Kyle Harrison
Bookshelf
271 books across 11 years. The quake books are the ones that changed how I think.
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These are the books that fundamentally shifted my worldview — the ones I return to and reference constantly. Not the best books I've read, but the ones that left the deepest mark.
Leap of Faith
Bob Bennett
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John Quincy Adams
James Traub
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Red Rising
Pierce Brown
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Poor Charlie's Almanack
Charles T. Munger, Peter Kauffman
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Reinventing Knowledge: From Alexandria To The Internet
Ian F. McNeely, Lisa Wolverton
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The Man Who Broke Capitalism
David Gelles
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Crime & Punishment
Fyodor Dostoevsky
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The Courage To Be Disliked
Ichiro Kishimi, Fumitake Koga
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4
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3.8
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The Man Who Broke Capitalism ◆ QUAKE
David Gelles
company-buildinghistorical-futurism
Flying Blind
Peter Robison
company-building
George F. Johnson and His Industrial Democracy
William Inglis
company-buildingcity-building
Boom: Bubbles & The End of Stagnation
Byrne Hobart, Tobias Huber
capital-allocationtechnological-innovation
Wind and Truth
Brandon Sanderson
Crime & Punishment ◆ QUAKE
Fyodor Dostoevsky
religious-intellectualism
Metamorphosis
Franz Kafka
language-of-discourse
Red Rising ◆ QUAKE
Pierce Brown
historical-futurism
Golden Son
Pierce Brown
historical-futurism
Morning Star
Pierce Brown
historical-futurism
Iron Gold
Pierce Brown
historical-futurism
Dark Age
Pierce Brown
historical-futurism
Artificial Condition
Martha Wells
technological-innovationhistorical-futurism
Rogue Protocol
Martha Wells
historical-futurism
Exit Strategy
Martha Wells
historical-futurism
Network Effect
Martha Wells
historical-futurism
Fugitive Telemetry
Martha Wells
historical-futurism
System Collapse
Martha Wells
historical-futurism
Foundation
Isaac Asimov
technological-innovationhistorical-futurism
Foundation & Empire
Isaac Asimov
technological-innovationhistorical-futurism
Project Hail Mary
Andy Weir
technological-innovation
The Time Machine
H.G. Wells
historical-futurism
Sunrise on the Reaping
Suzanne Collins
historical-futurism
Story of Your Life
Ted Chiang
historical-futurism
Anthem
Ayn Rand
historical-futurism
The Courage To Be Disliked ◆ QUAKE
Ichiro Kishimi, Fumitake Koga
religious-intellectualismideological-family-tree
How To Live
Derek Sivers
ideological-family-tree
The Black Swan
Nassim Nicholas Taleb
capital-allocation
The Greatest Sentence Ever Written
Walter Isaacson
religious-intellectualismrepublic-of-letters
American Zion
Benjamin Park
religious-intellectualismcity-building
Leonard Arrington and the Writing of Mormon History
Gregory Prince
religious-intellectualismrepublic-of-letters
The Book of Mormon
religious-intellectualism
An Insider's View of Mormon Origins
Grant H. Palmer
religious-intellectualism
41
Books
1
Quake
3.8
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Leap of Faith ◆ QUAKE
Bob Bennett
religious-intellectualismideological-family-tree
Skunk Works
Ben R. Rich
technological-innovationcompany-building
The Kill Chain
Christian Brose
technological-innovationhistorical-futurism
Alcatraz vs. The Evil Librarians
Brandon Sanderson
Snow Crash
Neal Stephenson
technological-innovationhistorical-futurism
A Witness and a Warning
Ezra Taft Benson
religious-intellectualism
A Walk in the Woods
Bill Bryson
ideological-family-tree
2034: A Novel of the Next World War
Elliot Ackerman, Admiral James Stavridis
technological-innovationhistorical-futurism
The Boy Who Was Raised as a Dog
Bruce D. Perry, Maia Szalavitz
people-over-politicsideological-family-tree
2054
Elliot Ackerman, Admiral James Stavridis
technological-innovationhistorical-futurism
Demon Copperhead
Barbara Kingsolver
people-over-politicsideological-family-tree
Braving The Wilderness
Brene Brown
people-over-politicslanguage-of-discourse
Crypto Confidential
Nat Eliason
capital-allocation
The Boy, The Mole, The Fox, and The Horse
Charlie Mackery
ideological-family-tree
Nuclear War: a Scenario
Annie Jacobsen
technological-innovationpeople-over-politics
Hell Yeah or No
Derek Sivers
ideological-family-tree
Stop Asking Questions
Andrew Warner
company-building
Driven
Larry H. Miller
company-building
The BFG
Roald Dahl
The Faith of a Scientist
Henry Eyring
religious-intellectualism
The Idea Factory
Jon Gertner
technological-innovationcompany-building
Lonesome Dove
Larry McMurtry
ideological-family-tree
Discipline Is Destiny
Ryan Holiday
ideological-family-tree
Blood Meridian
Cormac McCarthy
language-of-discourse
Brave New World
Alduous Huxley
historical-futurismlanguage-of-discourse
Brave New World Revisited
Alduous Huxley
historical-futurismlanguage-of-discourse
A Wrinkle In Time
Madeleine L'Engle
historical-futurism
Romney: A Reckoning
McKay Coppins
people-over-politicshistorical-futurism
Patriot Games
Tom Clancy
The Man From The Future
Ananyo Bhattacharya
technological-innovationhistorical-futurism
Without Remorse
Tom Clancy
Chip War
Chris Miller
technological-innovationhistorical-futurism
Wicked
Gregory Maguire
Restoration: God's Call To The 21st Century
Patrick Q. Mason
religious-intellectualism
All Systems Red
Martha Wells
technological-innovationhistorical-futurism
Streets of Laredo
Larry McMurtry
ideological-family-tree
The Scrivener's Bones
Brandon Sanderson
In This Economy?
Kyla Scanlon
capital-allocationpeople-over-politics
Stretching The Heavens
Terry L. Givens
religious-intellectualism
The Poisonwood Bible
Barbara Kingsolver
religious-intellectualism
Amusing Ourselves To Death
Neil Postman
historical-futurismlanguage-of-discourse
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3.8
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Words of Radiance
Brandon Sanderson
The Power Law: Venture Capital & the Making of the New Future
Sebastian Mallaby
capital-allocationrepublic-of-letters
Edgedancer
Brandon Sanderson
Oathbringer
Brandon Sanderson
The Lost Metal
Brandon Sanderson
Talent
Tyler Cowen, Daniel Gross
company-building
Dawnshard
Brandon Sanderson
Rhythm of War
Brandon Sanderson
Saints: Boldly, Nobly, and Independent
religious-intellectualism
The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes
Suzanne Collins
historical-futurism
The Almanack of Naval Ravikant
Eric Jorgenson
capital-allocationrepublic-of-letters
12
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0
Quake
3.8
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Mistborn: Secret History
Brandon Sanderson
2034: A Novel of the Next World War
Elliot Ackerman, Admiral James Stavridis
technological-innovationhistorical-futurism
How To Avoid a Climate Disaster
Bill Gates
technological-innovationpeople-over-politics
Warbreaker
Brandon Sanderson
Elantris
Brandon Sanderson
The Crucible of Doubt
Terryl Givens, Fiona Givens
religious-intellectualism
China in Ten Words
Yu Hua
historical-futurism
The Greatest Minds and Ideas of All Time
Will Durant
historical-futurismopen-source-knowledge
The Way of Kings
Brandon Sanderson
The Priesthood Power of Women
Barbara Morgan Gardner
religious-intellectualism
The Ride of a Lifetime
Robert Iger
company-building
The Founders
Jimmy Soni
company-building
15
Books
1
Quake
4.1
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The Death of Expertise
Tom Nichols
language-of-discourserepublic-of-letters
The Self-Driven Child
William Stixrud, Ned Johnson
company-buildingpeople-over-politics
The Everything Store
Brad Stone
company-building
Amazon Unbound
Brad Stone
company-building
How To Read a Book
Mortimer J. Adler, Charles Van Doren
ideological-family-treerepublic-of-letters
Mistborn: The Final Empire
Brandon Sanderson
The Well of Ascension
Brandon Sanderson
The Hero of Ages
Brandon Sanderson
The Alloy of Law
Brandon Sanderson
Shadow of Self
Brandon Sanderson
The Bands of Mourning
Brandon Sanderson
The Great Mental Models Volume 1: General Thinking Concepts
Shane Parrish
open-source-knowledge
Reinventing Knowledge: From Alexandria To The Internet ◆ QUAKE
Ian F. McNeely, Lisa Wolverton
historical-futurismrepublic-of-letters
The Psychology of Money
Morgan Housel
capital-allocation
Saints: No Unhallowed Hand
religious-intellectualism
14
Books
1
Quake
3.6
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Leonardo Da Vinci
Walter Isaacson
technological-innovationopen-source-knowledge
Product Led Growth: The End User Era
OpenView Partners
capital-allocationtechnological-innovation
Walt Disney and the Promise of Progress City
Sam Gennawey
company-buildingcity-building
What It Takes
Stephen A. Schwarzman
capital-allocationcompany-building
The Next Mormons
Jana Riess
religious-intellectualism
Joseph Smith: Rough Stone Rolling
Richard Lyman Bushman
religious-intellectualism
Brigham Young: Pioneer Prophet
John G. Turner
religious-intellectualism
The Life of John Taylor
B. H. Roberts
religious-intellectualism
Poor Charlie's Almanack ◆ QUAKE
Charles T. Munger, Peter Kauffman
capital-allocationcompany-building
Berkshire Hathaway Annual Letters
Warren Buffett
capital-allocationcompany-building
Remote: Office Not Required
Jason Fried, David Heinemeir Hansson
company-building
Atomic Habits
James Clear
company-buildingideological-family-tree
Working in Public
Nadia Eghbal
technological-innovationrepublic-of-letters
How To Take Smart Notes
Sonke Ahrens
republic-of-lettersopen-source-knowledge
40
Books
2
Quake
3.0
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Benjamin Franklin
Walter Isaacson
historical-futurism
The Expertise Economy
Kelly Palmer, David Blake
people-over-politics
Leviathan Wakes
James S. A. Corey
historical-futurism
Battle Hymn of The Tiger Mother
Amy Chua
people-over-politicsideological-family-tree
Recession Proof
Jason Schenker
capital-allocation
The Urban Crisis
Richard Florida
city-building
The Messy Marketplace
Brent Beshore
capital-allocation
The Water Knife
Paolo Bacigalupi
historical-futurism
John Quincy Adams ◆ QUAKE
James Traub
historical-futurismlanguage-of-discourse
Our Towns
James Fallows, Deborah Fallows
city-buildingpeople-over-politics
The Art of War
Sun Tzu
historical-futurism
Becoming
Michelle Obama
ideological-family-tree
I, Robot
Isaac Asimov
technological-innovation
Measure What Matters
John Doerr
technological-innovationcompany-building
How To Be a Capitalist Without Any Capital
Nathan Latka
capital-allocation
The Republic of Cicero
Marcus Tullius Cicero
language-of-discourse
Faith is Not Blind
Bruce C. Hafen, Marie K. Hafen
religious-intellectualism
Shortest Way Home
Pete Buttigieg
city-building
Utopia For Realists
Rutger Bregman
city-buildingpeople-over-politics
Catastrophic Care
David Goldhill
city-buildingpeople-over-politics
The Selected Writings of Ralph Waldo Emerson
Ralph Waldo Emerson
language-of-discourserepublic-of-letters
The Invention of Russia
Arkady Ostrovsky
historical-futurism
Digital Minimalism
Cal Newport
ideological-family-tree
Homo Deus
Yuval Noah Harari
technological-innovationhistorical-futurism
Gordon B. Hinckley: Go Forward With Faith
Sheri L. Dew
religious-intellectualismideological-family-tree
Howard W. Hunter
Eleanor Knowles
religious-intellectualism
American Sphinx
Joseph J. Ellis
historical-futurism
Lock In
John Scalzi
historical-futurism
TED Talks: The Official TED Guide to Public Speaking
Chris Anderson
language-of-discourserepublic-of-letters
Netflixed
Gina Keating
technological-innovationcompany-building
Range
David Epstein
republic-of-lettersopen-source-knowledge
Founders' Son
Richard Brookhiser
historical-futurism
21 Lessons for the 21st Century
Yuval Noah Harari
historical-futurism
Red Rising ◆ QUAKE
Pierce Brown
historical-futurism
Golden Son
Pierce Brown
historical-futurism
Morning Star
Pierce Brown
historical-futurism
The War on Normal People
Andrew Yang
people-over-politics
Stories I Only Tell My Friends
Rob Lowe
Law of the Harvest
David G. Stewart
religious-intellectualism
Iron Gold
Pierce Brown
historical-futurism
41
Books
1
Quake
3.5
Avg Rating
Turnaround
Mitt Romney
company-buildingpeople-over-politics
Way to Be!
Gordon B. Hinckley
religious-intellectualism
The Greatest Miracle in the World
Og Mandino
ideological-family-tree
Dumbing Us Down
John Taylor Gatto
people-over-politicsideological-family-tree
How to Build a Business Warren Buffett Would Buy
Jeff Benedict
capital-allocationcompany-building
Walden
Henry David Thoreau
historical-futurism
Outliers
Malcolm Gladwell
company-building
The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin
Benjamin Franklin
historical-futurismopen-source-knowledge
No Apology
Mitt Romney
people-over-politics
All The Pretty Horses
Cormac McCarthy
Leap of Faith ◆ QUAKE
Bob Bennett
religious-intellectualismideological-family-tree
What I Found in a Thousand Towns
Dar Williams
city-building
The Road
Cormac McCarthy
historical-futurism
Lessons From Private Equity Any Company Can Use
Orit Gadiesh, Hugh MacArthur
capital-allocation
Man's Search For Meaning
Victor E. Frankl
religious-intellectualismideological-family-tree
Janesville
Amy Goldstein
city-buildingpeople-over-politics
Child of God
Cormac McCarthy
Praise To The Man
religious-intellectualism
The Power of Everyday Missionaries
Clayton M. Christensen
religious-intellectualism
Me and Earl and The Dying Girl
Jesse Andrews
Blink
Malcolm Gladwell
capital-allocation
Weapons of Math Destruction
Cathy O'Neil
technological-innovation
No Country For Old Men
Cormac McCarthy
people-over-politics
The Lost Continent
Bill Bryson
people-over-politics
Education Nation
Milton Chen
people-over-politics
The Screwtape Letters
C.S. Lewis
religious-intellectualismlanguage-of-discourse
So You've Been Publicly Shamed
Jon Ronson
language-of-discourse
Evicted
Matthew Desmond
city-buildingpeople-over-politics
My Bookstore
Ronald Rice
republic-of-letters
Buffett: The Biography
Roger Lowenstein
capital-allocation
Educated
Tara Westover
ideological-family-tree
Dear White People
Justin Simien
people-over-politics
Barbarians at the Gate
Bryan Burrough, John Helyar
capital-allocationcompany-building
The Righteous Mind
Jonathan Haidt
people-over-politicslanguage-of-discourse
My Brilliant Friend
Elena Ferrante
Essentialism
Greg McKeown
company-buildingideological-family-tree
My Story
Elizabeth Smart
ideological-family-tree
Saints: The Standard of Truth
religious-intellectualism
The Undoing Project
Michael Lewis
capital-allocation
The Innovation Blind Spot
Ross Baird
technological-innovation
Profiles in Courage
John F. Kennedy
people-over-politicshistorical-futurism
34
Books
0
Quake
3.2
Avg Rating
Alibaba: The House That Jack Ma Built
Duncan Clark
company-building
The Design of Everyday Things
Don Norman
technological-innovation
Poor Economics: A Radical Rethinking of The Way To Fight Global Poverty
Abhijit V. Banerjee, Esther Duflo
people-over-politics
Misbehaving: The Making of Behavioral Economics
Richard H. Thaler
capital-allocation
In Defense of a Liberal Education
Fareed Zakaria
language-of-discourserepublic-of-letters
Predictably Irrational
Dan Ariely
capital-allocation
The Elements of Journalism
Bill Kovach, Tom Rosenstiel
language-of-discourserepublic-of-letters
Playing To Win
A.G. Lafley, Roger L. Martin
company-building
Islam & The Future of Tolerance
Sam Harris, Maajid Nawaz
religious-intellectualismpeople-over-politics
The Smartest Kids in The World
Amanda Ripley
people-over-politics
Elon Musk: Tesla, SpaceX, and the Quest for a Fantastic Future
Ashlee Vance
technological-innovationcompany-building
What You Should Know About Politics... But Don't
Jessamyn Conrad
people-over-politics
The Last Lecture
Randy Pausch
language-of-discourse
The Start-Up of You
Reid Hoffman, Ben Casnocha
company-building
The American Spirit
David McCullough
historical-futurism
Winston Churchill's War Leadership
Martin Gilbert
historical-futurism
The New New Thing
Michael Lewis
technological-innovation
Alexander Hamilton
Ron Chernow
historical-futurism
Hillbilly Elegy
J.D. Vance
city-buildingpeople-over-politics
How Will You Measure Your Life?
Clayton M. Christensen
company-buildinglanguage-of-discourse
Nickel & Dimed
Barbara Ehrenreich
city-buildingpeople-over-politics
Ready Player One
Ernest Cline
historical-futurism
Nudge
Richard H. Thaler, Cass R. Sunstein
capital-allocationpeople-over-politics
Deep Work
Cal Newport
company-buildingideological-family-tree
The Death of Dulgath
Michael J. Sullivan
Sapiens
Yuval Noah Harari
historical-futurism
Animal Farm
George Orwell
historical-futurismlanguage-of-discourse
1984
George Orwell
historical-futurismlanguage-of-discourse
Philosophy 101 By Socrates
Peter Kreeft
religious-intellectualismopen-source-knowledge
The Parent's Guide to Boys
Abigail Norfleet James
ideological-family-tree
Speeches That Changed The World
Simon Sebag Montefiore
language-of-discourse
How To Thrive in the Next Economy
John Thackara
city-building
The Origins of Creativity
Edward O. Wilson
republic-of-lettersopen-source-knowledge
The Magnolia Story
Chip Gaines, Joanna Gaines
company-building
21
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0
Quake
3.4
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Made To Stick
Chip Heath, Dan Heath
company-buildinglanguage-of-discourse
Venture Deals
Brad Feld, Jason Mendelson
capital-allocation
The Innovator's Dilemma
Clayton M. Christensen
technological-innovationcompany-building
The Big Short
Michael Lewis
capital-allocation
7 Tipping Points That Saved The World
Chris Stewart, Ted Stewart
religious-intellectualism
Walt Disney: The Triumph of The American Imagination
Neal Gabler
company-buildingcity-building
1776
David McCullough
historical-futurism
John Adams
David McCullough
historical-futurism
The Da Vinci Code
Dan Brown
religious-intellectualism
What Da Vinci Didn't Know
Richard Holzapfel, Andrew Skinner, Thomas Wayment
religious-intellectualism
Nail It Then Scale It
Nathan Furr, Paul Ahlstrom
technological-innovationcompany-building
Zero To One
Peter Thiel, Blake Masters
capital-allocationtechnological-innovation
Brigham Young: American Moses
Leonard J. Arrington
religious-intellectualismcity-building
Humans of New York: Stories
Brandon Stanton
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People
Stephen R. Covey
company-buildingideological-family-tree
The Lean Startup
Eric Ries
technological-innovationcompany-building
The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up
Marie Kondo
Naked Economics
Charles Wheelan
capital-allocation
The Innovator's Solution
Clayton M. Christensen, Michael E. Raynor
technological-innovation
What The Scriptures Teach Us About Prosperity
S. Michael Wilcox
religious-intellectualism
Getting Beyond Better
Roger L. Martin, Sally R. Osberg
people-over-politics
9
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0
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Double Entry
Jane Gleeson-White
Managers Not MBAs
Henry Mintzberg
Stories of Your Life and Others
Ted Chiang
The Assault on Reason
Al Gore
The Brave New World Collection
Aldous Huxley
The Broken Heart
Bruce C. Hafen
The Parents' Guide to Boys
Abigail Norfleet James
VC
Tom Nicholas
Working Toward Zion
James W. Lucas
Every book tagged by topic — this is what feeds into the Portfolio Ideas pages.
historical-futurism (72)
Walt Disney: The Triumph of The American Imagination
Neal Gabler
1776
David McCullough
John Adams
David McCullough
Brigham Young: American Moses
Leonard J. Arrington
The American Spirit
David McCullough
Winston Churchill's War Leadership
Martin Gilbert
Alexander Hamilton
Ron Chernow
Ready Player One
Ernest Cline
Sapiens
Yuval Noah Harari
Animal Farm
George Orwell
1984
George Orwell
Walden
Henry David Thoreau
The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin
Benjamin Franklin
The Road
Cormac McCarthy
Profiles in Courage
John F. Kennedy
Benjamin Franklin
Walter Isaacson
Leviathan Wakes
James S. A. Corey
The Water Knife
Paolo Bacigalupi
John Quincy Adams
James Traub
The Art of War
Sun Tzu
The Invention of Russia
Arkady Ostrovsky
Homo Deus
Yuval Noah Harari
American Sphinx
Joseph J. Ellis
Lock In
John Scalzi
Founders' Son
Richard Brookhiser
21 Lessons for the 21st Century
Yuval Noah Harari
Red Rising
Pierce Brown
Golden Son
Pierce Brown
Morning Star
Pierce Brown
Iron Gold
Pierce Brown
Walt Disney and the Promise of Progress City
Sam Gennawey
Reinventing Knowledge: From Alexandria To The Internet
Ian F. McNeely, Lisa Wolverton
2034: A Novel of the Next World War
Elliot Ackerman, Admiral James Stavridis
China in Ten Words
Yu Hua
The Greatest Minds and Ideas of All Time
Will Durant
The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes
Suzanne Collins
Skunk Works
Ben R. Rich
The Kill Chain
Christian Brose
Snow Crash
Neal Stephenson
2034: A Novel of the Next World War
Elliot Ackerman, Admiral James Stavridis
2054
Elliot Ackerman, Admiral James Stavridis
Nuclear War: a Scenario
Annie Jacobsen
The Idea Factory
Jon Gertner
Brave New World
Alduous Huxley
Brave New World Revisited
Alduous Huxley
A Wrinkle In Time
Madeleine L'Engle
Romney: A Reckoning
McKay Coppins
The Man From The Future
Ananyo Bhattacharya
Chip War
Chris Miller
All Systems Red
Martha Wells
Amusing Ourselves To Death
Neil Postman
The Man Who Broke Capitalism
David Gelles
George F. Johnson and His Industrial Democracy
William Inglis
Boom: Bubbles & The End of Stagnation
Byrne Hobart, Tobias Huber
Red Rising
Pierce Brown
Golden Son
Pierce Brown
Morning Star
Pierce Brown
Iron Gold
Pierce Brown
Dark Age
Pierce Brown
Artificial Condition
Martha Wells
Rogue Protocol
Martha Wells
Exit Strategy
Martha Wells
Network Effect
Martha Wells
Fugitive Telemetry
Martha Wells
System Collapse
Martha Wells
Foundation
Isaac Asimov
Foundation & Empire
Isaac Asimov
The Time Machine
H.G. Wells
Sunrise on the Reaping
Suzanne Collins
Story of Your Life
Ted Chiang
Anthem
Ayn Rand
American Zion
Benjamin Park
company-building (41)
Made To Stick
Chip Heath, Dan Heath
The Innovator's Dilemma
Clayton M. Christensen
Walt Disney: The Triumph of The American Imagination
Neal Gabler
Nail It Then Scale It
Nathan Furr, Paul Ahlstrom
Zero To One
Peter Thiel, Blake Masters
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People
Stephen R. Covey
The Lean Startup
Eric Ries
Alibaba: The House That Jack Ma Built
Duncan Clark
Playing To Win
A.G. Lafley, Roger L. Martin
Elon Musk: Tesla, SpaceX, and the Quest for a Fantastic Future
Ashlee Vance
The Start-Up of You
Reid Hoffman, Ben Casnocha
How Will You Measure Your Life?
Clayton M. Christensen
Deep Work
Cal Newport
The Magnolia Story
Chip Gaines, Joanna Gaines
Turnaround
Mitt Romney
How to Build a Business Warren Buffett Would Buy
Jeff Benedict
Outliers
Malcolm Gladwell
Barbarians at the Gate
Bryan Burrough, John Helyar
Essentialism
Greg McKeown
Measure What Matters
John Doerr
Netflixed
Gina Keating
Product Led Growth: The End User Era
OpenView Partners
Walt Disney and the Promise of Progress City
Sam Gennawey
What It Takes
Stephen A. Schwarzman
Poor Charlie's Almanack
Charles T. Munger, Peter Kauffman
Berkshire Hathaway Annual Letters
Warren Buffett
Remote: Office Not Required
Jason Fried, David Heinemeir Hansson
Atomic Habits
James Clear
The Self-Driven Child
William Stixrud, Ned Johnson
The Everything Store
Brad Stone
Amazon Unbound
Brad Stone
The Ride of a Lifetime
Robert Iger
The Founders
Jimmy Soni
Talent
Tyler Cowen, Daniel Gross
Skunk Works
Ben R. Rich
Stop Asking Questions
Andrew Warner
Driven
Larry H. Miller
The Idea Factory
Jon Gertner
The Man Who Broke Capitalism
David Gelles
Flying Blind
Peter Robison
George F. Johnson and His Industrial Democracy
William Inglis
7 Tipping Points That Saved The World
Chris Stewart, Ted Stewart
The Da Vinci Code
Dan Brown
What Da Vinci Didn't Know
Richard Holzapfel, Andrew Skinner, Thomas Wayment
Brigham Young: American Moses
Leonard J. Arrington
What The Scriptures Teach Us About Prosperity
S. Michael Wilcox
Islam & The Future of Tolerance
Sam Harris, Maajid Nawaz
Philosophy 101 By Socrates
Peter Kreeft
Way to Be!
Gordon B. Hinckley
Leap of Faith
Bob Bennett
Man's Search For Meaning
Victor E. Frankl
Praise To The Man
The Power of Everyday Missionaries
Clayton M. Christensen
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