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."

Mark Cuban: "Principles is the book I wish I had as a young entrepreneur, stressing over not knowing what I didn't know."

Tony Robbins: "I found it to be truly extraordinary."

Arianna Huffington: "Beautifully written and filled with such wisdom."

Michael Bloomberg: “Ray Dalio’s market acumen is legendary, but it was creating and living by a set of principles that allowed him to reach the top. Everyone with goals and dreams can learn from Ray’s approach.”

Reed Hastings: "Principles had a profound positive impact on my leadership style."

Jack Dorsey: "Principles is helpful in showing people how to operate by clearly articulated and shared principles that lead to faster progress."

Tim Ferriss: "I highly recommend this book. It has already changed how I think about making decisions in my life and in my business, how I think about managing, how I think about managing, how I think about communications between teams."

Kevin Systrom: "I was blown away. It’s both a guide to life, a guide to business, and also I think an insight into Ray and someone who’s built an amazing business."

Naval Ravikant: "As with most non-fiction, the meat was in the beginning."

Austen Allred: "Snow Crash is now one of my favorite books of all-time"

Tobi Lutke: "Loved it. I’ve read every book by [Neal Stephenson]!"

Fred Wilson: "A lot of what we invest in and how we look at the future comes from that book"

Seth Godin: "It’s such a good book but you can’t give it to someone now. I've tried; it doesn’t work.

You have to read it before you’ve been on the internet. Then it changes your mind."

Cameron Winklevoss: "Love [Snow Crash]!"

Alexis Ohanian: "Snow Crash is so good. I gotta re-read; it's been too long."

Marc Andreessen: "Snow Crash was wildly ahead of its time"

Naval Ravikant recommended 'Snow Crash' on Twitter.

One of Larry Page's recommended books.

Warren Buffett: "This book is something of a publishing miracle—never advertised, yet year after year selling many thousands of copies from its Internet site."

Shane Parrish: "Because I have an MBA a lot of people inevitably ask me if they should pursue one.

If it’s knowledge and not credentials you’re after, save your money and read [this book]"

Daniel Ek: "I've been enjoying Charlie Munger's speeches online for years; this is the ultimate collection of the best of them"

Marc Andreessen: "Tremendous"

Naval Ravikant recommended Poor Charlie's Almanack on Twitter.

Patrick Collison included this book on his list of recommended books.

Tim Ferriss mentioned reading Poor Charlie's Almanack on Twitter.

Alexis Ohanian: "[Read this book] in order to navigate the world with heightened awareness for how we're always being influenced/manipulated."

Naval Ravikant: "Influence was fundamental and had a lot to teach."

Tobi Lutke: "[Influence] ranks in the top five books I’ve ever read"

Andrew Wilkinson: "One of my most recommended business books"

Charlie Munger recommended 'Influence' in his book Poor Charlie's Almanack.

Neil Strauss recommended 'Influence' on his website.

One of Max Levchin's answers to 'What's your favourite business book you'd advise to young entrepreneurs?'

Tim Urban: "The Three Body Problem trilogy rocked my existence for a few months last year.

One-dimensional characters and fairly bland writing—but the plot is so mind-bending that the flaws are irrelevant."

Mike Novogratz: "Great summer read"

Naval Ravikant: "Great series."

Tobi Lutke: "Loved the series."

Barry Silbert: "Amazing"

Mark Zuckerberg: "It's a Chinese science fiction book that has gotten so popular there's now a Hollywood movie being made based on it."

Max Levchin shared 'The Three Body Problem' on his LinkedIn page.

Naval Ravikant: "Best book I've read since Sapiens (far less mainstream, though)."

Brian Armstrong: "Was really ahead of it's time, a lot of original thinking (some really out there stuff too)."

Peter Thiel: "This book breaks the taboo on prophecy: We're not supposed to talk about a future that doesn't include the powerful states that rule over us today.

Rees-Mogg and Davidson argue that national governments could soon become as antiquated as 19th-century empires."

Changpeng Zhao: "Just read the Sovereign Individual again. Amazed that it was written before 1997.

Talks about internet currencies, etc. Good read."

Vitalik Buterin reviewed The Sovereign Individual on Twitter.

One of Sahil Lavingia's most recommended books.

Michael Saylor recommended The Sovereign Individual on his Bitcoin website, Hope.com

Nassim Taleb: “This is a landmark book in social thought, in the same league as The Wealth of Nations by Adam Smith and The Interpretation of Dreams by Sigmund Freud.”

Naval Ravikant: "Fine book but it didn’t need to be an entire book."

Marc Andreessen: "Captivating dive into human decision making, marred by inclusion of several/many? psychology studies that fail to replicate. Will stand as a cautionary tale?"

One of Sam Altman's recommended books for young startup founders.

One of Sahil Lavingia's most recommended books.

Chris Dixon: “I always love reading Taleb’s books, even if I don’t always agree with him. This was up there with Black Swan and his other classics.”

Ben Horowitz: "A book about the dynamics of how large-scale, highly random systems behave."

Keith Rabois: "The Skin in the Game book is quite powerful, albeit often redundant."

Vinod Khosla: "I like his ideas a lot, especially in Antifragile and the first half of this book.

I've always complained about pundits relative to doers, discovering/learning over planning..."

Naval Ravikant recommended 'Skin In The Game' on Twitter.

Marc Andreessen recommended 'Skin In The Game' on Twitter.

Shane Parrish: "As hard as you think your life is, it pales in comparison to Auschwitz.

I took two big things away from this book: (1) the ultimate freedom is the ability to choose your attitude in the face of any circumstance and (2) the more you target success, the more you will miss it."

Tony Robbins: "Man’s Search for Meaning provides compelling examples of humanity’s perseverance through trying situations.

This is another book that I’ve read dozens of times. It taught me that if you change the meaning, you change everything."

Jordan Peterson: "A book that I found particularly influential in my intellectual development."

This book was on Sam Altman's bookshelf.

Naval Ravikant mentioned Man's Search for Meaning on Twitter.

Elon Musk: "The Foundation series [is] fundamental to [the] creation of SpaceX."

Naval Ravikant: "I loved reading it as a kid"

Austen Allred recommended 'Foundation' on Twitter.

Cameron Winklevoss: "I have a couple [favorite books], to name a few, Isaac Asimov's Foundation, Frank Herbert's Dune, Daniel Mason's The Piano Tuner"

One of Sahil Lavingia's most recommended books.

This book was on Sam Altman's bookshelf.

Naval Ravikant: "Physicist, bongo player, painter, adventurer, and most importantly, free thinker. You're never going to get ahead in life if you listen to everyone else.

Feynman combines independent thinking with intellectual rigor in his every day life. It was an inspiration for me as a child."

Tim Ferriss: "Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman is one of my favorite books."

One of the books Mark Zuckerberg added to his Facebook page.

Brian Armstrong: "A way to have a happy life. Remain curious and enjoy the journey."

One of Sahil Lavingia's most recommended books.

One of Larry Page's recommended books.

Naval Ravikant: "Matt Ridley's "The Rational Optimist" is the most brilliant and enlightening book I've read in years."

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

Bill Gurley: "I really, really loved 'How Innovation Works' from Matt Ridley.

It is a very elegant follow up to 'The Rational Optimist' - read both if you can."

Marc Andreessen: "Sparkling explanation of how the economy evolves, producing the glorious cornucopia of goods and services available all around us.

How to feel good about the future even in dark times."

Mark Zuckerberg: "This book argues that economic progress is the greater force is pushing society forward."

Elon Musk: "I know it's cliche, but Lord of the Rings is my favorite book ever."

Naval Ravikant: "Loved Lord of The Rings and other fiction when [I was] younger."

As a teenager, Peter Thiel's favorite book was 'The Lord of the Rings,' which he read again and again.

Paul Graham's answer to "Any book recommendations for young adults?"

Reid Hoffman: "The book that I’ve most often read is Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings.

Because it’s so important to show this journey of these hobbits, these little people in a hero’s journey about how you can change the world within a context where Tolkien is fairly sophisticated around the questions of the corruption of power, the intersection of races, and the needs for us all to work together."

Elon Musk: "I love Douglas Adams! My favorite spaceship ever is in Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy."

Naval Ravikant: "Classic. I love that book."

Tim Ferriss: "If 'Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas' and 'Star Wars' had a love-child, it would read something like this."

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

One of Sahil Lavingia's most recommended books.

Shane Parrish: "A concise book of lessons drawn from the survey of history. The book comes highly recommended by someone I met at the Berkshire Hathaway meeting last weekend.

I can’t believe I haven’t read this before. I’ll be re-reading this a few times and I’ve started listening to the audio version in the car as well."

Naval Ravikant: "Concise and well written, summarizes the long arc of history with poetic insights."

Tim Ferriss: "Fantastic book. I read [The Lessons of History] because Ray Dalio recommended it."

Kevin Systrom: "It’s a great book."

Naval Ravikant: "One of my favorite books of all time."

Shane Parrish: "Reading [this book], along with Seneca, has really helped foster my interest in philosophy.

So much of what they say speaks to me that I’m often left with entire pages underlined and margins filled with thoughts."

Sam Altman: "Great read."

Austen Allred: "[One of the books] that has inspired me the most or changed the way I live."

Arianna Huffington: "I discovered the book in high school and, yes, it was love at first sight."

Tim Ferriss: "One of my favorite books of the last five years."

Stewart Butterfield: "'How to Change Your Mind' is a great overview of research into the therapeutic uses of psychedelics.

Michael Pollan is such a gifted observer and clear writer. Total pleasure."

Vinod Khosla: "This is a fun exploration of psychedelic drugs, especially for someone who has never tried them."

Michael Mauboussin: "[How To Change Your Mind] helped me think better in 2018."

Naval Ravikant's answer to 'Do you have any advice for dealing with the death of a parent?'

Shane Parrish: "This book changed how I see the world."

Naval Ravikant: "Good books are worth re-reading. Great books are worth re-buying."

Patrick O'Shaughnessy: "This book will have you asking yourself many provocative and useful questions"

Tobi Lutke: "Shopify is practically built on that book"

Michael Saylor recommended Antifragile on his Bitcoin website, Hope.com

Tim Ferriss: "The Power of Habit, by Duhigg is actually a very good book"

Ray Dalio: "[The Power of Habit] really opened my eyes. I recommend that you read it yourself"

Naval Ravikant: "That one was interesting, not because of its content necessarily, but because it’s good for me to always keep on top of mind how powerful my habits are.

Humans are basically habit machines."

Max Levchin: "Compiles a bunch of great academic neuroscience and applied psychology research on habit formation."

Naval Ravikant: "Great book. Required reading."

Changpeng Zhao: "More than 60 years have passed since this book was first published, but there are few books that better encapsulate the inner workings of economics than this one."

Michael Saylor recommended Economics In One Lesson on his Bitcoin website, Hope.com

Peter Schiff recommends 'Economics In One Lesson' on his website.

Naval Ravikant: "Siddhartha is so good that it may as well be non-fiction."

Fred Wilson: "Oh god. I loved that book when I read it in college. I think it really impacted me"

Patrick O'Shaughnessy: "An old classic"

Tim Ferriss: "Skip the Amazon description, as it gives away too much plot, but consider reading or rereading this short gem."

Shane Parrish: "I call Naval the Angel Philosopher, and the Almanack shows why.

Packed with unforgettable wisdom and penetrating insights, your mental gears will be working overtime."

Anthony Pompliano: "Highly suggest others grab a copy"

Naval Ravikant shared this book on Twitter.

Tim Ferriss wrote the foreword to 'The Almanack of Naval Ravikant'.

Mark Zuckerberg: "It's fitting to end the year with The Beginning of Infinity by David Deutsch, about how the way we explain things unlocks greater possibilities."

Naval Ravikant recommended The Beginning of Infinity on Twitter.

Patrick Collison included this book on his list of recommended books.

Naval Ravikant: "Love that book."

Patrick Collison included this book on his list of recommended books.

This book was on Sam Altman's bookshelf.

Marc Andreessen: "A bracing disassembly and reconstruction of a theory of individual progress in the modern world.

Fascinating compare and contrast with 'The Courage To Be Disliked'"

Joe Rogan mentioned 12 Rules For Life on the 'Joe Rogan Experience' podcast.

Naval Ravikant mentioned 12 Rules For Life on Twitter.

Naval Ravikant: "Good books are worth re-reading. Great books are worth re-buying."

Raoul Pal recommended 'The Black Swan' on Twitter.

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

Naval Ravikant: "Everything by Matt Ridley is worth reading."

Charlie Munger recommended 'Genome' in his book Poor Charlie's Almanack.

Mark Zuckerberg: "I've wanted to read Matt Ridley's books for a while. His recent book The Rational Optimist about how progress and the economy evolve is also near the top of my ever-growing pile of books to read."

One of Peter Thiel's favorite books.

Naval Ravikant: "Great book."

Seth Godin: "If you read Diamond Age before you’ve thought about molecular anything or 3D printing, then it changes your mind."

Naval Ravikant's answer to "Any good book about economy for a beginner?"

Elon Musk: "Adam Smith FTW obv. Ironically, future automation will naturally lead to greater equality of consumption. Monopolies are true enemy of people. Competing to serve is good."

Bill Gurley: "Smith identified that when men and women specialize their skills, and also importantly 'trade' with one another, the end result is a rise in productivity and standard of living for everyone."

Patrick O'Shaughnessy: "This is a mind f**k.

The theory of this book is that up until (and including) the time of The Iliad, human beings were not conscious like we are today."

Naval Ravikant mentioned 'The Origin of Consciousness' on 'The Tim Ferriss Show' podcast.

This book was on Sam Altman's bookshelf.

Michael Mauboussin: "One of my favorite science books in 2018"

Nassim Taleb: "This is a monument, not just a book. And the beginning of a new cultural program."

Naval Ravikant tweeted about this book.

Vinod Khosla: "Not that I agree with all of it, but it is still mind-bending speculation about our future as a follow-up to a previous favorite, Sapiens. It’s directionally right."

Naval Ravikant: "Didn't finish it. Good book but not as seminal as Sapiens."

Raoul Pal enjoyed reading 'Homo Deus'.

Bill Gates: "A provocative new book raises big questions about the future."

Charlie Munger: "It’s a combination of scientific biography and explanation of the physics, particularly relating to electricity.

It’s just the best book of its kind I have ever read, and I just hugely enjoyed it. Couldn’t put it down."

Naval Ravikant mentioned reading 'Faraday, Maxwell, and the Electromagnetic Field' on Twitter.

Naval Ravikant: "Wisdom distilled to its purest form. The oldest books often have the best answers to the oldest questions."

Jack Dorsey says this book had a major influence on him.

Naval Ravikant: "Everything by Matt Ridley is worth reading."

Charles Koch recommended this book on his website.

Joe Rogan mentioned 'The Book of Five Rings' as one of his top 3 books of all-time.

Naval Ravikant mentioned The Book of Five Rings on Twitter.

Joe Rogan: "Sex at Dawn is incredible."

Sex at Dawn was mentioned on Shane Parrish's podcast with Naval Ravikant.

Naval Ravikant: "Good books are worth re-reading. Great books are worth re-buying."

Howard Marks: "I like to read books that in are indicative of investor psychology and so Fooled by Randomness talks about how important randomness is in the financial markets and how randomness is confused with things happening for a reason.”

Naval Ravikant: "One of my top 3 books of all time."

Nassim Taleb: "Read it twice, once for the diet, once for a rich document in the history of science."

Naval Ravikant: "Drop everything and read [Understand]" (Included in Stories of Your Life and Others)

Tim Ferriss: "An incredible collection of short stories."

Naval Ravikant: "Everything by Matt Ridley is worth reading."

Neil Strauss recommended 'The Red Queen' on his website.

Garry Tan: "Kamal Ravikant's book 'Love Yourself Like Your Life Depends On It' helped me massively"

Naval Ravikant: "My brother wrote it, so I'm biased. But it's brilliantly written."

One of Larry Page's recommended books.

Naval Ravikant: "Good if you liked Surely You're Joking Mr. Feynman"

Balaji Srinivasan: "The desert island book. So good."

Naval Ravikant mentioned reading 'The Princeton Companion to Mathematics' on Twitter.

Bill Gurley: "I really, really loved 'How Innovation Works' from Matt Ridley.

It is a very elegant follow up to 'The Rational Optimist' - read both if you can."

Naval Ravikant: "Everything by Matt Ridley is worth reading."

Chamath Palihapitiya: "I agree with a lot of Rene Girard's philosophies. It's called Mimetic Theory, and the idea is that you're born without preferences and then you kind of just copy what's around you."

Naval Ravikant: "It’s more of an overview book because I couldn’t make it through his actual writings."

Tobi Lutke: "Loved Permutation City by Greg Egan. Hard science fiction. The quality of the science in this book is exceptional."

Naval Ravikant: "[The author]'s very dry but full of great ideas."

Naval Ravikant: "Jed McKenna is to spirituality what Rick and Morty is to children’s cartoons."

Jack Dorsey recommended 'Spiritual Enlightenment' on Twitter.

Naval Ravikant mentioned reading Letters from a Stoic.

Tim Ferriss: "Seneca is an outstanding thinker and this is, I think, one of his most accesible books."

Naval Ravikant: "The Prophet is a beautiful book"

Tim Ferriss: "It’s a fantastic book. I would recommend people get the edition with the illustrations by the author."

Naval Ravikant mentioned 'Awareness' on Twitter.

Tim Ferriss: "This short book has completely captured me. And just in the last two years, I’ve probably reread it five or six times.

And when I feel myself bleeding into overwhelm or feeling scattered, this is one of the first break-glass-in-case-of-emergency steps that I take."

Naval Ravikant: "Amazing book, but good luck finishing it"

One of Sahil Lavingia's most recommended books.

Michael Mauboussin: "Awesome"

Naval Ravikant mentioned reading 'Infinite Powers' on Twitter.

Patrick O'Shaughnessy: "I’ve been fascinated by Scott Adams’s blog posts on Donald Trump and Master Persuaders (How to Spot a Wizard), so I read his book. It is colorful and enjoyable."

Naval Ravikant mentioned 'How to Fail at Almost Everything and Still Win Big' on Twitter.

Keith Rabois: "It is the most important book published in the last 5-10 years."

Naval Ravikant mentioned reading 'The Book of Why' on Twitter.

Tim Ferriss: "Exhalation, [Ted Chiang's] newest collection, may be even better than his last. It’s just so damn good."

Naval Ravikant mentioned reading 'Exhalation' on Twitter.

Michael Mauboussin: "Fascinating and useful read. An instant classic."

Naval Ravikant: "Influence was fundamental and had a lot to teach. Presuasion is good but closer to a single-themed book."

Daniel Gross: “This book does a nice job of repackaging Eastern philosophy concepts in words that appeal to the hyper-rational Westerner mindset.”

Naval Ravikant mentioned 'The Untethered Soul' on Twitter.

Naval Ravikant: "Krishnamurti is a very difficult read, but he speaks the kind of truths that resonate in your head for months afterward.

The kind of freedom he talks about, the freedom from attachment, the freedom to not react, the freedom from the ups and downs of life, is not what we normally think of when we think of freedom."

Naval Ravikant mentioned Genius on The Knowledge Project with Shane Parrish.

Naval Ravikant: "Best book I've read in the last year. Physics, poetry, philosophy and history packaged in a very accessible form."

Naval Ravikant: "Explains all these very complicated concepts, only using the 1000 most common words in the English language."

Bill Gates: "Nuclear physics, space travel, and other topics made easy."

One of Naval Ravikant's recommended Game Theory books.

Naval Ravikant: "Without judgment, he just lays down how con men work."

Naval Ravikant: "That’s a great book."

Naval Ravikant: "Decades ago, it didn’t make sense. Years ago, it changed my life, but I felt late."

Naval Ravikant mentioned this book on 'The Knowledge Project with Shane Parrish'.

Naval Ravikant mentioned this book on 'The Knowledge Project with Shane Parrish'.

Naval Ravikant: "There are original Rick and Morty comic books by the same writers. Just as funny, different content. Must read!"

Naval Ravikant mentioned reading 'No Bullshit Guide to Math and Physics' on Twitter.

Naval Ravikant mentioned reading 'Math, Better Explained' on Twitter.

Naval Ravikant mentioned this book on 'The Knowledge Project with Shane Parrish'.

Naval Ravikant: "Very interesting."

Naval Ravikant: "I thought [it] was very good."

Naval Ravikant mentioned Distress on 'The Tim Ferriss Show' podcast.

Naval Ravikant: "Good books are worth re-reading. Great books are worth re-buying."

Naval Ravikant's answer to "What was the physics book he recommended for grade school or graduate students?"

Naval Ravikant mentioned this book on 'The Knowledge Project with Shane Parrish'.

Naval Ravikant: "It's a very difficult read, but once you see it, you can't unsee it."

Naval Ravikant mentioned Live Your Truth on 'The Tim Ferriss Show' podcast.

When Naval Ravikant was asked if he read this book, he answered 'of course... :-)'

Naval Ravikant: "I love that book"

Naval Ravikant: "[The Truth About Carbs] is amazing"

Naval Ravikant: "A fun, light read."

Naval Ravikant recommended Direct Truth on Twitter.

Naval Ravikant: "Everything by Matt Ridley is worth reading."

Naval Ravikant mentioned Hagakure on Twitter.

Naval Ravikant: "Terrific."

Naval Ravikant: "Big fan [of Ralph Waldo Emerson]. I can quote 'Brahma' by heart."

Naval Ravikant mentioned 'The Book of Nothing' on Twitter.

Naval Ravikant: "Formative books for me. Read and re-read them over the years."

Naval Ravikant mentioned 'Striking Thoughts' on Twitter.

Naval Ravikant: "Fantastic read"

Naval Ravikant: "Another masterpiece of SciFi by Ted Chiang"

The best book Naval Ravikant has read on the concept of time.

Naval Ravikant mentioned The Essential Writings on 'The Tim Ferriss Show' podcast.

Naval Ravikant: "One of my all time favorite books. I quote it all the time."

Naval Ravikant: "Steve Case is doing the behind the scenes work to support entrepreneurship in America."

Naval Ravikant mentioned 'Six Easy Pieces' on Twitter.