Michael Mauboussin: "Best business book I've read in a long time."

Patrick O'Shaughnessy: "It’s one of the most entertaining and useful business books I’ve ever read.

The story behind Pixar is fascinating, but so are the management tactics used to keep the company edgy and creative."

Alexis Ohanian: "The founding story of Pixar was superb read."

Kevin Kelly: "I found it a page-turner because throughout the book he focuses on his mistakes, failings, and what he got wrong.

Almost no one does that, and yet I found it irresistibly the most powerful way to teach."

Joe Gebbia: "Pixar co-founder Ed Catmull takes readers inside how the animation factory makes their sausage.

This book is one of the most intimate looks behind the scenes of a company’s culture, and the impact it has on the people, business and product.

I highly recommend it for anyone who thinks deeply about improving the culture of their organization."

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

This should be inspiring to anyone looking to do the same, and hopefully there will be lessons we can apply to connecting the world!"

One of 10 biographies Jason Calacanis recommends reading.

Casey Neistat: "I’m a big fan of Adam Grant, his new book is fantastic."

Malcolm Gladwell: "Rule number one: never miss a new Adam Grant book! I loved this one!"

Ray Dalio: "I highly recommend 'Think Again'. Adam is one of the most revered experts in what makes organizations and people successful and he loudly and clearly tells you what is most important."

Bill & Melinda Gates: "Think Again is a must-read for anyone who wants to create a culture of learning and exploration, whether at home, at work, or at school."

Kevin Kelly: "Think Again, by Adam Grant, explores the value and process of rethinking our beliefs and opinions.

It highlights the importance of adopting a “scientist mindset” — maintaining intellectual humility, expressing doubt in one’s views, and staying curious about alternatives."

Michael Mauboussin: "A wonderful and wise book."

Howard Marks: "Housel's observations often hit the daily double: they say things that haven't been said before, and they make sense."

Anthony Pompliano: "Want to read a great book? Go grab Morgan Housel’s new one. Started reading this morning and it doesn’t disappoint!"

Andrew Wilkinson: "If you haven't read this book, you should"

Kevin Kelly: "The Psychology of Money by Morgan Housel, argues that managing money is more about mastering behaviors and emotions than crunching numbers.

It encourages readers to be reasonable with money rather than purely rational, and to focus on room for error, flexibility, and long-term compounding."

Kanye West: "I’ll be working on home designs and looking at references from 3,000 years ago and reading the Old Testament at the same time.

It’s like a soundtrack to the visuals and shapes…of what we’re creating”

Cathie Wood said The Bible is the most important book she has ever read, in an interview on the Pomp Podcast.

Peter Thiel said The New Testament has influenced him more than The Old Testament.

Donald Trump: "The bible means a lot to me"

Kevin Kelly: "Every educated person should read the Quran and the Bible for themselves."

Kevin Kelly: "Don’t go to architecture school; devour this book instead and use it to design buildings and places that really work.

This 1,000-page encyclopedia contains two hundred design patterns found in the buildings and cities that people love."

Naval Ravikant: "Love that book."

Patrick Collison included this book on his list of recommended books.

This book was on Sam Altman's bookshelf.

Seth Godin: "Stop worrying about what you feel like doing (and what the world owes you) and instead, start creating something meaningful and then give it to the world. Cal really delivers with this one."

Reid Hoffman: "Entrepreneurial professionals must develop a competitive advantage by building valuable skills. This book offers advice based on research and reality--not meaningless platitudes-- on how to invest in yourself in order to stand out from the crowd. An important guide to starting up a remarkable career."

Kevin Kelly: "While this book changed my mind about how skills trump passion, I consider it the only first word in outlining how one goes about this.

But it’s good enough for framing the question that I gave all my young adult kids a copy."

Kevin Kelly: "James Fadiman was one of the original scientists testing LSD when it was still legal in the US and he has gathered a bookful of useful advice from his own research and in the collections of others."

Michael Pollan: "Actually has very good advice for people who want to guide, or are shopping for a guide."

Michael Mauboussin: "Fascinating theory of how the brain works that appears to have relevance for thinking about AI"

Kevin Kelly: "Imagine your brain as a master illusionist, constantly weaving the fabric of your reality from the threads of expectation and sensation — this is the premise of The Experience Machine by Andy Clark."

Kevin Kelly: "Every educated person should read the Quran and the Bible for themselves."

Kevin Kelly: "A compelling exploration into overcoming personal fears and insecurities to lead a life of purpose and fulfillment."

Kevin Kelly: "How to Talk to Anyone by Leil Lowndes is a guide aimed at helping individuals improve their communication and social skills.

The book has 92 easy-to-use techniques for anyone who wants to become a more effective communicator in various aspects of life, whether it’s in a professional setting, in relationships, or in everyday encounters."

Kevin Kelly: "Being Aware of Being Aware, by Rupert Spira, is an exploration of consciousness and the nature of reality."

Kevin Kelly: "It’s pretty good"

Kevin Kelly: "This book will be useful to anyone trying to build complicated things that will outlive them."

Kevin Kelly: "Everything you could possibly want to know about recycling human waste is found in the third edition of the Humanure Handbook"

Kevin Kelly: "The whole book is authentic and reliable.

It will very quickly have you out on the trail carrying a lot less than you once did. Even if you don’t get as extreme as he does, you can move in the right direction by substituting knowledge for stuff.

I’ve been going super light for a long time and I learned tons of new tricks on almost every page."

Kevin Kelly: "For a world of expanding stuff, this book is the necessary anti-stuff tool.

It will help you distinguish between that which is fabulous for you personally and that which is just more junk to organize."

Kevin Kelly: "In Livewired: The Inside Story of the Ever-Changing Brain, by David Eagleman makes the case that our brains and our identities are not fixed, but are continually shaped by the world around us."

Kevin Kelly: "Build the Life You Want: The Art and Science of Getting Happier, by Arthur Brooks and Oprah Winfrey, offers research-backed strategies for becoming happier by improving relationships, finding purposeful work, and developing spiritually."

Kevin Kelly: "Dopamine Detox, by Thibaut Meurisse, explains how overstimulation from modern technology and activities can overactivate the brain’s dopamine system, making it harder to focus and do deep work."

Kevin Kelly: "Don’t Feed the Monkey Mind: How to Stop the Cycle of Anxiety, Fear, and Worry by Jennifer Shannon, explains that anxiety is generated by the “monkey mind,” which perceives threats and sounds alarms to try to keep us safe."

Kevin Kelly: "The book is exceptionally good, and the story even better.

Expeditions in those days were like today’s startups, with big visions and low likelihood of profit. Everything was falling apart the entire time.

It’s not a tale of heroics, but of dire hardship, murder, mutiny, vast ignorance, and the slow awareness of the true scope of the this world."

Kevin Kelly: "A basic survival skill these days is trying to imagine the future. Individually and collectively we can get better at it. 

Imaginable, by Jane McGonigal, at the Institute for the Future, is the only book I know of that will teach you the proven techniques that futurists use to help them forecast the future."