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Sahil Bloom

Recommendations

14 books they recommend

Books they recommend 14

Bloom recommends books constantly via his newsletter, Twitter/X, and a downloadable "favorite books" list, and frequently names all-time favorites. He's an especially vocal champion of narrative nonfiction (every Erik Larson book), biography, and stoicism/self-improvement, alongside investing classics from his finance background.

Superbook reading list 14

Not yet given a topic 4

The Splendid and the Vile: A Saga of Churchi
The Splendid and the Vile: A Saga of Churchill, Family, and Defiance During the Blitz
Erik Larson · not in an entry yet
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“Bloom calls it "one of my favorite books of all time"; he recommends Larson's entire catalog.”
Dead Wake: The Last Crossing of the Lusitani
Dead Wake: The Last Crossing of the Lusitania
Erik Larson · not in an entry yet
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“Another of his top Larson picks, on the sinking of the Lusitania.”
Thunderstruck
Thunderstruck
Erik Larson · not in an entry yet
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“Rounds out his favorite Larson books; he recommends the audiobooks too.”
Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mor
Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals
Oliver Burkeman · not in an entry yet
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“A recommended favorite on finitude and how to spend a limited life.”

Psychology and Behaviour 2

Man's Search for Meaning
Man's Search for Meaning
Viktor E. Frankl · not in an entry yet
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“He recommends it as a book that will "shake your perspective."”
Thinking, Fast and Slow
Thinking, Fast and Slow
Daniel Kahneman
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“A recommended staple on judgment and decision-making.”

Biography and Memoir 2

When Breath Becomes Air
When Breath Becomes Air
Paul Kalanithi · not in an entry yet
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“Among his recommended reads on mortality and meaning.”
Leonardo da Vinci
Leonardo da Vinci
Walter Isaacson · not in an entry yet
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“"One of my favorite books," on creativity and curiosity.”

General History 1

The Devil in the White City
The Devil in the White City
Erik Larson · not in an entry yet
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“One of his four favorite Larson titles, on the 1893 Chicago World's Fair and a killer in its shadow.”

Productivity and Habits 1

Atomic Habits
Atomic Habits
James Clear · not in an entry yet
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“He praises it as a book that "changed a lot of lives," on building systems and habits.”

Decision Making 1

The Success Equation
The Success Equation
Michael Mauboussin
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“A favorite from his investing background, on untangling skill versus luck.”

Investing 1

One Up On Wall Street
One Up On Wall Street
Peter Lynch
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“He calls it a favorite from his early days of learning to invest.”

Sport 1

Barbarian Days
Barbarian Days
William Finnegan · not in an entry yet
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“He calls it "a wonderful, meditative book," recommending the audiobook.”

Fiction 1

The Three-Body Problem
The Three-Body Problem
Liu Cixin · not in an entry yet
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“A recommended science-fiction favorite. A recurring recommendation from Sahil Bloom.”

Where they publish 3