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Mike Maples, Jr. has recommended 15 books. Browse the complete reading list with quotes and sources below.
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The Wealth of Networks
How Social Production Transforms Markets and Freedom
by Yochai Benkler
"It influenced my investing a lot." - Mike Maples, Jr. (Source)
Hope for the Flowers
by Trina Paulus
One of Mike Maples, Jr.'s answers to "What is the book (or books) you’ve given most as a gift?" (Source)
Living Forward
A Proven Plan to Stop Drifting and Get the Life You Want
by Michael Hyatt
One of Mike Maples, Jr.'s answers to "What is the book (or books) you’ve given most as a gift?" (Source)
Jonathan Livingston Seagull
by Richard Bach
One of Mike Maples, Jr.'s answers to "What is the book (or books) you’ve given most as a gift?" (Source)
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7 people
Peter Attia recommended this bookPeter Attia
"[If I could encourage young people to read one book] I’d encourage them to read [this book]." - Peter Attia
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Wim Hof recommended this bookWim Hof
Wim Hof's answer to "What do you give to people as gifts?"
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Laird Hamilton recommended this bookLaird Hamilton
Laird Hamilton mentioned this book on "The Tim Ferriss Show" podcast.
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Ev Williams recommended this bookEv Williams
"[The author's] message was that there is a bigger world out there, and that I didn’t need to conform to those around me." - Ev Williams
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Vinod Khosla recommended this bookVinod Khosla
"One of my favorite books when I was a teenager! I still keep it around the house and periodically look at it." - Vinod Khosla
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Fred Wilson recommended this bookFred Wilson
"A good one." - Fred Wilson
Fred Wilson's recommendation of this book +1
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- Ed Latimore
"I love this book!" - Ed Latimore
- Ed Latimore
Play Bigger
How Pirates, Dreamers, and Innovators Create and Dominate Markets
by Al Ramadan
"A must-read new book for founders." - Mike Maples, Jr. (Source)
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1 person
Anthony Pompliano recommended this bookAnthony Pompliano
"[One of the] best books I read in 2017." - Anthony Pompliano
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Thinking in Bets
Making Smarter Decisions When You Don't Have All the Facts
by Annie Duke
"I wish I had learned the discipline of how to decide when I was younger." - Mike Maples, Jr. (Source)
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8 people
Seth Godin recommended this bookSeth Godin
"The first chapter alone will change your life." - Seth Godin
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Marc Andreessen recommended this bookMarc Andreessen
"Compact guide to probabilistic domains like poker, or venture capital." - Marc Andreessen
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Max Levchin recommended this bookMax Levchin
"I read this book all the way through because I found the premise so intriguing. [The author] is a well-known poker player and won a World Series of Poker gold bracelet." - Max Levchin
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Howard Marks recommended this bookHoward Marks
"So many of [the author's] thoughts on poker and on decision-making in general agreed with mine." - Howard Marks
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Michael Mauboussin recommended this bookMichael Mauboussin
"An awesome book." - Michael Mauboussin
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Jason Fried recommended this bookJason Fried
Jason Fried mentioned this book on Twitter.
Jason Fried's recommendation of this book +2
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- Mark Manson
Mark Manson recommended this book on his website.
- Danny Miranda
"[The author]'s academic plus poker background make this at a fascinating perspective." - Danny Miranda
- Mark Manson
The Top Five Regrets of the Dying
A Life Transformed by the Dearly Departing
by Bronnie Ware
"[The author] was a hospice nurse who had spent time with people in the last 90 days of their life. And she would learn like what their regrets were." - Mike Maples, Jr. (Source)
How Will You Measure Your Life?
by Clayton M. Christensen
One of Mike Maples, Jr.'s answers to "What is the book (or books) you’ve given most as a gift?" (Source)
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1 person
Ann Miura-Ko recommended this bookAnn Miura-Ko
"Very groundbreaking book." - Ann Miura-Ko
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The Count of Monte Cristo
Monte Cristo, Book 1
by Alexandre Dumas
"Speaking of a book about grudges." - Mike Maples, Jr. (Source)
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4 people
Patrick Collison recommended this bookPatrick Collison
Patrick Collison labeled this book "substantially above average."
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PewDiePie recommended this bookPewDiePie
"Incredible." - PewDiePie
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Nassim Taleb recommended this bookNassim Taleb
"This treasure will prevent you from enjoying other novels." - Nassim Taleb
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James Clear recommended this bookJames Clear
"[One of] the 10 best fiction books." - James Clear
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The Way Things Work
An Illustrated Encyclopedia of Technology
by C. van Amerongen
Mike Maples, Jr. mentioned this book on "The Tim Ferriss Show" podcast. (Source)
Smart Choices
A Practical Guide to Making Better Decisions
by John S. Hammond
"I wish I had learned the discipline of how to decide when I was younger." - Mike Maples, Jr. (Source)
The 4-Hour Workweek
Escape 9-5, Live Anywhere, and Join the New Rich
by Tim Ferriss
"If you want to live life on your own terms, this is your blueprint." - Mike Maples, Jr. (Source)
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25 people
Eric Weinstein recommended this bookEric Weinstein
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Tristan Harris recommended this bookTristan Harris
Tristan Harris mentioned this book on "The Tim Ferriss Show" podcast.
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Charles Poliquin recommended this bookCharles Poliquin
Charles Poliquin recommended this book in the "Tools of Titans" book.
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Walter Isaacson recommended this bookWalter Isaacson
"[The author has] a great curiosity and [...] a great love for things." - Walter Isaacson
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Daniel Pink recommended this bookDaniel Pink
Daniel Pink mentioned this book on "The Tim Ferriss Show" podcast.
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Blake Mycoskie recommended this bookBlake Mycoskie
"I read [this book] right when I started Toms. There’s so many things that I took from [it] that allowed Toms to have this incredible growth." - Blake Mycoskie
Blake Mycoskie's recommendation of this book +19
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- David Heinemeier Hansson
"My key takeaway from [this book] was the concept of lifestyle design." - DHH
- Marc Andreessen
"[The author] basically takes all of the time management and personal productivity theories of the last 20 to 30 years and pushes them to 11, to paraphrase 'Spinal Tap.'" - Marc Andreessen
- Jason Silva
"I was very affected by [this book]. I was like this guy has it figured out." - Jason Silva
- Mike Shinoda
"I do talk about [this book] quite a bit." - Mike Shinoda
- Mark Bell
"Taught me better ways to manage my time and the value of not making myself too busy." - Mark Bell
- Maurice Ashley
"Made me ditch the average life in search of one with complete flexibility and freedom to live life on my terms." - Maurice Ashley
- Tim Draper
"With this kind of time management and focus on the important things in life, people should be able to get 15 times as much done in a normal work week." - Tim Draper
- Derek Sivers
"Brilliant reversal of all of the 'how to manage all your crap' books." - Derek Sivers
- Rolf Potts
"Challenges the reader to seriously consider an essential–yet rarely asked–question: What do you really want from life?" - Rolf Potts
- A.J. Jacobs
A.J. Jacobs mentioned this book on "The Tim Ferriss Show" podcast.
- Caterina Fake
Caterina Fake mentioned this book on "The Tim Ferriss Show" podcast.
- Ev Williams
On the "books read" section of Ev Williams' GoodReads profile.
- Gary Keller
"This is a significant book." - Gary Keller
- Laura R Walker
"For those who struggle with productivity and taking control of their lives, [I give this book], of course!" - Laura R Walker
- Marc Goodman
One of Marc Goodman's most-gifted or recommended books.
- Lewis Howes
"I've only probably read 4 books cover to cover. [This is one of them.]" - Lewis Howes
- Jodie Cook
"Life and work are reimagined and built back from scratch, in a way optimised for freedom and enjoyment." - Jodie Cook
- Brian Dean
"This book created thousands of entrepreneurs over the last 15 years… including me." - Brian Dean
- Michael Hyatt
Michael Hyatt recommended this book on his website.
- David Heinemeier Hansson
All the Light We Cannot See
A Novel
by Anthony Doerr
"One of the best books of the last 10 years." - Mike Maples, Jr. (Source)
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Barack Obama recommended this bookBarack Obama
Barack Obama's "2016 Summer Reading List."
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The Lean Startup
How Today's Entrepreneurs Use Continuous Innovation to Create Radically Successful Businesses
by Eric Ries
"[I was] lucky enough to have a front-row seat at the birth of these ideas." - Mike Maples, Jr. (Source)
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Andrew Ng recommended this bookAndrew Ng
"Gives one specific tactic for innovating quickly." - Andrew Ng
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Ben Horowitz recommended this bookBen Horowitz
"Great." - Ben Horowitz
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Dustin Moskovitz recommended this bookDustin Moskovitz
"At Asana, we've been lucky to benefit from [the author]'s advice firsthand; this book will enable him to help many more entrepreneurs answer the tough questions about their business." - Dustin Moskovitz
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Jason Calacanis recommended this bookJason Calacanis
"You need to read [this book]." - Jason Calacanis
Jason Calacanis's recommendation of this book 
Kevin Systrom recommended this bookKevin Systrom
"The principles from [this book], I still apply today." - Kevin Systrom
Kevin Systrom's recommendation of this book - Marc Andreessen recommended this book
Marc Andreessen
"[The author] has created a science where previously there was only art. A must read for every serious entrepreneur—and every manager interested in innovation." - Marc Andreessen
Marc Andreessen's recommendation of this book +8
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- Mark Cuban
One of the 7 books Mark Cuban credits his success to.
- Tim O’Reilly
"[This book] isn't just about how to create a more successful entrepreneurial business, it's about what we can learn from those businesses to improve virtually everything we do." - Tim O’Reilly
- Chris Dixon
Chris Dixon recommended this book on Twitter.
- Raoul Pal
Raoul Pal recommended this book on Twitter.
- Sheryl Sandberg
"Provides a great inside look at how the tech industry approaches building products and businesses." - Sheryl Sandberg
- Steve Blank
"A 'must have' for your shelf." - Steve Blank
- Marty Cagan
"Buy it." - Marty Cagan
- Patrick Bet-David
Patrick Bet-David recommended this book on his website.
- Mark Cuban
Love Yourself Like Your Life Depends On It
by Kamal Ravikant
"People will sometimes say you should love yourself [...] And I think that’s important." - Mike Maples, Jr. (Source)
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Garry Tan recommended this bookGarry Tan
"Helped me massively." - Garry Tan
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Naval Ravikant recommended this bookNaval Ravikant
"My brother wrote it, so I'm biased. But it's brilliantly written." - Naval Ravikant
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