Reid Hoffman Book Recommendations

The Seventh Sense

Power, Fortune, and Survival in the Age of Networks

by Joshua Cooper Ramo

"Recently I’ve been giving out [this book]." - Reid Hoffman (Source)

High Growth Handbook

by Elad Gil

"If you want the chance to turn your startup into the next Google or Twitter, then read this trenchant guide from someone who played key roles in the growth of these companies." - Reid Hoffman (Source)

Measure What Matters

How Google, Bono, and the Gates Foundation Rock the World with OKRs

by John Doerr

"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 (Source)

The Lord of the Rings (4 books)

"[The series] that I’ve most often read." - Reid Hoffman (Source)

Conscious Business

How to Build Value Through Values

by Fred Kofman

"[The author's] whole kind of thread is to say actually in fact, how you can express business and capitalism as a spiritual practice of compassion." - Reid Hoffman (Source)

Sapiens

A Brief History of Humankind

by Yuval Noah Harari

"A grand theory of humanity." - Reid Hoffman (Source)

Tribal Leadership

Leveraging Natural Groups to Build a Thriving Organization

by Dave Logan

"Presents a clear road map for the new reality of managing organizations, careers, and life." - Reid Hoffman (Source)

More Human

Designing a World Where People Come First

by Steve Hilton

Reid Hoffman told McKinsey he was reading this book. (Source)

This Brave New World

India, China, and the United States

by Anja Manuel

Reid Hoffman told McKinsey he was reading this book. (Source)

The Gene

An Intimate History

by Siddhartha Mukherjee

Reid Hoffman told McKinsey he was reading this book. (Source)

Smart People Should Build Things

How to Restore Our Culture of Achievement, Build a Path for Entrepreneurs, and Create New Jobs in America

by Andrew Yang

"About entrepreneurship for young people." - Reid Hoffman (Source)

New Power

How Power Works in Our Hyperconnected World--and How to Make It Work for You

by Jeremy Heimans

"An essential and extremely insightful guide for anyone who wants to maximize the opportunities for progress and impact in today’s new tightly connected world." - Reid Hoffman (Source)

The Inner Lives of Markets

How People Shape Them - And They Shape Us

by Ray Fisman

"Essential reading for any non-economist who wants to understand how markets shape our world." - Reid Hoffman (Source)

Essentialism

The Disciplined Pursuit of Less

by Greg Mckeown

"Offers concise and eloquent advice on how to determine what you care about most, and how to apply your energies in ways that ultimately bring you the greatest rewards." - Reid Hoffman (Source)

Alpha Girls

The Women Upstarts Who Took On Silicon Valley's Male Culture and Made the Deals of a Lifetime

by Julian Guthrie

"The story of four women who entered the tech industry to follow their dreams and managed through hard work and creativity to make those dreams come true." - Reid Hoffman (Source)

The Airbnb Story

How Three Ordinary Guys Disrupted an Industry, Made Billions . . . and Created Plenty of Controversy

by Leigh Gallagher

"Captures the remarkable journey of Airbnb exceedingly well." - Reid Hoffman (Source)