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Books recommended by Sam Altman

Sam Altman

  1. 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
  2. Medieval Technology and Social Change: (by Lynn White). Recommended by Patrick Collison , Paul Graham , Sam Altman
  3. Anna Karenina: (by Leo Tolstoy). Recommended by Chelsea Handler , Jennifer Lawrence , Jordan Peterson , Laura R Walker , Oprah Winfrey , Peter Thiel , Sam Altman , Austen Allred , Jen Wilkin , Ernest Hemingway , Bret Easton Ellis
  4. The Old Way: A Story of the First People (by Elizabeth Marshall Thomas). Recommended by Patrick Collison , Paul Graham , Sam Altman
  5. Hunger of Memory: The Education of Richard Rodriguez (by Richard Rodriguez). Recommended by Sam Altman
  6. Fundamentals of Plasma Physics: (by Paul M. Bellan). Recommended by Sam Altman
  7. The Supermen: The Story of Seymour Cray and the Technical Wizards Behind the Supercomputer (by Charles J. Murray). Recommended by Sam Altman
  8. Hateship, Friendship, Courtship, Loveship, Marriage: Stories (by Alice Munro). Recommended by Sam Altman
  9. The Fall: (by Albert Camus). Recommended by Sam Altman
  10. Plentiful Energy: The Story of the Integral Fast Reactor (by Charles E. Till). Recommended by Sam Altman
  11. The Trial of Socrates: (by I. F. Stone). Recommended by Sam Altman
  12. Pandaemonium: The Coming of the Machine as Seen by Contemporary Observers (by Humphrey Jennings). Recommended by Sam Altman
  13. Powering the Future: How We Will (Eventually) Solve the Energy Crisis and Fuel the Civilization of Tomorrow (by Robert B. Laughlin). Recommended by Sam Altman
  14. Solution Selling: Creating Buyers in Difficult Selling Markets (by Michael Bosworth). Recommended by Sam Altman
  15. The Legend of Henry Ford: (by Keith Sward). Recommended by Sam Altman
  16. The Transit of Venus: (by Shirley Hazzard). Recommended by Sam Altman
  17. The Constitutional Convention: A Narrative History from the Notes of James Madison (by James Madison). Recommended by Sam Altman
  18. Skunk Works: A Personal Memoir of My Years of Lockheed (by Ben R. Rich). Recommended by Sam Altman
  19. Plan B 3.0: Mobilizing to Save Civilization (by Lester R. Brown). Recommended by Sam Altman
  20. The Beak of the Finch: A Story of Evolution in Our Time (by Jonathan Weiner). Recommended by Sam Altman
  21. Hold 'em Poker: For Advanced Players (by David Sklansky). Recommended by Sam Altman
  22. A Life Decoded: My Genome: My Life (by J. Craig Venter). Recommended by Sam Altman
  23. Winning: The Ultimate Business How-To Book (by Jack Welch). Recommended by Ev Williams , Sam Altman
  24. The Art of War in the Middle Ages: (by Charles Oman). Recommended by Paul Graham , Sam Altman
  25. Guns, Sails, and Empires: Technological Innovation and the Early Phases of European Expansion, 1400- 1700 (by Carlo M. Cipolla). Recommended by Paul Graham , Sam Altman
  26. Mind of Napoleon: A Selection of His Written and Spoken Words (by J. Christopher Herold). Recommended by Sam Altman
  27. A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius: (by Dave Eggers). Recommended by Ev Williams , Sam Altman
  28. Blitzscaling: The Lightning-Fast Path to Building Massively Valuable Companies (by Reid Hoffman). Recommended by Bill Gates , Brian Chesky , Eric Schmidt , Sam Altman , Vinod Khosla , Anthony Pompliano , Changpeng Zhao , Sheryl Sandberg
  29. 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
  30. Molecular Biology of the Cell: (by Bruce Alberts). Recommended by Alan Kay , Sam Altman
  31. 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
  32. The Death and Life of Great American Cities: (by Jane Jacobs). Recommended by Ramit Sethi , Sam Altman , Chris Dixon
  33. Thinking, Fast and Slow: (by Daniel Kahneman). Recommended by Bill Gates , Bryan Johnson , Derek Sivers , Ev Williams , Jason Fried , Marc Andreessen , Naval Ravikant , Ray Dalio , Ron Conway , Sam Altman , Scott Adams , Stewart Brand , Nassim Taleb , Sahil Lavingia , Mark Manson , Jay Shetty , Michiko Kakutani , Preston Pysh
  34. The Picture of Dorian Gray: (by Oscar Wilde). Recommended by Sam Altman , PewDiePie , Jenn Im
  35. The Origin of Consciousness in the Breakdown of the Bicameral Mind: (by Julian Jaynes). Recommended by Adam Robinson , Naval Ravikant , Sam Altman , Patrick O’Shaughnessy
  36. Call Me by Your Name: A Novel (by André Aciman). Recommended by Sam Altman , Tavi Gevinson , Jack Edwards
  37. A Pattern Language: Towns, Buildings, Construction (by Christopher Alexander). Recommended by Gretchen Rubin , Liz Lambert , Naval Ravikant , Patrick Collison , Sam Altman , Stewart Brand
  38. The Principia: The Authoritative Translation and Guide: Mathematical Principles of Natural Philosophy (by Isaac Newton). Recommended by Alan Kay , Neil deGrasse Tyson , Sam Altman
  39. The Kite Runner: (by Khaled Hosseini). Recommended by Ann Miura-Ko , James Altucher , Sam Altman
  40. 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
  41. The Making of a Manager: What to Do When Everyone Looks to You (by Julie Zhuo). Recommended by Daniel Pink , Ev Williams , Gretchen Rubin , Sam Altman , Stewart Butterfield , Ali Abdaal , Marty Cagan
  42. The Republic: (by Plato). Recommended by Maria Popova , Mark Zuckerberg , Sam Altman , Vlad Tenev , Nolan Bushnell , Mark Manson
  43. Man's Search for Meaning: (by Viktor E. Frankl). Recommended by Aniela Gregorek , Bryan Johnson , Chelsea Handler , Chip Conley , Daniel Pink , Dave Elitch , David Blaine , Dustin Moskovitz , Emma Watson , Esther Perel , Ev Williams , Fedor Holz , Jim Kwik , Jimmy Fallon , Jocko Willink , Jordan Peterson , Lex Fridman , Maria Popova , Michael Gervais , Naval Ravikant , Ryan Holiday , Sam Altman , Simon Sinek , Terry Crews , Tony Robbins , Turia Pitt , PewDiePie , Shane Parrish , Mark Manson , Phil Jackson , Tom Bilyeu , Michael Hyatt , Alastair Humphreys , Steve Kerr , Robin Black
  44. Brave New World: (by Aldous Huxley). Recommended by Jordan Peterson , Matt Mullenweg , Sam Altman , Stewart Brand , Tristan Harris , Yuval Noah Harari , PewDiePie , Christopher Hitchens , Sahil Lavingia , Winston Churchill
  45. Superintelligence: Paths, Dangers, Strategies (by Nick Bostrom). Recommended by Elon Musk , Marc Goodman , Naval Ravikant , Sam Altman , Sam Harris , Will MacAskill
  46. Meditations: (by Marcus Aurelius). Recommended by Adam Robinson , Anna Kendrick , Arianna Huffington , Chip Conley , Jack Dorsey , Joe Rogan , Lex Fridman , Naval Ravikant , Neil Strauss , Ryan Holiday , Sam Altman , Stewart Brand , Tobi Lütke , Austen Allred , Shane Parrish , Mark Manson , James Clear , Ankur Warikoo
  47. The Score Takes Care of Itself: My Philosophy of Leadership (by Bill Walsh). Recommended by Jack Dorsey , Keith Rabois , Noah Kagan , Ron Conway , Ryan Holiday , Sam Altman , Vinod Khosla , Justin Kan
  48. 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