Recommended by

Peter Thiel

On a Reddit AMA, when asked the question about which were his favourite books, he answered: "I like the genre of past books written about the future".

Peter Thiel is an American entrepreneur, venture capitalist, philanthropist, political activist, and author. He is a co-founder of PayPal, Palantir Technologies and Founders Fund. His book on entrepreneurship Zero to One is one of the most famous books in that genre – recommended by Elon Musk, Patrick Collision, Reid Hoffman and others.

Sources: the books here are compiled from his WSJ interview and his answer to one of the questions in his Reddit AMA.

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The Great Illusion by Norman Angel

The Great Illusion by Norman Angel

The Great Illusion

Norman Angel

Peter Thiel

Things Hidden Since the Foundation of the World by René Girard

1

Things Hidden Since the Foundation of the World by René Girard

Also recommended by

Patrick Collison

Things Hidden Since the Foundation of the World

René Girard

Philosophy

The Sovereign Individual by James Dale Davidson

2

The Sovereign Individual by James Dale Davidson

Also recommended by

Patrick Collison

Naval Ravikant

The Sovereign Individual

James Dale Davidson

Economics

The Hard Thing About Hard Things by Ben Horowitz

6

The Hard Thing About Hard Things by Ben Horowitz

Also recommended by

Indra Nooyi

Max Levchin

First Round Capital

Indie Hackers

Keith Rabois

Satya Nadella

The Hard Thing About Hard Things

Ben Horowitz

Business

Resurrection from the Underground by René Girard

Resurrection from the Underground by René Girard

Resurrection from the Underground

René Girard

Non Fiction

The Diamond Age by Neal Stephenson

4

The Diamond Age by Neal Stephenson

Also recommended by

Naval Ravikant

Dustin Moskovitz

Hugo Awards

Reddit

The Diamond Age

Neal Stephenson

Science Fiction

Influence by Robert B. Cialdini

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Influence by Robert B. Cialdini

Also recommended by

Charlie Munger

Whitney Tilson

Max Levchin

Patrick Collison

Influence

Robert B. Cialdini

Psychology

The Black Swan by Nassim Nicholas Taleb

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The Black Swan by Nassim Nicholas Taleb

Also recommended by

Jeff Bezos

Pavel Dunrov

Farnam Street

Patrick Collison

The Black Swan

Nassim Nicholas Taleb

Non Fiction

Frankenstein by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley

Frankenstein by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley

Frankenstein

Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley

Classics

The New Atlantis by Francis Bacon

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The New Atlantis by Francis Bacon

Also recommended by

Patrick Collison

The New Atlantis

Francis Bacon

Philosophy

Bloodlands by Christine Cody

Bloodlands by Christine Cody

Bloodlands

Christine Cody

Urban Fantasy

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