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Larry Page Recommended Books
Larry Page has recommended 8 books. Browse the complete reading list with quotes and sources below.
Larry Page is one of the co-founders of Google.
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Measure What Matters
How Google, Bono, and the Gates Foundation Rock the World with OKRs
by John Doerr
"I wish I had had this book nineteen years ago, when we founded Google. Or even before that, when I was only managing myself!" - Larry Page (Source)
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7 people
Bill Gates recommended this bookBill Gates
"I’d recommend [John Doerr]’s book for anyone interested in becoming a better manager." - Bill Gates
Bill Gates's recommendation of this book 
Walter Isaacson recommended this bookWalter Isaacson
"The most important venture capitalist of our era reveals a key to business innovation and success." - Walter Isaacson
Walter Isaacson's recommendation of this book 
Dustin Moskovitz recommended this bookDustin Moskovitz
Dustin Moskovitz recommended this book on Twitter.
Dustin Moskovitz's recommendation of this book 
Reid Hoffman recommended this bookReid Hoffman
"Whether you're a seasoned CEO or a first-time entrepreneur, you'll find valuable lessons, tools, and inspiration in the pages of [this book]. I'm glad [the author] invested the time to share these ideas with the world." - Reid Hoffman
Reid Hoffman's recommendation of this book 
Jim Collins recommended this bookJim Collins
"Deserves to be fully embraced by every person responsible for performance, in any walk of life. [The author] makes Andy Grove a mentor to us all." - Jim Collins
Jim Collins's recommendation of this book 
Sheryl Sandberg recommended this bookSheryl Sandberg
"Shows how any organization or team can aim high, move fast, and excel." - Sheryl Sandberg
Sheryl Sandberg's recommendation of this book +1
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- Marty Cagan
"Does a good job overall - worth reading." - Marty Cagan
- Marty Cagan
QED
The Strange Theory of Light and Matter
by Richard P. Feynman
Larry Page mentioned this book in an Entrepreneur.com article. (Source)
"What Do You Care What Other People Think?"
Further Adventures of a Curious Character
by Richard P. Feynman
Larry Page mentioned this book in an Entrepreneur.com article. (Source)
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1 person
Naval Ravikant recommended this bookNaval Ravikant
"Good if you liked the first one." - Naval Ravikant
Naval Ravikant's recommendation of this book
"Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!"
Adventures of a Curious Character
by Richard P. Feynman
Larry Page mentioned this book in an Entrepreneur.com article. (Source)
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10 people
Peter Attia recommended this bookPeter Attia
"The book I’ve recommended most." - Peter Attia
Peter Attia's recommendation of this book - Naval Ravikant recommended this book
Naval Ravikant
"Learn about the inner mindset and external state of someone who was absolutely brilliant." - Naval Ravikant
Naval Ravikant's recommendation of this book 
Tim Ferriss recommended this bookTim Ferriss
"One of my favorite books." - Tim Ferriss
Tim Ferriss's recommendation of this book 
Mark Zuckerberg recommended this bookMark Zuckerberg
On the "books read" section of Mark Zuckerberg's Facebook profile.
Mark Zuckerberg's recommendation of this book 
Ev Williams recommended this bookEv Williams
On the "books read" section of Ev Williams' GoodReads profile.
Ev Williams's recommendation of this book 
Sergey Brin recommended this bookSergey Brin
"I remember really enjoying [this author]'s books." - Sergey Brin
Sergey Brin's recommendation of this book +4
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- Brian Armstrong
"A way to have a happy life. Remain curious and enjoy the journey." - Brian Armstrong
- Noah Kagan
Noah Kagan recommended this book in the "Tools of Titans" book.
- Sahil Lavingia
Sahil Lavingia recommended this book on Notion.
- James Clear
"[One of] the 10 best nonfiction books of all-time." - James Clear
- Brian Armstrong
The Pleasure of Finding Things Out
The Best Short Works of Richard P. Feynman
by Richard P. Feynman
Larry Page mentioned this book in an Entrepreneur.com article. (Source)
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1 person
Brian Armstrong recommended this bookBrian Armstrong
"A collection of stories from physicist Richard Feynman." - Brian Armstrong
Brian Armstrong's recommendation of this book
My Inventions
The Autobiography of Nikola Tesla
by Nikola Tesla
"[This book made me decide] I don't want to be like Tesla, I want to have an easy time getting things out into the world and make a real impact." - Larry Page (Source)
Snow Crash
by Neal Stephenson
Entrepreneur.com article. (Source)
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14 people
Tobi Lütke recommended this bookTobi Lütke
"Loved it." - Tobi Lütke
Tobi Lütke's recommendation of this book - Naval Ravikant recommended this book
Naval Ravikant
"Best cyberpunk novel ever written. Slightly dated but very prescient." - Naval Ravikant
Naval Ravikant's recommendation of this book - Sergey Brin recommended this book
Sergey Brin
"Ten years ahead of the time anticipated what's going to happen." - Sergey Brin
Sergey Brin's recommendation of this book - Ev Williams recommended this book
Ev Williams
On the "books read" section of Ev Williams' GoodReads profile.
Ev Williams's recommendation of this book 
Seth Godin recommended this bookSeth Godin
"Such a good book but you can’t give it to someone now. I've tried; it doesn’t work. You have to read it before you’ve been on the internet." - Seth Godin
Seth Godin's recommendation of this book 
Adam Savage recommended this bookAdam Savage
"It's a tough call because I prefer other books of [this author]. But [this book] is so important within the history of science fiction." - Adam Savage
Adam Savage's recommendation of this book +8
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- Brandon Stanton
"I love [this book]." - Brandon Stanton
- Ryan Shea
One of Ryan Shea's 4 answers to "what is the book (or books) you’ve given most as a gift?"
- Nolan Bushnell
"[One of my ten favorite books] I might think of if I were asked the question at an interview this minute." - Nolan Bushnell
- Austen Allred
"One of my favorite books of all-time." - Austen Allred
- Cameron Winklevoss
"Love [this book]! We stole from mrb." - Cameron Winklevoss
- Fred Wilson
"A lot of what we [at USV] invest in and how we look at the future comes from [this book]." - Fred Wilson
- Mark Zuckerberg
"Anyone interested in [virtual reality] would read [this book]." - Mark Zuckerberg
- Jensen Huang
Jensen Huang credits [this book] for conjuring the metaverse.
- Brandon Stanton
The Hard Thing About Hard Things
Building a Business When There Are No Easy Answers
by Ben Horowitz
"An inspiring story of a business rebirth through sheer willpower." - Larry Page (Source)
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21 people
Peter Thiel recommended this bookPeter Thiel
"[The author] has written the first true guide for protecting a startup from self-sabotage." - Peter Thiel
Peter Thiel's recommendation of this book - Mark Zuckerberg recommended this book
Mark Zuckerberg
"For anyone insterested in building, growing, or leading a great company, this book is an incredibly valuable resource." - Mark Zuckerberg
Mark Zuckerberg's recommendation of this book - Peter Attia recommended this book
Peter Attia
One of Peter Attia's answers to "any books you feel would make your reading list?"
Peter Attia's recommendation of this book 
Marc Andreessen recommended this bookMarc Andreessen
"Let’s just say, we started out relationship with vigorous disagreement, and we’ve continued that to this day." - Marc Andreessen
Marc Andreessen's recommendation of this book 
Matt Mullenweg recommended this bookMatt Mullenweg
"Entertaining more than anything. I read [this book], I was like: I would never work for this guy. But entertaining and some good lessons." - Matt Mullenweg
Matt Mullenweg's recommendation of this book 
Andrew Ng recommended this bookAndrew Ng
"A bit dark but it does cover a lot of useful territory on what building an organization is like." - Andrew Ng
Andrew Ng's recommendation of this book +15
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- Drew Houston
"One of the great things that [the author] wrote in [this book] is the hardest part of being a CEO is managing your psychology." - Drew Houston
- Keith Rabois
"Reflects 2000-2003." - Keith Rabois
- Dustin Moskovitz
Dustin Moskovitz recommended this book during a Stanford lecture in 2014.
- Max Levchin
One of Max Levchin's answers to "what's your favourite business book you'd advise to young entrepreneurs?"
- Luis von Ahn
"I like this one, but it’s not for very new entrepreneurs." - Luis von Ahn
- Kathryn Minshew
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- Andrew Wilkinson
"One of the best business books I've picked up in years." - Andrew Wilkinson
- Tim Ferriss
"A great book." - Tim Ferriss
- Blake Scholl
"Good." - Blake Scholl
- Chris Dixon
Chris Dixon recommended this book on Twitter.
- Fred Wilson
"Chapter five in [this book] is possibly the best thing I've read about leading a tech company." - Fred Wilson
- Raoul Pal
"By far, the best, most brutally honest and incredibly useful book about the realities of starting and running a company." - Raoul Pal
- Jodie Cook
"Reframes your mind: hard doesn’t mean bad. Seeking the easy route is a trap." - Jodie Cook
- Michael Dell
"Candidly talks about the very real thrills and perils of starting a business."- Michael Dell
- Marty Cagan
"Trust me: if you're a leader in tech, the best thing you can do in 2014 for your company is to read [this book]." - Marty Cagan
- Drew Houston
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