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Chamath Palihapitiya
Entrepreneur, Investor, Venture capitalist
17 books they recommend
Books they recommend 17
Chamath has named favorites on Twitter/X and in interviews with brief, blunt verdicts. His recommendations cluster around Wall Street narratives, evolutionary biology (he's a vocal Nick Lane fan), capitalism history, and mental-models thinking, plus candid picks tied to his own recovery. Sourcing is mostly his tweets and podcast/interview mentions.
Superbook reading list 9
Not yet given a topic 4
Nick Lane · not in an entry yet
“"Must read if you don't want to be a luddite," on evolution's great inventions.”
Simon Singh · not in an entry yet
“A Twitter recommendation on the centuries-long quest to solve Fermat's Last Theorem.”
Michael Craig · not in an entry yet
“A poker recommendation reflecting his interest in high-stakes games.”
Financial History 1
Michael Lewis
“He calls it "probably my favorite book," on the 1980s Salomon Brothers bond desk.”
Decision Making 1
Shane Parrish · not in an entry yet
“He calls it a "super read" on general thinking concepts.”
Psychology and Behaviour 1
Science 1
Nick Lane · not in an entry yet
“He calls Lane's book on energy and the origins of complex life "incredible."”
Company Histories 1
Book recommendations listed on their Good Books profile 8
Psychology and Behaviour 2
Financial History 2
Bhu Srinivasan · not in an entry yet aggregator only
Decision Making 1
Fiction 1
Mathematics and Statistics 1
Simon Singh · not in an entry yet aggregator only
Games and Puzzles 1
Michael Craig · not in an entry yet aggregator only