Stewart Butterfield Book Recommendations

The Rise and Fall of American Growth

The U.S. Standard of Living since the Civil War

by Robert J. Gordon

"I'm reading this book and I can already tell I am going to be so annoying about it afterwards. Sorry in advance." - Stewart Butterfield (Source)

Hillbilly Elegy

A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis

by J. D. Vance

"Human, perceptive, loving, well-told." - Stewart Butterfield (Source)

Charged

The New Movement to Transform American Prosecution and End Mass Incarceration

by Emily Bazelon

"Well-written, persuasive & thoughtful, but illustrating a profoundly disheartening story." - Stewart Butterfield (Source)

Devil's Harbor

by Alex Gilly

"One of my oldest & best friend's first novel was just released. Perfect vacation thriller." - Stewart Butterfield (Source)

Crucial Conversations

Tools for Talking When Stakes Are High

by Kerry Patterson

"Most useful [book] I've ever read on either leadership or management [technique]." - Stewart Butterfield (Source)

Leadership and Self-Deception

Getting Out of the Box

by The Arbinger Institute

"Most useful [book] I've ever read on either leadership or management [principles]." - Stewart Butterfield (Source)

The Courage to Be Disliked

The Japanese Phenomenon That Shows You How to Change Your Life and Achieve Real Happiness

by Ichiro Kishimi

"Will cause keen self-reflection!" - Stewart Butterfield (Source)

Death Rattle

by Alex Gilly

"I got drawn deep into [this book], the latest novel by one of my oldest friends." - Stewart Butterfield (Source)

The Making of a Manager

What to Do When Everyone Looks to You

by Julie Zhuo

"An excellent, approachable and comprehensive guide for those making the transition into management." - Stewart Butterfield (Source)

Team of Rivals

The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln

by Doris Kearns Goodwin

"Among the best historical books I've ever read (take that, Herodotus)." - Stewart Butterfield (Source)

Play Anything

The Pleasure of Limits, the Uses of Boredom, and the Secret of Games

by Ian Bogost

"Shows how play serves as a fundamental tool for examining the world around us." - Stewart Butterfield (Source)

How to Change Your Mind

What the New Science of Psychedelics Teaches Us About Consciousness, Dying, Addiction, Depression, and Transcendence

by Michael Pollan

"A great overview of research into the therapeutic uses of psychedelics." - Stewart Butterfield (Source)

The Dream Machine

by M. Mitchell Waldrop

"I recommended it to [Patrick Collison] as 'something I thought he'd be really interested in.'" - Stewart Butterfield (Source)