Reading lists
What people with unusually good judgment have actually recommended, in public, on the record. Each book carries a source link so you can check the context yourself. Nobody listed here is affiliated with or endorses this site.
Bill Gates
Microsoft co-founder, Gates Notes
The books Bill Gates recommended on Gates Notes in his 2024 and 2025 holiday and summer lists, each with the original post.
Charlie Munger
Berkshire Hathaway vice chairman (1924–2023)
The books Charlie Munger recommended in Poor Charlie's Almanack and at Berkshire Hathaway and Daily Journal meetings, with sources.
Naval Ravikant
AngelList founder, investor
The books Naval Ravikant recommends in the Almanack of Naval Ravikant's reading list, with his own one-line reasons.
Patrick Collison
Stripe co-founder and CEO
Books Patrick Collison flags as particularly great on his personal bookshelf page, several of which Stripe Press later republished.
Paul Graham
Y Combinator co-founder, essayist
Books Paul Graham has recommended in his essays and on X, each linked to the essay or post where he said it.
Jeff Bezos
Amazon founder
The books Jeff Bezos assigned to Amazon's executives and named as favorites, from Brad Stone's reporting and Bezos' own interviews.
Elon Musk
SpaceX, Tesla, xAI
Books Elon Musk has cited in interviews and on X: the science fiction behind SpaceX, the engineering texts he recommends, and the AI books he told people to read.