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Chris Dixon Book Recommendations (19 Books)

Chris Dixon is an American internet entrepreneur and investor.

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Dead Wake

Dead Wake

The Last Crossing of the Lusitania

Erik Larson

Source: "Reads kind of like an action movie switching between the characters on the ship to the submarine crew who sinks them." - Chris Dixon
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Bad for You

Bad for You

Exposing the War on Fun!

Kevin C. Pyle

Source: "Throughout history everything new that teenagers get excited about is deemed by experts to rot your mind, destroy society etc." - Chris Dixon
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The Death and Life of Great American Cities

The Death and Life of Great American Cities

Jane Jacobs

Source: "Classic book that I admit I hadn’t read and my colleagues at a16z crypto got me to read." - Chris Dixon
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The Last Days of Night

The Last Days of Night

A Novel

Graham Moore

Source: "A fun semi-historical novel focusing on the epic legal battle between Westinghouse/Tesla vs Edison." - Chris Dixon
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Where Wizards Stay Up Late

Where Wizards Stay Up Late

The Origins Of The Internet

Matthew Lyon

Source: "Focusing on early pioneers (1950s-1980s) who paved the way for the modern internet." - Chris Dixon
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Creative Selection

Creative Selection

Inside Apple's Design Process During the Golden Age of Steve Jobs

Ken Kocienda

Source: "A really interesting inside look at, well, Apple’s design process under Steve Jobs." - Chris Dixon
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High Growth Handbook

High Growth Handbook

Elad Gil

Source: "Everyone interested in the growth stage of startups should read it." - Chris Dixon
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Skin in the Game

Skin in the Game

Incerto, Book 5

Nassim Taleb

Source: "This was up there with Black Swan and [the author's] other classics." - Chris Dixon
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Farsighted

Farsighted

Steven Johnson

Source: "Discussing the best way to make very long term decisions." - Chris Dixon
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How the Internet Happened

How the Internet Happened

From Netscape to the iPhone

Brian McCullough

Source: "Best history I’ve read on the 1990-2000s era of the Web." - Chris Dixon
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The Making of the Atomic Bomb

The Making of the Atomic Bomb

Richard Rhodes

Source: "Truly epic story, showing humanity at both its best and worst." - Chris Dixon
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How We Got to Now

How We Got to Now

Steven Johnson

Source: "Probably my favorite [book by this author]." - Chris Dixon
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Zero to One

Zero to One

Notes on Startups, or How to Build the Future

Peter Thiel

Source: Chris Dixon recommended this book on Twitter.
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Empires of Light

Empires of Light

Edison, Tesla, Westinghouse, and the Race to Electrify the World

Jill Jonnes

Source: "One of my favorite history books." - Chris Dixon
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American Kingpin

American Kingpin

The Epic Hunt for the Criminal Mastermind Behind the Silk Road

Nick Bilton

Source: "A real page-turner." - Chris Dixon
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Crossing the Chasm

Crossing the Chasm

Marketing and Selling High-Tech Products to Mainstream Customers

Geoffrey A. Moore

Source: Chris Dixon recommended this book on Twitter.
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The Lean Startup

The Lean Startup

How Today's Entrepreneurs Use Continuous Innovation to Create Radically Successful Businesses

Eric Ries

Source: Chris Dixon recommended this book on Twitter.
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The Innovator's Dilemma

The Innovator's Dilemma

When New Technologies Cause Great Firms to Fail

Clayton M. Christensen

Source: Chris Dixon recommended this book on Twitter.
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The Hard Thing About Hard Things

The Hard Thing About Hard Things

Building a Business When There Are No Easy Answers

Ben Horowitz

Source: Chris Dixon recommended this book on Twitter.
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