Books recommended by Shane Parrish

- 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
- The Power Broker: Robert Moses and the Fall of New York (by Robert A. Caro).
Recommended by Ryan Holiday , Sam Hinkie , Shane Parrish , Trung Phan
- Mindfulness in Plain English: (by Henepola Gunaratana).
Recommended by Vinod Khosla , Shane Parrish
- The Laws of Thermodynamics: A Very Short Introduction (by Peter Atkins).
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- Filters Against Folly: How To Survive Despite Economists, Ecologists, and the Merely Eloquent (by Garrett Hardin).
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- Information: A Very Short Introduction (by Luciano Floridi).
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- Lives of the Eminent Philosophers: (by Diogenes Laertius).
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- The Emotionally Intelligent Investor: How self-awareness, empathy and intuition drive performance (by Ravee Mehta).
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- Mindware: Tools for Smart Thinking (by Richard E. Nisbett).
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- A Practical Guide for Policy Analysis: The Eightfold Path to More Effective Problem Solving (by Eugene S. Bardach).
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- The Creative Society: How the Future Can Be Won (by Lars Tvede).
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- The Back of the Napkin: Solving Problems and Selling Ideas with Pictures (by Dan Roam).
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- The Art Of Scientific Investigation: (by W. I. B. Beveridge).
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- Pebbles of Perception: How a Few Good Choices Make All The Difference (by Laurence Endersen).
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- Thinking with type: A Critical Guide for Designers, Writers, Editors, & Students (by Ellen Lupton).
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- The Honest Truth About Dishonesty: How We Lie to Everyone–Especially Ourselves (by Dan Ariely).
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- 101 Things I Learned® in Engineering School: (by John Kuprenas).
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- Primed to Perform: How to Build the Highest Performing Cultures Through the Science of Total Motivation (by Neel Doshi).
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- Simple Rules: How to Thrive in a Complex World (by Donald Sull).
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- The Stopwatch Gang: (by Greg Weston).
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- Letters to a Young Scientist: (by Edward O. Wilson).
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- The Reluctant Mr. Darwin: An Intimate Portrait of Charles Darwin and the Making of His Theory of Evolution (by David Quammen).
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- Charlie Munger: The Complete Investor (by Tren Griffin).
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- The Ten Golden Rules of Leadership: Classical Wisdom for Modern Leaders (by M. Soupio).
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- In Praise of Slowness: Challenging the Cult of Speed (by Carl Honore).
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- Shortcut: How Analogies Reveal Connections, Spark Innovation, and Sell Our Greatest Ideas (by John Pollack).
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- The Adventures of Henry Thoreau: A Young Man's Unlikely Path to Walden Pond (by Michael Sims).
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- The Soul of the World: (by Roger Scruton).
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- Maestro: A Surprising Story About Leading by Listening (by Roger Nierenberg).
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- City of the Century: The Epic of Chicago and the Making of America (by Donald L. Miller).
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- The Devil's Financial Dictionary: (by Jason Zweig).
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- Living within Limits: Ecology, Economics, and Population Taboos (by Garrett Hardin).
Recommended by Charlie Munger , Shane Parrish
- How to Read a Book: The Classic Guide to Intelligent Reading (by Mortimer J. Adler).
Recommended by Kevin Systrom , Shane Parrish
- Managing Oneself: (by Peter Drucker).
Recommended by Patrick O’Shaughnessy , Shane Parrish
- Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail (by Cheryl Strayed).
Recommended by Emma Watson , Liz Lambert , Oprah Winfrey , Tim Ferriss , Shane Parrish
- Poor Charlie's Almanack: The Wit and Wisdom of Charles T. Munger (by Peter D. Kaufman).
Recommended by Bill Gates , Daniel Ek , Drew Houston , Marc Andreessen , Naval Ravikant , Patrick Collison , Ramit Sethi , Tim Ferriss , Warren Buffett , Shane Parrish , Tai Lopez , Courtland Allen
- 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
- The Almanack of Naval Ravikant: A Guide to Wealth and Happiness (by Eric Jorgenson).
Recommended by Tim Ferriss , Anthony Pompliano , Shane Parrish , Brian Dean , Blake Randall
- Buffett: The Making of an American Capitalist (by Roger Lowenstein).
Recommended by Bill Gates , Shane Parrish
- The Complete Essays: (by Michel de Montaigne).
Recommended by Alain de Botton , Shane Parrish
- The Art of the Deal: (by Donald Trump).
Recommended by Scott Adams , Shane Parrish
- The Lessons of History: (by Will & Ariel Durant).
Recommended by Kevin Systrom , Naval Ravikant , Ray Dalio , Tim Ferriss , Shane Parrish , Mark Manson , Lyn Alden , James Clear
- Tiny Beautiful Things: Advice on Love and Life from Dear Sugar (by Cheryl Strayed).
Recommended by Emma Watson , Kathryn Minshew , Ryan Holiday , Shane Parrish , Mark Manson
- Rework: (by David “DHH” Heinemeier Hansson).
Recommended by Jeff Bezos , Mark Cuban , Seth Godin , Tim Ferriss , Tom Peters , Tony Hsieh , Andrew Wilkinson , Shane Parrish
- Brave Enough: (by Cheryl Strayed).
Recommended by Amelia Boone , Emma Watson , Shane Parrish
- Walden: (by Henry David Thoreau).
Recommended by Emma Watson , Michael Pollan , Shane Parrish
- Sam Walton: Made In America (by Sam Walton).
Recommended by Gary Keller , Jeff Bezos , Kishore Biyani , Jamie Dimon , Shane Parrish , Tai Lopez
- Think Twice: Harnessing the Power of Counterintuition (by Michael Mauboussin).
Recommended by Bill Gurley , Shane Parrish
- Seeking Wisdom: From Darwin to Munger (by Peter Bevelin).
Recommended by Derek Sivers , Jason Fried , Nassim Taleb , Shane Parrish , Tai Lopez
- 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
- Antifragile: Incerto, Book 3 (by Nassim Taleb).
Recommended by Ev Williams , James Altucher , Tobi Lütke , Vinod Khosla , Vlad Tenev , Changpeng Zhao , Patrick O’Shaughnessy , Shane Parrish , Tom Bilyeu
- 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