Walter Isaacson Recommended Books

One of the 7 books Mark Cuban credits his success to.

"I strongly recommend [this book]. Already high on the NYTimes best seller list." - Cory Booker

"Rarely has a book hit me with the impact of [this book]." - Hugh Hewitt

"Beautifully written and very timely given the state of our country." - Steve Kerr

"I wish I had had this book nineteen years ago, when we founded Google. Or even before that, when I was only managing myself!" - Larry Page

"I’d recommend [John Doerr]’s book for anyone interested in becoming a better manager." - Bill Gates

Dustin Moskovitz recommended this book on Twitter.

"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

"Deserves to be fully embraced by every person responsible for performance, in any walk of life. [The author] makes Andy Grove a mentor to us all." - Jim Collins

"Shows how any organization or team can aim high, move fast, and excel." - Sheryl Sandberg

"A clear, compelling guide to some of the most pressing debates in technology today." - Bill Gates

"Coming from an industry driven by disruption, it’s refreshing to read [the author]’s call for the tech sector to assume more responsibility." - Reed Hastings

"An important book on some of the biggest tech issues of our time and their impact on all of our lives." - Satya Nadella

Daniel Kottke said he and Steve Jobs definitely read this book prior to the India trip.

"It changed my life like it changed everyone else’s." - Bob Dylan

"Opened up the ecstatic beauty of life’s little moments to me as a teenager." - Josh Waitzkin

On the "books read" section of Ev Williams' GoodReads profile.

Lex Fridman mentioned this book on Instagram.

Eric Weinstein tweet about books that mattered enough to him.

Tristan Harris mentioned this book on "The Tim Ferriss Show" podcast.

Charles Poliquin recommended this book in the "Tools of Titans" book.

Daniel Pink mentioned this book on "The Tim Ferriss Show" podcast.

"I read [this book] right when I started Toms. There’s so many things that I took from [it] that allowed Toms to have this incredible growth." - Blake Mycoskie

"My key takeaway from [this book] was the concept of lifestyle design." - DHH

Charlie Munger recommended this book in the "Poor Charlie's Almanack" book.

"A great book, probably in my all time top 100." - Paul Graham

"[The author] didn’t mean to write his autobiography. He wanted to write a note to his family about what he’d learned in his experiments." - Cory Booker

"One of the very first books that I read." - Brandon Stanton

"[This] is I think the most compelling of books." - Vince Vaughn

"Really good." - Elon Musk

"The novel that every young kid stuck in their own head needs to read." - Ryan Holiday

"[The author] was kind of the pioneer in getting self-improvement down to a science." - Brandon Stanton

"To learn that it's easier to be told by others what to think and believe than it is to think for yourself." - Neil deGrasse Tyson

Peter Thiel says The New Testament has influenced him more than The Old Testament.

On the "favorite books" section of Barack Obama's Facebook profile.

Wim Hof's answer to "What do you give to people as gifts?"

"The first book that I found a lot of truth in it, and then I was able to share that with people." - Laird Hamilton

"One thing that really has stuck with me is that [this book] talks about that you should be grateful all the time." - A.J. Jacobs

"Reminds us that over the last 500 years there have been 16 times in which there has been [...] an empire challenging another. In 12 of those cases there have been wars." - Ray Dalio

"A very smart and important book." - Fareed Zakaria

"Read every page… Twice." - Anthony Scaramucci

"The most timely and important book I read [in 2018]." - David Sacks

"Informs the moment like Guns of August did for Kennedy in [the] Cuban Missile Crisis." - Lloyd Blankfein

"Worth reading." - Elon Musk

Tim O’Reilly mentioned this book on "The Tim Ferriss Show" podcast.

"... And not just because there are so many great barbecue scenes." - Michael Pollan

Caterina Fake mentioned this book on "The Tim Ferriss Show" podcast.

Stewart Brand recommended this book on his "Selected Books for the Manual for Civilization" blog post.

"This epic poem was kind of difficult for me to get through, but it has a beautiful rhythm." - Jay-Z

Daniel Pink mentioned this book on "The Tim Ferriss Show" podcast.

Richard Branson recommended this book on his "70 must-read books" blog post.

Ernest Hemingway recommended this book in the "Ernest Hemingway on Writing" book.

"Patrick McGovern shaped the way that millions of people grew to understand the enormous potential of computers and how they would change the world." - Bill Gates

"Pat McGovern was an entrepreneur's entrepreneur." - Bob Metcalfe

"It's about time that Pat's vision and wisdom sees the light of day." - Guy Kawasaki

"Patrick McGovern was a gift to us all." - Marc Benioff

"Presents a dramatic, new way of thinking about our own health." - Al Gore

"Showing us how to live long, healthy, disease-free lives." - Marc Benioff

"[This book], about the creation of the COVID vaccines, is terrific." - Patrick Collison

"Illuminating." - Tyler Cowen

"Highly recommend anyone read [this book]." - Anthony Pompliano

"The story of PayPal." - David Sacks

"The saga of how one of the great founders of our time launched his company, grew it, got it back, and rejuvenated it." - Adam Grant

"Walks you through every step of his journey, from starting a company in his college dorm to pulling off the largest all-tech acquisition in history." - Bill Gates

"Tells you how to be successful and true to your values in this awe-inspiring narrative of what it takes." - Eric Schmidt

"Has insights for leaders at every stage, from entrepreneur to CEO." - Howard Schultz

"Provides a powerful portrait of his life—the early years, the obstacles and challenges, the successes and triumphs." - Jamie Dimon

"The quietest of the entrepreneurs who created the modern computer business finally tells his story.'" - Malcolm Gladwell