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2743 BOOKs

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  Guns, Germs, and Steel

  Guns, Germs, and Steel

  Endorsed by Daniel Ek, Charlie Munger, Bill Gates

  Jared Diamond

  History

  EvolutionHistoryPopular Science
  3

  endorsers
• 002

  

  Gödel, Escher, Bach

  Gödel, Escher, Bach

  Endorsed by Demis Hassabis, Patrick Collison, Naval Ravikant

  Douglas R. Hofstadter

  Popular Science

  ClassicPopular Science
  3

  endorsers
• 003

  

  Hackers: Heroes of the Computer Revolution

  Hackers: Heroes of the Computer Revolution

  Endorsed by John Carmack, Donald Knuth, Tobi Lütke

  Steven Levy

  Technology

  Technology
  3

  endorsers
• 004

  

  Hard Drive

  Hard Drive

  Endorsed by Charlie Munger, Paul Graham, Patrick Collison

  James Wallace

  Biography

  Biography
  3

  endorsers
• 005

  

  Hillbilly Elegy

  Hillbilly Elegy

  Endorsed by Bill Gates, Stewart Butterfield, Max Levchin

  J.D. Vance

  Biography

  Biography
  3

  endorsers
• 006

  

  How To Avoid a Climate Disaster

  How To Avoid a Climate Disaster

  Endorsed by David Friedberg, Luis von Ahn

  Bill Gates

  Popular Science

  Popular Science
  3

  endorsers
• 007

  

  How to Lie with Statistics

  How to Lie with Statistics

  Endorsed by Brian Kernighan, Patrick Collison, Bill Gates

  Darrell Huff

  Popular Science

  Popular Science
  3

  endorsers
• 008

  

  Life 3.0

  Life 3.0

  Endorsed by Keith Rabois, Elon Musk, Bill Gates

  Max Tegmark

  Popular Science

  Popular Science
  3

  endorsers
• 009

  

  Lifespan

  Lifespan

  Endorsed by Vinod Khosla, David Friedberg, Jason Fried

  David A. Sinclair

  Popular Science

  Popular Science
  3

  endorsers
• 010

  

  Look to Windward

  Look to Windward

  Endorsed by Jeff Bezos, Elon Musk, Stewart Brand

  Iain M. Banks

  Sci-Fi

  Sci-Fi
  3

  endorsers
• 011

  

  Loonshots

  Loonshots

  Endorsed by Keith Rabois, Brian Armstrong, Vinod Khosla

  Safi Bahcall

  Business

  Business
  3

  endorsers
• 012

  

  Lying

  Lying

  Endorsed by Brian Armstrong, Vinod Khosla, Elon Musk

  Sam Harris

  Philosophy

  Philosophy
  3

  endorsers
• 013

  

  Mathematics: Its Content, Methods and Meaning

  Mathematics: Its Content, Methods and Meaning

  Endorsed by Nassim Taleb, Hacker News Top 40, Patrick Collison

  A.D. Aleksandrov

  Popular Science

  Popular Science
  3

  endorsers
• 014

  

  Maverick

  Maverick

  Endorsed by David Heinemeier Hansson, Jason Fried, Ryan Petersen

  Ricardo Semler

  Business

  Business
  3

  endorsers
• 015

  

  Measure What Matters

  Measure What Matters

  Endorsed by Reid Hoffman, Bill Gates, Larry Page

  John Doerr

  Business

  BusinessFoundersOperations
  3

  endorsers
• 016

  

  Medieval Technology and Social Change

  Medieval Technology and Social Change

  Endorsed by Paul Graham, Sam Altman, Patrick Collison

  Lynn White Jr.

  History

  History
  3

  endorsers
• 017

  

  Mindset

  Mindset

  Endorsed by Tobi Lütke, Bill Gates, Ryan Petersen

  Carol S. Dweck

  Popular Science

  Popular Science
  3

  endorsers
• 018

  

  My Years with General Motors

  My Years with General Motors

  Endorsed by Paul Graham, Ben Horowitz, Patrick Collison

  Alfred P. Sloan Jr.

  Biography

  Biography
  3

  endorsers
• 019

  

  No Rules Rules

  No Rules Rules

  Endorsed by Ray Dalio, Ben Horowitz

  Reed Hastings

  Business

  Business
  3

  endorsers
• 020

  

  Originals

  Originals

  Endorsed by Ray Dalio, Richard Branson, Peter Thiel

  Adam Grant

  Business

  Business
  3

  endorsers
• 021

  

  Permutation City

  Permutation City

  Endorsed by Andrej Karpathy, Tobi Lütke, Naval Ravikant

  Greg Egan

  Sci-Fi

  Sci-Fi
  3

  endorsers
• 022

  

  Rework

  Rework

  Endorsed by Jeff Bezos, Mark Cuban

  Jason Fried, David Heinemeier Hansson

  Business

  Business
  3

  endorsers
• 023

  

  Seeing Like a State

  Seeing Like a State

  Endorsed by Balaji Srinivasan, Patrick Collison, Network School Reading List

  James C. Scott

  Politics

  Politics
  3

  endorsers
• 024

  

  Seeking Wisdom: From Darwin to Munger

  Seeking Wisdom: From Darwin to Munger

  Endorsed by Jason Fried, Nassim Taleb, Mohnish Pabrai

  Peter Bevelin

  Academic

  AcademicMental Models
  3

  endorsers
• 025

  

  So Good They Can't Ignore You

  So Good They Can't Ignore You

  Endorsed by Reid Hoffman, Andrew Ng, Hacker News Top 40

  Cal Newport

  Business

  Business
  3

  endorsers
• 026

  

  Stories of Your Life and Others

  Stories of Your Life and Others

  Endorsed by Andrej Karpathy, Naval Ravikant, Patrick Collison

  Ted Chiang

  Sci-Fi

  Sci-Fi
  3

  endorsers
• 027

  

  Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs

  Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs

  Endorsed by Max Levchin, Paul Graham, Patrick Collison

  Harold Abelson

  Technology

  Technology
  3

  endorsers
• 028

  

  Swimming Across

  Swimming Across

  Endorsed by Keith Rabois, Ben Horowitz, Patrick Collison

  Andy Grove

  Biography

  Biography
  3

  endorsers
• 029

  

  Talent

  Talent

  Endorsed by Sam Altman, Marc Andreessen, Balaji Srinivasan

  Tyler Cowen, Daniel Gross

  Business

  Business
  3

  endorsers
• 030

  

  Tao Te Ching

  Tao Te Ching

  Endorsed by Naval Ravikant, Jack Dorsey, Stewart Brand

  Lao Tzu

  Philosophy

  Philosophy
  3

  endorsers
• 031

  

  Tap Dancing to Work

  Tap Dancing to Work

  Endorsed by Bill Gates, Patrick Collison, Warren Buffett

  Carol J. Loomis

  Business

  Business
  3

  endorsers
• 032

  

  The Almanack of Naval Ravikant

  The Almanack of Naval Ravikant

  Endorsed by Naval Ravikant, Ryan Petersen, Network School Reading List

  Eric Jorgenson

  Philosophy

  Philosophy
  3

  endorsers
• 033

  

  The Art of Computer Programming, Vol. 1

  The Art of Computer Programming, Vol. 1

  Endorsed by Patrick Collison, Max Levchin

  Donald Knuth

  Technology

  Technology
  3

  endorsers
• 034

  

  The Art of Doing Science and Engineering: Learning to Learn

  The Art of Doing Science and Engineering: Learning to Learn

  Endorsed by John Carmack, Keith Rabois, Patrick Collison

  Richard W. Hamming

  Technology

  Technology
  3

  endorsers
• 035

  

  The Art of War

  The Art of War

  Endorsed by Fred Wilson, Elon Musk, Marc Benioff

  Sun-Tzu

  Philosophy

  Philosophy
  3

  endorsers
• 036

  

  The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin

  The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin

  Endorsed by Charlie Munger, Paul Graham, Elon Musk

  Benjamin Franklin

  Biography

  Biography
  3

  endorsers
• 037

  

  The Bitcoin Standard

  The Bitcoin Standard

  Endorsed by Nassim Taleb, a16z, Network School Reading List

  Saifedean Ammous

  Business

  Business
  3

  endorsers
• 038

  

  The Blueprint: Reviving Innovation, Rediscovering Risk, and Rescuing the Free Market

  The Blueprint: Reviving Innovation, Rediscovering Risk, and Rescuing the Free Market

  Endorsed by Max Levchin, Peter Thiel

  Garry Kasparov, Max Levchin, Peter Thiel

  Business

  Business
  3

  endorsers
• 039

  

  The Book of Why

  The Book of Why

  Endorsed by Keith Rabois, Naval Ravikant

  Judea Pearl

  Popular Science

  Popular Science
  3

  endorsers
• 040

  

  The Death and Life of Great American Cities

  The Death and Life of Great American Cities

  Endorsed by Chris Dixon, Sam Altman, Patrick Collison

  Jane Jacobs

  Philosophy

  Philosophy
  3

  endorsers
• 041

  

  The Diversity Myth

  The Diversity Myth

  Endorsed by Peter Thiel, Marc Andreessen

  Peter Thiel, David Sacks

  Politics

  Politics
  3

  endorsers
• 042

  

  The Elements of Style

  The Elements of Style

  Endorsed by Brian Kernighan, Tobi Lütke, David Heinemeier Hansson

  William Strunk Jr., E.B. White

  Academic

  Academic
  3

  endorsers
• 043

  

  The Evolution of Everything

  The Evolution of Everything

  Endorsed by Naval Ravikant, Tobi Lütke

  Matt Ridley

  Popular Science

  Popular Science
  3

  endorsers
• 044

  

  The Goal

  The Goal

  Endorsed by Jeff Bezos, Kevin Systrom, Patrick Collison

  Eliyahu M. Goldratt

  Business

  BusinessMental ModelsOperations
  3

  endorsers
• 045

  

  The Idea Factory

  The Idea Factory

  Endorsed by Mark Zuckerberg, Andrej Karpathy, Patrick Collison

  Jon Gertner

  History

  History
  3

  endorsers
• 046

  

  The Knowledge

  The Knowledge

  Endorsed by Balaji Srinivasan, Patrick Collison, Network School Reading List

  Lewis Dartnell

  Popular Science

  Popular Science
  3

  endorsers
• 047

  

  The Language Instinct

  The Language Instinct

  Endorsed by Charlie Munger, Patrick Collison

  Steven Pinker

  Popular Science

  Popular Science
  3

  endorsers
• 048

  

  The Last Days of Night

  The Last Days of Night

  Endorsed by Chris Dixon, Vinod Khosla, Mark Zuckerberg

  Graham Moore

  Fiction

  Fiction
  3

  endorsers
• 049

  

  The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress

  The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress

  Endorsed by Elon Musk, Paul Graham, Bill Gates

  Robert A. Heinlein

  Sci-Fi

  Sci-Fi
  3

  endorsers
• 050

  

  The Myth of the Rational Voter

  The Myth of the Rational Voter

  Endorsed by Patrick Collison, Marc Andreessen, Vitalik Buterin

  Bryan Caplan

  Politics

  Politics
  3

  endorsers