32 Books Recommended
The Origin of Wealth
The Radical Remaking of Economics and What it Means for Business and Society
by Eric D. Beinhocker
"My favorite book." - Ryan Petersen (Source)
A Sense of Where You Are
Bill Bradley at Princeton
by John McPhee
Ryan Petersen mentioned this book on Twitter. (Source)
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Certain to Win
The Strategy of John Boyd, Applied to Business
by Chet Richards
"For how to harness those forces." - Ryan Petersen (Source)
The Great CEO Within
The Tactical Guide to Company Building
by Matt Mochary
"One of the best business books I’ve read in many years." - Ryan Petersen (Source)
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Conquerors
How Portugal Forged the First Global Empire
by Roger Crowley
"Was cool." - Ryan Petersen (Source)
The Intelligent Investor
by Benjamin Graham
"[Part of] my biz book canon." - Ryan Petersen (Source)
Also recommended by:
Warren Buffett, Peter Mallouk, Kevin Rose, DJ Vlad, Bill Ackman, Jamie Dimon
7 Powers
The Foundations of Business Strategy
by Hamilton Helmer
"[Part of] my biz book canon." - Ryan Petersen (Source)
Also recommended by:
Keith Rabois, Daniel Ek, Patrick Collison, Peter Thiel, Reed Hastings
Zero to One
Notes on Startups, or How to Build the Future
by Peter Thiel
"[Part of] my biz book canon." - Ryan Petersen (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, Mark Zuckerberg, Matt Mullenweg, Max Levchin, Nassim Taleb, Sam Altman, Patrick O'Shaughnessy, Tom Bilyeu, Brian Dean, Rupert Murdoch
Alchemy
The Dark Art and Curious Science of Creating Magic in Brands, Business, and Life
by Rory Sutherland
"[Part of] my biz book canon." - Ryan Petersen (Source)
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Maverick
The Success Story Behind the World's Most Unusual Workplace
by Ricardo Semler
"[Part of] my biz book canon." - Ryan Petersen (Source)
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Double Your Profits
In Six Months or Less
by Bob Fifer
"Required reading for startup execs in this market." - Ryan Petersen (Source)
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The Art Of War
by Sun Tzu
Ryan Petersen mentioned this book on Twitter. (Source)
Also recommended by:
Jocko Willink, Neil deGrasse Tyson, Marc Benioff, Evan Spiegel, Travis Kalanick, Vlad Tenev, Fred Wilson, Lex Fridman, Elon Musk, Patrick Bet-David, Dave Camarillo
The Southwest Airlines Way
by Jody Hoffer Gittell
Ryan Petersen mentioned this book on Twitter. (Source)
Economics in One Lesson
The Shortest and Surest Way to Understand Basic Economics
by Henry Hazlitt
Ryan Petersen mentioned this book on Twitter. (Source)
Also recommended by:
Naval Ravikant, Ben Shapiro, Rand Paul, Peter Schiff, Changpeng Zhao, Mark Spitznagel
The Great Wave
Price Revolutions and the Rhythm of History
by David Hackett Fischer
Ryan Petersen mentioned this book on Twitter. (Source)
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Before the Industrial Revolution
European Society and Economy, 1000-1700
by Carlo M. Cipolla
"Awesome." - Ryan Petersen (Source)
High Growth Handbook
by Elad Gil
"Excited to get our growth rate back to the 16x days of yore." - Ryan Petersen (Source)
Also recommended by:
Reid Hoffman, Keith Rabois, Kathryn Minshew, Aaron Levie, Brian Armstrong, Max Levchin, Chris Dixon, Alexis Ohanian
Big History
Examines Our Past, Explains Our Present, Imagines Our Future
by DK
"If you like [The Origin of Wealth] you'll love [this book]." - Ryan Petersen (Source)
MONEY Master the Game
7 Simple Steps to Financial Freedom
by Tony Robbins
"A great starting point." - Ryan Petersen (Source)
