Mark Zuckerberg's Book Recommendations

"A science fiction book about an advanced civilization with AI and a vibrant culture."

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

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

"About foreign relations and how we can build peaceful relationships throughout the world."

"A history of the world written by an intellectual who lived in the 1300s."

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

"[Looks] at Bell Labs, which was one of the most innovative labs in history."

"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."

"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."

"About how and why violence has steadily decreased throughout our history, and how we can continue this trend."

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

"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."

"This book delivers completely new and refreshing ideas on how to create value in the world."

"Argues [that] economic progress is the greater force [that] is pushing society forward."

"Great book."

"Played a big role in shaping my management style."

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

"Aims to tell a history of humanity from the perspective of genetics rather than sociology."

"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."

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

"A big history narrative of human civilization."

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

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

"Explores what life is like for those who don't live under effective governance."

"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."

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

"[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."

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

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

"A Chinese science fiction book that has gotten so popular there's now a Hollywood movie being made based on it."

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

"[My daughters] love it. And now they started training jiu-jitsu."

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

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

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

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

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

"I enjoyed reading."

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

"About the competition to electrify the nation between Edison, Westinghouse and Tesla."

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

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

"Goes through this decades-long analysis in the US."

"Anyone interested in [virtual reality] would read Ready Player One."

"Anyone interested in [virtual reality] would read Snow Crash."

"The augmented reality equivalent of some of the seminal works that talk about virtual reality."