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Chris Sacca Recommended Books
Chris Sacca has recommended 14 books. Browse the complete reading list with quotes and sources below.
Chris Sacca is an American venture investor, company advisor, entrepreneur, and lawyer.
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How to Get Filthy Rich in Rising Asia
by Mohsin Hamid
"Amazing." - Chris Sacca (Source)
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Tim Ferriss recommended this bookTim Ferriss
"A fun novel." - Tim Ferriss
Tim Ferriss's recommendation of this book
I Seem To Be a Verb
by R. Buckminster Fuller
"Special. It’s beautiful inside." - Chris Sacca (Source)
Not Fade Away
by Laurence Shames
"You will cry reading this book, it is inevitable. If you don’t, I’m very worried about you." - Chris Sacca (Source)
The Essential Scratch & Sniff Guide to Becoming a Whiskey Know-It-All
Know Your Booze Before You Choose
by Richard Betts
One of Chris Sacca's most-gifted or recommended books. (Source)
The Essential Scratch and Sniff Guide to Becoming a Wine Expert
Take a Whiff of That
by Richard Betts
"There’s incredible knowledge in [this book]." - Chris Sacca (Source)
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1 person
Maria Popova recommended this bookMaria Popova
"Lovely, and profound, and challenge our existing ideas about sensory experience." - Maria Popova
Maria Popova's recommendation of this book
The New One
Painfully True Stories from a Reluctant Dad
by Mike Birbiglia
"[The] Broadway show we produced is now an awesome book." - Chris Sacca (Source)
It's Garry Shandling's Book
by Judd Apatow
"An intensely intimate portrait that has choked me up countless times." - Chris Sacca (Source)
The Giving Tree
by Shel Silverstein
"It's a good day for catharsis. And [this author] reading [this book] is a damn fine place to start." - Chris Sacca (Source)
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4 people
Mark Zuckerberg recommended this bookMark Zuckerberg
On the "books read" section of Mark Zuckerberg's Facebook profile.
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Alexis Ohanian recommended this bookAlexis Ohanian
"Definitely choked up by the end of it... WHY?" - Alexis Ohanian
Alexis Ohanian's recommendation of this book 
Jen Rubio recommended this bookJen Rubio
"A great story about unconditional giving, but it's also a good reminder to not be that selfish little boy." - Jen Rubio
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Michael Batnick recommended this bookMichael Batnick
Michael Batnick recommended this book on Twitter.
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The Gutsy Girl
Escapades for Your Life of Epic Adventure
by Caroline Paul
"A must-buy. The Lean In for 6-14 year old girls." - Chris Sacca (Source)
The Power of Broke
How Empty Pockets, a Tight Budget, and a Hunger for Success Can Become Your Greatest Competitive Advantage
by Daymond John
"Compelling tales of hustle and hunger." - Chris Sacca (Source)
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Gary Vaynerchuk recommended this bookGary Vaynerchuk
"I firmly believe that you should only read business books from people who have actually built businesses. [This author] has done just that." - Gary Vaynerchuk
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Mark Cuban recommended this bookMark Cuban
"This guy built an empire from the streets of Hollis, Queens, and here he compares notes with other visionaries." - Mark Cuban
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The Martian
The Martian, Book 1
by Andy Weir
"A fantastic read. The best." - Chris Sacca (Source)
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6 people
Ev Williams recommended this bookEv Williams
"What’s great about this adventure—which I find rare in pop culture—is the celebration of the mind, invention, and science." - Ev Williams
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Noah Kagan recommended this bookNoah Kagan
Noah Kagan recommended this book in the "Tools of Titans" book.
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Matt Ridley recommended this bookMatt Ridley
"I loved the fact that the hero never once implies that it’s courage, spirit and faith that saves him [...] just lots of practical tinkering and problem-solving: Science the crap out of it." - Matt Ridley
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Max Levchin recommended this bookMax Levchin
Max Levchin recommended this book on LinkedIn.
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Christopher Paolini recommended this bookChristopher Paolini
"Enjoyed the book." - Christopher Paolini
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Tom Hanks recommended this bookTom Hanks
"[The author's] masterpiece!" - Tom Hanks
Tom Hanks's recommendation of this book
Once a Warrior
How One Veteran Found a New Mission Closer to Home
by Jake Wood
"Incredible." - Chris Sacca (Source)
Red Notice
A True Story of High Finance, Murder, and One Man's Fight for Justice
by Bill Browder
"Special." - Chris Sacca (Source)
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4 people
Peter Attia recommended this bookPeter Attia
Peter Attia mentioned reading this book on an interview for Outside Online.
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Jason Calacanis recommended this bookJason Calacanis
"One of my favorite books." - Jason Calacanis
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Keith Rabois recommended this bookKeith Rabois
"Amazing read about Russia from 1998-2007." - Keith Rabois
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Brianne Kimmel recommended this bookBrianne Kimmel
"One of my favorite books!" - Brianne Kimmel
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Dreamland
The True Tale of America's Opiate Epidemic
by Sam Quinones
"Powerful read." - Chris Sacca (Source)
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1 person
Marc Maron recommended this bookMarc Maron
"Holy shit! This is a great book." - Marc Maron
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