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Business

* Active Listening by Carl R. Rogers

* Key reading for getting better at negotiations

* Source: Chris Voss’s recommendation to Jordan B. Peterson (PN)

* When Helping Hurts by Steve Corbett and Brian Fikkert

* One of the best books about philanthropy

* Source: Brent Beshore’s recommendation to Shane Parrish (PN)

* Hey, Whipple, Squeeze This by Luke Sullivan

* A simple guide to creating great advertisements

* Source: Chris Beresford-Hill and Tim Ferriss in discussion (PN)

* Words That Work by Frank Luntz

* Mastering the art of words

* Source: Chris Beresford-Hill and Tim Ferriss in discussion (PN)

Economics

* The Creature From Jekyll Island by G. Edward Griffin

* Analysis of bank bailouts

* Source: Michael Saylor and Peter McCormack in discussion (PN)

* Broken Money by Lyn Alden

* “Money” is the biggest total addressable market in the world, and the money now is currently broken

* Source: Dylan LeClair recommendation (PN)

* The Great Wave: Price Revolutions and the Rhythm of History by David Hacket Fischer

* Explores the recurring cycles of price inflation throughout history, connecting economic trends to broader social and cultural changes

* Source: Rudyard Lynch’s recommendation to Tom Bilyeu (PN)

* Fiat Food: How Government, Industry, and Science Manufacture the Foods We Eat by Matthew Lysiak

* Why inflation has destroyed our health and how Bitcoin may fix it

* Source: Matthew Lysiak’s appearance on We Study Billionaires (PN)

Entrepreneurship

* Zero to One by Peter Thiel

* One of the most commonly recommended books for entrepreneurs

* Source: Multiple

* Only The Paranoid Survive by Andrew Grove

* Must read for all entrepreneurs

* Source: Morgan Housel and Chris Williamson in discussion (PN)

* Million Dollar Weekend: The Surprisingly Simple Way to Launch a 7-Figure Business in 48 Hours by Noah Kagan

* The idea of starting a business is often so overly romanticized that people never make the jump into entrepreneurship

* Source: Noah Kagen’s appearance on Deep Questions with Cal Newport (PN)

* Mastery by Robert Greene

* The value of mastering a skill set

* Source: Sam Parr’s recommendation to Andrew Wilkinson (PN)

* Bird by Bird by Anne Lamott

* How to overcome creative roadblocks

* Source: Chris Beresford-Hill and Tim Ferriss in discussion (PN)

* Chase, Chance, and Creativity by James Austin

* Talks about how certain people attract luck and how luck can be created

* Source: Mike Maples, Jr. recommendation to Lenny Rachitsky (PN)

* Fooled by Randomness by Nassim Taleb

* The impact of randomness and luck on success

* Source: Cyrus Yari and Iman Olya book review (PN)

* Skin in the Game by Nassim Taleb

* “You cannot separate knowledge from contact with the ground. Actually, you cannot separate anything from contact with the ground.” – Nassim Taleb

* Source: Cyrus Yari and Iman Olya book review (PN)

* Andrew Carnegie by David Nasaw

* “I got married at Carnegie Hall because of my love for Andrew Carnegie… He did a lot of bad things, but he was mostly amazing” – Sam Parr

* Source: Sam Parr’s recommendation to Andrew Wilkinson (PN)

* Tycoon’s War by Stephen Dando-Collins

* Cornelius Vanderbilt: How his mind worked and why you wouldn’t want to compete against him

* Source: David Senra book review (PN)

* Titan: The Life of John D. Rockefeller, Sr. by Ron Chernow

* Most successful entrepreneurs can be honest family men, too

* Source: Sam Parr’s recommendation to Andrew Wilkinson (PN)

* The Presentation Secrets of Steve Jobs: How To Be Insanely Great in Front of Any Audience by Carmine Gallo

* Nobody had more compelling presentations than Steve Jobs

* Source: David Senra book review (PN)

* How To Be Rich by J. Paul Getty

* “I would like to convince young businessmen that there are no surefire, quick, and easy formulas for success in business” – J. Paul Getty

* Source: David Senra book review (PN)

* Sam Walton: The Inside Story of America’s Richest Man by Vance H. Trimble

* Discover the rags-to-riches tale of billionaire Sam Walton, founder of the discount chain Wal-Mart and America’s richest man, in this study of old-fashioned values like honesty and hard work

* Source: David Senra book review (PN)

Investing

* What I Learned About Investing From Darwin by Pulak Prasad

* How to beat the market, the biggest mistakes investors make, why history is more important than projections, and how natural selection applies to investing

* Source: Kyle Grieve book review (PN)

* The Intelligent Investor by Benjamin Graham

* Understanding the difference between price and value

* Source: Bill Ackman’s recommendation to Lex Fridman (PN)

* The Algebra of Wealth by Scott Galloway

* “America is a loving, generous place if you have money. It is a rapacious, violent place if you don’t.” – Scott Galloway

* Source: Scott Galloway’s appearance on The Rich Roll Podcast (PN)

* A Mathematician Plays The Stock Market by John Paulos

* Source: John Paulos appearance on Infinite Loops with Jim O’Shaughnessy (PN)

* Poor Charlie’s Almanack by Charlie Munger

* Charlie Munger understood incentives and human psychology, but never used that knowledge to manipulate others

* Source: Warren Buffett’s recommendation to shareholders (PN)

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