Karlie Kloss: "It’s an amazing book on the beginning of humanity. It’s scientific but also philosophical."

Joe Rogan: "Great book... Fucking fascinating... Very enlightening."

Patrick O'Shaughnessy: "This book was so entertaining and useful.

It provides a concise history of humankind and outlines why we have the psychology we do today (this part is great for thinking about investor behavior)."

Changpeng Zhao: "[This book] gives me a greater perspective about how humans emerged and why we behave the way we do."

Daniel Ek: "One of the most-talked-about books of the last couple of years, and for good reason.

Both sobering and conservatively optimistic in equal measure, it seems even more relevant for us at the moment to learn from our socio-anthropological history."

Anthony Pompliano: "One of the best books I read in 2017"

Naval Ravikant: "An orthogonal and clinical examination of the human animal, from the beginning to now.

Humans are story-telling alpha predators that killed the competition and domesticated the survivors. This is our story, and it's not all pretty."

Melinda Gates mentioned this book as one of her 11 favorite books.

Reid Hoffman: "Sapiens has had me thinking a lot about the evolution of humanity and what our future looks like."

Mark Zuckerberg: "I found the chapter on the evolution of the role of religion in human life most interesting and something I wanted to go deeper on."

Raoul Pal enjoyed reading 'Sapiens'.

One of the books Keith Rabois recommends for entrepreneurs.

Bill Gurley: "I really enjoyed [Sapiens]"

Bill Gates: "Melinda and I spent weeks talking about this history of the human race."

Arianna Huffington: "A must read!"

Bill Gurley: "Historically important book that will hopefully stand as a critical catalyst to change in our industry."

Melinda Gates: "For decades, powerful men have responded to sexism in tech by saying, “It’s always been this way.” What they mean is, “It will always be this way.”

Emily Chang's book proves that the first statement is wrong. And we don't have to accept the second."

Michael Bloomberg: "An important new book about gender equality in Silicon Valley"

Aaron Levie mentioned 'Brotopia' on Twitter.

Patrick O'Shaughnessy: "As a parent who now understands the abiding joy of children, the last paragraph of this book was one of the most moving things I’ve ever read.

You are going to love this."

Anthony Pompliano: "One of the best books I read in 2017"

Melinda Gates mentioned this book as one of her 11 favorite books.

Bill Gates: "This book left me in tears"

Melinda Gates: “Hans Rosling tells the story of ‘the secret silent miracle of human progress’ as only he can.

But Factfulness does much more than that. It also explains why progress is so often secret and silent and teaches readers how to see it clearly.”

Bill Gates: "Factfulness is one of the most educational books I’ve ever read."

Melinda Gates: "'The Hate U Give' was one of my favorite books from last year"

Reid Hoffman: "The story of four women who entered the tech industry to follow their dreams and managed through hard work and creativity to make those dreams come true.

I’m glad Julian has written this book; we need to tell the success stories of women in tech."

Melinda Gates: "In her new book Alpha Girls, Julian Guthrie shows what's possible for women and girls everywhere by highlighting the stories of ground breaking women in Silicon Valley"

Melinda Gates: "I loved so many of the books I read in 2019. My favorites included 'Home Work' by Julie Andrews"

Melinda Gates: "I loved so many of the books I read in 2019. My favorites included 'Little Fires Everywhere' by Celeste Ng"

Melinda Gates: "I loved so many of the books I read in 2019. My favorites included 'Talking to Strangers' by Malcolm Gladwell"

Melinda Gates: "This amazing book shows young girls they can be anything they want."

Melinda Gates mentioned this book as one of her 11 favorite books.

Melinda Gates mentioned this book as one of her 11 favorite books.

Bill Gates: "Trevor Noah’s funny and moving account of growing up in South Africa."

Melinda Gates mentioned this book as one of her 11 favorite books.

Melinda Gates mentioned this book as one of her 11 favorite books.

Melinda Gates: “This is the story of an extraordinary woman: Molly Melching. Molly has worked in Senegalese communities to improve lives of the country’s poorest people.

This book reinforced my belief that developing communities already have the potential to spark change that will lead to better lives for themselves and their families.”

Melinda Gates mentioned this book as one of her 11 favorite books.

Melinda Gates: "The lessons in this book that I read so many years ago, and that I keep turning to now during this time, are how to find joy in the every day moments."

Melinda Gates: "I open [this book] almost every day—and years later, I still get something new out of it every time I turn a page.

Mark’s writing helps me step back, be still, and center myself—particularly on days that feel especially chaotic, or when I need a moment of quiet."