Ranked by the people who recommend them
The most recommended books
Bookspine follows the book recommendations of 711 people: founders, investors, scientists, writers, athletes and leaders. These are the 100 books the most of them recommend, ranked by how many do.
1. Sapiens
by Yuval Noah Harari
Recommended by 57 people, including Bill Gates, Naval Ravikant, Keith Rabois, James Clear and 53 others
2. Man's Search for Meaning
by Viktor E. Frankl
Recommended by 49 people, including Naval Ravikant, Jordan Peterson, Ev Williams, Jocko Willink and 45 others
3. Principles
by Ray Dalio
Recommended by 35 people, including Bill Gates, Naval Ravikant, Tim Ferriss, James Clear and 31 others
4. Zero to One
by Peter Thiel
Recommended by 33 people, including Marc Andreessen, Eric Weinstein, Keith Rabois, Elon Musk and 29 others
5. Thinking, Fast and Slow
by Daniel Kahneman
Recommended by 32 people, including Bill Gates, Naval Ravikant, Ev Williams, Marc Andreessen and 28 others
6. Influence
by Robert B. Cialdini, PhD
Recommended by 31 people, including Naval Ravikant, James Clear, Warren Buffett, Mark Manson and 27 others
7. The Hard Thing About Hard Things
by Ben Horowitz
Recommended by 30 people, including Marc Andreessen, Keith Rabois, Alfred Lin, Matt Mullenweg and 26 others
8. Shoe Dog
by Phil Knight
Recommended by 29 people, including Bill Gates, Alfred Lin, Warren Buffett, Brad Feld and 25 others
9. The 4-Hour Workweek
by Tim Ferriss
Recommended by 29 people, including Eric Weinstein, David Heinemeier Hansson, Daniel Pink, Simon Sinek and 25 others
10. Atlas Shrugged
by Ayn Rand
Recommended by 27 people, including Tim Ferriss, Ev Williams, Elon Musk, Brian Armstrong and 23 others
11. The Alchemist
by Paulo Coelho
Recommended by 26 people, including Tim Ferriss, James Clear, Brendon Burchard, Brené Brown and 22 others
12. Atomic Habits
by James Clear
Recommended by 26 people, including Tim Ferriss, Keith Rabois, Balaji S. Srinivasan, Vinod Khosla and 22 others
13. Meditations
by Marcus Aurelius
Recommended by 26 people, including Naval Ravikant, Ryan Holiday, Stewart Brand, James Clear and 22 others
14. The Innovator's Dilemma
by Clayton M. Christensen
Recommended by 25 people, including Ev Williams, Malcolm Gladwell, Nir Eyal, Tim O’Reilly and 21 others
15. The War of Art
by Steven Pressfield
Recommended by 23 people, including Ryan Holiday, James Clear, Seth Godin, Joe Rogan and 19 others
16. High Output Management
by Andrew Grove
Recommended by 22 people, including Ev Williams, Marc Andreessen, Keith Rabois, Balaji S. Srinivasan and 18 others
17. How to Win Friends and Influence People
by Dale Carnegie
Recommended by 22 people, including Paul Graham, Warren Buffett, Nir Eyal, Alexis Ohanian and 18 others
18. Antifragile
by Nassim Nicholas Taleb
Recommended by 21 people, including Naval Ravikant, Tim Ferriss, Ev Williams, Matt Mullenweg and 17 others
19. Steve Jobs
by Walter Isaacson
Recommended by 20 people, including Bill Gates, Elon Musk, Ray Dalio, Drew Houston and 16 others
20. Mindset
by Carol S. Dweck
Recommended by 20 people, including Bill Gates, Ev Williams, Eric Weinstein, Brendon Burchard and 16 others
21. Harry Potter
by J.K. Rowling
Recommended by 20 people, including Paul Graham, Jordan Peterson, Emma Watson, James Clear and 16 others
22. Good to Great
by Jim Collins
Recommended by 19 people, including Ev Williams, Alfred Lin, Brian Armstrong, Simon Sinek and 15 others
23. "Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!"
by Richard P. Feynman
Recommended by 19 people, including Bill Gates, Naval Ravikant, Tim Ferriss, Ev Williams and 15 others
24. Dune
by Frank Herbert
Recommended by 18 people, including Tim Ferriss, Ev Williams, Stewart Brand, Elon Musk and 14 others
25. 1984
by George Orwell
Recommended by 18 people, including Jordan Peterson, Noam Chomsky, Emma Watson, Richard Branson and 14 others
26. The Black Swan
by Nassim Nicholas Taleb
Recommended by 18 people, including Bill Gates, Naval Ravikant, Matt Mullenweg, Simon Sinek and 14 others
27. Outliers
by Malcolm Gladwell
Recommended by 18 people, including Bill Gates, Brendon Burchard, Joe Rogan, Nir Eyal and 14 others
28. The Lean Startup
by Eric Ries
Recommended by 18 people, including Marc Andreessen, Sheryl Sandberg, Ryan Hoover, Kathryn Minshew and 14 others
29. Poor Charlie's Almanack
by Charlie Munger
Recommended by 18 people, including Bill Gates, Naval Ravikant, Tim Ferriss, Patrick Collison and 14 others
30. Range
by David Epstein
Recommended by 18 people, including Bill Gates, Adam Grant, Ryan Holiday, Keith Rabois and 14 others
31. Siddhartha
by Hermann Hesse
Recommended by 17 people, including Naval Ravikant, Emma Watson, James Clear, Josh Waitzkin and 13 others
32. The Four Agreements
by Don Miguel Ruiz
Recommended by 16 people, including Oprah Winfrey, Joe Rogan, Anya Taylor-Joy, Jen Sincero and 12 others
33. Tao Te Ching
by Lao Tzu
Recommended by 16 people, including Naval Ravikant, Tim Ferriss, Stewart Brand, Zoë Foster Blake and 12 others
34. Snow Crash
by Neal Stephenson
Recommended by 16 people, including Naval Ravikant, Tim Ferriss, Ev Williams, Seth Godin and 12 others
35. Elon Musk
by Ashlee Vance
Recommended by 16 people, including Joe Rogan, Mark Manson, David Sinclair, Mohnish Pabrai and 12 others
36. The Fountainhead
by Ayn Rand
Recommended by 16 people, including Ev Williams, Emma Watson, Kevin Kelly, Michael Bierut and 12 others
37. The Lord of the Rings
by J.R.R. Tolkien
Recommended by 15 people, including Naval Ravikant, Paul Graham, James Clear, Elon Musk and 11 others
38. The Intelligent Investor
by Benjamin Graham
Recommended by 15 people, including Warren Buffett, David Heinemeier Hansson, Jamie Dimon, Kevin Rose and 11 others
39. The Selfish Gene
by Richard Dawkins
Recommended by 15 people, including Paul Graham, Jordan Peterson, Ev Williams, Elon Musk and 11 others
40. Essentialism
by Greg McKeown
Recommended by 15 people, including Tim Ferriss, Josh Waitzkin, Noah Kagan, Casey Neistat and 11 others
41. Skin in the Game
by Nassim Nicholas Taleb
Recommended by 15 people, including Naval Ravikant, Marc Andreessen, Keith Rabois, Matt Mullenweg and 11 others
42. Tools of Titans
by Tim Ferriss
Recommended by 15 people, including Naval Ravikant, Jocko Willink, Zoë Foster Blake, Daniel Pink and 11 others
43. The Three-Body Problem
by Cixin Liu
Recommended by 14 people, including Bill Gates, Naval Ravikant, Barack Obama, Cleo Abram and 10 others
44. When Breath Becomes Air
by Paul Kalanithi
Recommended by 14 people, including Bill Gates, James Clear, Matt Mullenweg, Brad Feld and 10 others
45. The Lessons of History
by Will & Ariel Durant
Recommended by 14 people, including Naval Ravikant, Tim Ferriss, James Mattis, Josh Waitzkin and 10 others
46. The Psychology of Money
by Morgan Housel
Recommended by 14 people, including Ana Fabrega, Andrew Lokenauth, Nikhil Kamath, Howard Marks and 10 others
47. 12 Rules for Life
by Jordan Peterson
Recommended by 14 people, including Naval Ravikant, Marc Andreessen, Jocko Willink, Eric Weinstein and 10 others
48. How to Change Your Mind
by Michael Pollan
Recommended by 14 people, including Bill Gates, Naval Ravikant, Tim Ferriss, Vinod Khosla and 10 others
49. Loonshots
by Safi Bahcall
Recommended by 14 people, including Bill Gates, Tim Ferriss, Adam Grant, Keith Rabois and 10 others
50. The Ride of a Lifetime
by Robert Iger
Recommended by 14 people, including Bill Gates, Tim Ferriss, Adam Grant, Alexis Ohanian and 10 others
51. Crime and Punishment
by Fyodor Dostoyevsky
Recommended by 13 people, including Jordan Peterson, Jack Edwards, Tom Hanks, PewDiePie and 9 others
52. The Great Gatsby
by F. Scott Fitzgerald
Recommended by 13 people, including Bill Gates, Ev Williams, Janet Mock, Tom Hiddleston and 9 others
53. Guns, Germs, and Steel
by Jared Diamond
Recommended by 13 people, including Bill Gates, Stewart Brand, James Clear, Mark Manson and 9 others
54. The Courage to Be Disliked
by Ichiro Kishimi
Recommended by 13 people, including Marc Andreessen, Ryan Hoover, Tobi Lütke, Ran Segall and 9 others
55. The Power of Habit
by Charles Duhigg
Recommended by 13 people, including Naval Ravikant, Nir Eyal, Ray Dalio, Daniel Pink and 9 others
56. The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People
by Stephen R. Covey
Recommended by 13 people, including Daniel Pink, Simon Sinek, Noah Kagan, Andrew Lokenauth and 9 others
57. The Catcher in the Rye
by J.D. Salinger
Recommended by 13 people, including Bill Gates, Ev Williams, Sarah Jessica Parker, Tom Hanks and 9 others
58. Brave New World
by Aldous Huxley
Recommended by 12 people, including Jordan Peterson, Stewart Brand, Matt Mullenweg, Sam Altman and 8 others
59. Anna Karenina
by Leo Tolstoy
Recommended by 12 people, including Jordan Peterson, Oprah Winfrey, Janet Mock, Sam Altman and 8 others
60. Animal Farm
by George Orwell
Recommended by 12 people, including Jordan Peterson, David Heinemeier Hansson, Lex Fridman, Daniel Pink and 8 others
61. The Design of Everyday Things
by Don Norman
Recommended by 12 people, including Nir Eyal, Scott Adams, Julie Zhuo, Jeff Atwood and 8 others
62. Creativity, Inc.
by Ed Catmull
Recommended by 12 people, including Tim Ferriss, Mark Zuckerberg, Alexis Ohanian, Jason Calacanis and 8 others
63. Fooled by Randomness
by Nassim Nicholas Taleb
Recommended by 12 people, including Naval Ravikant, Ev Williams, James Clear, Malcolm Gladwell and 8 others
64. Why We Sleep
by Matthew Walker
Recommended by 12 people, including Bill Gates, Keith Rabois, Alexis Ohanian, Amanda Palmer and 8 others
65. Deep Work
by Cal Newport
Recommended by 12 people, including Tim Ferriss, Andrew Huberman, Nat Eliason, Frank Chimero and 8 others
66. The Art of War
by Sun Tzu
Recommended by 12 people, including Jocko Willink, James Clear, James Mattis, Lex Fridman and 8 others
67. The Checklist Manifesto
by Atul Gawande
Recommended by 12 people, including Bill Gates, Tim Ferriss, Keith Rabois, Malcolm Gladwell and 8 others
68. Think and Grow Rich
by Napoleon Hill
Recommended by 12 people, including Lex Fridman, Jen Sincero, Tom Bilyeu, Tony Robbins and 8 others
69. Project Hail Mary
by Andy Weir
Recommended by 11 people, including Bill Gates, Stewart Brand, Cleo Abram, Brian Armstrong and 7 others
70. Benjamin Franklin
by Walter Isaacson
Recommended by 11 people, including Paul Graham, Tim Ferriss, Elon Musk, Ray Dalio and 7 others
71. Homo Deus
by Yuval Noah Harari
Recommended by 11 people, including Bill Gates, Naval Ravikant, Richard Branson, Matt Mullenweg and 7 others
72. Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance
by Robert M. Pirsig
Recommended by 11 people, including Paul Graham, Jordan Peterson, Ev Williams, Ryan Holiday and 7 others
73. The Undoing Project
by Michael Lewis
Recommended by 11 people, including Adam Grant, Alfred Lin, David Heinemeier Hansson, Ray Dalio and 7 others
74. Crossing the Chasm
by Geoffrey A. Moore
Recommended by 11 people, including Ev Williams, Seth Godin, Nir Eyal, Drew Houston and 7 others
75. Extreme Ownership
by Jocko Willink
Recommended by 11 people, including Tim Ferriss, Marc Andreessen, Alfred Lin, Joe Rogan and 7 others
76. High Growth Handbook
by Elad Gil
Recommended by 11 people, including Cleo Abram, Brian Armstrong, Alexis Ohanian, Reid Hoffman and 7 others
77. Made to Stick
by Chip & Dan Heath
Recommended by 11 people, including Alfred Lin, Nir Eyal, Brian Armstrong, Tony Hsieh and 7 others
78. The Almanack of Naval Ravikant
by Eric Jorgenson
Recommended by 11 people, including Naval Ravikant, Tim Ferriss, Ana Fabrega, Anthony Pompliano and 7 others
79. The Effective Executive
by Peter F. Drucker
Recommended by 11 people, including Tim Ferriss, Ev Williams, Matt Mullenweg, David Heinemeier Hansson and 7 others
80. The Score Takes Care of Itself
by Bill Walsh
Recommended by 11 people, including Ryan Holiday, Keith Rabois, Sam Altman, Drew Houston and 7 others
81. The Sovereign Individual
by James Dale Davidson & William Rees-Mogg
Recommended by 11 people, including Naval Ravikant, Balaji S. Srinivasan, Brian Armstrong, Peter Thiel and 7 others
82. Foundation
by Isaac Asimov
Recommended by 10 people, including Naval Ravikant, Stewart Brand, Elon Musk, Matt Mullenweg and 6 others
83. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
by Douglas Adams
Recommended by 10 people, including Naval Ravikant, Elon Musk, Richard Branson, Patrick Rothfuss and 6 others
84. Einstein
by Walter Isaacson
Recommended by 10 people, including Bill Gates, Elon Musk, Sam Altman, Ray Dalio and 6 others
85. Bird by Bird
by Anne Lamott
Recommended by 10 people, including Tim Ferriss, Ryan Holiday, Matt Mullenweg, Balaji S. Srinivasan and 6 others
86. Factfulness
by Hans Rosling
Recommended by 10 people, including Bill Gates, Jordan Peterson, Barack Obama, Alfred Lin and 6 others
87. How Not to Die
by Dr. Michael Greger
Recommended by 10 people, including Earthling Ed, James Aspey, Joaquin Phoenix, Scott Farquhar and 6 others
88. Stumbling on Happiness
by Daniel Todd Gilbert
Recommended by 10 people, including Tim Ferriss, Ev Williams, James Clear, Malcolm Gladwell and 6 others
89. The Beginning of Infinity
by David Deutsch
Recommended by 10 people, including Naval Ravikant, Patrick Collison, Sam Altman, Mark Zuckerberg and 6 others
90. The Power of Now
by Eckhart Tolle
Recommended by 10 people, including Naval Ravikant, Brendon Burchard, Jen Sincero, Jimmy Dore and 6 others
91. Superintelligence
by Nick Bostrom
Recommended by 10 people, including Naval Ravikant, Elon Musk, Sam Altman, Brad Feld and 6 others
92. Rework
by David Heinemeier Hansson
Recommended by 10 people, including Tim Ferriss, Seth Godin, Tony Hsieh, Jeff Bezos and 6 others
93. The Martian
by Andy Weir
Recommended by 10 people, including Bill Gates, Ev Williams, Tom Hanks, Noah Kagan and 6 others
94. Blitzscaling
by Reid Hoffman
Recommended by 10 people, including Bill Gates, Sam Altman, Vinod Khosla, Sheryl Sandberg and 6 others
95. Can't Hurt Me
by David Goggins
Recommended by 10 people, including Marc Andreessen, Joe Rogan, Tom Bilyeu, Justin Kan and 6 others
96. Ender's Game
by Orson Scott Card
Recommended by 10 people, including Tim Ferriss, Ev Williams, Rupi Kaur, Mark Zuckerberg and 6 others
97. Finite and Infinite Games
by James Carse
Recommended by 10 people, including Stewart Brand, Simon Sinek, Kevin Kelly, Tristan Harris and 6 others
98. Measure What Matters
by John Doerr
Recommended by 10 people, including Bill Gates, Reid Hoffman, David Sinclair, Walter Isaacson and 6 others
99. Only the Paranoid Survive
by Andrew Grove
Recommended by 10 people, including Marc Andreessen, Balaji S. Srinivasan, Charlie Munger, Drew Houston and 6 others
100. Originals
by Adam Grant
Recommended by 10 people, including Richard Branson, Arianna Huffington, Alfred Lin, Ray Dalio and 6 others
