
Mark Zuckerberg Recommended Books
Mark Zuckerberg has recommended 52 books. Browse the complete reading list with quotes and sources below.
Mark Zuckerberg is the co-founder and CEO of Facebook, Inc.
(Read more on Wikipedia)52 Books Recommended
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The House of Rothschild, Vol 1
Rothschild, Book 3
On the "books read" section of Mark Zuckerberg's Facebook profile. (Source)
The Hard Thing About Hard Things
Building a Business When There Are No Easy Answers
"For anyone insterested in building, growing, or leading a great company, this book is an incredibly valuable resource." - Mark Zuckerberg (Source)
Also recommended by:
Peter Thiel, Peter Attia, Marc Andreessen, Larry Page, Matt Mullenweg, Andrew Ng, Drew Houston, Keith Rabois, Dustin Moskovitz, Max Levchin, Luis von Ahn, Kathryn Minshew, Andrew Wilkinson, Tim Ferriss, Blake Scholl, Chris Dixon, Fred Wilson, Raoul Pal, Jodie Cook, Michael Dell, Marty Cagan
Decoded
On the "books read" section of Mark Zuckerberg's Facebook profile. (Source)
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The Three-Body Problem (3 books)
"A Chinese science fiction book that has gotten so popular there's now a Hollywood movie being made based on it." - Mark Zuckerberg (Source)
Also recommended by:
Adam Savage, Lex Fridman, Liv Boeree, Max Levchin, Naval Ravikant, Ryan Shea, Tim Urban, Tobi Lütke, Barry Silbert, Mike Novogratz
"Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!"
Adventures of a Curious Character
On the "books read" section of Mark Zuckerberg's Facebook profile. (Source)
Also recommended by:
Peter Attia, Naval Ravikant, Tim Ferriss, Larry Page, Ev Williams, Sergey Brin, Brian Armstrong, Noah Kagan, Sahil Lavingia, James Clear
The Muqaddimah
An Introduction to History
"A history of the world written by an intellectual who lived in the 1300s." - Mark Zuckerberg (Source)
The Beginning of Infinity
Explanations That Transform the World
"About how the way we explain things unlocks greater possibilities." - Mark Zuckerberg (Source)
Also recommended by:
Patrick Collison, Naval Ravikant, Sam Harris, Steven Pinker, Chris Anderson, Mark Bell, Ryan Shea
Way of the Warrior Kid (4 books)
"[My daughters] love it. And now they started training jiu-jitsu." - Mark Zuckerberg (Source)
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Portfolios of the Poor
How the World's Poor Live on $2 a Day
"It's mind-blowing that almost half the world -- almost 3 billion people -- live on $2.50 a day or less." - Mark Zuckerberg (Source)
The Player of Games
Culture, Book 2
"A science fiction book about an advanced civilization with AI and a vibrant culture." - Mark Zuckerberg (Source)
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High Output Management
"Played a big role in shaping my management style." - Mark Zuckerberg (Source)
Also recommended by:
Marc Andreessen, Tobi Lütke, Larry Ellison, Ben Horowitz, Keith Rabois, Drew Houston, Brian Chesky, Brian Armstrong, Ron Conway, Sahil Lavingia, Balaji Srinivasan, Justin Kan, John Doerr
Open
An Autobiography
On the "books read" section of Mark Zuckerberg's Facebook profile. (Source)
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Sapiens
A Brief History, Book 1
"A big history narrative of human civilization." - Mark Zuckerberg (Source)
Also recommended by:
Joe Rogan, Bill Gates, Naval Ravikant, Lex Fridman, Peter Attia, Ashton Kutcher, Whitney Cummings, Richard Branson, Ray Dalio, Vinod Khosla, James Cameron, Demis Hassabis, Keith Rabois, Daniel Ek, Reid Hoffman, Sam Kass, Sebastian Junger, Kishore Biyani, Ryan Shea, Melinda Gates, Bill Gurley, Karlie Kloss, Anthony Pompliano, Changpeng Zhao, PewDiePie, Patrick O'Shaughnessy, Chris Evans, Simon Mayo, Penn Jillette, Mark Manson, James Clear
The Information
A History, a Theory, a Flood
On the "books read" section of Mark Zuckerberg's Facebook profile. (Source)
Dealing with China
An Insider Unmasks the New Economic Superpower
"I've been personally interested as a student of Chinese culture, history and language. I'm looking forward to reading Paulson's perspective on what China's rise means for the world." - Mark Zuckerberg (Source)
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Energy
A Beginner's Guide
"Explores important topics around how energy works, how our production and use might evolve, and how this affects climate change." - Mark Zuckerberg (Source)
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Physics of the Impossible
A Scientific Exploration into the World of Phasers, Force Fields, Teleportation, and Time Travel
On the "books read" section of Mark Zuckerberg's Facebook profile. (Source)
The Idea Factory
Bell Labs and the Great Age of American Innovation
"[Looks] at Bell Labs, which was one of the most innovative labs in history." - Mark Zuckerberg (Source)
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The Rational Optimist
How Prosperity Evolves
"Argues [that] economic progress is the greater force [that] is pushing society forward." - Mark Zuckerberg (Source)
Also recommended by:
Naval Ravikant, Jordan Peterson, Bill Gates, Marc Andreessen, Nick Szabo, Mr. Money Mustache, John Arnold, Bill Gurley, Anthony Pompliano, Rupert Murdoch
Einstein
His Life and Universe
On the "books read" section of Mark Zuckerberg's Facebook profile. (Source)
Also recommended by:
Charlie Munger, Bill Gates, Ray Dalio, George Raveling, Sam Altman, Ed Zschau, Scott Belsky
Why Nations Fail
The Origins of Power, Prosperity, and Poverty
"Explores the different kinds of social institutions and incentives that nations have applied to encourage prosperity, economic development and elimination of poverty." - Mark Zuckerberg (Source)
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Xi Jinping
The Governance of China Volume 1
On the "books read" section of Mark Zuckerberg's Facebook profile. (Source)
Aeneid
"I enjoyed reading." - Mark Zuckerberg (Source)
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The Republic
On the "favorite books" section of Mark Zuckerberg's Facebook profile. (Source)
Also recommended by:
Sam Altman, Maria Popova, Vlad Tenev, Nolan Bushnell, Mark Manson
Genome
The Autobiography of a Species in 23 Chapters
"Aims to tell a history of humanity from the perspective of genetics rather than sociology." - Mark Zuckerberg (Source)
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Creativity, Inc.
Overcoming the Unseen Forces That Stand in the Way of True Inspiration
"I love reading first-hand accounts about how people build great companies like Pixar and nurture innovation and creativity." - Mark Zuckerberg (Source)
Also recommended by:
Ezra Klein, Jason Calacanis, Demis Hassabis, Alexis Ohanian, Michael Mauboussin, Patrick O'Shaughnessy, Trung Phan
On Immunity
An Inoculation
"Explores the reasons why some people question vaccines, and then logically explains why the doubts are unfounded and vaccines are in fact effective and safe." - Mark Zuckerberg (Source)
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American Lion
Andrew Jackson in the White House
On the "books read" section of Mark Zuckerberg's Facebook profile. (Source)
The End of Power
From Boardrooms to Battlefields and Churches to States, Why Being In Charge Isn't What It Used to Be
"Explores how the world is shifting to give individual people more power that was traditionally only held by large governments, militaries and other organizations." - Mark Zuckerberg (Source)
The Structure of Scientific Revolutions
"Explores the question of whether science and technology make consistent forward progress or whether progress comes in bursts related to other social forces." - Mark Zuckerberg (Source)
Also recommended by:
Steve Jobs, Paul Graham, Stanislav Grof, David Deutsch, Brad Delong
Gang Leader for a Day
A Rogue Sociologist Takes to the Streets
"Explores what life is like for those who don't live under effective governance." - Mark Zuckerberg (Source)
Orwell's Revenge
The 1984 Palimpsest
"An alternate version of 1984. After seeing how history has actually played out, Huber's fiction describes how tools like the internet benefit people and change society for the better." - Mark Zuckerberg (Source)
The Last Days of Night
A Novel
"About the competition to electrify the nation between Edison, Westinghouse and Tesla." - Mark Zuckerberg (Source)
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The Varieties of Religious Experience
"When I read 'Sapiens':, I found the chapter on the evolution of the role of religion in human life most interesting and something I wanted to go deeper on." - Mark Zuckerberg (Source)
Rational Ritual
Culture, Coordination, and Common Knowledge
"[About] how people process the world not only based on what we personally know, but what we know other people know and our shared knowledge as well." - Mark Zuckerberg (Source)
The Better Angels of Our Nature
Why Violence Has Declined
"About how and why violence has steadily decreased throughout our history, and how we can continue this trend." - Mark Zuckerberg (Source)
Also recommended by:
Bill Gates, Lex Fridman, Jack Kornfield, Stewart Brand, Eric Schmidt, A.J. Jacobs, Ben Silbermann, Chris Anderson, John Arnold, Anthony Pompliano, Penn Jillette, Mark Manson
The New Jim Crow
Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness
"I've been interested in learning about criminal justice reform for a while, and this book was highly recommended by several people I trust." - Mark Zuckerberg (Source)
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World Order
"About foreign relations and how we can build peaceful relationships throughout the world." - Mark Zuckerberg (Source)
The Giving Tree
On the "books read" section of Mark Zuckerberg's Facebook profile. (Source)
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Lean In
Women, Work, and the Will to Lead
"Combines [the author]'s ability to synthesize information with her understanding of how to get the best out of people." - Mark Zuckerberg (Source)
Also recommended by:
Richard Branson, Alicia Keys, Arianna Huffington, Jim Collins, Oprah Winfrey, Mindy Kaling, John Doerr
Zero to One
Notes on Startups, or How to Build the Future
"This book delivers completely new and refreshing ideas on how to create value in the world." - Mark Zuckerberg (Source)
Also recommended by:
Andrew Ng, Ben Horowitz, Bryan Johnson, Chris Dixon, Dustin Moskovitz, Elon Musk, Eric Weinstein, Keith Rabois, Kishore Biyani, Lee Stranahan, Luis von Ahn, Marc Andreessen, Matt Mullenweg, Max Levchin, Nassim Taleb, Sam Altman, Patrick O'Shaughnessy, Tom Bilyeu, Ryan Petersen, Brian Dean, Rupert Murdoch
Why We're Polarized
"Goes through this decades-long analysis in the US." - Mark Zuckerberg (Source)
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Ready Player One
"Anyone interested in [virtual reality] would read [this book]." - Mark Zuckerberg (Source)
Also recommended by:
Steve Jurvetson, Brian Armstrong, Astro Teller, Bill Gurley, Austen Allred, Jenn Im, George R. R. Martin
Snow Crash
"Anyone interested in [virtual reality] would read [this book]." - Mark Zuckerberg (Source)
Also recommended by:
Tobi Lütke, Larry Page, Naval Ravikant, Sergey Brin, Ev Williams, Seth Godin, Adam Savage, Brandon Stanton, Ryan Shea, Nolan Bushnell, Austen Allred, Cameron Winklevoss, Fred Wilson, Jensen Huang
Rainbows End
A Novel with One Foot in the Future
"The augmented reality equivalent of some of the seminal works that talk about virtual reality." - Mark Zuckerberg (Source)
Ender's Game
Ender Saga, Book 1
"Great book." - Mark Zuckerberg (Source)
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Ender's Shadow
Ender Saga, Book 5
On the "books read" section of Mark Zuckerberg's Facebook profile. (Source)
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