A.J. Jacobs Recommended Books

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• Richard Dawkins

  "A truly brilliant book, elegantly written, sparkling with wit, driving nails hard home on every page." - Richard Dawkins

• David Friedberg

  "A great book." - David Friedberg

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• Hillary Clinton

  "Was and remains the biggest influence on my thinking." - Hillary Clinton

• Kevin Kelly

  "Probably the most amazing thing you haven’t read yet." - Kevin Kelly

• Caterina Fake

  Caterina Fake mentioned this book on "The Tim Ferriss Show" podcast.

• Ricardo Semler

  "A very interesting book to keep going back to to get a glimpse of humanity." - Ricardo Semler

• Ryan Flaherty

  "A big one." - Ryan Flaherty

• Tim Draper

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• Christopher Hitchens

  "[The best document] in human history that [is] the product of a committee." - Christopher Hitchens

• Cathie Wood

  "I go back to it all the time." - Cathie Wood

• Kanye West

  "Better than Pinterest." - Kanye West

• Maya Angelou

  "I was influenced forever by the New Testament. I love the Beatitudes, informing us that the meek shall inherit the earth." - Maya Angelou

• Russell Moore

  Russell Moore recommended this book on Twitter.

• Winston Churchill

  One of Winston Churchill's favorite books.

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• Ben Silbermann

  "Takes a long view and shows the long-term decline in violence that has occurred." - Ben Silbermann

• Chris Anderson

  "[I recommend] anything [by this author]. He’s one of the clearest thinkers and communicators of our time." - Chris Anderson

• John Arnold

  One of John Arnold's answers to "what is the book (or books) you’ve given most as a gift?"

• Anthony Pompliano

  "So good. I've found it to really rock people's preconceived notions on a number of topics." - Anthony Pompliano

• Penn Jillette

  "Blew my mind." - Penn Jillette

• Mark Manson

  Mark Manson recommended this book on his website.

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• David Heinemeier Hansson

  "My key takeaway from [this book] was the concept of lifestyle design." - DHH

• Marc Andreessen

  "[The author] basically takes all of the time management and personal productivity theories of the last 20 to 30 years and pushes them to 11, to paraphrase 'Spinal Tap.'" - Marc Andreessen

• Jason Silva

  "I was very affected by [this book]. I was like this guy has it figured out." - Jason Silva

• Mike Shinoda

  "I do talk about [this book] quite a bit." - Mike Shinoda

• Mark Bell

  "Taught me better ways to manage my time and the value of not making myself too busy." - Mark Bell

• Maurice Ashley

  "Made me ditch the average life in search of one with complete flexibility and freedom to live life on my terms." - Maurice Ashley

• Tim Draper

  "With this kind of time management and focus on the important things in life, people should be able to get 15 times as much done in a normal work week." - Tim Draper

• Derek Sivers

  "Brilliant reversal of all of the 'how to manage all your crap' books." - Derek Sivers

• Rolf Potts

  "Challenges the reader to seriously consider an essential–yet rarely asked–question: What do you really want from life?" - Rolf Potts

• Caterina Fake

  Caterina Fake mentioned this book on "The Tim Ferriss Show" podcast.

• Ev Williams

  On the "books read" section of Ev Williams' GoodReads profile.

• Gary Keller

  "This is a significant book." - Gary Keller

• Laura R Walker

  "For those who struggle with productivity and taking control of their lives, [I give this book], of course!" - Laura R Walker

• Marc Goodman

  One of Marc Goodman's most-gifted or recommended books.

• Mike Maples, Jr.

  "If you want to live life on your own terms, this is your blueprint." - Mike Maples, Jr.

• Lewis Howes

  "I've only probably read 4 books cover to cover. [This is one of them.]" - Lewis Howes

• Jodie Cook

  "Life and work are reimagined and built back from scratch, in a way optimised for freedom and enjoyment." - Jodie Cook

• Brian Dean

  "This book created thousands of entrepreneurs over the last 15 years… including me." - Brian Dean

• Michael Hyatt

  Michael Hyatt recommended this book on his website.

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• Elon Musk

  "Worth reading. This is a close match for my philosophy." - Elon Musk