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Books that have shaped my thinking on technology, investing, and the future: 91 of them, from tech and venture to energy, history, and science fiction.

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01 / 10 books

Tech and Futurism

01
The Inevitable by Kevin Kelly
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The Inevitable
Kevin Kelly
02
Boom: Bubbles and the End of Stagnation by Byrne Hobart
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Boom: Bubbles and the End of Stagnation
Byrne Hobart
03
Bold by Peter Diamandis
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Bold
Peter Diamandis
04
How to Create a Mind by Ray Kurzweil
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How to Create a Mind
Ray Kurzweil
05
The Singularity is Near by Ray Kurzweil
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The Singularity is Near
Ray Kurzweil
06
Chip War by Chris Miller
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Chip War
Chris Miller
07
Clean Code by Robert C. Martin
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Clean Code
Robert C. Martin
08
The Coming Wave by Mustafa Suleyman
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The Coming Wave
Mustafa Suleyman
09
The Second Machine Age by Erik Brynjolfsson & Andrew McAfee
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The Second Machine Age
Erik Brynjolfsson & Andrew McAfee
10
How We Got To Now by Steven Johnson
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How We Got To Now
Steven Johnson
02 / 14 books

Startups & Angel Investing

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Blitzscaling by Reid Hoffman
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Blitzscaling
Reid Hoffman
12
How Google Works by Eric Schmidt
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How Google Works
Eric Schmidt
13
Seven Powers: The Foundations of Business Strategy by Hamilton Helmer
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Seven Powers: The Foundations of Business Strategy
Hamilton Helmer
14
Angel by Jason Calacanis
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Angel
Jason Calacanis
15
The Cold Start Problem by Andrew Chen
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The Cold Start Problem
Andrew Chen
16
Amp It Up by Frank Slootman
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Amp It Up
Frank Slootman
17
BUILD by Tony Fadell
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BUILD
Tony Fadell
18
Startup Boards by Brad Feld
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Startup Boards
Brad Feld
19
The Startup Owner's Manual by Steve Blank and Bob Dorf
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The Startup Owner's Manual
Steve Blank and Bob Dorf
20
Escaping the Build Trap by Melissa Perri
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Escaping the Build Trap
Melissa Perri
21
Product Management in Practice by Matt LeMay
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Product Management in Practice
Matt LeMay
22
Angel Investing by David Rose
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Angel Investing
David Rose
23
Zero to IPO by Frederic Kerrest
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Zero to IPO
Frederic Kerrest
24
Aiming High by Atsuo Inoue
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Aiming High
Atsuo Inoue
03 / 08 books

Finance, Venture Capital, Investing & Trading

25
Reminiscences of a Stock Operator by Edwin Lefevre
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Reminiscences of a Stock Operator
Edwin Lefevre
26
Pioneering Portfolio Management by David Swensen
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Pioneering Portfolio Management
David Swensen
27
A Man For All Markets by Edward O. Thorp
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A Man For All Markets
Edward O. Thorp
28
Real Options by Martha Amram and Nalin Kulatilaka
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Real Options
Martha Amram and Nalin Kulatilaka
29
Venture Deals by Brad Feld
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Venture Deals
Brad Feld
30
VC - An American History by Tom Nicholas
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VC - An American History
Tom Nicholas
31
The Power Law by Sebastian Mallaby
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The Power Law
Sebastian Mallaby
32
The Venture Mindset by Ilya Strebulaev
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The Venture Mindset
Ilya Strebulaev
04 / 07 books

Energy & Commodities

33
Trillion Dollar Baby by Paul Cleary
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Trillion Dollar Baby
Paul Cleary
34
Crude Volatility by Robert McNally
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Crude Volatility
Robert McNally
35
The Quest by Daniel Yergin
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The Quest
Daniel Yergin
36
The Smartest Guys in the Room by Bethany McLean
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The Smartest Guys in the Room
Bethany McLean
37
How the World Really Works by Vaclav Smil
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How the World Really Works
Vaclav Smil
38
Volt Rush by Henry Sanderson
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Volt Rush
Henry Sanderson
39
Material World by Ed Conway
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Material World
Ed Conway
05 / 13 books

Strategy and Management

40
The Goal by Eliyahu M. Goldratt
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The Goal
Eliyahu M. Goldratt
41
Business Model You by Alexander Osterwalder
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Business Model You
Alexander Osterwalder
42
One Million Followers by Brendan Kane
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One Million Followers
Brendan Kane
43
$100M Leads by Alex Hormozi
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$100M Leads
Alex Hormozi
44
Oversubscribed by Daniel Priestley
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Oversubscribed
Daniel Priestley
45
Entrepreneur Revolution by Daniel Priestley
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Entrepreneur Revolution
Daniel Priestley
46
Key Person of Influence by Daniel Priestley
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Key Person of Influence
Daniel Priestley
47
Misbehaving by Richard Thaler
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Misbehaving
Richard Thaler
48
Thinking in Bets by Annie Duke
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Thinking in Bets
Annie Duke
49
The Signal and the Noise by Nate Silver
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The Signal and the Noise
Nate Silver
50
Nudge by Richard Thaler
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Nudge
Richard Thaler
51
Never Split the Difference by Chris Voss
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Never Split the Difference
Chris Voss
52
The Culture Map by Erin Meyer
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The Culture Map
Erin Meyer
06 / 05 books

Financial History

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When Genius Failed by Roger Lowenstein
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When Genius Failed
Roger Lowenstein
54
The Ascent of Money by Niall Ferguson
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The Ascent of Money
Niall Ferguson
55
The Man Who Solved the Market by Gregory Zuckerman
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The Man Who Solved the Market
Gregory Zuckerman
56
Stress Test by Timothy Geithner
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Stress Test
Timothy Geithner
57
Principles for Dealing with the Changing World Order by Ray Dalio
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Principles for Dealing with the Changing World Order
Ray Dalio
07 / 06 books

Space, Maths, and Science

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Just Six Numbers by Martin Rees
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Just Six Numbers
Martin Rees
59
Prisoner's Dilemma by William Poundstone
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Prisoner's Dilemma
William Poundstone
60
The Case for Mars by Robert Zubrin
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The Case for Mars
Robert Zubrin
61
The Pleasure of Finding Things Out by Richard Feynman
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The Pleasure of Finding Things Out
Richard Feynman
62
Dark Matter and Dark Energy by Brian Clegg
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Dark Matter and Dark Energy
Brian Clegg
63
Hacking Darwin by Jamie Metzl
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Hacking Darwin
Jamie Metzl
08 / 07 books

Health and Longevity

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Why We Sleep by Matt Walker
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Why We Sleep
Matt Walker
65
Lifespan: Why We Age and Why We Don't Have To by David Sinclair
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Lifespan: Why We Age and Why We Don't Have To
David Sinclair
66
Gut by Giulia Enders
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Gut
Giulia Enders
67
The Body - A Guide by Bill Bryson
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The Body - A Guide
Bill Bryson
68
A Planet of Viruses by Carl Zimmer
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A Planet of Viruses
Carl Zimmer
69
Outlive by Peter Attia
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Outlive
Peter Attia
70
Why We Get Sick by Benjamin Bikman
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Why We Get Sick
Benjamin Bikman
09 / 09 books

Science Fiction

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The Three-Body Problem by Cixin Liu
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The Three-Body Problem
Cixin Liu
72
The Dark Forest by Cixin Liu
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The Dark Forest
Cixin Liu
73
Death's End by Cixin Liu
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Death's End
Cixin Liu
74
Dune by Frank Herbert
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Dune
Frank Herbert
75
Dune Messiah by Frank Herbert
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Dune Messiah
Frank Herbert
76
Snow Crash by Neal Stephenson
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Snow Crash
Neal Stephenson
77
Journey to the Center of the Earth by Jules Verne
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Journey to the Center of the Earth
Jules Verne
78
Delta V by Daniel Suarez
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Delta V
Daniel Suarez
79
Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir
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Project Hail Mary
Andy Weir
10 / 05 books

History

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Square and the Tower by Niall Ferguson
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Square and the Tower
Niall Ferguson
81
The Sovereign Individual by James Dale Davidson
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The Sovereign Individual
James Dale Davidson
82
Merchant Kings by Stephen R. Bown
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Merchant Kings
Stephen R. Bown
83
Breakneck by Dan Wang
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Breakneck
Dan Wang
84
Landet som ble for rikt by Martin Bech Holte
Landet som ble for rikt
Martin Bech Holte
11 / 07 books

Literature

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The Prophet by Kahlil Gibran
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The Prophet
Kahlil Gibran
86
Joy in the Morning by P.G. Wodehouse
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Joy in the Morning
P.G. Wodehouse
87
Jeeves & The Yule-Tide Spirit by P.G. Wodehouse
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Jeeves & The Yule-Tide Spirit
P.G. Wodehouse
88
Around the World in 80 Days by Jules Verne
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Around the World in 80 Days
Jules Verne
89
Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand
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Atlas Shrugged
Ayn Rand
90
The Fountainhead by Ayn Rand
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The Fountainhead
Ayn Rand
91
Sophie's World by Jostein Gaarder
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Sophie's World
Jostein Gaarder