Gretchen Rubin Recommended Books

Patrick Collison labeled this book "particularly great."

"Love [this book]." - Naval Ravikant

This book was on Sam Altman's bookshelf.

Stewart Brand recommended this book on his "Selected Books for the Manual for Civilization" blog post.

"[The author] is a writer and a thinker about architecture and about how we build." - Liz Lambert

"A great guide to how important dreams are as a gateway to our own intuition and wisdom." - Arianna Huffington

"A toned down, more reader friendly, less technical version of [the author's] 2008 New York Times best seller." - Bill Gurley

"What I also enjoyed is that it's entirely in Tony's voice." - Tim Ferriss

"Phenomenal." - Kevin Rose

"[At SoulCycle] we’re all big fans of [this book]." - Julie Rice

"[The author] is a wise guy. Sincerely. He’s one of the wisest and most thoughtful business leaders of the modern age." - Chip Conley

"I bought it for three people and recommended it far and wide." - Danny Miranda

Patrick Bet-David recommended this book on his website.

"As a child, my favorite book was probably [this book]." - Mindy Kaling

Melinda Gates recommended this book on Likewise.com.

"I truly believe will be remembered as a classic of our time." - John Green

Jennifer Lopez recommended this book on Twitter.

"A fundamental outline as to how to be successful... Highly recommended read." - Ashton Kutcher

"Will shatter your assumptions about how the world works and keep your brain firing for weeks after you’ve turned the last page." - Daniel Pink

"Givers in the workplace change everybody." - Krista Tippett

"As brilliant as it is wise, this is not just a book—it’s a new and shining worldview." - Susan Cain

"Good guy. Good book." - Simon Sinek

"A milestone! Well-researched, generous, actionable and important." - Seth Godin

"My feeling of kinship with [this book] has never waned." - Alice Walker

"One of those that when you read it, kinda changes you." - Shonda Rhimes

"My favorite book." - Bill Gates

"I'm so drawn to [the author]'s view of society back then, and to his sarcasm." - Jennifer Lawrence

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

"I love [this book]. I read it at four different times in my life. Teenager and later." - Larry King

"My [mother] recommended [this book]." - Tim Draper

"It was the first 'anti-hero' I had ever encountered and I thoroughly fell for Holden Caulfield." - Kathie Lee Gifford

"Are you a new manager? Are you a little scared? Fear not. [This author] is here to help." - Daniel Pink

"Its practical wisdom is immediately useful for the newly minted manager—and us old ones." - Ev Williams

"Gives new managers the tools they need to help their people and company win." - Sam Altman

"An excellent, approachable and comprehensive guide for those making the transition into management." - Stewart Butterfield

"My management skills immediately improved after I started to do some of the things that [this author] recommends." - Ali Abdaal

"If you're a manager of product, design or engineering for a company built on empowered product teams, it's worth your time." - Marty Cagan

Richard Branson recommended this book on his "70 must-read books" blog post.

"Featured a title character who was at once charming and also a complete narcissistic, pathological demon. It was that ambiguous space between good and evil that I sparked to as a kid." - Soman Chainani

"Delightful." - Adam Grant

"As a child, they exploded my imagination." - Chris Anderson

Russell Moore recommended this book on Twitter.