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Poor Charlie's almanack

Charlie Munger · 2005

Also recommended by: Bill Gates · Drew Houston · John Collison · Marc Andreessen · Naval Ravikant · Daniel Ek · Ramit Sethi · Shane Parrish · Tim Ferriss · Warren Buffett

The beginning of infinity

David Deutsch · 2011

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Also recommended by: Naval Ravikant · Mark Zuckerberg · Steven Pinker · Chris Anderson · Sam Harris

❦7 PowersHamilton Helmer

7 Powers

Hamilton Helmer · 2016

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Also recommended by: Daniel Ek · Peter Thiel · Reed Hastings

❦The Rise and Fall of American GrowthRobert J. Gordon

The Rise and Fall of American Growth

Robert J. Gordon · 2016

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Also recommended by: Bill Gates · Marc Andreessen · Satya Nadella

Business adventures

John Brooks · 1969

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Also recommended by: André Valle · Bill Gates · Warren Buffett

Whole earth discipline

Stewart Brand · 2009

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Also recommended by: Jack Dorsey · Marc Andreessen · Steven Pinker

Count of Monte Christo (World's Greatest Literature, 4)

Alexandre Dumas · 1844

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Also recommended by: James Clear · Tatiana Feltrin · Nassim Taleb

A pattern language

Christopher Alexander · 1977

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Also recommended by: Naval Ravikant · Gretchen Rubin · Sam Altman

Stuff Matters

Mark Miodownik · 2013

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Also recommended by: Bill Gates · John Collison

Arrival (Movie Tie-in edition)

Ted Chiang · 2002

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Also recommended by: Naval Ravikant · Tim Ferriss

Expert Political Judgment

Philip E. Tetlock · 2005

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Also recommended by: Michael Mauboussin · Marc Andreessen

Masters of Doom

David Kushner · 2003

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Also recommended by: Elon Musk · Tobi Lutke

The Old Way

Elizabeth Marshall Thomas · 2006

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Also recommended by: Paul Graham · Sam Altman

On the shortness of life

Lucius Seneca

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Also recommended by: Jim Collins · Maria Popova

Sum

David Eagleman · 2009

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Also recommended by: Stephen Fry · Derek Sivers

❦Medieval technology and social change.Lynn White

Medieval technology and social change.

Lynn White · 1962

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Also recommended by: Paul Graham · Sam Altman

❦Art of Doing Science and EngineeringRichard W. Hamming

Art of Doing Science and Engineering

Richard W. Hamming · 1997

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Also recommended by: John Collison

The idea factory

Jon Gertner · 2012

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Also recommended by: Mark Zuckerberg

❦Power LawSebastian Mallaby

Power Law

Sebastian Mallaby · 2022

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Also recommended by: Paul Graham

❦Shot to Save the WorldGregory Zuckerman

Shot to Save the World

Gregory Zuckerman · 2021

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Also recommended by: Walter Isaacson

❦How Asia WorksJoe Studwell

How Asia Works

Joe Studwell · 2013

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Also recommended by: Bill Gates

Dealers of Lightning

Michael A. Hiltzik · 1999

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Also recommended by: Sam Altman

Designing Brand Identity

Alina Wheeler · 2009

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Also recommended by: Jack Ma

Structure and interpretation of computer programs

Harold Abelson · 1985

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Also recommended by: Paul Graham

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