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Books recommended by Tim O’Reilly

Tim O’Reilly

Tim O’Reilly is a well-known entrepreneur and author, famous for his work in open source software and digital publishing, particularly with the launch of Macromedia and O’Reilly Media. The books recommended are diverse, ranging from poetry collections to economics texts, but share a common thread of exploring complex ideas through accessible language, often blending insight into technology and culture.

  1. The Collected Poems: The Corrected Edition (by Wallace Stevens). Recommended by Caterina Fake , Tim O’Reilly
  2. The Kabir Book: Forty-Four of the Ecstatic Poems of Kabir (by Robert Bly). Recommended by Tim O’Reilly
  3. Intermediate Microeconomics: A Modern Approach (by Hal R. Varian). Recommended by Tim O’Reilly
  4. Babel-17 / Empire Star: (by Samuel R. Delany). Recommended by Tim O’Reilly
  5. Information Rules: A Strategic Guide to the Network Economy (by Carl Shapiro). Recommended by Tim O’Reilly
  6. Night Train to Lisbon: A Novel (by Pascal Mercier). Recommended by Tim O’Reilly
  7. The Civil War: (by Bruce Catton). Recommended by Tim O’Reilly
  8. The Whole Internet User's Guide & Catalog: (by Ed Krol). Recommended by Tim O’Reilly
  9. Can You Forgive Her?: Palliser, Book 1 (by Anthony Trollope). Recommended by Tim O’Reilly
  10. Trilby: (by George Du Maurier). Recommended by Tim O’Reilly
  11. Islandia: (by Austin Tappan Wright). Recommended by Tim O’Reilly
  12. Rissa Kerguelen: Book One in the Saga of Rissa (by F. M Busby). Recommended by Tim O’Reilly
  13. The Warden: Chronicles of Barsetshire, Book 1 (by Anthony Trollope). Recommended by Tim O’Reilly
  14. Unrig: How to Fix Our Broken Democracy (by Daniel G. Newman). Recommended by Tim O’Reilly
  15. The Discovery of the Mind: (by Bruno Snell). Recommended by Tim O’Reilly
  16. The Meaning of Culture: (by John Cowper Powys). Recommended by Tim O’Reilly
  17. When Nietzsche Wept: A Novel Of Obsession (by Irvin D. Yalom). Recommended by Tim O’Reilly
  18. Loving Every Child: Wisdom for Parents (by Janusz Korczak). Recommended by Tim O’Reilly
  19. Charlie Chan: Five Complete Novels: The House Without a Key; The Chinese Parrot; Behind That Curtain; The Black Camel; Keeper of the Keys (by Earl Derr Biggers). Recommended by Tim O’Reilly
  20. Makers and Takers: How Wall Street Destroyed Main Street (by Rana Foroohar). Recommended by Tim O’Reilly
  21. How Adam Smith Can Change Your Life: An Unexpected Guide to Human Nature and Happiness (by Russ Roberts). Recommended by Tim O’Reilly
  22. Riders of the Purple Sage: Riders of the Purple Sage, Book 1 (by Zane Grey). Recommended by Tim O’Reilly
  23. 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
  24. The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test: (by Tom Wolfe). Recommended by Jordan Peterson , Tim O’Reilly
  25. The Odyssey: (by Homer). Recommended by Caterina Fake , Michael Pollan , Stewart Brand , Tim O’Reilly , Walter Isaacson , Jay-Z
  26. The Way of Life, According to Laotzu: (by Witter Bynner). Recommended by Dr. Andrew Weil , Ev Williams , Tim O’Reilly
  27. The Collected Poems of W. B. Yeats: (by W. B. Yeats). Recommended by Tim O’Reilly , Christopher Hitchens
  28. Pride and Prejudice: (by Jane Austen). Recommended by Hillary Clinton , Tim O’Reilly
  29. The Way We Live Now: (by Anthony Trollope). Recommended by Tim O’Reilly , Sarah Jessica Parker
  30. Working Backwards: Insights, Stories, and Secrets from Inside Amazon (by Colin Bryar). Recommended by Tim O’Reilly , Austen Allred , Tyler Cowen , Marty Cagan
  31. The Innovator's Dilemma: When New Technologies Cause Great Firms to Fail (by Clayton M. Christensen). Recommended by Aaron Levie , Ben Horowitz , Bill Gurley , Caterina Fake , Drew Houston , Ev Williams , Guy Kawasaki , Jeff Bezos , Marc Andreessen , Marc Benioff , Mark Cuban , Max Levchin , Michael Bloomberg , Steve Jobs , Tim O’Reilly , Blake Scholl , Chris Dixon , Steve Blank
  32. The Second Machine Age: Work, Progress, and Prosperity in a Time of Brilliant Technologies (by Erik Brynjolfsson). Recommended by Tim O’Reilly , Michael Dell
  33. The Essential Rumi: (by Jalal Al-Din Rumi). Recommended by Adam Robinson , Kevin Kelly , Tara Brach , Tim O’Reilly , Harry Styles
  34. Liar's Poker: (by Michael Lewis). Recommended by Tim Ferriss , Tim O’Reilly , Chamath Palihapitiya , Trung Phan
  35. The Lean Startup: How Today's Entrepreneurs Use Continuous Innovation to Create Radically Successful Businesses (by Eric Ries). Recommended by Andrew Ng , Ben Horowitz , Dustin Moskovitz , Jason Calacanis , Kevin Systrom , Marc Andreessen , Mark Cuban , Mike Maples, Jr. , Tim O’Reilly , Chris Dixon , Raoul Pal , Sheryl Sandberg , Marty Cagan , Steve Blank