Books Recommended by Larry Ellison
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A Peace to End All Peace
The Fall of the Ottoman Empire and the Creation of the Modern Middle East
David Fromkin
Source: "During a lively discussion over dinner one night, [Tony Blair] listened in wonder and remarked, 'Larry, you read too much history.' [Larry Ellison] had just finished quoting a section from [this book].” - Julian Guthrie
1 recommender
Napoleon
Vincent Cronin
Source: "It's interesting to read about him for a couple of reasons: to see what one man of modest birth can do with his life, and to see how history can distort the truth entirely." - Larry Ellison
1 recommender
The Fountainhead
Ayn Rand
Source: "As a kid, I wanted to be an architect. That's before I read [this book]. I mean it is hard to find a profession that pays worse than architecture." - Larry Ellison
The Last Lion (3 books)
William Manchester
Source: "On [Larry Ellison's] nightstand." - Julian Guthrie
3 recommenders
Lone Survivor
The Eyewitness Account of Operation Redwing and the Lost Heroes of SEAL Team 10
Marcus Luttrell
Source: "[Larry Ellison picked up] his Kindle so he could finish reading [this book]. Larry had noted a page: 'The real battle is won in the mind.'" - Julian Guthrie
2 recommenders
West by West
My Charmed, Tormented Life
Jerry West
Source: "[Larry Ellison] had come to understand the 'charmed, tormented life' of athletes, that fitting subtitle of [this book]." - Julian Guthrie
1 recommender
The Robber Barons
The Classic Account of the Influential Capitalists Who Transformed America's Future
Matthew Josephson
Source: "When I asked [Larry Ellison] what was his favorite book, he told me [this book] — worth a read even today!" - Kathryn Gould
1 recommender
The Mythical Man-Month
Essays on Software Engineering
Frederick P. Brooks Jr.
Source: "Larry [Ellison] had given this book to every software executive whom he met within the company." - Marc Benioff
5 recommenders
Catch-22
Joseph Heller
Source: "I think [Bill Gates] must be some kind of reincarnation of Milo Minderbinder from [this book]." - Larry Ellison
4 recommenders
High Output Management
Andrew S. Grove
Source: "[Larry Ellison] considers [this book] his bible when it comes to management concepts." - Subbu Viswanathan
The Age of Napoleon
The Story of Civilization, Book 11
Will & Ariel Durant
Source: "Larry’s favorite history book [...], which he had read several times." - Julian Guthrie
2 recommenders
The Jordan Rules
The Inside Story of Michael Jordan and the Chicago Bulls
Sam Smith
Source: "[One of the] books on [Larry Ellison's] nightstand." - Julian Guthrie
1 recommender
Fate Is the Hunter
A Pilot's Memoir
Ernest K. Gann
Source: "[One of the] books on [Larry Ellison's] nightstand." - Julian Guthrie
1 recommender
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