Viktor

A book for finding purpose and strength in times of great despair, the international best-seller is still just as relevant today as when it was first published.
This seminal book, which has been called “one of the outstanding contributions to psychological thought” by Carl Rogers and “one of the great books of our time” by Harold Kushner, has been translated into more than fifty languages and sold over sixteen million copies.
“An enduring work of survival literature,” according to the New York Times, Viktor Frankl’s riveting account of his time in the Nazi concentration camps, and his insightful exploration of the human will to find meaning despite the worst adversity, has offered solace and guidance to generations of readers since it was first published in 1946.
At the heart of Frankl’s theory of logotherapy (from the Greek word for “meaning”) is a conviction that the primary human drive is not pleasure, as Freud maintained, but rather the discovery and pursuit of what the individual finds meaningful.
Today, as new generations face new challenges and an ever more complex and uncertain world, Frankl’s classic work continues to inspire us all to find significance in the very act of living despite all obstacles.

Ev Williams is an American computer programmer and Internet entrepreneur who has founded several Internet companies. Williams was previously chairman and CEO of Twitter. He also founded Blogger and Medium, two of the largest and most notable blog distribution websites.

Naval Ravikant is an Indian-American entrepreneur, author, and angel investor. Ravikant's career has focused primarily on technology, startups, and venture capital. He began his career as a software developer and later co-founded several technology companies, including Epinions and Vast.com. In 2010, he co-founded AngelList, a venture capital firm that helps startups raise funding and connect with investors. Under his leadership, AngelList has become one of the industry's most successful and influential venture firms.
Naval Ravikant is the host of the podcast "The Naval Podcast," which is focused on technology, startups, and personal development. The podcast features interviews with a wide variety of guests, including entrepreneurs, investors, authors, and other experts in the technology and startup space. The podcast is known for its deep conversations and insights on topics such as building a successful startup, the future of technology, and how to live a fulfilling life.
The podcast has gained a large following and is known for its unique format, which includes a mix of interviews, monologues, and listener Q&amp;A. The podcast is released regularly and has been running for several years. The podcast has been praised for its thought-provoking and actionable advice, its unique format and the diversity of guests. The podcast is available on most podcast platforms.
Naval Ravikant has also written the book "The Almanack of Naval Ravikant." He has also been a guest on many popular podcasts, sharing his insights on technology, startups, and personal development. He is also an active thinker and influencer on social media, sharing his thoughts on various topics, including technology, business, and personal growth.
Overall, Naval Ravikant's career has been marked by his ability to identify and capitalize on emerging trends in the technology industry and his ability to help startups navigate the challenges of building and scaling a business.

Naval

Man's Search for Meaning

New York Times Bestseller―Ray Dalio, one of the world’s most successful investors and entrepreneurs, shares the unconventional principles that he’s developed over the past forty years to help achieve success in both life and business—and which any person or organization can adopt to improve their performance.
In Principles, Dalio shares what he’s learned over the course of his remarkable career. He argues that life, management, economics, and investing can all be systemized into rules and understood like machines.
The book’s hundreds of practical lessons, which are built around his Cornerstones of “radical truth” and “radical transparency,” include Dalio laying out the most effective ways for individuals and organizations to make decisions, approach challenges, and build strong teams.

Tim Ferriss has been listed as one of Fast Company’s “Most Innovative Business People” and one of Fortune’s “40 under 40.” He is an early-stage technology investor/advisor and the author of five #1 New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestsellers. The Tim Ferriss Show podcast has now exceeded 400 million downloads.

Principles

Daniel

Thinking, Fast and Slow is a compelling look at the inner workings of human decision-making. Nobel Prize laureate Daniel Kahneman’s bestselling book dives into how the mechanisms of our mind can lead us astray by triggering a series of internal biases—he shows why we’re fooled time and time again.&nbsp;
Kahneman reveals when we can and cannot trust our intuitions. We can all learn to think with greater clarity and objectivity if we follow his advice. In the book’s final chapters, he surveys the future of artificial intelligence, which he predicts will improve exponentially in the coming years. It’s an especially interesting point for marketers to consider as businesses integrate more automation into their day-to-day operations.

Thinking, Fast and Slow

Peter

In Zero to One, legendary entrepreneur and investor Peter Thiel argues that we live in an age of technological stagnation, even if we're too distracted by shiny mobile devices to notice.&nbsp;
While information technology has improved rapidly, there is no reason why progress should be limited to computers or Silicon Valley. Progress can be achieved in any industry or area of business. To make that happen, however, every leader must learn one skill above all: how to think for yourself.

Nat Eliason is the CEO and founder of Growth Machine, an SEO-focused growth agency, and co-founder of Cup & Leaf Tea. He is also the author of “Come Again?” and writes about psychology, sex, money, travel, entrepreneurship, drugs, and everything else you’d find interesting at nateliason.com.

Nassim Nicholas Taleb is a Lebanese-American essayist, scholar, statistician, and former option trader and risk analyst, whose work concerns problems of randomness, probability, and uncertainty.

Nassim Nicholas Taleb

Zero to One

Robert

The New York Times bestselling book Influence, by Robert B. Cialdini, looks at the psychology of why people say yes and how to apply these principles ethically in business and everyday situations.&nbsp;&nbsp;
Through a series of examples, Cialdini explains what is known as the six universal principles of influence and how they can be used to become a skilled persuader and how we can defend ourselves against dishonest influence attempts.&nbsp;

Noah Kagan is the Co-Founder, Chief Sumo, and CEO at AppSumo, a daily deal website for the software. Before that, he served as a co-founder of Gambit. Noah previously worked at Gambit as a Co-Founder. In addition, he attended the University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of Business.
Holding various positions in marketing, product management, and others, Kagan has also been employed at Mint, Facebook, KickFlip, HFG Consulting, CommunityNext.com, and Intel. Kagan completed his higher studies at the Haas School of Business. He lives in Austin, Texas, United States.

Noah

Influence

Ben Horowitz, the co-founder of Andreessen Horowitz and one of Silicon Valley's most respected and experienced entrepreneurs, offers essential advice on building and running a successful startup in The Hard Thing About Hard Things: Building a Business When There Are No Easy Answers .&nbsp;
Many people may talk about how great it is to start a business—but very few are honest about how difficult it is to run one. Horowitz provides an inside view of the pitfalls every leader must face, sharing the insights he’s gained developing, managing, selling, buying, investing in, controlling, and supervising technology companies.
A lifelong rap fanatic—he even teaches brand strategy at Stanford's design school—Horowitz amplifies business lessons with lyrics from his favorite songs and tells it straight about everything from firing friends to poaching competitors. He also shows how he cultivated and sustained a CEO mentality while leading Loudcloud during the Internet boom.

Peter Attia is a Canadian-American physician of Egyptian descent known for his medical practice that focuses on the science of longevity.

The Hard Thing About Hard Things

Tim Ferriss is a Princeton University guest lecturer, and his unorthodox teachings have been known to elicit controversy. When asked what he does, he has trouble answering. "I race motorcycles in Europe. I ski in the Andes. I scuba dive in Panama.&nbsp;
I dance tango in Buenos Aires. " He's spent more than five years learning the secrets of the new rich-a fast-growing subculture that has abandoned the deferred-life plan and instead mastered the new currencies-time and mobility-to create luxury lifestyles in the here and now.&nbsp;
You don't need a trust fund or family inheritance to be one of this nouveau riche, as Ferriss calls them. In fact, you might already be one without knowing it; if you've ever flown first class or stayed at a Four Seasons hotel, you're already part of this exclusive rank. Regardless of your income level, if you're trapped in your own career or business, this book is your compass for a new and revolutionary world.

Eric Weinstein is an American mathematician and economist. He earned his PhD in mathematical physics from Harvard University in 1992, is a research fellow at the Mathematical Institute of Oxford University, and is a managing director of Thiel Capital in San Francisco.

Eric

The 4-Hour Workweek

Clayton

This book by renowned author Clayton M. Christensen is a Wall Street Journal and Businessweek bestseller.&nbsp;
Named by Fast Company as one of the most influential leadership books in its Leadership Hall of Fame, it is an innovation classic. In this classic bestseller—one of the most influential business books of all time—innovation expert Clayton Christensen explains how even the most outstanding companies can do everything right—yet still lose market leadership.
&nbsp;He shows how to identify where disruptive innovations can come from, and how to ensure your organization will be able to face up to them.

Nir Eyal is an Israeli-born American author, lecturer and investor known for his bestselling book, Hooked: How to Build Habit-Forming Products.

The Innovator's Dilemma

Phil

In this book, for the first time ever, Nike founder and board chairman Phil Knight share the inside story of the sneaker company’s early days as an intrepid start-up and its evolution into one of the world’s most iconic, game-changing, and profitable brands.&nbsp;
A young man searching for his identity after college, Knight borrowed fifty dollars from his father and launched a company with one simple mission: import high-quality, low-cost running shoes from Japan. Selling the shoes from the trunk of his car, Knight grossed eight thousand dollars that first year. Today, Nike’s annual sales top $30 billion—and that’s only part of Knight’s success. His leadership has helped give birth to an industry and given rise to some of its greatest athletes.&nbsp;
Fluent in Japanese and a voracious reader of business topics, he is among America's most revered CEOs even though he never set out to work in corporate America. In this book, Knight lays bare his successes, his failures, and his personal journey with such honesty, humor, and passion that you feel you are right alongside him for every step of the way.

Brian Armstrong is the co-founder and chief executive of Coinbase, the largest cryptocurrency exchange in the U.S. Coinbase raised $300 million in October 2018 in a financing round led by Tiger Global that valued the company at $8 billion.

Brian

Bill Gates is an American business magnate, software developer, investor, and philanthropist. He is best known as the co-founder of Microsoft Corporation.

Bill

Shoe Dog

Steven

In The War of Art, Steven Pressfield demands that we reconsider what it is to be a professional in any field. It's about mettle, and the wisdom within it to trust yourself, confront your fears &amp; inner demons, and move forward.
It's a story about the struggle to pursue one's dreams, about the many reasons we give up on them…and why we should never. At its core, it's an inspiring book that instills optimism and hope in us all.

James Clear is a personal development keynote speaker and New York Times bestselling author of Atomic Habits. His entertaining talks teach audiences about small habits, decision-making, and continuous improvement.

James

Frank Chimero is a successful designer, illustrator, and author based in New York. His clients range from Nike to NPR and his work has been featured in Monocle, The Atlantic, Time, Slate and The New Yorker.

Frank

The War of Art

Yuval Noah

In Sapiens, Yuval Harari explores the history of human civilization since the Cognitive Revolution. \He argues that we have experienced three major revolutions: cognitive, agricultural, and scientific. It was during the Cognitive Revolution that humans invented systems of writing and began to develop complex knowledge.
The Agricultural Revolution allowed humans to settle in one place, create a social hierarchy, and develop complex political cycles. We experience the Scientific Revolution today as a result of our ability to domesticate plants and animals and make them bear fruits or serve us in other ways.

Sapiens

Atomic Habits is a short, thoughtful, and useful book. It’s actionable, practical, and written in elegant prose. One of the key themes throughout Atomic Habits is automating your life, the idea that You do not rise to the level of your goals. You fall to the level of your systems.&nbsp;
James Clear takes you through the psychological, scientific, and anecdotal evidence of habit formation, with practical examples and tips to help you create a new habit or eliminate a bad one. He focuses on the small wins—making 1% improvements every day that form the foundations of a good habit. Over time, these small improvements become the architect of our lives. ‍

Atomic Habits

Marcus

Meditations is a series of personal writings by Marcus Aurelius, Roman Emperor from 161 to 180 AD. Written as a source for his own guidance and self-improvement, the twelve books of the Meditations offer his ideas on Stoic philosophy. Marcus Aurelius wrote the twelve books in Koine Greek as he planned military campaigns against several Germanic tribes across the Danube frontier and along the Danube River.&nbsp;
It is likely that large portions of the books were written while Marcus Aurelius was stationed at Aquincum on a campaign in Pannonia. Some of it was written while he was positioned at Carnuntum, with internal notes telling us that book 2 was written during his campaign against the Quadi on the river Granova.

Meditations

Andrew

Grove shares his perspective on how to build and run an organization. It's the essential skill of creating and maintaining new businesses--the art of the entrepreneur--that can be summed up in a single word: managing. Born of Grove's experiences at one of America's leading technology companies, High Output Management is equally appropriate for anyone working as a sales manager, accountant, consultant, and teacher, as well as CEOs and startup founders.&nbsp;
Grove covers techniques for creating highly productive teams, demonstrating methods of motivation that lead to peak performance--, High Output Management is a practical handbook for navigating real-life business scenarios and a powerful management manifesto, with the ability to revolutionize the way we work.

High Output Management

Paulo

Paulo Coelho's masterpiece, The Alchemist, is a tale of self-discovery and wonder. The book has become a modern classic, selling millions of copies around the world and transforming the lives of countless readers across generations.&nbsp;
Combining magic, mysticism, wisdom, and wonder into an inspiring story, Coelho tells the mystical story of Santiago, an Andalusian shepherd boy who yearned to travel and find worldly treasure. His quest would lead him to riches far different and far more satisfying than he ever imagined.&nbsp;&nbsp;
Santiago's journey teaches us about the essential wisdom of listening to our hearts, recognizing opportunity, and learning to read the omens strewn along life's path. Most importantly, it urges us to follow our dreams.

The Alchemist

Atlas Shrugged is Ayn Rand’s magnum opus: a philosophical revolution told in the form of an action thriller. Nominated as one of America's best-loved novels by PBS's The Great American Read. The plot is driven by larger-than-life heroes and villains, charged with tall questions about good and evil.&nbsp;
&nbsp;This interesting quote summarizes the book’s message: “Who is John Galt? When he says that he will stop the motor of the world, is he a destroyer or a liberator? Why does he have to fight his battles not against his enemies but against those who need him most? Why does he fight his hardest battle against the woman he loves? You will know the answer to these questions when you discover the reason behind the baffling events that play havoc with the lives of the amazing men and women in this book.&nbsp;
You will discover why a productive genius becomes a worthless playboy... why a great steel industrialist is working for his own destruction. ”

Atlas Shrugged

Nassim Nicholas Taleb has a lot to say about volatility and the unexpected. In The Black Swan: The Impact of the Highly Improbable, he outlines a problem; in Antifragile: Things That Gain from Disorder, he offers a solution to that problem.&nbsp;
His solution is simple: to be antifragile, things must benefit from disorder. These are things that gain from uncertainty and disrepair--something many people would say is impossible. How can one benefit from volatility? Taleb's answer will surprise you.

Antifragile

Dale

The power of positive thinking is illustrated in the book How to Win Friends and Influence People. It teaches you to get ahead in your job, and in your business, and to succeed at personal relationships.&nbsp;
Mr. Carnegie distills timeless wisdom into principles that have carried thousands of men and women up the ladder of success in their business and personal lives. Much of it is as relevant today as when he originally wrote it over 70 years ago.

Sahil Lavingia is the founder and CEO of Gumroad, and an early-stage venture capitalist. Prior to founding Gumroad, Lavingia worked as a designer and engineer at virtual DJ website Turntable.fm and was an early employee at personal curation site Pinterest. He attended the University of Southern California’s Viterbi School of Engineering.

Sahil

How To Win Friends and Influence People

Richard

Winner of the 1965 Nobel Prize in physics, physicist Richard Feynman recounts his experiences and adventures as a scientist.
&nbsp;&nbsp;In his book, "Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!", he shares stories that include: trading ideas on atomic physics with Einstein, cracking the uncrackable safes guarding the most deeply held nuclear secrets―and much more of an eyebrow-raising nature.&nbsp;
&nbsp;In his stories, Feynman's life shines through in all its eccentric glory―a combustible mixture of high intelligence, unlimited curiosity, and raging chutzpah.

Larry Page is an American computer scientist and Internet entrepreneur. He is best known for being one of the co-founders of Google along with Sergey Brin.

Larry

"Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!"

Walter

Based on more than forty interviews with Steve Jobs conducted over two years, Walter Isaacson has written a riveting story of the roller-coaster life and searingly intense personality of a creative entrepreneur whose passion for perfection and ferocious drive revolutionized six industries: personal computers, animated movies, music, phones, tablet computing, and digital publishing.  At a time when America is seeking ways to sustain its innovative edge, and when societies around the world are trying to build digital-age economies, Jobs stands as the ultimate icon of inventiveness and applied imagination.  He knew that the best way to create value in the twenty-first century was to connect creativity with technology.  He built a company where leaps of the imagination were combined with remarkable feats of engineering. 

Scott Pape is an author and radio commentator who lives in Melbourne, Australia. He is best known through his online persona, the Barefoot Investor, which is also the name of his hugely popular personal finance book and a business show he hosts.

Scott 

Steve Jobs

A team of 21 researchers read 6,000 articles, generated more than 2,000 pages of interview transcripts, and created 384 megabytes of computer data during a five-year project to explore the keys to greatness.  The findings will surprise many readers and upset others. 

Good to Great

Carol

After years of research, Carol S. Dweck, Ph. D., a Stanford University psychologist and expert in fixed and growth mindsets, discovered some important ideas that could substantially affect the way people think about themselves and their abilities.&nbsp;
Mindset shows how success in school and work, as well as at a variety of other human endeavors, is dependent on our mindset: whether we believe that our abilities can grow with hard work or that our natural talents are the only factors that determine how well we will do.&nbsp;
As an educator, parent, manager, or athlete, you can use these findings to create a more positive mindset among your students or children, team members, or employees.

Mindset

J.K.

Now for the first time ever, Author J. K.  Rowling's seven bestselling Harry Potter books—including Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, and Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows—are available in a stunning boxed set! The books are a series that has been hailed as "one for the ages" by Stephen Kingand "a spellbinding saga" by USA Today.  Most recently, The New York Times called Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallowsthe "fastest-selling book in history. "

Paul Graham is an entrepreneur, programmer, and essayist. He is the co-founder of Y Combinator, a startup accelerator that has funded over 2,000 companies including Dropbox, Airbnb, and Reddit. His career has been focused on technology and startups. He began his career as a programmer and software developer, working on various projects and startups. In 1995, he co-founded Viaweb, one of the first web-based companies that allowed users to create their own online stores. The company was later sold to Yahoo in 1998 for $49 million.
After the sale of Viaweb, Graham turned his attention to startup investing and mentoring. In 2005, he co-founded Y Combinator, a startup accelerator that provides funding, resources, and mentorship to early-stage startups. Y Combinator has since funded over 2,000 companies, many of which have gone on to become successful and valuable companies, such as Dropbox, Airbnb, and Reddit.
Paul Graham has several notable achievements in his career, including:
<ul>
<li>Co-founding Viaweb: Viaweb was one of the first web-based companies that allowed users to create their own online stores. The company was later sold to Yahoo in 1998 for $49 million.</li>
<li>Fellowship at Harvard's Society of Fellows: Graham is a Fellow at Harvard's Society of Fellows, a prestigious group of scholars who receive funding and support to pursue their research.</li>
<li>Helping launch successful startups: Graham has helped launch many successful startups through Y Combinator and has mentored many entrepreneurs. Some of the successful companies that came out of Y Combinator include Dropbox, Airbnb, and Reddit.</li>
</ul>
In addition to his work with Y Combinator, Graham is also known for his essays on technology and startups. He has written extensively on the startup ecosystem, the role of technology in society, and the future of the internet. His essays have been collected in two books, "Hackers &amp; Painters" and "Ansi Common Lisp." He continues to share his thoughts and insights on his website, paulgraham.com.

Paul

Harry Potter

George

Written more than 70 years ago, George Orwell’s chilling prophecy about the future of government is timelier than ever... In Orwell’s chilling vision of a government that will do anything to control the narrative, it’s not just Big Brother watching. It’s Big Brother who writes history. In 1984, Winston Smith toes the Party line.&nbsp;
With each lie he writes, Winston grows to hate the Party that seeks power for its own sake and persecutes those who dare to commit thought crimes. But as he starts to think for himself, Winston can’t escape the fact that Big Brother is always watching.

Cleo Abram is a video journalist currently making Huge If True. She was previously a producer on Vox’s Netflix show Explained, and a host and producer on Vox’s YouTube Originals show Glad You Asked.

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