Jason Calacanis Book Recommendations

Who Is Michael Ovitz?

by Michael Ovitz

"I was blown away." - Jason Calacanis (Source)

One of a Kind

The Rise and Fall of Stuey ',The Kid', Ungar, The World's Greatest Poker Player

by Nolan Dalla

Jason Calacanis recommended this book on his blog. (Source)

Idoru

Bridge Trilogy, Book 2

by William Gibson

"I love [this book]." - Jason Calacanis (Source)

Creativity, Inc.

Overcoming the Unseen Forces That Stand in the Way of True Inspiration

by Ed Catmull

"Pixar has made some of the greatest stories of our time, but [the author]’s personal story, is perhaps the greatest story that has come out of Pixar." - Jason Calacanis (Source)

Red Notice

A True Story of High Finance, Murder, and One Man's Fight for Justice

by Bill Browder

"One of my favorite books." - Jason Calacanis (Source)

Good to Great

Why Some Companies Make the Leap...And Others Don't

by Jim Collins

"The great management book." - Jason Calacanis (Source)

The Ride of a Lifetime

Lessons Learned from 15 Years as CEO of the Walt Disney Company

by Robert Iger

"We recently read [this book] in the 'This Week in Startups' book club." - Jason Calacanis (Source)

Born Standing Up

A Comic's Life

by Steve Martin

Jason Calacanis recommended this book on his blog. (Source)

On Writing

A Memoir of the Craft

by Stephen King

"Got me jazzed up about writing and reading more." - Jason Calacanis (Source)

The Autobiography of Malcolm X

As Told to Alex Haley

by Malcolm X

Jason Calacanis recommended this book on his blog. (Source)

All Over but the Shoutin'

by Rick Bragg

Jason Calacanis recommended this book on his blog. (Source)

It's About Damn Time

How to Turn Being Underestimated into Your Greatest Advantage

by Arlan Hamilton

"Excellent new book." - Jason Calacanis (Source)

Hillbilly Elegy

A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis

by J. D. Vance

Jason Calacanis recommended this book on his blog. (Source)

Cinema Speculation

by Quentin Tarantino

"Enjoying it very much." - Jason Calacanis (Source)

Putting the Rabbit in the Hat

by Brian Cox

"Very enjoyable." - Jason Calacanis (Source)

Keeping At It

The Quest for Sound Money and Good Government

by Paul A. Volcker

"Pretty great." - Jason Calacanis (Source)

Barbarians at the Gate

The Fall of RJR Nabisco

by Bryan Burrough

"Next level." - Jason Calacanis (Source)

Grinding It Out

The Making of McDonald's

by Ray Kroc

"It was great." - Jason Calacanis (Source)

Project Hail Mary

A Novel

by Andy Weir

"It's really great." - Jason Calacanis (Source)

Shoe Dog

A Memoir by the Creator of Nike

by Phil Knight

"Great inspirational [book]." - Jason Calacanis (Source)

Titan

The Life of John D. Rockefeller, Sr.

by Ron Chernow

"I got about 500 pages in. It is detailed." - Jason Calacanis (Source)

The Fish That Ate the Whale

The Life and Times of America's Banana King

by Rich Cohen

"About Sam Zemurray, who was the banana king." - Jason Calacanis (Source)

I Love Capitalism!

An American Story

by Ken Langone

"Pretty great story." - Jason Calacanis (Source)

Something Like An Autobiography

by Akira Kurosawa

"Top three director for me." - Jason Calacanis (Source)

The Lean Startup

How Today's Entrepreneurs Use Continuous Innovation to Create Radically Successful Businesses

by Eric Ries

"You need to read [this book]." - Jason Calacanis (Source)

Winners Take All

The Elite Charade of Changing the World

by Anand Giridharadas

"A good read." - Jason Calacanis (Source)