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Mark Zuckerberg Book Recommendations (45 Books)

Mark Zuckerberg is the co-founder and CEO of Facebook, Inc.

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Books Recommended by Mark Zuckerberg

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Dealing with China

An Insider Unmasks the New Economic Superpower

Henry M. Paulson

Source: "I've been personally interested as a student of Chinese culture, history and language. I'm looking forward to reading Paulson's perspective on what China's rise means for the world." - Mark Zuckerberg

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Orwell's Revenge

The 1984 Palimpsest

Peter Huber

Source: "An alternate version of 1984. After seeing how history has actually played out, Huber's fiction describes how tools like the internet benefit people and change society for the better." - Mark Zuckerberg

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The Varieties of Religious Experience

William James

Source: "When I read 'Sapiens':, I found the chapter on the evolution of the role of religion in human life most interesting and something I wanted to go deeper on." - Mark Zuckerberg

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On Immunity

An Inoculation

Eula Biss

Source: "Explores the reasons why some people question vaccines, and then logically explains why the doubts are unfounded and vaccines are in fact effective and safe." - Mark Zuckerberg

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Why Nations Fail

The Origins of Power, Prosperity, and Poverty

Daron Acemoglu

Source: "Explores the different kinds of social institutions and incentives that nations have applied to encourage prosperity, economic development and elimination of poverty." - Mark Zuckerberg

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The Structure of Scientific Revolutions

Thomas S. Kuhn

Source: "Explores the question of whether science and technology make consistent forward progress or whether progress comes in bursts related to other social forces." - Mark Zuckerberg

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The End of Power

From Boardrooms to Battlefields and Churches to States, Why Being In Charge Isn't What It Used to Be

Moises Naim

Source: "Explores how the world is shifting to give individual people more power that was traditionally only held by large governments, militaries and other organizations." - Mark Zuckerberg

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The New Jim Crow

Source: "I've been interested in learning about criminal justice reform for a while, and this book was highly recommended by several people I trust." - Mark Zuckerberg

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Rational Ritual

Culture, Coordination, and Common Knowledge

Michael Suk-Young Chwe

Source: "[About] how people process the world not only based on what we personally know, but what we know other people know and our shared knowledge as well." - Mark Zuckerberg

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Creativity, Inc.

Overcoming the Unseen Forces That Stand in the Way of True Inspiration

Ed Catmull

Source: "I love reading first-hand accounts about how people build great companies like Pixar and nurture innovation and creativity." - Mark Zuckerberg

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The Hard Thing About Hard Things

Building a Business When There Are No Easy Answers

Ben Horowitz

Source: "For anyone insterested in building, growing, or leading a great company, this book is an incredibly valuable resource." - Mark Zuckerberg

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Energy

A Beginner's Guide

Vaclav Smil

Source: "Explores important topics around how energy works, how our production and use might evolve, and how this affects climate change." - Mark Zuckerberg

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Lean In

Women, Work, and the Will to Lead

Sheryl Sandberg

Source: "Combines [the author]'s ability to synthesize information with her understanding of how to get the best out of people." - Mark Zuckerberg

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Portfolios of the Poor

How the World's Poor Live on $2 a Day

Daryl Collins

Source: "It's mind-blowing that almost half the world -- almost 3 billion people -- live on $2.50 a day or less." - Mark Zuckerberg

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The Better Angels of Our Nature

Why Violence Has Declined

Steven Pinker

Source: "About how and why violence has steadily decreased throughout our history, and how we can continue this trend." - Mark Zuckerberg

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Rainbows End

A Novel with One Foot in the Future

Vernor Vinge

Source: "The augmented reality equivalent of some of the seminal works that talk about virtual reality." - Mark Zuckerberg

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Zero to One

Notes on Startups, or How to Build the Future

Peter Thiel

Source: "This book delivers completely new and refreshing ideas on how to create value in the world." - Mark Zuckerberg

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Genome

The Autobiography of a Species in 23 Chapters

Matt Ridley

Source: "Aims to tell a history of humanity from the perspective of genetics rather than sociology." - Mark Zuckerberg

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The Rational Optimist

How Prosperity Evolves

Matt Ridley

Source: "Argues [that] economic progress is the greater force [that] is pushing society forward." - Mark Zuckerberg

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The Player of Games

Culture, Book 2

Iain M. Banks

Source: "A science fiction book about an advanced civilization with AI and a vibrant culture." - Mark Zuckerberg

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The Last Days of Night

A Novel

Graham Moore

Source: "About the competition to electrify the nation between Edison, Westinghouse and Tesla." - Mark Zuckerberg

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World Order

Henry Kissinger

Source: "About foreign relations and how we can build peaceful relationships throughout the world." - Mark Zuckerberg

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Gang Leader for a Day

A Rogue Sociologist Takes to the Streets

Sudhir Venkatesh

Source: "Explores what life is like for those who don't live under effective governance." - Mark Zuckerberg

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The Muqaddimah

An Introduction to History

Ibn Ibn Khaldûn

Source: "A history of the world written by an intellectual who lived in the 1300s." - Mark Zuckerberg

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The Idea Factory

Bell Labs and the Great Age of American Innovation

Jon Gertner

Source: "[Looks] at Bell Labs, which was one of the most innovative labs in history." - Mark Zuckerberg

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High Output Management

Andrew S. Grove

Source: "Played a big role in shaping my management style." - Mark Zuckerberg

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Snow Crash

A Novel

Neal Stephenson

Source: "Anyone interested in [virtual reality] would read [this book]." - Mark Zuckerberg

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Ready Player One

Source: "Anyone interested in [virtual reality] would read [this book]." - Mark Zuckerberg

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The Beginning of Infinity

David Deutsch

Source: "About how the way we explain things unlocks greater possibilities." - Mark Zuckerberg

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Why We're Polarized

Ezra Klein

Source: "Goes through this decades-long analysis in the US." - Mark Zuckerberg

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Sapiens

A Brief History of Humankind

Yuval Noah Harari

Source: "A big history narrative of human civilization." - Mark Zuckerberg

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The House of Rothschild, Vol 1

Rothschild, Book 3

Niall Ferguson

Source: On the "books read" section of Mark Zuckerberg's Facebook profile.

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Decoded

Jay-Z

Source: On the "books read" section of Mark Zuckerberg's Facebook profile.

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

Adventures of a Curious Character

Richard P. Feynman

Source: On the "books read" section of Mark Zuckerberg's Facebook profile.

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Open

An Autobiography

Andre Agassi

Source: On the "books read" section of Mark Zuckerberg's Facebook profile.

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The Information

Martin Amis

Source: On the "books read" section of Mark Zuckerberg's Facebook profile.

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Physics of the Impossible

A Scientific Exploration into the World of Phasers, Force Fields, Teleportation, and Time Travel

Michio Kaku

Source: On the "books read" section of Mark Zuckerberg's Facebook profile.

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Einstein

His Life and Universe

Walter Isaacson

Source: On the "books read" section of Mark Zuckerberg's Facebook profile.

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Xi Jinping

The Governance of China Volume 1

Xi Jinping

Source: On the "books read" section of Mark Zuckerberg's Facebook profile.

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The Republic

Source: On the "favorite books" section of Mark Zuckerberg's Facebook profile.

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American Lion

Andrew Jackson in the White House

Jon Meacham

Source: On the "books read" section of Mark Zuckerberg's Facebook profile.

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The Giving Tree

Shel Silverstein

Source: On the "books read" section of Mark Zuckerberg's Facebook profile.

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Ender's Shadow

Ender Saga, Book 5

Orson Scott Card

Source: On the "books read" section of Mark Zuckerberg's Facebook profile.

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Aeneid

Source: "I enjoyed reading." - Mark Zuckerberg

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Ender's Game

Source: "Great book." - Mark Zuckerberg

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Mark Zuckerberg Book Recommendations (45 Books)

Dealing with China

Orwell's Revenge

The Varieties of Religious Experience

On Immunity

Why Nations Fail

The Structure of Scientific Revolutions

The End of Power

The New Jim Crow

Rational Ritual

Creativity, Inc.

The Hard Thing About Hard Things

Energy

Lean In

Portfolios of the Poor

The Better Angels of Our Nature

Rainbows End

Zero to One

Genome

The Rational Optimist

The Player of Games

The Last Days of Night

World Order

Gang Leader for a Day

The Muqaddimah

The Idea Factory

High Output Management

Snow Crash

Ready Player One

The Beginning of Infinity

Why We're Polarized

Sapiens

The House of Rothschild, Vol 1

Decoded

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

Open

The Information

Physics of the Impossible

Einstein

Xi Jinping

The Republic

American Lion

The Giving Tree

Ender's Shadow

Aeneid

Ender's Game

Other Experts

Caroline Paul

Cheryl Strayed

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