climate and What It Means for Life on Earth (by Tim Flannery). Recommended by Richard Branson
19. The Adventures of Tom Sawyer: (by Mark Twain). Recommended by Richard Branson
20. The Overview Effect: Space Exploration and Human Evolution (by Frank White). Recommended by Richard Branson
21. Dice Man: A Novel (by Luke Rhinehart). Recommended by Richard Branson
22. Dear Stranger: (by Various). Recommended by Richard Branson
23. Only Now: The Terry Oldfield Story (by Terry Oldfield). Recommended by Richard Branson
24. If I Could Tell You Just One Thing…: Encounters with Remarkable People and Their Most Valuable Advice (by Richard Reed). Recommended by Richard Branson
25. In Patagonia: (by Bruce Chatwin). Recommended by Richard Branson
26. Happiness: A Guide to Developing Life's Most Important Skill (by Matthieu Ricard). Recommended by Richard Branson
27. Winners: (by Alastair Campbell). Recommended by Richard Branson
28. The Outermost House: A Year of Life On The Great Beach of Cape Cod (by Henry Beston). Recommended by Richard Branson
29. George's Marvelous Medicine: (by Roald Dahl). Recommended by Richard Branson
30. Necker: A Virgin Island (by Russell James). Recommended by Richard Branson
31. Obama: The Historic Presidency of Barack Obama - 2,920 Days (by Mark Greenberg). Recommended by Richard Branson
32. In-N-Out Burger: A Behind-the-Counter Look at the Fast-Food Chain That Breaks All the Rules (by Stacy Perman). Recommended by Richard Branson
33. Stalingrad: The Fateful Siege: 1942-1943 (by Antony Beevor). Recommended by Richard Branson
34. No Future Without Forgiveness: (by Desmond Tutu). Recommended by Richard Branson
35. Treasure Island: (by Robert Louis Stevenson). Recommended by Richard Branson
36. Arctica: The Vanishing North (by Sebastian Copeland). Recommended by Richard Branson
37. Mandela's Way: Lessons for an Uncertain Age (by Richard Stengel). Recommended by Richard Branson
38. Remote: Office Not Required (by Jason Fried). Recommended by Richard Branson
39. A Time for New Dreams: (by Ben Okri). Recommended by Richard Branson
40. An Inconvenient Truth: The Planetary Emergency of Global Warming and What We Can Do About It (by Al Gore). Recommended by Richard Branson
41. In Defense of Food: An Eater's Manifesto (by Michael Pollan). Recommended by Richard Branson
42. Little Wins: The Huge Power of Thinking Like a Toddler (by Paul Lindley). Recommended by Richard Branson
43. Trailblazer: The Power of Business as the Greatest Platform for Change (by Marc Benioff). Recommended by Ray Dalio , Richard Branson , Jamie Dimon , Susan Wojcicki , Jim Cramer
44. Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea: (by Jules Verne). Recommended by Alan Kay , Richard Branson
45. Great Expectations: (by Charles Dickens). Recommended by Oprah Winfrey , Richard Branson
46. 1984: (by George Orwell). Recommended by Emma Watson , J. Cole , Jordan Peterson , Matt Mullenweg , Noam Chomsky , Richard Branson , Tristan Harris , Christopher Hitchens , Sahil Lavingia , Jenn Im , Winston Churchill , Diane Rehm , Brad Delong
47. Oh, the Places You'll Go!: (by Dr. Seuss). Recommended by Lisa Ling , Richard Branson
48. New Power: How Power Works in Our Hyperconnected World–and How to Make It Work for You (by Jeremy Heimans). Recommended by Craig Newmark , Reid Hoffman , Richard Branson , Adam Grant , Russell Brand , Kat Cole
49. Black Box Thinking: The Surprising Truth About Success (by Matthew Syed). Recommended by Daniel Ek , Richard Branson
50. The Right Stuff: (by Tom Wolfe). Recommended by Ben Shapiro , Richard Branson , Patrick O’Shaughnessy
51. The Watchman's Rattle: Thinking Our Way Out of Extinction (by Rebecca Costa). Recommended by Donald Trump , Richard Branson
52. The Jungle Book: The Jungle Book, Book 1 (by Rudyard Kipling). Recommended by Neil Gaiman , Richard Branson
53. The Dice Man: (by Luke Rhinehart). Recommended by Richard Branson , PewDiePie
54. The Hobbit: The Lord of the Rings, Book 1 (by J. R. R. Tolkien). Recommended by Jon Favreau , Richard Branson
55. Fast Food Nation: The Dark Side of the All-American Meal (by Eric Schlosser). Recommended by Richard Branson , Trung Phan
56. Peter Pan: (by J. M. Barrie). Recommended by Gretchen Rubin , Richard Branson , Soman Chainani
57. Where the Wild Things Are: (by Maurice Sendak). Recommended by Richard Branson , Fred Wilson
58. A Full Life: Reflections at Ninety (by Jimmy Carter). Recommended by Bill Gates , Richard Branson
59. Longitude: The True Story of a Lone Genius Who Solved the Greatest Scientific Problem of His Time (by Dava Sobel). Recommended by Patrick Collison , Richard Branson
60. Cosmos: (by Carl Sagan). Recommended by Bill Nye , Richard Branson
61. The Quiet American: (by Graham Greene). Recommended by Anthony Bourdain , Richard Branson
62. Shantaram: (by Gregory David Roberts). Recommended by Josh Waitzkin , Kevin Kelly , Richard Branson , Whitney Wolfe Herd , Phil Jackson
63. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: (by Douglas Adams). Recommended by Elon Musk , Evan Goldberg , Naval Ravikant , Richard Branson , Seth Rogen , Shah Rukh Khan , Tim Ferriss , Sahil Lavingia , Jack Edwards
64. Abundance: The Future Is Better Than You Think (by Peter Diamandis). Recommended by Bill Gates , Richard Branson , Steve Jurvetson , Michael Dell
65. Originals: How Non-Conformists Move the World (by Adam Grant). Recommended by Arianna Huffington , Peter Thiel , Ray Dalio , Richard Branson , Seth Godin , Tim Urban , Tony Hsieh , Whitney Wolfe Herd , Anthony Pompliano , Kat Cole , Sheryl Sandberg , Jodie Cook
66. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings: (by Maya Angelou). Recommended by Richard Branson , Jennifer Lopez
67. One Hundred Years of Solitude: (by Gabriel Garcia Marquez). Recommended by Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez , Cal Fussman , Neil Strauss , Oprah Winfrey , Richard Branson , Christopher Hitchens , Fred Wilson , Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie , Shashi Tharoor
68. Long Walk to Freedom: The Autobiography of Nelson Mandela (by Nelson Mandela). Recommended by Barack Obama , Richard Branson
69. Travels with Charley: In Search of America (by John Steinbeck). Recommended by Richard Branson , Tim Ferriss , Austen Allred
70. 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
71. Adventures of Huckleberry Finn: (by Mark Twain). Recommended by Daniel Pink , Richard Branson , Walter Isaacson , Ernest Hemingway
72. The World Without Us: (by Alan Weisman). Recommended by Ev Williams , Richard Branson
73. Start with Why: How Great Leaders Inspire Everyone to Take Action (by Simon Sinek). Recommended by Jim Kwik , Julie Rice , Kathryn Minshew , Richard Branson , Robert Rodriguez , Tony Hsieh , Tom Bilyeu , Michael Hyatt
74. Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption (by Bryan Stevenson). Recommended by Cory Booker , Howard Schultz , Kathryn Minshew , Richard Branson
75. Homo Deus: A Brief History of Tomorrow (by Yuval Noah Harari). Recommended by Bill Gates , Naval Ravikant , Richard Branson , Vinod Khosla , Raoul Pal , Mark Manson , Tai Lopez , Penn Jillette
76. Mountains Beyond Mountains: The Quest of Dr. Paul Farmer, a Man Who Would Cure the World (by Tracy Kidder). Recommended by Bill Gates , Donald Knuth , Jeff Dean , Rainn Wilson , Richard Branson , Patrick O’Shaughnessy
77. Play Nice But Win: A CEO's Journey from Founder to Leader (by Michael Dell). Recommended by Bill Gates , Eric Schmidt , Howard Schultz , Malcolm Gladwell , Marc Andreessen , Marc Benioff , Ray Dalio , Richard Branson , Satya Nadella , Walter Isaacson , Matthew McConaughey , Adam Grant , Jamie Dimon , Sheryl Sandberg