Naval Ravikant: "Matt Ridley's "The Rational Optimist" is the most brilliant and enlightening book I've read in years."

Anthony Pompliano: "One of the best books I read in 2017"

Bill Gurley: "I really, really loved 'How Innovation Works' from Matt Ridley.

It is a very elegant follow up to 'The Rational Optimist' - read both if you can."

Marc Andreessen: "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."

Mark Zuckerberg: "This book argues that economic progress is the greater force is pushing society forward."

Bill Gates: "The book focuses on some of the critical issues facing the world today including aid to Africa and climate change."

Nick Szabo: "I think three or four of my top 20 books of all time are all Ridley’s. Rational Optimist, Genome, Red Queen, Origins of Virtue."

Charlie Munger: "I had to read The Selfish Gene twice before I fully understood it"

Matt Ridley: "From the moment of its publication 40 years ago, it has been a sparkling best-seller and a scientific game-changer."

Brian Armstrong: "It was interesting but I found I had already heard many of the ideas in this book, which speaks to how influential it is."

Nick Szabo: "A Crucial book on our origins and our natures"

Nick Szabo: "I think three or four of my top 20 books of all time are all Ridley’s. Rational Optimist, Genome, Red Queen, Origins of Virtue."

Naval Ravikant: "Everything by Matt Ridley is worth reading."

Charlie Munger recommended 'Genome' in his book Poor Charlie's Almanack.

Mark Zuckerberg: "I've wanted to read Matt Ridley's books for a while. His recent book The Rational Optimist about how progress and the economy evolve is also near the top of my ever-growing pile of books to read."

NIck Szabo: "One of the most important books I've read"

Naval Ravikant's answer to "Any good book about economy for a beginner?"

Elon Musk: "Adam Smith FTW obv. Ironically, future automation will naturally lead to greater equality of consumption. Monopolies are true enemy of people. Competing to serve is good."

Bill Gurley: "Smith identified that when men and women specialize their skills, and also importantly 'trade' with one another, the end result is a rise in productivity and standard of living for everyone."

Nick Szabo: "A crucial book on our origins and our natures"

Naval Ravikant: "Everything by Matt Ridley is worth reading."

Neil Strauss recommended 'The Red Queen' on his website.

Nick Szabo: "One of the most important books I've read."

Charles Koch recommended this book on his website.

Nick Szabo: "I think three or four of my top 20 books of all time are all Ridley’s. Rational Optimist, Genome, Red Queen, Origins of Virtue."

One of Naval Ravikant's Game Theory book recommendations.

Bill Gates: "The Most Powerful Idea in the World is an entertaining narrative weaving together

the clever characters, incremental innovations and historical context behind the steam engines that gave birth to our modern world."

Nick Szabo mentioned this as one book to read for a decent coverage of history.

Nick Szabo: "A crucial book on our origins and our nature"

Nick Szabo: "One of the most important books I've read"

Nick Szabo: "Nominally a book on how to take a law school exam. Really a primer on quantum thought"

Nick Szabo mentioned this as one book to read to get a decent coverage of history.

Nick Szabo mentioned this as one book to read to get a decent coverage of history.

Nick Szabo mentioned this as one book to read to get a decent coverage of history.

Nick Szabo mentioned this as one book to read to get a decent coverage of history.

Nick Szabo mentioned this as one book to read to get a decent coverage of history.

Nick Szabo mentioned this as one book to read to get a decent coverage of history.

Nick Szabo mentioned this as one book to read to get a decent coverage of history.

Nick Szabo mentioned this as one book to read to get a decent coverage of history.

Nick Szabo mentioned this as one book to read to get a decent coverage of history.

Nick Szabo mentioned this as one book to read to get a decent coverage of history.

Nick Szabo mentioned this as one book to read to get a decent coverage of history.

Nick Szabo: "The Columbian Exchange is basically what Jared Diamond ripped off when he wrote his book. But Alfred Crosby wrote the original, better version"