Books recommended by Walter Isaacson
- On the Bus: The Complete Guide to the Legendary Trip of Ken Kesey and the Merry Pranksters and the Birth of the Counterculture (by Paul Perry).
Recommended by Walter Isaacson
- 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
- Genius Makers: The Mavericks Who Brought AI to Google, Facebook, and the World (by Cade Metz).
Recommended by Walter Isaacson
- The Only Game in Town: Central Banks, Instability, and Avoiding the Next Collapse (by Mohamed A. El-Erian).
Recommended by Mark Cuban , Walter Isaacson
- Fantasyland: How America Went Haywire: A 500-Year History (by Kurt Andersen).
Recommended by Walter Isaacson
- The End of Illness: (by David B. Agus).
Recommended by Al Gore , Marc Benioff , Walter Isaacson
- Tools and Weapons: The Promise and the Peril of the Digital Age (by Brad Smith).
Recommended by Bill Gates , Reed Hastings , Satya Nadella , Walter Isaacson
- Holy Bible: (by -).
Recommended by A.J. Jacobs , Barack Obama , Caterina Fake , Hillary Clinton , Kevin Kelly , Laird Hamilton , Neil deGrasse Tyson , Peter Thiel , Ricardo Semler , Ryan Flaherty , Tim Draper , Walter Isaacson , Wim Hof , Christopher Hitchens , Cathie Wood , Kanye West , Maya Angelou , Russell Moore , Winston Churchill
- Poor Richard's Almanack: (by Benjamin Franklin).
Recommended by Brandon Stanton , Walter Isaacson
- The Odyssey: (by Homer).
Recommended by Caterina Fake , Michael Pollan , Stewart Brand , Tim O’Reilly , Walter Isaacson , Jay-Z
- Love Frankie: (by Cade Metz).
Recommended by Hugh Jackman , Kevin Rose , Walter Isaacson
- Measure What Matters: How Google, Bono, and the Gates Foundation Rock the World with OKRs (by John Doerr).
Recommended by Bill Gates , Dustin Moskovitz , Jim Collins , Larry Page , Reid Hoffman , Walter Isaacson , Sheryl Sandberg , Marty Cagan
- Destined for War: Can America and China Escape Thucydides's Trap? (by Graham Allison).
Recommended by Fareed Zakaria , Ray Dalio , Walter Isaacson , Anthony Scaramucci , David Sacks , Lloyd Blankfein
- The Founders: The Story of Paypal and the Entrepreneurs Who Shaped Silicon Valley (by Jimmy Soni).
Recommended by Walter Isaacson , Anthony Pompliano , Tyler Cowen
- A Shot to Save the World: The Inside Story of the Life-or-Death Race for a COVID-19 Vaccine (by Gregory Zuckerman).
Recommended by Patrick Collison , Walter Isaacson
- The Moviegoer: (by Walker Percy).
Recommended by Ryan Holiday , Walter Isaacson
- Adventures of Huckleberry Finn: (by Mark Twain).
Recommended by Daniel Pink , Richard Branson , Walter Isaacson , Ernest Hemingway
- Begin Again: (by Eddie S Glaude Jr).
Recommended by Cory Booker , Walter Isaacson , Hugh Hewitt , Steve Kerr
- Future Forward: Leadership Lessons from Patrick McGovern, the Visionary Who Circled the Globe and Built a Technology Media Empire (by Glenn Rifkin).
Recommended by Bill Gates , Bob Metcalfe , Guy Kawasaki , Marc Benioff , Walter Isaacson
- The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin: (by Benjamin Franklin).
Recommended by Brandon Stanton , Charlie Munger , Cory Booker , Elon Musk , Paul Graham , Vince Vaughn , Walter Isaacson , Jamie Dimon
- The 4-Hour Workweek: Escape 9-5, Live Anywhere, and Join the New Rich (by Tim Ferriss).
Recommended by A.J. Jacobs , Blake Mycoskie , Caterina Fake , Charles Poliquin , Daniel Pink , David Heinemeier Hansson , Derek Sivers , Eric Weinstein , Ev Williams , Gary Keller , Jason Silva , Laura R Walker , Marc Andreessen , Marc Goodman , Mark Bell , Maurice Ashley , Mike Maples, Jr. , Mike Shinoda , Rolf Potts , Tim Draper , Tristan Harris , Walter Isaacson , Lewis Howes , Jodie Cook , Brian Dean , Michael Hyatt
- On the Road: (by Jack Kerouac).
Recommended by Bob Dylan , Ev Williams , Josh Waitzkin , Lex Fridman , Steve Jobs , Walter Isaacson