Books CEOs Recommend Most

Based on 6091 sourced recommendations from 275 ceos. Updated October 30, 2026.

1. 1. Principles

   

   By Ray Dalio

   Recommended by 19 of 275 ceos

   • Reed Hastings Source
   • Naval Ravikant Source
   • Mark Cuban Source
   • Marc Benioff Source
   • Kevin Systrom Source
   • Howard S. Marks Source
   • Gary Vaynerchuk Source
   • Drew Houston Source
   • Doug McMillon Source
   • Bryan Johnson Source
   • Bill Gates Source
   • Austen Allred Source
   • Arianna Huffington Source
   • Patrick Bet-David Source
   • Jamie Dimon Source
   • Michael Bloomberg Source
   • Stephen A. Schwarzman Source
   • Keith Rabois Source
   • Shane Parrish Source

   Ray Dalio has provided me with invaluable guidance and insights that are now available to you in Principles.

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2. 2. Sapiens

   

   By Yuval Noah Harari

   Recommended by 18 of 275 ceos

   • Vinod Khosla Source
   • Richard Branson Source
   • Reid Hoffman Source
   • Ray Dalio Source
   • Naval Ravikant Source
   • Melinda French Gates Source
   • Mark Zuckerberg Source
   • Kishore Biyani Source
   • Keith Rabois Source
   • Demis Hassabis Source
   • Daniel Ek Source
   • Changpeng Zhao Source
   • Bill Gurley Source
   • Bill Gates Source
   • Shane Parrish Source
   • David Heinemeier Hansson Source
   • Ryan Holiday Source
   • Sam Altman Source

   Not that I agree with all of it, but it is still mind-bending speculation about our future as a follow-up to a previous favorite, Sapiens.

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3. 3. Zero to One

   

   By Peter Thiel, Blake Masters

   Recommended by 17 of 275 ceos

   • Sam Altman Source
   • Max Levchin Source
   • Matt Mullenweg Source
   • Luis von Ahn Source
   • Kishore Biyani Source
   • Keith Rabois Source
   • Eric Weinstein Source
   • Chris Dixon Source
   • Bryan Johnson Source
   • Ryan Holiday Source
   • Mark Zuckerberg Source
   • Patrick Collison Source
   • Elon Musk Source
   • Marc Andreessen Source
   • Jeff Immelt Source
   • Shane Parrish Source
   • Patrick Bet-David Source

   bookshelf for @kyro! most books are science/tech but here is the section w/novels. I nominate @paulg and @peterthiel.

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4. 4. The Hard Thing About Hard Things

   

   By Ben Horowitz

   Recommended by 14 of 275 ceos

   • Max Levchin Source
   • Matt Mullenweg Source
   • Marc Andreessen Source
   • Luis von Ahn Source
   • Keith Rabois Source
   • Fred Wilson Source
   • Drew Houston Source
   • Chris Dixon Source
   • Ryan Holiday Source
   • Dick Costolo Source
   • Peter Thiel Source
   • Mark Zuckerberg Source
   • Shane Parrish Source
   • Patrick Bet-David Source

   Ben's advice has been invaluable to me over the past few years. He is forthright and direct, acknowledging, for example, that the job of leading can be impossibly lonely, while eloquently providing no-nonsense guidance for managing teams through good times and bad times. Stripping away the veneer of management-speak, Ben's writing carries the authority of somebody who has been through all of this. The results are simple, thorough, and compelling.

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5. 5. Man's Search For Meaning

   

   By Viktor Frankl

   Recommended by 11 of 275 ceos

   • Shane Parrish Source
   • Sam Altman Source
   • Phil Jackson Source
   • Naval Ravikant Source
   • Chip Conley Source
   • Bryan Johnson Source
   • Elon Musk Source
   • Ryan Holiday Source
   • David Heinemeier Hansson Source
   • Patrick Bet-David Source
   • Bill Gates Source

   1. Man’s Search For Meaning A gift from a friend. As hard as you think your life is, it pales in comparison to Auschwitz. I took two big things away from this book: (1) the ultimate freedom is the ability to choose your attitude in the face of any circumstance and (2) the more you target success, the more you will miss it.

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6. 6. High Output Management

   

   By Andrew Grove

   Recommended by 11 of 275 ceos

   • Ron Conway Source
   • Marc Andreessen Source
   • Larry Ellison Source
   • Keith Rabois Source
   • Drew Houston Source
   • Brian Chesky Source
   • Brian Armstrong Source
   • Ben Horowitz Source
   • Patrick Bet-David Source
   • Jensen Huang Source
   • Mark Zuckerberg Source

   Andy Grove’s classic book on management. Surprisingly, I found I was already using many of the management ideas in this book (1:1, OKRs, etc) which is a testament to just how influential this book is.

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7. 7. The Innovator's Dilemma

   

   By Clayton Christensen

   Recommended by 11 of 275 ceos

   • Max Levchin Source
   • Mark Cuban Source
   • Guy Kawasaki Source
   • Drew Houston Source
   • Chris Dixon Source
   • Caterina Fake Source
   • Bill Gurley Source
   • Ben Horowitz Source
   • Aaron Levie Source
   • Jensen Huang Source
   • Jason Fried Source

   Number two, I really loved Innovator's Dilemma

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8. 8. Only the Paranoid Survive

   

   By Andrew Grove

   Recommended by 11 of 275 ceos

   • Vinod Khosla Source
   • Marc Andreessen Source
   • Jamie Dimon Source
   • Bill Gates Source
   • Ben Horowitz Source
   • Balaji Srinivasan Source
   • Patrick Bet-David Source
   • Warren Buffett Source
   • Shane Parrish Source
   • Charlie Munger Source
   • Jensen Huang Source

   I think Andy Grove is a great business leader. His recent book, Only the Paranoid Survive... that basic theme is in the culture of Microsoft, to wake up every day and say, 'What are we missing?' And so I thought he did a very good job of articulating that.

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9. 9. Meditations

   

   By Marcus Aurelius

   Recommended by 10 of 275 ceos

   • Shane Parrish Source
   • Sam Altman Source
   • Naval Ravikant Source
   • Jack Dorsey Source
   • Chip Conley Source
   • Austen Allred Source
   • Ryan Holiday Source
   • David Heinemeier Hansson Source
   • Arnold Schwarzenegger Source
   • Patrick Bet-David Source

   3. Meditations and Montaigne’s Essays — Reading these guys, along with Seneca, has really helped foster my interest in philosophy. So much of what they say speaks to me that I’m often left with entire pages underlined and margins filled with thoughts.

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10. 10. Shoe Dog

    

    By Phil Knight

    Recommended by 10 of 275 ceos

    • Warren Buffett Source
    • Tim Cook Source
    • Brian Armstrong Source
    • Bill Gurley Source
    • Bill Gates Source
    • Austen Allred Source
    • Alexis Ohanian Source
    • Ryan Holiday Source
    • Stephen A. Schwarzman Source
    • Shane Parrish Source

    Memoir by the Nike founder and CEO, Phil Knight.

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11. 11. Atlas Shrugged

    

    By Ayn Rand

    Recommended by 10 of 275 ceos

    • Travis Kalanick Source
    • Peter Thiel Source
    • Peter Diamandis Source
    • Joe De Sena Source
    • Fred Wilson Source
    • Brian Armstrong Source
    • Patrick Bet-David Source
    • Ryan Holiday Source
    • Marc Andreessen Source
    • Shane Parrish Source

    Celebrate the creators in the world (even when they struggle). They may be more valuable than we think.

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12. 12. The Intelligent Investor

    

    By Benjamin Graham, Jason Zweig

    Recommended by 10 of 275 ceos

    • Peter Mallouk Source
    • Patrick Collison Source
    • Jamie Dimon Source
    • DJ Vlad Source
    • Bill Ackman Source
    • Ryan Holiday Source
    • Warren Buffett Source
    • Marc Andreessen Source
    • Shane Parrish Source
    • David Heinemeier Hansson Source

    Of all the investments I ever made, buying Ben's book was the best (except for my purchase of two marriage licenses).

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13. 13. The Lean Startup

    

    By Eric Ries

    Recommended by 10 of 275 ceos

    • Sheryl Sandberg Source
    • Mike Maples Jr. Source
    • Mark Cuban Source
    • Kevin Systrom Source
    • Chris Dixon Source
    • Ben Horowitz Source
    • Patrick Bet-David Source
    • Jeff Immelt Source
    • Shane Parrish Source
    • Ryan Holiday Source

    For discipline, I chose Lean Startup.

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14. 14. Skin in the Game

    

    By Nassim Nicholas Taleb

    Recommended by 10 of 275 ceos

    • Vinod Khosla Source
    • Peter Mallouk Source
    • Marc Andreessen Source
    • Keith Rabois Source
    • Chris Dixon Source
    • Changpeng Zhao Source
    • Ben Horowitz Source
    • Patrick Bet-David Source
    • Naval Ravikant Source
    • Shane Parrish Source

    must read book

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15. 15. The Bible

    

    By Unknown/Other

    Recommended by 9 of 275 ceos

    • Russell Moore Source
    • Donald Trump Source
    • Oprah Winfrey Source
    • Mark Zuckerberg Source
    • Michael Bloomberg Source
    • Dave Ramsey Source
    • Cathie Wood Source
    • Patrick Bet-David Source
    • Bill Gates Source

    As a Christian, I love all the Bible, and all the Gospels.

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16. 16. Thinking, Fast and Slow

    

    By Daniel Kahneman

    Recommended by 9 of 275 ceos

    • Ron Conway Source
    • Naval Ravikant Source
    • Marc Andreessen Source
    • Jason Fried Source
    • Bryan Johnson Source
    • Shane Parrish Source
    • Vinod Khosla Source
    • Bill Gates Source
    • Ryan Holiday Source

    I enjoyed that book, too. Fascinating.

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17. 17. The Coddling of the American Mind

    

    By Greg Lukianoff, Jonathan Haidt

    Recommended by 9 of 275 ceos

    • Vinod Khosla Source
    • Michael J. Mauboussin Source
    • Max Levchin Source
    • Glenn Beck Source
    • Bryan Johnson Source
    • Patrick Collison Source
    • Shane Parrish Source
    • David Heinemeier Hansson Source
    • Bill Gates Source

    This book dives into the new problem on college campuses, Safetyism, and how it undermines the freedom of inquiry and speech that are indispensable to universities. The consequences of a generation unable or disinclined to engage with ideas that make them uncomfortable are dire for society, and open the door — accessible from both the left and the right — to various forms of authoritarianism. A good companion read to “Winner Takes All”. Can too much political correctness hurt?​

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18. 18. Steve Jobs

    

    By Walter Isaacson

    Recommended by 9 of 275 ceos

    • Gary Vaynerchuk Source
    • Elon Musk Source
    • Ed Zschau Source
    • Chris Fussell Source
    • Bill Gates Source
    • Ryan Holiday Source
    • Keith Rabois Source
    • Arnold Schwarzenegger Source
    • Shane Parrish Source

    Walter is incredibly thorough in his research. Highly recommend his other books!

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19. 19. Poor Charlie's Almanack

    

    By Charlie Munger

    Recommended by 9 of 275 ceos

    • Warren Buffett Source
    • Shane Parrish Source
    • Patrick Collison Source
    • Naval Ravikant Source
    • Marc Andreessen Source
    • Drew Houston Source
    • Jason Fried Source
    • Patrick Bet-David Source
    • Bill Gates Source

    4. Letters to Berkshire Hathaway Shareholders and Poor Charlie’s Almanack — Because I have an MBA a lot of people inevitably ask me if they should pursue one. If it’s knowledge and not credentials you’re after, save your money and read these two. The letters are freely available on Berkshire’s website but I find the paperback collection works best for me. If you’re scared t

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20. 20. Good to Great

    

    By Jim Collins

    Recommended by 9 of 275 ceos

    • Tracy DiNunzio Source
    • Max Levchin Source
    • Frank Blake Source
    • Daniel Ek Source
    • Brian Armstrong Source
    • Ryan Holiday Source
    • Shane Parrish Source
    • Phil Jackson Source
    • Dave Ramsey Source

    The scientific method can be applied to business. This book draws powerful lessons from data.

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21. 21. Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance

    

    By Robert M. Pirsig

    Recommended by 8 of 275 ceos

    • Phil Jackson Source
    • Fred Wilson Source
    • Drew Houston Source
    • Bryan Johnson Source
    • Austen Allred Source
    • Jeff Immelt Source
    • David Heinemeier Hansson Source
    • Jason Fried Source

    Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance by Pirsig. It gives a summary of philosophy of Western Civilization.

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22. 22. Why We Sleep

    

    By Matthew Walker

    Recommended by 8 of 275 ceos

    • Vinod Khosla Source
    • Michael J. Mauboussin Source
    • Keith Rabois Source
    • Jason Fried Source
    • Bryan Johnson Source
    • Bill Gates Source
    • Alexis Ohanian Source
    • David Heinemeier Hansson Source

    Read this book and think again. "Why We Sleep" is highly recommended

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23. 23. Range

    

    By David Epstein

    Recommended by 8 of 275 ceos

    • Vinod Khosla Source
    • Michael J. Mauboussin Source
    • Keith Rabois Source
    • Changpeng Zhao Source
    • Bill Gates Source
    • Ryan Holiday Source
    • Bill Gurley Source
    • Shane Parrish Source

    This book examines the world’s most successful athletes, artists, musicians, inventors, forecasters and scientists and discovers that in most fields , generalists, not specialists, are primed to excel. This book argues that cultivating range prepares us for things we can’t anticipate and adversity. We’ve believed in a single path to excellence: Start early, specialize soon, narrow your focus, aim for efficiency. This book suggests to hold off on starting those piano lessons too early. I’ve always loved exploration so this is very much in sync with my beliefs. Every high school and college student should read it.

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24. 24. How to Win Friends and Influence People

    

    By Dale Carnegie

    Recommended by 7 of 275 ceos

    • Warren Buffett Source
    • Ken Block Source
    • Daymond John Source
    • Barbara Corcoran Source
    • Patrick Bet-David Source
    • Shane Parrish Source
    • Dave Ramsey Source

    It's probably one of those books you want to read once a year, or listen to the audio once a year.

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25. 25. The 4-hour Workweek

    

    By Tim Ferriss

    Recommended by 7 of 275 ceos

    • Walter Isaacson Source
    • Marc Andreessen Source
    • Gary W. Keller Source
    • Eric Weinstein Source
    • David Heinemeier Hansson Source
    • Caterina Fake Source
    • Ryan Holiday Source

    I had read The 4-Hour Workweek sometime in advance of that and so had Jason... We were both just impressed with that.

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26. 26. The Alchemist

    

    By Paulo Coelho

    Recommended by 7 of 275 ceos

    • Ryan Flaherty Source
    • Garry Tan Source
    • Aubrey Marcus Source
    • Ryan Holiday Source
    • Jack Dorsey Source
    • Patrick Bet-David Source
    • Oprah Winfrey Source

    This is one of the first books that profoundly changed my life for the better.

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27. 27. Snow Crash

    

    By Neal Stephenson

    Recommended by 7 of 275 ceos

    • Sergey Brin Source
    • Austen Allred Source
    • Mark Zuckerberg Source
    • Naval Ravikant Source
    • Bill Gurley Source
    • Jack Dorsey Source
    • Bill Gates Source

    anyone who's interested in this space would read Ready Player One and Snow Crash. I think Rainbow's End is one that is maybe not as commonly cited, but I think is maybe the augmented reality sort of equivalent of some of the seminal works that talk about virtual reality.

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28. 28. Crossing the Chasm

    

    By Geoffrey Moore

    Recommended by 7 of 275 ceos

    • Ron Conway Source
    • Guy Kawasaki Source
    • Drew Houston Source
    • Chris Dixon Source
    • Changpeng Zhao Source
    • Bill Gurley Source
    • Aaron Levie Source

29. 29. A Guide to the Good Life

    

    By William Braxton Irvine

    Recommended by 7 of 275 ceos

    • Phil Libin Source
    • Marc Andreessen Source
    • Jason Fried Source
    • David Heinemeier Hansson Source
    • Austen Allred Source
    • Ryan Holiday Source
    • Shane Parrish Source

    A Guide to the Good Life is such a good book.

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30. 30. Thinking in Bets

    

    By Annie Duke

    Recommended by 7 of 275 ceos

    • Michael J. Mauboussin Source
    • Max Levchin Source
    • Marc Andreessen Source
    • Jason Fried Source
    • Howard S. Marks Source
    • Shane Parrish Source
    • Ryan Holiday Source

    I have read Thinking in Bets. Really enjoyed that part especially.

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31. 31. 1984

    

    By George Orwell

    Recommended by 6 of 275 ceos

    • Richard Branson Source
    • Marc Andreessen Source
    • Vinod Khosla Source
    • Ryan Holiday Source
    • Elon Musk Source
    • Sam Altman Source

    Our enemy is speech control and thought control – the increasing use, in plain sight, of George Orwell's \"1984\" as an instruction manual.

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32. 32. Benjamin Franklin: An American Life

    

    By Walter Isaacson

    Recommended by 6 of 275 ceos

    • Walter Isaacson Source
    • Jamie Dimon Source
    • Elon Musk Source
    • Ed Zschau Source
    • Ryan Holiday Source
    • Bill Gates Source

    like something like Franklin's, both his autobiography and say the biography that's recently been written by, well not that recently, but in, I guess, five or ten years ago when it was written, the biography by Isaacson on Franklin is really good.

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33. 33. How to Change Your Mind

    

    By Michael Pollan

    Recommended by 6 of 275 ceos

    • Vinod Khosla Source
    • Naval Ravikant Source
    • Michael J. Mauboussin Source
    • Aubrey Marcus Source
    • Amelia Boone Source
    • Bill Gates Source

    The true subject of this “mental travelogue” is not just psychedelic drugs but also the eternal puzzle of human consciousness and how, in a world that offers us both suffering and joy, we can do our best to be fully present and find meaning in our lives. It is also a fun exploration of psychedelic drugs, especially for someone who has never tried them.

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34. 34. The Rational Optimist

    

    By Matt Ridley

    Recommended by 6 of 275 ceos

    • Naval Ravikant Source
    • Mark Zuckerberg Source
    • Marc Andreessen Source
    • Bill Gurley Source
    • Shane Parrish Source
    • Bill Gates Source

    My next book for A Year of Books is The Rational Optimist by Matt Ridley.

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35. 35. The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People

    

    By Stephen Covey

    Recommended by 6 of 275 ceos

    • Noah Kagan Source
    • Kishore Biyani Source
    • Ken Block Source
    • Dave Ramsey Source
    • Patrick Bet-David Source
    • Richard Branson Source

    Should I have to say anything about this book? If you haven't read it yet, what are you waiting for?

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36. 36. The Prince

    

    By Niccolò Machiavelli

    Recommended by 6 of 275 ceos

    • Ryan Holiday Source
    • Garry Tan Source
    • Fred Wilson Source
    • Shane Parrish Source
    • Patrick Bet-David Source
    • Stephen A. Schwarzman Source

    I have a lot to read in my pile but after reading Blood & Beauty last week — an excellent read by the way — I was inspired to pick up this masterful work again

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37. 37. The Black Swan: Second Edition

    

    By Nassim Nicholas Taleb

    Recommended by 6 of 275 ceos

    • Nick Kokonas Source
    • Ryan Holiday Source
    • Naval Ravikant Source
    • Shane Parrish Source
    • Vinod Khosla Source
    • Bill Gates Source

    He is also famous for The Black Swan, Antifragile, and Fooled by Randomness, all of which are worth reading.

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38. 38. Atomic Habits

    

    By James Clear

    Recommended by 6 of 275 ceos

    • Vinod Khosla Source
    • Biz Stone Source
    • Ryan Holiday Source
    • Shane Parrish Source
    • Patrick Bet-David Source
    • Arnold Schwarzenegger Source

    Over months and years, the accumulated effect of small habitual daily behaviors is staggering. This book warns that this compounding works both ways, so we’d better make sure we’re making it work in a positive direction, not for the negative. A decent book on self-help tools, not a category I am generally a fan of.

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39. 39. The Ride of a Lifetime

    

    By Robert Iger

    Recommended by 6 of 275 ceos

    • Brian Chesky Source
    • Alexis Ohanian Source
    • Patrick Bet-David Source
    • Bill Gates Source
    • Michael Bloomberg Source
    • Oprah Winfrey Source

    Highly recommend “The Ride of a Lifetime” by @RobertIger to anyone with big aspirations.

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40. 40. The Fountainhead

    

    By Ayn Rand

    Recommended by 6 of 275 ceos

    • Travis Kalanick Source
    • Noah Kagan Source
    • Mark Cuban Source
    • Larry Ellison Source
    • Marc Andreessen Source
    • Donald Trump Source

    The soul is that which can't be ruled. It must be broken. Drive a wedge in, get your fingers on it--and the man is yours. You won't need a whip--he'll bring it to you and ask to be whipped. Set him in reverse--and his own mechanism will do your work for you.

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41. 41. Made to Stick

    

    By Chip Heath, Dan Heath

    Recommended by 6 of 275 ceos

    • Changpeng Zhao Source
    • Brian Armstrong Source
    • Patrick Bet-David Source
    • Shane Parrish Source
    • Vinod Khosla Source
    • Ryan Holiday Source

    How to make your message memorable so it will spread.

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42. 42. Masters of Doom

    

    By David Kushner

    Recommended by 6 of 275 ceos

    • Patrick Collison Source
    • Austen Allred Source
    • Alexis Ohanian Source
    • Elon Musk Source
    • Shane Parrish Source
    • David Heinemeier Hansson Source

    Masters of Doom is a great book

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43. 43. Made In America

    

    By Sam Walton

    Recommended by 6 of 275 ceos

    • Shane Parrish Source
    • Kishore Biyani Source
    • Jamie Dimon Source
    • Gary W. Keller Source
    • Patrick Bet-David Source
    • Jeff Bezos Source

    5. Sam Walton: Made In America The big lesson I took away from Sam Walton, the founder of Walmart, is that you don’t need to come up with all the ideas yourself. Instead, you can look around and copy the best of what other people are doing. That attitude aligns with the tagline of this website: Mastering the best of what other people have already figured out.

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44. 44. Behave

    

    By Robert Sapolsky

    Recommended by 6 of 275 ceos

    • Vinod Khosla Source
    • Michael J. Mauboussin Source
    • Marc Andreessen Source
    • Keith Rabois Source
    • Bryan Johnson Source
    • Bill Gates Source

    Among the best insights into our brain and behavior. A top of the charts for me for this year, along with Scale.

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45. 45. Leonardo da Vinci

    

    By Walter Isaacson

    Recommended by 6 of 275 ceos

    • Bill Gates Source
    • Austen Allred Source
    • Ryan Holiday Source
    • Michael Bloomberg Source
    • Shane Parrish Source
    • Elon Musk Source

    Celebrating @WalterIsaacson’s latest book tonight, Leonardo da Vinci, following the life of the Renaissance man and genius.

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46. 46. Superforecasting

    

    By Philip E. Tetlock, Dan Gardner

    Recommended by 6 of 275 ceos

    • Shane Parrish Source
    • Sam Hinkie Source
    • Michael J. Mauboussin Source
    • Alexis Ohanian Source
    • Keith Rabois Source
    • Vinod Khosla Source

    Attentive readers will note this is the second time I’ve read this book this month. I’m interviewing the author for The Knowledge Project soon

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47. 47. The Score Takes Care of Itself

    

    By Bill Walsh, Steve Jamison, Craig Walsh

    Recommended by 6 of 275 ceos

    • Vinod Khosla Source
    • Ryan Holiday Source
    • Ron Conway Source
    • Noah Kagan Source
    • Keith Rabois Source
    • Jack Dorsey Source

    The book is The Score Takes Care of Itself, a fantastic, fantastic tome of lists and everything that he’s learned in managing some very, very hard and ego-driven people... Bill inspired me to create a number of lists of my own.

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48. 48. The Wright Brothers

    

    By David McCullough

    Recommended by 6 of 275 ceos

    • Ed Zschau Source
    • Brian Armstrong Source
    • Austen Allred Source
    • Jeff Immelt Source
    • Shane Parrish Source
    • Ryan Holiday Source

    An inspiring biography. It was incredible to hear about the determination, constraints, willingness to endure ridicule, disbelief, etc that the two brothers endured on their journey to invent the airplane. A worthwhile read for all builders.

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49. 49. The Courage to Be Disliked

    

    By Ichiro Kishimi, Fumitake Koga

    Recommended by 6 of 275 ceos

    • Marc Andreessen Source
    • David Heinemeier Hansson Source
    • Jason Fried Source
    • Jack Dorsey Source
    • Shane Parrish Source
    • Patrick Bet-David Source

    I highly recommend this book on Alfred Adler's psychology, should you ever find yourself with such a mixed blessing as becoming known

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50. 50. The Four Agreements

    

    By Don Miguel Ruiz

    Recommended by 5 of 275 ceos

    • Jack Dorsey Source
    • Aubrey Marcus Source
    • Shane Parrish Source
    • Patrick Bet-David Source
    • Oprah Winfrey Source

    A lot of people know Don Miguel Ruiz from The Four Agreements.

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• Cathie Wood — 4 recommendations
• DJ Vlad — 4 recommendations
• Ed Zschau — 4 recommendations
• Eric Schmidt — 4 recommendations
• Frank Blake — 4 recommendations
• Greg McKeown — 4 recommendations
• Joe Gebbia — 4 recommendations
• Larry Ellison — 4 recommendations
• Mohnish Pabrai — 4 recommendations
• Peter Schiff — 4 recommendations
• Phil Libin — 4 recommendations
• Steve Jurvetson — 4 recommendations
• Zooko Wilcox-O'Hearn — 4 recommendations
• Carl Icahn — 3 recommendations
• David Allen — 3 recommendations
• Demis Hassabis — 3 recommendations
• Dick Costolo — 3 recommendations
• Doug McMillon — 3 recommendations
• Evan Spiegel — 3 recommendations
• Gary Vaynerchuk — 3 recommendations
• Jim Cramer — 3 recommendations
• Julie Rice — 3 recommendations
• Kathryn Minshew — 3 recommendations
• Luis von Ahn — 3 recommendations
• Sergey Brin — 3 recommendations
• Sophia Amoruso — 3 recommendations
• Whitney Wolfe Herd — 3 recommendations
• Adam Gazzaley — 2 recommendations
• Amelia Boone — 2 recommendations
• Barbara Corcoran — 2 recommendations
• Chris Anderson — 2 recommendations
• Chris Fussell — 2 recommendations
• Dita Von Teese — 2 recommendations
• Donald Miller — 2 recommendations
• Grant Cardone — 2 recommendations
• Jeff Dean — 2 recommendations
• Jen Rubio — 2 recommendations
• Joe De Sena — 2 recommendations
• John Collison — 2 recommendations
• John Francis Crowley — 2 recommendations
• Ken Block — 2 recommendations
• Lloyd Blankfein — 2 recommendations
• Marissa Mayer — 2 recommendations
• Reed Hastings — 2 recommendations
• Rick Rubin — 2 recommendations
• Ryan Flaherty — 2 recommendations
• Scott Belsky — 2 recommendations
• Tracy DiNunzio — 2 recommendations
• Travis Kalanick — 2 recommendations
• Al Gore — 1 recommendations
• Alex Blumberg — 1 recommendations
• Alfred Lin — 1 recommendations
• Andrew Yang — 1 recommendations
• Bear Grylls — 1 recommendations
• Ben Greenfield — 1 recommendations
• Bill Rasmussen — 1 recommendations
• Biz Stone — 1 recommendations
• Craig Newmark — 1 recommendations
• Geoff Ralston — 1 recommendations
• Jacqueline Novogratz — 1 recommendations
• Marcus Lemonis — 1 recommendations
• Matt Chandler — 1 recommendations
• Mukesh Ambani — 1 recommendations
• Pavel Tsatsouline — 1 recommendations
• Stanley A. McChrystal — 1 recommendations
• Thom Hartmann — 1 recommendations
• Adam Bornstein — 0 recommendations
• Al Ries — 0 recommendations
• Alan Eagle — 0 recommendations
• Alan G. Lafley — 0 recommendations
• Alvin Toffler — 0 recommendations
• Andrew Copson — 0 recommendations
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• B. Mark Smith — 0 recommendations
• Barry J. Peterson — 0 recommendations
• Ben Casnocha — 0 recommendations
• Bond Halbert — 0 recommendations
• Brad Feld — 0 recommendations
• Chade-Meng Tan — 0 recommendations
• Charles E. Sorensen — 0 recommendations
• Charles F. Haanel — 0 recommendations
• Charles Saatchi — 0 recommendations
• Charlie Gilkey — 0 recommendations
• Chet Holmes — 0 recommendations
• Chris Anderson — 0 recommendations
• Clay Shirky — 0 recommendations
• Craig Venter — 0 recommendations
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• Dan Kennedy — 0 recommendations
• Dan Sullivan — 0 recommendations
• David Bach — 0 recommendations
• Dessa — 0 recommendations
• Don Tapscott — 0 recommendations
• Donald O. Clifton — 0 recommendations
• Edward Conard — 0 recommendations
• Elad Gil — 0 recommendations
• Elena Aguilar — 0 recommendations
• Emanuel Rosen — 0 recommendations
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• Erik Prince — 0 recommendations
• Gary Marcus — 0 recommendations
• George Stalk — 0 recommendations
• Gwyneth Paltrow — 0 recommendations
• Hermann Simon — 0 recommendations
• Holly Sklar — 0 recommendations
• Howard Love — 0 recommendations
• Jackie Freiberg — 0 recommendations
• James Frey — 0 recommendations
• Jason Mendelson — 0 recommendations
• Jay Samit — 0 recommendations
• Jeff Olson — 0 recommendations
• Jim Clayton — 0 recommendations
• Jim Ziolkowski — 0 recommendations
• Joe Calloway — 0 recommendations
• Joel Greenblatt — 0 recommendations
• John C. Bogle — 0 recommendations
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• Jonathan Rosenberg — 0 recommendations
• Josh Kilmer-Purcell — 0 recommendations
• Karl Schriftgiesser — 0 recommendations
• Katharine Hayhoe — 0 recommendations
• Keith Ferrazzi — 0 recommendations
• Kennedy Odede — 0 recommendations
• Kevin Roberts — 0 recommendations
• Kevin Simler — 0 recommendations
• Lara Love Hardin — 0 recommendations
• Laura Ries — 0 recommendations
• Lawren Askinosie — 0 recommendations
• Leo Marks — 0 recommendations
• Lindsay McGregor — 0 recommendations
• Mark Roberge — 0 recommendations
• Marty Neumeier — 0 recommendations
• Marvin Bower — 0 recommendations
• Mary Reckmeyer — 0 recommendations
• Matt Higgins — 0 recommendations
• Matt Mason — 0 recommendations
• Matthew Kohut — 0 recommendations
• Michael Lombardi — 0 recommendations
• Michael Shellenberger — 0 recommendations
• Mohamed A. El-Erian — 0 recommendations
• Nancy Lublin — 0 recommendations
• Nathaniel Fick — 0 recommendations
• Neil Howe — 0 recommendations
• Nicole Daedone — 0 recommendations
• Parag Khanna — 0 recommendations
• Paul A. Strassmann — 0 recommendations
• Peter Drucker — 0 recommendations
• Peter Schwartz — 0 recommendations
• Phil Beuth — 0 recommendations
• Ping Fu — 0 recommendations
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• Ray Kroc — 0 recommendations
• Richard Usborne — 0 recommendations
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• Roger Dawson — 0 recommendations
• Roger von Oech — 0 recommendations
• Ron Fournier — 0 recommendations
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• Stephen D. King — 0 recommendations
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Frequently asked questions

What is the top book recommended by ceos?

Principles ranks first, recommended by 19 ceos.

How is the ranking counted?

We count each person once per book, using only public people, books and approved recommendations. Books are ranked by recommenders in this group, then by total public recommenders. Source links are shown where available.

How many ceos are included?

This group includes 275 public profiles, including profiles with no public recommendations. 63 have recommended at least 10 books.