Ryan Petersen Recommended Books
Ryan Petersen has recommended 32 books. Browse the complete reading list with quotes and sources below.
(Read more on Wikipedia)32 Books Recommended
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The Origin of Wealth
The Radical Remaking of Economics and What it Means for Business and Society
"My favorite book." - Ryan Petersen (Source)
A Sense of Where You Are
Bill Bradley at Princeton
Ryan Petersen mentioned this book on Twitter. (Source)
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Certain to Win
The Strategy of John Boyd, Applied to Business
"For how to harness those forces." - Ryan Petersen (Source)
Conquerors
How Portugal Forged the First Global Empire
"Was cool." - Ryan Petersen (Source)
The Great CEO Within
The Tactical Guide to Company Building
"One of the best business books I’ve read in many years." - Ryan Petersen (Source)
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MONEY Master the Game
7 Simple Steps to Financial Freedom
"A great starting point." - Ryan Petersen (Source)
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Big History
Examines Our Past, Explains Our Present, Imagines Our Future
"If you like [The Origin of Wealth] you'll love [this book]." - Ryan Petersen (Source)
High Growth Handbook
"Excited to get our growth rate back to the 16x days of yore." - Ryan Petersen (Source)
Also recommended by:
Reid Hoffman, Keith Rabois, Aaron Levie, Kathryn Minshew, Brian Armstrong, Max Levchin, Alexis Ohanian, Chris Dixon
Before the Industrial Revolution
European Society and Economy, 1000-1700
"Awesome." - Ryan Petersen (Source)
The Great Wave
Price Revolutions and the Rhythm of History
Ryan Petersen mentioned this book on Twitter. (Source)
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Economics in One Lesson
The Shortest and Surest Way to Understand Basic Economics
Ryan Petersen mentioned this book on Twitter. (Source)
Also recommended by:
Naval Ravikant, Ben Shapiro, Mark Spitznagel, Changpeng Zhao, Peter Schiff, Rand Paul
The Southwest Airlines Way
Ryan Petersen mentioned this book on Twitter. (Source)
The Art Of War
Ryan Petersen mentioned this book on Twitter. (Source)
Also recommended by:
Jocko Willink, Neil deGrasse Tyson, Marc Benioff, Evan Spiegel, Dave Camarillo, Travis Kalanick, Vlad Tenev, Fred Wilson, Lex Fridman, Elon Musk, Patrick Bet-David
Berlitz Essential Spanish
Ryan Petersen mentioned this book on Twitter. (Source)
Double Your Profits
In Six Months or Less
"Required reading for startup execs in this market." - Ryan Petersen (Source)
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Maverick
The Success Story Behind the World's Most Unusual Workplace
"[Part of] my biz book canon." - Ryan Petersen (Source)
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Out of the Crisis
"[Part of] my biz book canon." - Ryan Petersen (Source)
Alchemy
The Dark Art and Curious Science of Creating Magic in Brands, Business, and Life
"[Part of] my biz book canon." - Ryan Petersen (Source)
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Zero to One
Notes on Startups, or How to Build the Future
"[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
7 Powers
The Foundations of Business Strategy
"[Part of] my biz book canon." - Ryan Petersen (Source)
Also recommended by:
Keith Rabois, Daniel Ek, Patrick Collison, Peter Thiel, Reed Hastings
The Intelligent Investor
"[Part of] my biz book canon." - Ryan Petersen (Source)
Also recommended by:
Warren Buffett, DJ Vlad, Kevin Rose, Peter Mallouk, Bill Ackman, Jamie Dimon
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