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Carlos Slim Recommended Books
Carlos Slim has recommended 40 books. Browse the complete reading list with quotes and sources below.
Carlos Slim Helú is a Mexican business magnate, investor, and philanthropist.
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Bill Gates and the Making of the Microsoft Empire
by James Wallace
"Makes a fair assessment of Gates back when he was starting out." - Carlos Slim (Source)
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Paul Graham recommended this bookPaul Graham
"Good." - Paul Graham
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Charlie Munger recommended this bookCharlie Munger
"You really get a feeling for what it took to write and sell software in the software revolution." - Charlie Munger
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The Prophet
by Kahlil Gibran
"If you want to talk about poems, here is an interesting one." - Carlos Slim (Source)
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Kelly Slater recommended this bookKelly Slater
"One of the first 'spiritual' books I read as a teenager, which gave me plenty of seeds for thought from short, but to-the-point, topics." - Kelly Slater
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Naval Ravikant recommended this bookNaval Ravikant
"A beautiful book." - Naval Ravikant
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Tim Ferriss recommended this bookTim Ferriss
"A fantastic book. I would recommend people get the edition with the illustrations by the author." - Tim Ferriss
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Peter Mallouk recommended this bookPeter Mallouk
"One of my favorite books." - Peter Mallouk
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Jason Nemer recommended this bookJason Nemer
Jason Nemer's answer to "do you have any particular book you’ve gifted most to other people?"
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The Warren Buffett Way
by Robert G. Hagstrom
This book appeared in a Literal Magazine interview of Carlos Slim. (Source)
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2 people
Howard Marks recommended this bookHoward Marks
"I was asked to write the foreword for the latest edition." - Howard Marks
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Bill Ackman recommended this bookBill Ackman
One of 11 Books Bill Ackman told a young man to read before hiring him.
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Supermoney
by Adam Smith
This book appeared in a Literal Magazine interview of Carlos Slim. (Source)
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1 person
Warren Buffett recommended this bookWarren Buffett
"In this book, [the author] says I like baseball metaphors. He’s right." - Warren Buffett
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My Life and Fortunes
The Autobiography of one of the World's Wealthiest Men
by J. Paul Getty
"I read when it appeared in Playboy magazine." - Carlos Slim (Source)
How to Be Rich
by J. Paul Getty
This book appeared in a Literal Magazine interview of Carlos Slim. (Source)
As I See It
The Autobiography of J. Paul Getty
by J. Paul Getty
This book appeared in a Literal Magazine interview of Carlos Slim. (Source)
Mr. Baruch
by Margaret L. Coit
This book appeared in a Literal Magazine interview of Carlos Slim. (Source)
Ling
The Rise, Fall, and Return of a Texas Titan
by Stanley H. Brown
"He founded a conglomerate and wound up bankrupting it, but it is interesting to see how he did it." - Carlos Slim (Source)
Vesco
by Robert A. Hutchinson
"[He] came into a fund and then fled to Cuba." - Carlos Slim (Source)
The Crash of 79
by Paul E. Erdman
"Describes the crisis of the seventies." - Carlos Slim (Source)
The Fords
An American Epic
by Peter Collier
This book appeared in a Literal Magazine interview of Carlos Slim. (Source)
Rodin's Art
The Rodin Collection of Iris & B. Gerald Cantor Center of Visual Arts at Stanford University
by Albert E. Elsen
This book appeared in a Literal Magazine interview of Carlos Slim. (Source)
Rodin
Le Festin D'Une Vie
by Isabelle & Alexandre Bailhache
This book appeared in a Literal Magazine interview of Carlos Slim. (Source)
Frida & Diego
Passion, Politics and Painting
by Dot Tuer
This book appeared in a Literal Magazine interview of Carlos Slim. (Source)
Juan Gris
by Juan Antonio Gaya Nuno
This book appeared in a Literal Magazine interview of Carlos Slim. (Source)
Masterpieces of Impressionism and Post-Impressionism
The Annenberg Collection
by Mr. Colin B. Bailey
This book appeared in a Literal Magazine interview of Carlos Slim. (Source)
Para Saber de Vinos
by Asher Benatar
This book appeared in a Literal Magazine interview of Carlos Slim. (Source)
The Prints Of Rufino Tamayo
Catalogue Raisonné, 1925-1991
by Ramiro MartÌnez
This book appeared in a Literal Magazine interview of Carlos Slim. (Source)
Pintura y vida cotidiana en México, 1650-1950
by Gustavo Curiel
This book appeared in a Literal Magazine interview of Carlos Slim. (Source)
Tu Hijo Puede ser un Crack
Cómo Descubrir si Tienes un Talento Deportivo en Casa
by Alguersuari Jaime
This book appeared in a Literal Magazine interview of Carlos Slim. (Source)
The Accidental President of Brazil
A Memoir
by Fernando Henrique Cardoso
This book appeared in a Literal Magazine interview of Carlos Slim. (Source)
Harvard Art Museum Handbook
by Stephan Wolohojian
This book appeared in a Literal Magazine interview of Carlos Slim. (Source)
Historia La Deuda Exterior De Mexico
1823-1946
by Jan Bazant
This book appeared in a Literal Magazine interview of Carlos Slim. (Source)
Hammer
by Armand Hammer
This book appeared in a Literal Magazine interview of Carlos Slim. (Source)
The Peter Principal
Why Things Always Go Wrong
by Laurence J. Peter
"Very good." - Carlos Slim (Source)
Outliers
The Story of Success
by Malcolm Gladwell
"Must [read]." - Carlos Slim (Source)
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10 people
Bill Gates recommended this bookBill Gates
"Makes a lot of great points." - Bill Gates
Bill Gates's recommendation of this book - Charlie Munger recommended this book
Charlie Munger
"Perfectly marvelous book." - Charlie Munger
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DJ Vlad recommended this bookDJ Vlad
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Dwayne Johnson recommended this bookDwayne Johnson
Dwayne Johnson said he was reading this book in an interview with Andy Warhol.
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James Altucher recommended this bookJames Altucher
"I really love [this book]." - James Altucher
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Joe Rogan recommended this bookJoe Rogan
"It's fucking great." - Joe Rogan
Joe Rogan's recommendation of this book +4
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- Shaun White
"I started applying [a lesson from this book] to my own life." - Shaun White
- Will Smith
"Talks about the concept of 10,000 hours." - Will Smith
- Jay-Z
"About the principles of timing and repetition—about preparing yourself for luck, really." - Jay-Z
- Patrick Bet-David
Patrick Bet-David recommended this book on his website.
- Shaun White
All the Best, George Bush
My Life in Letters and Other Writings
by George H.W. Bush
"Fucking amazing." - Carlos Slim (Source)
Leadership
by Rudolph W. Giuliani
This book appeared in a Literal Magazine interview of Carlos Slim. (Source)
Revolutionary Wealth
by Alvin Toffler
"[The author] asked me to take a look at this before it was published." - Carlos Slim (Source)
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1 person
Ev Williams recommended this bookEv Williams
On the "books read" section of Ev Williams' GoodReads profile.
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Los Retos que Enfrentamos
Los Problemas de México y las Políticas Públicas para Resolverlos
by Felipe Calderón Hinojosa
This book appeared in a Literal Magazine interview of Carlos Slim. (Source)
El Desarrollo Estabilizador
Reflexiones Sobre una Época
by Antonio Ortiz Mena
"This one is great." - Carlos Slim (Source)
Money
Whence It Came, Where It Went
by John Kenneth Galbraith
This book appeared in a Literal Magazine interview of Carlos Slim. (Source)
The Money Machine
How KKR Manufactured Power and Profits
by Sarah Bartlett
This book appeared in a Literal Magazine interview of Carlos Slim. (Source)
Paper Money
by Adam Smith
This book appeared in a Literal Magazine interview of Carlos Slim. (Source)
Common Wealth
Economics for a Crowded Planet
by Jeffrey D. Sachs
This book appeared in a Literal Magazine interview of Carlos Slim. (Source)
Up the Organization
How to Stop the Corporation from Stifling People and Strangling Profits
by Robert C. Townsend
This book appeared in a Literal Magazine interview of Carlos Slim. (Source)
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1 person
Patrick Bet-David recommended this bookPatrick Bet-David
Patrick Bet-David recommended this book on his website.
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The Money Lords
by Matthew Josephson
This book appeared in a Literal Magazine interview of Carlos Slim. (Source)
Winning Through Intimidation
by Robert Ringer
This book appeared in a Literal Magazine interview of Carlos Slim. (Source)
Queen of the South
by Arturo Perez Reverte
This book appeared in a Literal Magazine interview of Carlos Slim. (Source)
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