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Grant by Ron Chernow

Grant by Ron Chernow

Grant

Ron Chernow

History

The Gettysburg Address by Abraham Lincoln

The Gettysburg Address by Abraham Lincoln

The Gettysburg Address

Abraham Lincoln

History

The Fire Next Time by James Baldwin

The Fire Next Time by James Baldwin

The Fire Next Time

James Baldwin

Non Fiction

The Power Broker by Robert A. Caro

2

The Power Broker by Robert A. Caro

Also recommended by

Ryan Holiday

Patrick Collison

The Power Broker

Robert A. Caro

History

The Collected Works of Abraham Lincoln by Abraham Lincoln

The Collected Works of Abraham Lincoln by Abraham Lincoln

The Collected Works of Abraham Lincoln

Abraham Lincoln

Obama

Evicted by Matthew Desmond

1

Evicted by Matthew Desmond

Also recommended by

Satya Nadella

Evicted

Matthew Desmond

Non Fiction

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling

2

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling

Also recommended by

Stephen King

Reddit

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone

J.K. Rowling

Fantasy

Sapiens by Yuval Noah Harari

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Sapiens by Yuval Noah Harari

Also recommended by

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Naval Ravikant

Ray Dalio

First Round Capital

Keith Rabois

Patrick Collison

Daniel Ek

Ashton Kutcher

Bill Gates

Sapiens

Yuval Noah Harari

Non Fiction

Being Mortal by Atul Gawande

Being Mortal by Atul Gawande

Being Mortal

Atul Gawande

Non Fiction

Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates

1

Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates

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Jack Dorsey

Between the World and Me

Ta-Nehisi Coates

Non Fiction

A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles

A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles

A Gentleman in Moscow

Amor Towles

Historical Fiction

The Warmth of Other Suns by Isabel Wilkerson

The Warmth of Other Suns by Isabel Wilkerson

The Warmth of Other Suns

Isabel Wilkerson

History

All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr

All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr

All the Light We Cannot See

Anthony Doerr

Historical Fiction

Parting the Waters by Taylor Branch

Parting the Waters by Taylor Branch

Parting the Waters

Taylor Branch

History

Ghost Wars by Steve Coll

Ghost Wars by Steve Coll

Ghost Wars

Steve Coll

History

Cutting for Stone by Abraham Verghese

1

Cutting for Stone by Abraham Verghese

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Cutting for Stone

Abraham Verghese

Fiction

Team of Rivals by Doris Kearns Goodwin

2

Team of Rivals by Doris Kearns Goodwin

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Donald Trump

Team of Rivals

Doris Kearns Goodwin

History

The Souls of Black Folk by W.E.B. Du Bois

The Souls of Black Folk by W.E.B. Du Bois

The Souls of Black Folk

W.E.B. Du Bois

Non Fiction

The Best and the Brightest by David Halberstam

The Best and the Brightest by David Halberstam

The Best and the Brightest

David Halberstam

History

Age of Ambition by Evan Osnos

3

Age of Ambition by Evan Osnos

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Tyler Cowen

Age of Ambition

Evan Osnos

China

The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt by Edmund Morris

The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt by Edmund Morris

The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt

Edmund Morris

Biography

Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak

Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak

Where the Wild Things Are

Maurice Sendak

Childrens

Working by Studs Terkel

Working by Studs Terkel

Working

Studs Terkel

Non Fiction

Barbarian Days by William Finnegan

Barbarian Days by William Finnegan

Barbarian Days

William Finnegan

Non Fiction

Cancer Ward by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn

Cancer Ward by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn

Cancer Ward

Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn

Fiction

Collected Poems, 1948 by Derek Walcott

Collected Poems, 1948 by Derek Walcott

Collected Poems, 1948

Derek Walcott

Poetry

What Is the What by Dave Eggers

What Is the What by Dave Eggers

What Is the What

Dave Eggers

Fiction

Abraham Lincoln's Second Inaugural Address by Abraham Lincoln

Abraham Lincoln's Second Inaugural Address by Abraham Lincoln

Abraham Lincoln's Second Inaugural Address

Abraham Lincoln

History

Brown Girl Dreaming by Jacqueline Woodson

Brown Girl Dreaming by Jacqueline Woodson

Brown Girl Dreaming

Jacqueline Woodson

Poetry

Thinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman

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Thinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman

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Evan Williams

Hacker News

Nassim Nicholas Taleb

Designer News

UXTools

Satya Nadella

Dustin Moskovitz

Bill Gates

Ray Dalio

Thinking, Fast and Slow

Daniel Kahneman

Non Fiction

Redwall by Brian Jacques

Redwall by Brian Jacques

Redwall

Brian Jacques

Fantasy

The Sixth Extinction by Elizabeth Kolbert

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The Sixth Extinction by Elizabeth Kolbert

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The Sixth Extinction

Elizabeth Kolbert

Non Fiction

Janesville by Amy Goldstein

Janesville by Amy Goldstein

Janesville

Amy Goldstein

Non Fiction

A Long Way Home by Saroo Brierley

A Long Way Home by Saroo Brierley

A Long Way Home

Saroo Brierley

Non Fiction

FDR by Jean Edward Smith

FDR by Jean Edward Smith

FDR

Jean Edward Smith

Biography

Moral Man and Immoral Society by Reinhold Niebuhr

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Moral Man and Immoral Society by Reinhold Niebuhr

Also recommended by

Bill Clinton

Moral Man and Immoral Society

Reinhold Niebuhr

Philosophy

All the King's Men by Robert Penn Warren

All the King's Men by Robert Penn Warren

All the King's Men

Robert Penn Warren

Fiction

Washington by Ron Chernow

Washington by Ron Chernow

Washington

Ron Chernow

Biography

Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn

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Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn

Also recommended by

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Gone Girl

Gillian Flynn

Fiction

One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García Márquez

4

One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García Márquez

Also recommended by

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Paulo Coelho

Nobel Prize

Oprah Winfrey

One Hundred Years of Solitude

Gabriel García Márquez

Fiction

John Adams by David McCullough

John Adams by David McCullough

John Adams

David McCullough

History

The Federalist Papers by Alexander Hamilton

The Federalist Papers by Alexander Hamilton

The Federalist Papers

Alexander Hamilton

History

The Three Body Problem by Liu Cixin

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The Three Body Problem by Liu Cixin

Also recommended by

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Hugo Awards

Reddit

The Three Body Problem

Liu Cixin

Science Fiction

The Theory of Moral Sentiments by Adam Smith

The Theory of Moral Sentiments by Adam Smith

The Theory of Moral Sentiments

Adam Smith

Philosophy

Song of Solomon by Toni Morrison

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Song of Solomon by Toni Morrison

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Nobel Prize

Oprah Winfrey

Song of Solomon

Toni Morrison

Fiction

Sing, Unburied, Sing by Jesmyn Ward

Sing, Unburied, Sing by Jesmyn Ward

Sing, Unburied, Sing

Jesmyn Ward

Fiction

Plainsong by Kent Haruf

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Plainsong by Kent Haruf

Also recommended by

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Plainsong

Kent Haruf

Fiction

The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead

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The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead

Also recommended by

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The Underground Railroad

Colson Whitehead

Historical Fiction

Self by Ralph Waldo Emerson

Self by Ralph Waldo Emerson

Self

Ralph Waldo Emerson

Philosophy

The Narrow Road to the Deep North by Richard Flanagan

The Narrow Road to the Deep North by Richard Flanagan

The Narrow Road to the Deep North

Richard Flanagan

Fiction

The Power and the Glory by Graham Greene

The Power and the Glory by Graham Greene

The Power and the Glory

Graham Greene

Fiction

Seveneves by Neal Stephenson

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Seveneves by Neal Stephenson

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Seveneves

Neal Stephenson

Science Fiction

Cartwheeling in Thunderstorms by Katherine Rundell

Cartwheeling in Thunderstorms by Katherine Rundell

Cartwheeling in Thunderstorms

Katherine Rundell

Middle Grade

Behind the Beautiful Forevers by Katherine Boo

Behind the Beautiful Forevers by Katherine Boo

Behind the Beautiful Forevers

Katherine Boo

Non Fiction

The Quiet American by Graham Greene

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The Quiet American by Graham Greene

Also recommended by

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The Quiet American

Graham Greene

Fiction

Redeployment by Phil Klay

Redeployment by Phil Klay

Redeployment

Phil Klay

Fiction

Five by James McBride

Five by James McBride

Five

James McBride

Short Stories

To the End of the Land by David Grossman

To the End of the Land by David Grossman

To the End of the Land

David Grossman

Fiction

The Naked and the Dead by Norman Mailer

The Naked and the Dead by Norman Mailer

The Naked and the Dead

Norman Mailer

Fiction

The Defining Moment by Jonathan Alter

The Defining Moment by Jonathan Alter

The Defining Moment

Jonathan Alter

History

The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald

4

The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald

Also recommended by

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Haruki Murakami

Chuck Palahniuk

Patrick Collison

The Great Gatsby

F. Scott Fitzgerald

Classics

The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins

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The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins

Also recommended by

George RR Martin

The Girl on the Train

Paula Hawkins

Fiction

Andy Grove by Richard S. Tedlow

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Andy Grove by Richard S. Tedlow

Also recommended by

Keith Rabois

Patrick Collison

Andy Grove

Richard S. Tedlow

Biography

Unequal Democracy by Larry M. Bartels

Unequal Democracy by Larry M. Bartels

Unequal Democracy

Larry M. Bartels

Politics

The Wealth of Nations by Adam Smith

2

The Wealth of Nations by Adam Smith

Also recommended by

Patrick Collison

Elon Musk

The Wealth of Nations

Adam Smith

Economics

In Dubious Battle by John Steinbeck

In Dubious Battle by John Steinbeck

In Dubious Battle

John Steinbeck

Fiction

Lincoln by Fred Kaplan

1

Lincoln by Fred Kaplan

Also recommended by

Patrick Collison

Lincoln

Fred Kaplan

Biography

Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison

1

Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison

Also recommended by

Bill Clinton

Invisible Man

Ralph Ellison

Classics

The Post by Fareed Zakaria

The Post by Fareed Zakaria

The Post

Fareed Zakaria

Politics

The Power by Naomi Alderman

The Power by Naomi Alderman

The Power

Naomi Alderman

Fiction

Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck

Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck

Of Mice and Men

John Steinbeck

Classics

Lessons In Disaster by Gordon M. Goldstein

Lessons In Disaster by Gordon M. Goldstein

Lessons In Disaster

Gordon M. Goldstein

History

Gilead by Marilynne Robinson

Gilead by Marilynne Robinson

Gilead

Marilynne Robinson

Fiction

The Lowland by Jhumpa Lahiri

The Lowland by Jhumpa Lahiri

The Lowland

Jhumpa Lahiri

Fiction

Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson

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Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson

Also recommended by

Tony Blair

Treasure Island

Robert Louis Stevenson

Classics

Exit West by Mohsin Hamid

Exit West by Mohsin Hamid

Exit West

Mohsin Hamid

Fiction

An Autobiography or The Story of My Experiments with Truth by Mahatma Gandhi

An Autobiography or The Story of My Experiments with Truth by Mahatma Gandhi

An Autobiography or The Story of My Experiments with Truth

Mahatma Gandhi

Blinkist

Dying by Cory Taylor

Dying by Cory Taylor

Dying

Cory Taylor

Memoir

A Bend in the River by V.S. Naipaul

1

A Bend in the River by V.S. Naipaul

Also recommended by

Nobel Prize

A Bend in the River

V.S. Naipaul

Fiction

The Golden Notebook by Doris Lessing

1

The Golden Notebook by Doris Lessing

Also recommended by

Nobel Prize

The Golden Notebook

Doris Lessing

Fiction

Anything Is Possible by Elizabeth Strout

Anything Is Possible by Elizabeth Strout

Anything Is Possible

Elizabeth Strout

Fiction

The Bayou Trilogy by Daniel Woodrell

The Bayou Trilogy by Daniel Woodrell

The Bayou Trilogy

Daniel Woodrell

Fiction

H is for Hawk by Helen Macdonald

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H is for Hawk by Helen Macdonald

Also recommended by

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H is for Hawk

Helen Macdonald

Non Fiction

The Woman Warrior by Maxine Hong Kingston

The Woman Warrior by Maxine Hong Kingston

The Woman Warrior

Maxine Hong Kingston

Memoir

Lush Life by Richard Price

Lush Life by Richard Price

Lush Life

Richard Price

Fiction

Hot, Flat, and Crowded by Thomas L. Friedman

Hot, Flat, and Crowded by Thomas L. Friedman

Hot, Flat, and Crowded

Thomas L. Friedman

Non Fiction

A Kind and Just Parent by Bill Ayers

A Kind and Just Parent by Bill Ayers

A Kind and Just Parent

Bill Ayers

Non Fiction

Nuts to You by Lynne Rae Perkins

Nuts to You by Lynne Rae Perkins

Nuts to You

Lynne Rae Perkins

Fantasy

Common Wealth by Jeffrey D. Sachs

Common Wealth by Jeffrey D. Sachs

Common Wealth

Jeffrey D. Sachs

Economics

Purity by Jonathan Franzen

Purity by Jonathan Franzen

Purity

Jonathan Franzen

Fiction

Nora Webster by Colm Tóibín

Nora Webster by Colm Tóibín

Nora Webster

Colm Tóibín

Fiction

Fates and Furies by Lauren Groff

Fates and Furies by Lauren Groff

Fates and Furies

Lauren Groff

Fiction

Moby by Herman Melville

2

Moby by Herman Melville

Also recommended by

Steve Jobs

Morgan Freeman

Moby

Herman Melville

Classics

Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad

2

Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad

Also recommended by

Stephen King

Seth Godin

Heart of Darkness

Joseph Conrad

Classics

Netherland by Joseph O'Neill

Netherland by Joseph O'Neill

Netherland

Joseph O'Neill

Fiction

Two Years Eight Months and Twenty by Salman Rushdie

Two Years Eight Months and Twenty by Salman Rushdie

Two Years Eight Months and Twenty

Salman Rushdie

Fiction

The Laughing Monsters by Denis Johnson

The Laughing Monsters by Denis Johnson

The Laughing Monsters

Denis Johnson

Fiction

Rodin's Debutante by Ward Just

Rodin's Debutante by Ward Just

Rodin's Debutante

Ward Just

Fiction

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