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Why Nations Fail
Explores the different kinds of social institutions and incentives that nations have applied to encourage prosperity, economic development and elimination of poverty. - Mark Zuckerberg
Daron Acemoglu
2
people
person
Rational Ritual
[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
Michael Suk-Young Chwe
1
people
person
Dealing with China
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
Henry M. Paulson
2
people
person
Physics of the Impossible
On the "books read" section of Mark Zuckerberg's Facebook profile.
Michio Kaku
1
people
person
The Information
On the "books read" section of Mark Zuckerberg's Facebook profile.
James Gleick
1
people
person
Rainbows End
The augmented reality equivalent of some of the seminal works that talk about virtual reality. - Mark Zuckerberg
Vernor Vinge
1
people
person
The Player of Games
A science fiction book about an advanced civilization with AI and a vibrant culture. - Mark Zuckerberg
Iain M. Banks
2
people
person
Creativity, Inc.
I love reading first-hand accounts about how people build great companies like Pixar and nurture innovation and creativity. - Mark Zuckerberg
Ed Catmull
8
people
person
Genome
Aims to tell a history of humanity from the perspective of genetics rather than sociology. - Mark Zuckerberg
Matt Ridley
4
people
person
Ender's Shadow
On the "books read" section of Mark Zuckerberg's Facebook profile.
Orson Scott Card
1
people
person
The Muqaddimah
A history of the world written by an intellectual who lived in the 1300s. - Mark Zuckerberg
Ibn Ibn Khaldûn
1
people
person
On Immunity
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
Eula Biss
3
people
person
American Lion
On the "books read" section of Mark Zuckerberg's Facebook profile.
Jon Meacham
1
people
person
Einstein
On the "books read" section of Mark Zuckerberg's Facebook profile.
Walter Isaacson
8
people
person
The Better Angels of Our Nature
About how and why violence has steadily decreased throughout our history, and how we can continue this trend. - Mark Zuckerberg
Steven Pinker
13
people
person
The Republic
On the "favorite books" section of Mark Zuckerberg's Facebook profile.
Plato
6
people
person
High Output Management
Played a big role in shaping my management style. - Mark Zuckerberg
Andrew S. Grove
14
people
person
The Idea Factory
[Looks] at Bell Labs, which was one of the most innovative labs in history. - Mark Zuckerberg
Jon Gertner
4
people
person
Gang Leader for a Day
Explores what life is like for those who don't live under effective governance. - Mark Zuckerberg
Sudhir Venkatesh
1
people
person
Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!
On the "books read" section of Mark Zuckerberg's Facebook profile.
Richard P. Feynman
11
people
person
Decoded
On the "books read" section of Mark Zuckerberg's Facebook profile.
Jay-Z
3
people
person
Energy
Explores important topics around how energy works, how our production and use might evolve, and how this affects climate change. - Mark Zuckerberg
Vaclav Smil
2
people
person
Aeneid
I enjoyed reading. - Mark Zuckerberg
Virgil
2
people
person
World Order
About foreign relations and how we can build peaceful relationships throughout the world. - Mark Zuckerberg
Henry Kissinger
1
people
person
Snow Crash
Anyone interested in [virtual reality] would read [this book]. - Mark Zuckerberg
Neal Stephenson
15
people
person
Lean In
Combines [the author]'s ability to synthesize information with her understanding of how to get the best out of people. - Mark Zuckerberg
Sheryl Sandberg
8
people
person
The Hard Thing About Hard Things
For anyone insterested in building, growing, or leading a great company, this book is an incredibly valuable resource. - Mark Zuckerberg
Ben Horowitz
22
people
person
The End of Power
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
Moises Naim
1
people
person
Sapiens
A big history narrative of human civilization. - Mark Zuckerberg
Yuval Noah Harari
32
people
person
Ender's Game
Great book. - Mark Zuckerberg
Orson Scott Card
3
people
person
Orwell's Revenge
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
Peter Huber
1
people
person
The Beginning of Infinity
About how the way we explain things unlocks greater possibilities. - Mark Zuckerberg
David Deutsch
8
people
person
The Varieties of Religious Experience
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
William James
1
people
person
The Giving Tree
On the "books read" section of Mark Zuckerberg's Facebook profile.
Shel Silverstein
5
people
person
Xi Jinping
On the "books read" section of Mark Zuckerberg's Facebook profile.
Xi Jinping
1
people
person
Zero to One
This book delivers completely new and refreshing ideas on how to create value in the world. - Mark Zuckerberg
Peter Thiel
22
people
person
Portfolios of the Poor
It's mind-blowing that almost half the world -- almost 3 billion people -- live on $2.50 a day or less. - Mark Zuckerberg
Daryl Collins
1
people
person
Open
On the "books read" section of Mark Zuckerberg's Facebook profile.
Andre Agassi
5
people
person
Why We're Polarized
Goes through this decades-long analysis in the US. - Mark Zuckerberg
Ezra Klein
4
people
person
The New Jim Crow
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
Michelle Alexander
5
people
person
The Rational Optimist
Argues [that] economic progress is the greater force [that] is pushing society forward. - Mark Zuckerberg
Matt Ridley
11
people
person
Ready Player One
Anyone interested in [virtual reality] would read [this book]. - Mark Zuckerberg
Ernest Cline
9
people
person
The Last Days of Night
About the competition to electrify the nation between Edison, Westinghouse and Tesla. - Mark Zuckerberg
Graham Moore
3
people
person
The Structure of Scientific Revolutions
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
Thomas S. Kuhn
6
people
person
The House of Rothschild, Vol 1
On the "books read" section of Mark Zuckerberg's Facebook profile.
Niall Ferguson
1
people
person
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