Airlines
Hard Landing
The Epic Contest for Power and Profits That Plunged the Airlines into Chaos
by Thomas Petzinger Jr.
1 recommender
1 person
Patrick Collison recommended this bookPatrick Collison
Patrick Collison recommended this book.
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41 Best Industry Books
What is the best book to learn about an industry? That is the question @TrungTPhan asked his 500k+ Twitter followers. To which he got over 250 replies! We thought this was an amazing list (did you know there was a book about the sand industry??) and reading it would give anyone a great view of how the modern world works. Here are the top 41 replies.
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41 Best Industry Books
Animation
7 recommenders
7 people
Alexis Ohanian recommended this bookAlexis Ohanian
Alexis Ohanian recommended this book.
Demis Hassabis recommended this bookDemis Hassabis
Demis Hassabis recommended this book.
Ezra Klein recommended this bookEzra Klein
Ezra Klein recommended this book.
Jason Calacanis recommended this bookJason Calacanis
Jason Calacanis recommended this book.
Mark Zuckerberg recommended this bookMark Zuckerberg
Mark Zuckerberg recommended this book.
Michael Mauboussin recommended this bookMichael Mauboussin
Michael Mauboussin recommended this book.
+1
More recommendations
- Patrick O'Shaughnessy
Recommended this book.
- Patrick O'Shaughnessy
Art
2 recommenders
2 people
Vinod Khosla recommended this bookVinod Khosla
Vinod Khosla recommended this book.
Brianne Kimmel recommended this bookBrianne Kimmel
Brianne Kimmel recommended this book.
Auto
The Reckoning
by David Halberstam
Bananas
4 recommenders
4 people- Jason Calacanis recommended this book
Jason Calacanis
Jason Calacanis recommended this book.
Ryan Holiday recommended this bookRyan Holiday
Ryan Holiday recommended this book.
Andrew Wilkinson recommended this bookAndrew Wilkinson
Andrew Wilkinson recommended this book.
Patrick O'Shaughnessy recommended this bookPatrick O'Shaughnessy
Patrick O'Shaughnessy recommended this book.
Banking
1 recommender
1 person
Max Levchin recommended this bookMax Levchin
Max Levchin recommended this book.
Biotech
1 recommender
1 person- Patrick Collison recommended this book
Patrick Collison
Patrick Collison recommended this book.
Bitcoin
Digital Gold
Bitcoin and the Inside Story of the Misfits and Millionaires Trying to Reinvent Money
by Nathaniel Popper
2 recommenders
2 people
Anthony Pompliano recommended this bookAnthony Pompliano
Anthony Pompliano recommended this book.
Barry Silbert recommended this bookBarry Silbert
Barry Silbert recommended this book.
Cable TV
Chemicals
The Alchemy of Air
by Thomas Hager
1 recommender
1 person
David Friedberg recommended this bookDavid Friedberg
David Friedberg recommended this book.
Commodity Trading
Confectionary
Containers
The Box
How the Shipping Container Made the World Smaller and the World Economy Bigger
by Marc Levinson
3 recommenders
3 people
Bill Gates recommended this bookBill Gates
Bill Gates recommended this book.
Jeff Dean recommended this bookJeff Dean
Jeff Dean recommended this book.
Tobi Lütke recommended this bookTobi Lütke
Tobi Lütke recommended this book.
Digital Ads
2 recommenders
2 people
Tristan Harris recommended this bookTristan Harris
Tristan Harris recommended this book.
- Brianne Kimmel recommended this book
Brianne Kimmel
Brianne Kimmel recommended this book.
Digital Music
Early PC
Electricity
2 recommenders
2 people
Austen Allred recommended this bookAusten Allred
Austen Allred recommended this book.
Chris Dixon recommended this bookChris Dixon
Chris Dixon recommended this book.
Fast Food
1 recommender
1 person
Richard Branson recommended this bookRichard Branson
Richard Branson recommended this book.
Footwear
14 recommenders
14 people- Alexis Ohanian recommended this book
Alexis Ohanian
Alexis Ohanian recommended this book.
- Bill Gates recommended this book
Bill Gates
Bill Gates recommended this book.
Bill Gurley recommended this bookBill Gurley
Bill Gurley recommended this book.
Brian Armstrong recommended this bookBrian Armstrong
Brian Armstrong recommended this book.
- Jason Calacanis recommended this book
Jason Calacanis
Jason Calacanis recommended this book.
Kathryn Minshew recommended this bookKathryn Minshew
Kathryn Minshew recommended this book.
+8
More recommendations
- Ryan Shea
Recommended this book.
- Tobi Lütke
Recommended this book.
- Vlad Tenev
Recommended this book.
- Warren Buffett
Recommended this book.
- Anthony Pompliano
Recommended this book.
- Austen Allred
Recommended this book.
- Patrick O'Shaughnessy
Recommended this book.
- Tim Cook
Recommended this book.
- Ryan Shea
Hedge Funds
1 recommender
1 person
Tim Ferriss recommended this bookTim Ferriss
Tim Ferriss recommended this book.
Hip-Hop
Machining
Management Consulting
Media Platforms
1 recommender
1 person
Andrew Chen recommended this bookAndrew Chen
Andrew Chen recommended this book.
Nuclear
The Making of the Atomic Bomb
by Richard Rhodes
2 recommenders
2 people
Lewis Cantley recommended this bookLewis Cantley
Lewis Cantley recommended this book.
- Chris Dixon recommended this book
Chris Dixon
Chris Dixon recommended this book.
Oil
3 recommenders
3 people- Bill Gates recommended this book
Bill Gates
Bill Gates recommended this book.
- Patrick O'Shaughnessy recommended this book
Patrick O'Shaughnessy
Patrick O'Shaughnessy recommended this book.
Mohnish Pabrai recommended this bookMohnish Pabrai
Mohnish Pabrai recommended this book.
Operations
2 recommenders
2 people
Jeff Bezos recommended this bookJeff Bezos
Jeff Bezos recommended this book.
Kevin Systrom recommended this bookKevin Systrom
Kevin Systrom recommended this book.
PC Gaming
6 recommenders
6 people- Alexis Ohanian recommended this book
Alexis Ohanian
Alexis Ohanian recommended this book.
Elon Musk recommended this bookElon Musk
Elon Musk recommended this book.
Jeff Atwood recommended this bookJeff Atwood
Jeff Atwood recommended this book.
- Patrick Collison recommended this book
Patrick Collison
Patrick Collison recommended this book.
- Tobi Lütke recommended this book
Tobi Lütke
Tobi Lütke recommended this book.
- Austen Allred recommended this book
Austen Allred
Austen Allred recommended this book.
Pharma
Post-70s Hollywood
Easy Riders Raging Bulls
How the Sex-Drugs-And Rock 'N Roll Generation Saved Hollywood
by Peter Biskind
1 recommender
1 person
B.J. Novak recommended this bookB.J. Novak
B.J. Novak recommended this book.
Private Equity
3 recommenders
3 people- Jason Calacanis recommended this book
Jason Calacanis
Jason Calacanis recommended this book.
Keith Rabois recommended this bookKeith Rabois
Keith Rabois recommended this book.
Chamath Palihapitiya recommended this bookChamath Palihapitiya
Chamath Palihapitiya recommended this book.
Railroads
Rare Metals
Restaurants
6 recommenders
6 people- Bill Gurley recommended this book
Bill Gurley
Bill Gurley recommended this book.
Chip Conley recommended this bookChip Conley
Chip Conley recommended this book.
Julie Rice recommended this bookJulie Rice
Julie Rice recommended this book.
Noah Kagan recommended this bookNoah Kagan
Noah Kagan recommended this book.
Fred Wilson recommended this bookFred Wilson
Fred Wilson recommended this book.
- Patrick O'Shaughnessy recommended this book
Patrick O'Shaughnessy
Patrick O'Shaughnessy recommended this book.
Talent
Trading
Liar's Poker
by Michael Lewis
3 recommenders
3 people- Tim Ferriss recommended this book
Tim Ferriss
Tim Ferriss recommended this book.
Tim O'Reilly recommended this bookTim O'Reilly
Tim O'Reilly recommended this book.
- Chamath Palihapitiya recommended this book
Chamath Palihapitiya
Chamath Palihapitiya recommended this book.
Trash
Urban Planning
3 recommenders
3 people- Ryan Holiday recommended this book
Ryan Holiday
Ryan Holiday recommended this book.
Sam Hinkie recommended this bookSam Hinkie
Sam Hinkie recommended this book.
Shane Parrish recommended this bookShane Parrish
Shane Parrish recommended this book.
VC
2 recommenders
2 people- Patrick Collison recommended this book
Patrick Collison
Patrick Collison recommended this book.
Paul Graham recommended this bookPaul Graham
Paul Graham recommended this book.
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