Marc Andreessen's Book Recommendations

"Marc Andreessen recommended this book on Twitter."

"15. Two of Thomas Sowell's many brilliant books on how our current politics and culture came to be: A Conflict of Visions: Ideological Origins of Political Struggles The Vision of the Anointed: Self-Congratulation as a Basis for Social Policy"

"A brilliant book on the nature of mass movements and collective psychology."

"10. The True Believer by Eric Hoffer -- a brilliant book on the nature of mass movements and collective psychology."

"Marc Andreessen recommended this book on Twitter."

"15. Two of Thomas Sowell's many brilliant books on how our current politics and culture came to be: A Conflict of Visions: Ideological Origins of Political Struggles The Vision of the Anointed: Self-Congratulation as a Basis for Social Policy"

"Marc Andreessen recommended this book on Twitter."

"3. Four books on the Spanish Civil War, which was the trial run for the hundred years of Western history that followed. The Spanish Civil War by Hugh Thomas Homage to Catalonia by George Orwell Spain In Our Hearts by Adam Hochschild Mine Were Of Trouble by Peter Kemp"

"3. Four books on the Spanish Civil War, which was the trial run for the hundred years of Western history that followed. The Spanish Civil War by Hugh Thomas Homage to Catalonia by George Orwell Spain In Our Hearts by Adam Hochschild Mine Were Of Trouble by Peter Kemp"

"Marc Andreessen recommended this book on Twitter."

"Marc Andreessen recommended this book on Twitter."

"The definitive work on intellectual life under totalitarianism."

"Marc Andreessen recommended this book on Twitter."

"Marc Andreessen recommended this book on Twitter."

"On the country and culture the United States is evolving into, not necessarily decline, but something very different."

"Together [with 'The Managerial Revolution'], the best explanation for the current structure of our society and politics."

"Together [with 'The Machiavellians'], the best explanation for the current structure of our society and politics."

"Marc Andreessen recommended this book on Twitter."

"Anytime anybody feels mopey about what's happening in their startup or in their life, this is the book to read to reset all the expectations."

"Marc Andreessen recommended this book on Twitter."

"Marc Andreessen recommended this book on Twitter."

"Marc Andreessen recommended this book on Twitter."

"Marc Andreessen recommended this book on Twitter."

"Marc Andreessen recommended this book on Twitter."

"Marc Andreessen recommended this book on Twitter."

"Compact guide to probabilistic domains like poker, or venture capital."

"True, chilling saga of straight up, profoundly deep treason and betrayal. Sociopaths in high positions of power and influence. Hair curling."

"Nothing about his career was an accident, which I thought was fascinating."

"It'll keep you up late at night."

"The founding and growth of military contractor Blackwater as told by its founder and CEO; newly relevant due to the Mueller investigation."

"One perspective on the politics of immgiration in Europe, playing out in real time, e.g. Merkel almost getting deposed days ago. Confusing on multiple levels from US perspective."

"Startlingly deep cultural history of conspiracies, examined through the lens of the brutally effective Gawker takedown, with full access to the main players."

"The best biography on Walt Disney."

"Marc Andreessen recommended this book on Twitter."

"Captivating dive into human decision making, marred by inclusion of several/many? psychology studies that fail to replicate. Will stand as a cautionary tale?"

"A sobering reexamination of how democratic governments actually make decisions."

"Marc Andreessen recommended this book on Twitter."

"On how technology-driven productivity growth improves human welfare and creates more jobs and higher wages."

"Marc Andreessen recommended this book on Twitter."

"Marc Andreessen recommended this book on Twitter."

"On perhaps the greatest American builder of all, the builder who brought electricity to us all, Thomas Edison."

"What's it like to train with a Navy SEAL in winter in New York for a whole month? Featuring the truly remarkable American hero David Goggins."

"One of the best books [of 2019]."

"How cities drive the development of civilization, by putting people together. Highly relevant to the future of the Internet!"

"The astonishing story of the Litvinenko and Perepilichnyy assassinations in the UK; reads like a Lee Child thriller; plenty topical now."

"The best book on management ever written."

"Best (?) book so far on the Republican side of the 2016 race, and a deep dive into the intellectual origins of Bannonism and to some extent Trumpism."

"Is the future knowable, and by whom? All pundits and commentators should publish their prediction track records, yet don't."

"'Wall Street'-esque battle between Bill Ackman and Carl Icahn over unlikely target Herbalife. Sip a delicious Herbal Aloe Shake while reading."

"Amazing. And, basically, the biographer makes the case that Peanuts was the longest, continuous work of American art ever made."

"Inside story of how Britain decided to exit the EU. Economic self-destruction or national liberation? Repercussions to play out for decades."

"Spellbinding creative and business history of the incredibly imaginative comic book industry in the decades before it ate Hollywood."

"On why even environmentalists should be pro building, pro cities, pro nuclear, and pro genetic engineering."

"On how economic systems that encourage aggressive entrepreneurship build the most for the benefit of the most."

"Smash hit in Japan, and easy to see why. Adlerian psychology meets Stoic philosophy in Socratic dialogue. Compelling from front to back. Highly recommend."

"Visceral, raw, you-are-there recounting of living through the hack attacks and resulting meltdown of the DNC in 2016."

"Best (?) book so far on the Democratic side of the 2016 race, most provocatively on the impact of the press coverage of the email hacks on the last stages of the race."

"How 1960s racial politics descended into 1970s terrorist bombings, thanks to privileged college students breaking very bad."

"On the bus/in the plane with the Hillary campaign. Revealing in many dimensions at once, and highly entertaining. Best book on the 2016 campaign so far?"

"On why we can't build in great American cities like San Francisco today and what we need to do about it."

"Marc Andreessen recommended this book on Twitter."

"[The author] has created a science where previously there was only art. A must read for every serious entrepreneur—and every manager interested in innovation."

"I hand out more copies of this book than any other. How to take responsibility for yourself and for those around you. Modern Stoicism, as applied in the military, business, and life."

"Wide-ranging meditation on how to think about the reality that we're probably wrong about most things we believe. Hard to read and not emerge humbled."

"Best (?) walk through the ancient/current philosophy of Stoicism. You can't control other people but you can control yourself, so do that."

"One of my favorite topics. And so that is also a very good book [I] recommend."

"The first book any working or aspiring entrepreneur must read—period."

"Sparkling explanation of how the economy evolves, producing the glorious cornucopia of goods and services available all around us. How to feel good about the future even in dark times."

"One of the craziest books I've ever read; highly recommend."

"In this deeply-researched book, you'll find the most honest portrait of the real Steve Jobs."

"Robert Sapolsky's magnum opus on human behavior."

"Marc Andreessen recommended this book on Twitter."

"Learn how to build an empire and transform an industry from the Jedi master of modern Hollywood."

"Startling walk through a series of domains where peak human performance is rising at remarkable rates due to "flow state". Thought provoking and then some."

"The single best book I have found on who we are and how we got here."

"Certainly the story is well known, but given author's propensity to post photos of himself wearing running shoes in Iowa, potentially relevant again starting next year?"

"Marc Andreessen recommended this book on Twitter."

"Let’s just say, we started out relationship with vigorous disagreement, and we’ve continued that to this day."

"'Billions'-esque saga of global financial market manipulation, at mind-boggling scale and hiding in plain sight, by a small cabal of bankers in London."

"A great biography of Edison."

"An incredible window into what it’s like to be in a founder’s shoes, and the difficult work of growing a company."

"“Mind and Society” by Vilfredo Pareto is a staggeringly great book. Four volumes. Run don’t walk! It’s available in the Internet Archive for free."

"“Mind and Society” by Vilfredo Pareto is a staggeringly great book. Four volumes. Run don’t walk! It’s available in the Internet Archive for free."

"Most underrated book of the last 30 years."

"Interesting book! "Chronicles the experience of a UFO cult that believed the end of the world was at hand... a social and psychological study of a modern group that predicted the destruction of the world, and the adjustments made when the prediction"

"The book that's had the biggest impact on me."

"Tremendous."

"A bracing disassembly and reconstruction of a theory of individual progress in the modern world."

"On how four great builders of the 19th century built the world we live in today."

"Skin in the game as conflict of interest, or as attaching one's livelihood to one's speech? Who to listen to, and why."

"My partner Ben Horowitz has a new book!"

"The film was fine but the book is unreal; incredibly vivid story of superlative American heroes."

"Written in 1685. [...] Some things never change!"

"[The author] basically takes all of the time management and personal productivity theories of the last 20 to 30 years and pushes them to 11, to paraphrase 'Spinal Tap.'"

"Software is eating the world and Without Their Permission is your ultimate cookbook."

"The story of technology is a story of human ingenuity, and nowhere is this more clear than in the story of textiles."

"Provides exercises for how to decide."

"An unrelenting picture of optimism that's a roadmap for solving our country's biggest problems."

"[The author] has the highest rate of output per minute of good new ideas of anybody I’ve ever met, and The Network State may be his best."

"Describes a general model for the deployment of new technologies."

"Really critical to understanding how this industry works."

"If you want to read what's it's like to work for someone harsh, read The Maverick and His Machine. He makes all of today's entrepreneurs look like cream puffs."

"A great articulation of how the news business actually grew up in the US."

"I disagree with the book, but it's a very well written book."

"Marc Andreessen recommended this book on Twitter."

"Marc Andreessen recommended this book on Twitter."

"Marc Andreessen recommended this book on Twitter."

"Marc Andreessen recommended this book on Twitter."

"Marc Andreessen recommended this book on Twitter."

"Marc Andreessen recommended this book on Twitter."

"Marc Andreessen recommended this book on Twitter."

"Marc Andreessen recommended this book on Twitter."

"On the French Revolution."

"Marc Andreessen recommended this book on Twitter."

"Marc Andreessen recommended this book on Twitter."

"The definitive work on practical life under totalitarianism."

"Marc Andreessen recommended this book on Twitter."

"Marc Andreessen recommended this book on Twitter."

"Everyone should read this book, it's (unironically) fantastic:"