Michael Mauboussin: "Best business book I've read in a long time."

Patrick O'Shaughnessy: "It’s one of the most entertaining and useful business books I’ve ever read.

The story behind Pixar is fascinating, but so are the management tactics used to keep the company edgy and creative."

Alexis Ohanian: "The founding story of Pixar was superb read."

Mark Zuckerberg: "I love reading first-hand accounts about how people build great companies like Pixar and nurture innovation and creativity.

This should be inspiring to anyone looking to do the same, and hopefully there will be lessons we can apply to connecting the world!"

One of 10 biographies Jason Calacanis recommends reading.

Vinod Khosla: "I've always thought of art as snooty as it is manifested (not as it is created) and this book proves the point.

The creation of art may have higher significance but the art world is not a good reflection of it."

Brianne Kimmel recommended 'The $12 Million Stuffed Shark' for anyone interested in the creator economy.

Michael Mauboussin: "I loved this book. Great read for anyone who communicates for a living"

Bill Gurley: "Read this book. Nice compliment to 'Sapiens'"

Joe Rogan: "One of my favorite books"

Seth Godin: "The War of Art is one of those books, at least for me when I finally was exposed to it, I said why wasn’t I informed?

Why did it take this long for this book to land on my desk? There aren’t very many books I could say it like that."

Vinod Khosla: "Fascinating though older book."

Tim Ferriss: "It’ll blow your mind."

Brianne Kimmel: "Great book"

Brianne Kimmel: "If you’re struggling to find the right words or new to writing publicly, this book is a must-read."

Brianne Kimmel: "Highly recommend Edward Tufte’s books for inspiration on ways to present information — charts, diagrams, dashboards"

Brianne Kimmel recommended 'No Applause - Just Throw Money' for anyone interested in the creator economy.

Brianne Kimmel recommended 'The Death of the Artist' for anyone interested in the creator economy.

One of Kanye West's favorite books.

One of Kanye West's favorite books.

Patrick O'Shaughnessy: "This is my favorite book on creativity."

Jack Dorsey: "A really stunning book about Robert Irwin. Couldn't put it down."

Shane Parrish: "I have a lot to learn in this [design] space and there is no better place to start than here.

This book is the foundational book that’s used around the world."

Seth Godin: "Brilliant book... which I have given away many, many copies of."

Chris Dixon: “A really interesting inside look at, well, Apple’s design process under Steve Jobs.

Apple is probably the premier product development organization of the last 20 years — and very little is known about it by outsiders — so inside peeks are always really fascinating.”

Included on Jeff Bezos' list of books that Amazon employees refer to as “Jeff’s Reading List.”

One of Kanye West's favorite books.

One of Kanye West's favorite books.

One of Kanye West's favorite books.

Patrick O'Shaughnessy: "I found this book refreshing and extremely helpful.

In markets, we tend to be deterministic, extrapolative thinkers. We identify (usually short term) fake patterns in what is really just noise and foolishly follow those patterns.

This book is an antidote to that sort of pattern based, vertical thinking."

Stewart Butterfield: "A landmark. Play Anything is a humane and personal theory of play for the supermodern age.

Full of fascinating insight and fresh perspective, Play Anything shows how play serves as a fundamental tool for examining the world around us."

Shane Parrish: "Parts of this book were great."

Shane Parrish: "Despite what we think, nothing is original, it’s all one variation of combinatorial creatvity and play."

Patrick O'Shaughnessy: "The most surprising book of the year on the power of improvisation."

Patrick O'Shaughnessy: "If you want the most business oriented book on creativity, you cannot do better than Peter Drucker."

Patrick O'Shaughnessy: "This book lays out the creative process almost like the scientific method.

This book is entirely free of fluff or hero-worship (a common problem I’ve had with books on creativity)."

Patrick O'Shaughnessy: "This book teaches you how to craft a message: an advertisement, a novel, a eulogy, a non-fiction book, a market commentary, etc.

If you care about the quality of your communication with others, this book will be helpful."

Patrick O'Shaughnessy: "This book studies creative people and creates a common framework for creativity based on their lives and insights."

Raoul Pal: "It’s a great book"

Seth Godin: "The Gift is a dense, extraordinarily researched book written by a brilliant writer, and it’s not about what you think it’s about.

It’s not about reciprocity. It’s not about the hustle. It’s not about giving gifts so you will get things. It’s about the muse, about being a genius. It’s about culture and it’s about society."

Seth Godin: "Will completely change the way you think about possibility, about enrollment, about leadership.

I listen to it probably about once a month in the car. Just put it on, in the middle; doesn’t matter where you start."

Kara Swisher: "I reread it every year. It’s a great book."

Shane Parrish: "Analogies are used to frame, persuade, and drive our emotional brain, says John Pollack, the former Presidential speechwriter.

I thought I’d skim this book but I had a hard time putting it down."

Shane Parrish: "An interesting take that creative decay is normal a la revision to the mean.

The author argues that by knowing how and why this happens, countries and organizations can enable more creativity and adaptability."

Marc Andreessen: "The Schultz biography is amazing.

Basically, the biographer makes the case that Peanuts was the longest, continuous work of American art ever made."

One of Richard Branson's top books to read in a lifetime.

Tim Ferriss: "[A tool] I found helpful."

Tim Ferriss: "Nearly every morning, I sit down with a hot cocktail of turmeric, ginger, pu-erh tea, and green tea. Next, I crack open [The Artist's Way: Morning Pages Journal]"

Karlie Kloss: "This book showed me that curiosity is not only a mindset, but it’s universal. As a curious person myself, I loved reading Brian’s stories with such fascinating creators -- including directors, actors, professors and others -- and felt like a fly on the wall observing all of these amazing conversations."

Alexis Ohanian: “The internet leveled the playing field for content creators, the creatively inclined and just about anyone interested in sharing their thoughts with others.

The Creative Curve provides a learned perspective on how the structural barriers that prevent people from connecting with one another, and ultimately understanding each other, have shifted while showing how everyone has the ability to create their own creative masterpiece.”