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20 Books They Think You Should Read
The document lists 20 recommended books by various influential figures, highlighting their importance for today's changemakers. Each book is briefly described along with its recommendations from notable individuals such as Bill Gates, Warren Buffet, and Mark Cuban. The selections range across genres including fiction, business, and self-help, reflecting diverse themes and insights.
20 Books They Think You Should Read
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- 6. Atlas Shrugged by AynRand 1 RECOMMENDED BY MARK CUBAN ___ irst published in 1957, this ___ novel by Ayn Rand includes elements of science fiction, mystery, and romance. Rand herself considered it as her magnum opus in the realm of fiction writing. F STEVE JOBS Check out on Amazon!
- 7. Business Adventures by JohnBrooks 2 RECOMMENDED BY BILL GATES ____business classic about ____America’s corporate and financial life written by longtime New Yorker contributor John Brooks. His insightful reportage is full of personality and critical detail. A WARREN BUFFET Check out on Amazon!
- 8. Call Me Ted byTed Turner 3 RECOMMENDED BY____his autobiography of _____American businessman Ted Turner tells his personal life, including the death of his teenage sister, the suicide of his father, and his ten-year marriage to Jane Fonda. T TED TURNER MARK CUBAN Check out on Amazon!
- 9. Catcher in theRye by J. D. Salinger 4 RECOMMENDED BY____1951 novel by J.D. Salinger ____that deals with complex issues of identity, belonging, loss, connection, and alienation. It has been translated into almost all of the world’s major languages. A HARUKI MURAKAMI BILL GATES WOODY ALLEN Check out on Amazon!
- 10. ___ psychology bookexamining ___ the key ways people can be influenced by “compliance professionals”, backed up by numerous empirical studies of m a r k e t i n g , e c o n o m i c s , anthropology, and social science. A Influence: Science and Practice by Robert B. Cialdini 5 RECOMMENDED BY GUY KAWASAKI CHARLIE MUNGER WARREN BUFFET Check out on Amazon!
- 11. ____love-story tale writtenby ____Indian author and artist that makes us question our beliefs about ourselves and our concept of sanity and forces us to believe that life is truly what one makes it. Life Is What You Make It by Peter Buffett 6 RECOMMENDED BY A BILL GATES BILL CLINTON JAMIE DIMON Check out on Amazon!
- 12. Outliers by Malcolm Gladwell7 RECOMMENDED BY____ladwell's third non-fiction ____book that examines the factors that contribute to high levels of success. Debuted at number one on the bestseller lists for The New York Times and The Globe and Mail. G TONY HSIEH Check out on Amazon! CHARLIE MUNGER
- 13. MARK CUBAN Rework by JasonFried & David Heinemeier 8 RECOMMENDED BY____business book that shows ____you a better, faster, easier way to succeed in business. Its straightforward language and easy-is-better approach is suitable for future change makers. A CHRIS ANDERSON Check out on Amazon!
- 14. Search Inside Yourself byChade-Meng Tan, Daniel Goleman and Jon Kabat-Zinn 9 RECOMMENDED BY____book written by one of ____Google’s earliest engineers that offers a proven method for enhancing mindfulness and emotional intelligence in life and work. It’s a guide to achieve your own best potential. A ERIC SCHMIDT TONY HSIEH Check out on Amazon!
- 15. SuperFreakonomics by Steven D.Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner 10 RECOMMENDED BY____he second non-fiction book ____written by economist Steven Levitt and journalist Stephen J. Dubner as a sequel to “Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything”. T BILL GATES MALCOLM GLADWELL Check out on Amazon!
- 16. The $100 Startup byChris Guillebeau 11 RECOMMENDED BY____business book that shows ____you how to lead of life of adventure, meaning and purpose, and earn a good living. It consists of the 50 most intriguing case studies from 1,500 businessman. A SETH GODIN TONY HSIEH Check out on Amazon!
- 17. The Aeneid by Virgil 12 RECOMMENDEDBY____Latin epic poem that tells ____legendary story of Aeneas, a Trojan who travelled to Italy between 29 and 19 BC, divided into two halves: "Aeneas’s journey to Latium in Italy" and "the war in Latium". A MARK ZUCKERBERG TED TURNER Check out on Amazon!
- 18. GUY KAWASAKI The EffectiveExecutive by Peter F. Drucker 13 RECOMMENDED BY____business book that shows ____the ability to “get the right things done”. Five practices to be learned: time management, c o n t r i b u t i o n , s t r e n g t h mobilisation, priorities, and decision-making. A JEFF BEZOS Check out on Amazon!
- 19. JACK DORSEY The FourAgreements by Don Miguel Ruiz 14 RECOMMENDED BY____Toltec wisdom book that ____tells essential steps on the path to personal freedom. Don Miguel Ruiz asserts lives will “become filled with grace, peace, and unconditional love". A OPRAH WINFREY Check out on Amazon!
- 20. The Great Gatsby byF. Scott Fitzgerald 15 RECOMMENDED BY____1925 novel about the ____fictional town of West Egg on prosperous Long Island in the summer of 1922. It explores themes of decadence, idealism, resistance, social upheaval, and excess. A CHUCK PALAHNIUK BILL GATES HARUKI MURAKAMI Check out on Amazon!
- 21. STEVE JOBS The Innovator’sDilemma by Clayton M. Christensen 16 RECOMMENDED BY____nown as one of the most ____provocative and important business book ever written. It is based on a truly radical idea that great companies can fail precisely because they do everything right. K GUY KAWASAKI MALCOLM GLADWELL Check out on Amazon!
- 22. SETH GODIN The PumpkinPlan by Mike Michalowicz 17 RECOMMENDED BY____business book that guides ___ you through unconventional strategies to help you build a truly profitable company. It is about plant the right seeds, weed out the losers, and nurture the winners. A GUY KAWASAKI Check out on Amazon!
- 23. The Ten Commandmentsfor Business Failure by Donald R. Keough 18 RECOMMENDED BY____light-hearted “how-not-to” ____book includes anecdotes from Keough’s experiences as a business executive who has witnessed plenty of failures in his sixty-year career. A BILL GATES WARREN BUFFET Check out on Amazon!
- 24. Tropic of Cancer byHenry Miller 19 RECOMMENDED BY____onsidered as one of the ten ____or twenty great novels of our century according to Norman Miller, this novel was banned as obscene for 27 years after its first publication in Paris, 1934. C BOB DYLAN PAULO COELHO Check out on Amazon!
- 25. Zen Mind, Beginner’sMind by Shunryu Suzuki 20 RECOMMENDED BY____book of teachings, frank ____and direct transcriptions of Suzuki’s talks recorded by his student Marian Derby. It helps readers to steer clear from the trappings of intellectualism. A KEVIN ROSE STEVE JOBS Check out on Amazon!
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