Starlit Books

Books recommended by Ryan Shea

Ryan Shea

  1. 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
  2. The Black Swan: Incerto, Book 2 (by Nassim Taleb). Recommended by Art De Vany , Bill Gates , Edward Norton , Ev Williams , James Altucher , Jeff Bezos , Nick Kokonas , Ryan Shea , Pavel Durov
  3. The Book of Why: The New Science of Cause and Effect (by Judea Pearl). Recommended by Keith Rabois , Naval Ravikant , Ryan Shea
  4. The Bed of Procrustes: Incerto, Book 4 (by Nassim Taleb). Recommended by Ryan Shea
  5. Being Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in the End (by Atul Gawande). Recommended by Ryan Shea
  6. Fooled by Randomness: The Hidden Role of Chance in Life and in the Markets (by Nassim Taleb). Recommended by Art De Vany , Ev Williams , Howard Marks , James Altucher , Nick Kokonas , Ryan Shea , James Clear
  7. On Liberty: (by John Stuart Mill). Recommended by Ryan Shea
  8. Leviathan Wakes: The Expanse, Book 1 (by James S.A. Corey). Recommended by Ryan Shea
  9. Empire of Pain: The Secret History of the Sackler Dynasty (by Patrick Radden Keefe). Recommended by Ryan Shea
  10. On Immunity: An Inoculation (by Eula Biss). Recommended by Bill Gates , Mark Zuckerberg , Ryan Shea
  11. The Knowledge: How to Rebuild Civilization in the Aftermath of a Cataclysm (by Lewis Dartnell). Recommended by Ryan Shea , Balaji Srinivasan
  12. The Way to Love: Meditations for Life (by Anthony de Mello). Recommended by Ryan Shea
  13. Dune: Dune, Book 1 (by Frank Herbert). Recommended by Ryan Shea , PewDiePie
  14. Lee Kuan Yew: The Grand Master's Insights on China, the United States, and the World (by Graham Allison). Recommended by Fareed Zakaria , Ryan Shea
  15. On the Genealogy of Morals and Ecce Homo: (by Friedrich Nietzsche). Recommended by Jordan Peterson , Ryan Shea , Mark Manson
  16. Altered Carbon: (by Richard K. Morgan). Recommended by Ryan Shea , Zooko Wilcox
  17. The Paper Menagerie and Other Stories: (by Ken Liu). Recommended by Max Levchin , Ryan Shea
  18. The Stranger: (by Albert Camus). Recommended by Brian Koppelman , George Bush , Kyle Maynard , Lex Fridman , Ryan Shea , Nolan Bushnell
  19. Thinking in Systems: (by Donella H. Meadows). Recommended by Ryan Shea , Tobi Lütke , Patrick O’Shaughnessy
  20. Exhalation: Stories (by Ted Chiang). Recommended by Barack Obama , Naval Ravikant , Ryan Shea , Tim Ferriss
  21. Spiritual Enlightenment, the Damnedest Thing: The Enlightenment Trilogy, Book 1 (by Jed McKenna). Recommended by Jack Dorsey , Ryan Shea
  22. 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
  23. The Revolt of The Public and the Crisis of Authority in the New Millennium: (by Martin Gurri). Recommended by Ryan Shea , Tyler Cowen
  24. Slaughterhouse-Five: A Novel (by Kurt Vonnegut). Recommended by Alexis Ohanian , Ryan Shea , Jack Edwards
  25. The Prince: (by Niccolò Machiavelli). Recommended by Eric Ripert , Neil deGrasse Tyson , Ryan Holiday , Ryan Shea , Stewart Brand , Fred Wilson , Garry Tan
  26. The Myth of the Rational Voter: Why Democracies Choose Bad Policies (by Bryan Caplan). Recommended by Marc Andreessen , Ryan Shea
  27. AI Superpowers: China, Silicon Valley, and the New World Order (by Kai-Fu Lee). Recommended by Arianna Huffington , Chris Anderson , Marc Benioff , Peter Diamandis , Ryan Shea , Satya Nadella , Tim O’Reilly , Yuval Noah Harari , Balaji Srinivasan
  28. Dealers of Lightning: Xerox PARC and the Dawn of the Computer Age (by Michael A. Hiltzik). Recommended by Patrick Collison , Ryan Shea , Sam Altman , Austen Allred
  29. Predictably Irrational: The Hidden Forces That Shape Our Decisions (by Dan Ariely). Recommended by Keith Rabois , Max Levchin , Ryan Shea , Tom Bilyeu
  30. The Way of the Superior Man: A Spiritual Guide to Mastering the Challenges of Women, Work, and Sexual Desire (by David Deida). Recommended by Aubrey Marcus , Neil Strauss , Noah Kagan , Ryan Shea , Jen Sincero
  31. Lifespan: Why We Age—and Why We Don't Have To (by David Sinclair). Recommended by Jason Fried , Peter Diamandis , Ryan Shea , Vinod Khosla , Blake Scholl , David Friedberg
  32. Finite and Infinite Games: (by James Carse). Recommended by Graham Duncan , Jane McGonigal , Kevin Kelly , Ryan Shea , Simon Sinek , Stewart Brand , Tobi Lütke , Tristan Harris , Daniel Gross , Patrick O’Shaughnessy
  33. The Inner Game of Tennis: The Classic Guide to the Mental Side of Peak Performance (by W. Timothy Gallwey). Recommended by Bill Gates , Dave Elitch , Patrick Collison , Ryan Shea
  34. The Sovereign Individual: Mastering the Transition to the Information Age (by James Dale Davidson). Recommended by Brian Armstrong , Naval Ravikant , Peter Thiel , Ryan Shea , Balaji Srinivasan , Patrick O’Shaughnessy , Sahil Lavingia
  35. The Doors of Perception and Heaven and Hell: (by Aldous Huxley). Recommended by Dr. Andrew Weil , Michael Pollan , Ryan Shea , Douglas Murray
  36. The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress: (by Robert A. Heinlein). Recommended by Bill Gates , Christopher Sommer , Elon Musk , John Carmack , Paul Graham , Ryan Shea
  37. Shoe Dog: A Memoir by the Creator of Nike (by Phil Knight). Recommended by Alexis Ohanian , Bill Gates , Bill Gurley , Brian Armstrong , Jason Calacanis , Kathryn Minshew , Ryan Shea , Tobi Lütke , Vlad Tenev , Warren Buffett , Anthony Pompliano , Austen Allred , Patrick O’Shaughnessy , Tim Cook , Trung Phan , Blake Randall
  38. Project Hail Mary: A Novel (by Andy Weir). Recommended by Glenn Beck , Jason Calacanis , Ryan Shea
  39. Skin in the Game: Incerto, Book 5 (by Nassim Taleb). Recommended by Ben Horowitz , Keith Rabois , Marc Andreessen , Peter Mallouk , Ryan Shea , Vinod Khosla , Changpeng Zhao , Chris Dixon
  40. 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
  41. The Alchemist: (by Paulo Coelho). Recommended by Aubrey Marcus , Big Sean , Brené Brown , Daniel Ek , Eric Ripert , Gabby Reece , LeBron James , Lisa Ling , Ryan Flaherty , Ryan Shea , Tony Robbins , Will Smith , Garry Tan , Lewis Howes , Jodie Cook , James Clear , Andy Frisella