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Top Business Books Recommended by Founders

The Top Entrepreneurs podcast has interviewed 900+ founders. Each CEO shares their favorite book. This list highlights the most popular.
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Reading in the Brain: The Science and Evolution of a Human Invention cover

161. Reading in the Brain: The Science and Evolution of a Human Invention

by Stanislas Dehaene
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The Outsiders: Eight Unconventional CEOs and Their Radically Rational Blueprint for Success cover

162. The Outsiders: Eight Unconventional CEOs and Their Radically Rational Blueprint for Success

by William Thorndike
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The Feeling Good Handbook cover

163. The Feeling Good Handbook

by David D. Burns
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The Man Who Broke Capitalism: How Jack Welch Gutted the Heartland and Crushed the Soul of Corporate America―and How to Undo His Legacy cover

164. The Man Who Broke Capitalism: How Jack Welch Gutted the Heartland and Crushed the Soul of Corporate America―and How to Undo His Legacy

by David Gelles
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On Writing Well, 25th Anniversary: The Classic Guide to Writing Nonfiction cover

165. On Writing Well, 25th Anniversary: The Classic Guide to Writing Nonfiction

by William K. Zinsser, William Zinsser
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Mathematics: The Loss of Certainty (Oxford Paperbacks) cover

166. Mathematics: The Loss of Certainty (Oxford Paperbacks)

by Morris Kline
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Programming from the Ground Up cover

167. Programming from the Ground Up

by Jonathan Bartlett, Dominick Bruno
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The Smartest Kids in the World: And How They Got That Way cover

168. The Smartest Kids in the World: And How They Got That Way

by Amanda Ripley
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Safeware: System Safety and Computers cover

169. Safeware: System Safety and Computers

by Nancy Leveson
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The Long Divergence: How Islamic Law Held Back the Middle East cover

170. The Long Divergence: How Islamic Law Held Back the Middle East

by Timur Kuran
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Command and Control: Nuclear Weapons, the Damascus Accident, and the Illusion of Safety (Ala Notable Books for Adults) cover

171. Command and Control: Nuclear Weapons, the Damascus Accident, and the Illusion of Safety (Ala Notable Books for Adults)

by Eric Schlosser
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Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World cover

172. Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World

by Jack Weatherford
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Math from Three to Seven: The Story of a Mathematical Circle for Preschoolers (MSRI Mathematical Circles Library) cover

173. Math from Three to Seven: The Story of a Mathematical Circle for Preschoolers (MSRI Mathematical Circles Library)

by Aleksandr Kalmanovich Zvonkin
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The Making of a Manager: What to Do When Everyone Looks to You cover

174. The Making of a Manager: What to Do When Everyone Looks to You

by Julie Zhuo
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The Art of Doing Science and Engineering: Learning to Learn cover

175. The Art of Doing Science and Engineering: Learning to Learn

by Richard Hamming
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Privacy is Power: Why and How You Should Take Back Control of Your Data cover

176. Privacy is Power: Why and How You Should Take Back Control of Your Data

by Carissa Véliz
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Digital Minimalism: Choosing a Focused Life in a Noisy World cover

177. Digital Minimalism: Choosing a Focused Life in a Noisy World

by Cal Newport
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Bad Pharma: How Drug Companies Mislead Doctors and Harm Patients. by Ben Goldacre cover

178. Bad Pharma: How Drug Companies Mislead Doctors and Harm Patients. by Ben Goldacre

by Ben Goldacre
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Succeed: How We Can Reach Our Goals cover

179. Succeed: How We Can Reach Our Goals

by Heidi Grant Halvorson, Ph.D.
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Proofiness: How You're Being Fooled by the Numbers cover

180. Proofiness: How You're Being Fooled by the Numbers

by Charles Seife
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