Breaking into Venture: An Outsider Turned Venture Capitalist Shares How to Take Risks, Create Power, and Build Life-Changing Wealth
By: Allison Baum Gates
4.39
Format: 313 pages, Kindle Edition
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1. Shoe Dog: A Memoir by the Creator of Nike
By: Phil Knight
4.47
Format: 400 pages, Hardcover
In this candid and riveting memoir, for the first time ever, Nike founder and CEO Phil Knight share… read more
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"We must all be professors of the jungle."-Phil Knight, Shoe Dog: A Memoir by the Creator of Nike
"maybe the cure for any burnout is to work harder."-Phil Knight, Shoe Dog: A Memoir by the Creator of Nike
"He was easy to talk to, and easy not to talk to—equally important qualities in a friend."-Phil Knight, Shoe Dog: A Memoir by the Creator of Nike
"Beating the competition is relatively easy. Beating yourself is a never-ending commitment."-Phil Knight, Shoe Dog: A Memoir by the Creator of Nike
2. The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari: A Fable About Fulfilling Your Dreams Reaching Your Destiny
By: Robin S. Sharma
3.77
Format: 341 pages, Paperback
Wisdom to Create a Life of Passion, Purpose, and Peace This inspiring tale provides a step-by-step … read more
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3. The Smartest Guys in the Room: The Amazing Rise and Scandalous Fall of Enron
By: Bethany McLean , Peter Elkind
4.01
Format: 560 pages, Paperback
There were dozens of books about Watergate, but only All the President's Mengave readers the full s… read more
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4. The Innovator's Dilemma: The Revolutionary Book that Will Change the Way You Do Business
By: Clayton M. Christensen
3.92
Format: 368 pages,
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5. Crossing the Chasm: Marketing and Selling High-Tech Products to Mainstream Customers
By: Geoffrey A. Moore , None
3.67
Format: 272 pages, Paperback
Here is the bestselling guide that created a new game plan for marketing in high-tech industries. C… read more
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6. Zero to One: Notes on Startups, or How to Build the Future
By: Peter Thiel , Blake Masters
4.33
Format: 300 pages, Hardcover
If you want to build a better future, you must believe in secrets. The great secret of our time is … read more
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7. The Five Dysfunctions of a Team: A Leadership Fable
By: Patrick Lencioni
4.33
Format: 128 pages, Hardcover
In The Five Dysfunctions of a TeamPatrick Lencioni once again offers a leadership fable that is as … read more
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8. Elon Musk
By: Walter Isaacson
4.40
Format: 688 pages, Hardcover
From the author of Steve Jobs and other bestselling biographies, this is the astonishingly intimate… read more
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"[Musk] concluded that Trump as president was no different than he was as a candidate. The buffoonery was not just an act. "Trump might be one of the world’s best bullshitters ever," he says. "Like my…"-Walter Isaacson, Elon Musk
9. Chip War: The Fight for the World's Most Critical Technology
By: Chris Miller
4.44
Format: 464 pages, Hardcover
An epic account of the decades-long battle to control what has emerged as the world's most critical… read more
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"Comrade, we have built the world’s biggest microprocessor!"-Chris Miller, Chip War: The Fight for the World's Most Critical Technology
10. Outlive: The Science & Art of Longevity
By: Peter Attia
4.37
Format: 496 pages, Hardcover
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A groundbreaking manifesto on living better and longer that challeng… read more
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11. Four Thousand Weeks
By: Oliver Burkeman
4.22
Format: 271 pages, Hardcover
The average human lifespan is absurdly, insultingly brief. Assuming you live to be eighty, you have… read more
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"We’ve been granted the mental capacities to make almost infinitely ambitious plans, yet practically no time at all to put them into action."-Oliver Burkeman, Four Thousand Weeks
"Rendering yourself more efficient — either by implementing various productivity techniques or by driving yourself harder—won’t generally result in the feeling of having ‘enough time,’ because, all el…"-Oliver Burkeman, Four Thousand Weeks
"The problem with trying to make time for everything that feels important—or just for enough of what feels important—is that you definitely never will. The reason isn’t that you haven’t yet discovered…"-Oliver Burkeman, Four Thousand Weeks
12. A Memory Called Empire (Teixcalaan, #1)
By: Arkady Martine
4.12
Format: 448 pages, Paperback
Ambassador Mahit Dzmare arrives in the center of the multi-system Teixcalaanli Empire only to disco… read more
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"made in blood, acclaimed in sunlight."-Arkady Martine, A Memory Called Empire (Teixcalaan, #1)
"Released, I am a spear in the hands of the sun."-Arkady Martine, A Memory Called Empire (Teixcalaan, #1)
"An end to empires. An immovable object to crash an impossible force upon, and break it."-Arkady Martine, A Memory Called Empire (Teixcalaan, #1)
"The problem with sending messages was that people responded to them, which meant one had to write more messages in reply."-Arkady Martine, A Memory Called Empire (Teixcalaan, #1)
13. The Power Law: Venture Capital and the Making of the New Future
By: Sebastian Mallaby
4.43
Format: 496 pages, Hardcover
Shortlisted for the Financial Times Business Book of the Year Named a Best Book of 2022 by The Ec… read more
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"The first notable spinout was Kathy Xu, another woman who managed to flourish in China's venture industry. Rather than studying in the United States, Xu had experienced U.S. instruction at Nanjing Un…"-Sebastian Mallaby, The Power Law: Venture Capital and the Making of the New Future
14. Stay True
By: Hua Hsu
4.03
Format: 208 pages, Hardcover
From the New Yorker staff writer Hua Hsu, a gripping memoir on friendship, grief, the search for se… read more
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"My parents are great, I said. Unbelievably non-stereotypical."-Hua Hsu, Stay True
"The first generation thinks about survival; the ones that follow tell the stories."-Hua Hsu, Stay True
"You were describing people we had not yet met, maybe people we ourselves would become."-Hua Hsu, Stay True
"It was a sign of personal growth, I thought to myself, that I could be friends with someone who liked Pearl Jam this much."-Hua Hsu, Stay True
15. Going Infinite: The Rise and Fall of a New Tycoon
By: Michael Lewis
3.80
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
From the #1 best-selling author of The Big Short and Flash Boys, the story of FTX’s spectacular col… read more
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16. I Will Teach You to Be Rich: No Guilt. No Excuses. No BS. Just a 6-Week Program That Works
By: Ramit Sethi
4.19
Format: 352 pages, Paperback
As seen on the new NETFLIX series! The groundbreaking NEW YORK TIMES and WALL STREET JOURNAL BESTSE… read more
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17. Amp It Up: Leading for Hypergrowth by Raising Expectations, Increasing Urgency, and Elevating Intensity
By: Frank Slootman
4.07
Format: 208 pages, ebook
Wall Street Journal, USA Today, and Publishers Weekly BestsellerThe secret to leading growth is you… read more
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18. How to Change Your Mind: The New Science of Psychedelics
By: Michael Pollan
4.27
Format: 480 pages, Hardcover
Could psychedelic drugs change our worldview? One of America's most admired writers takes us on a m… read more
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"The opposite of spiritual is not material but egotistical."-Michael Pollan, How to Change Your Mind: The New Science of Psychedelics
"Normal waking consciousness feels perfectly transparent, and yet it is less a window on reality than the product of our imaginations-a kind of controlled hallucination."-Michael Pollan, How to Change Your Mind: The New Science of Psychedelics
"Nature does in fact teem with subjectivities — call them spirits if you like — other than our own; it is only the human ego, with its imagined monopoly on subjectivity, that keeps us from recognizing…"-Michael Pollan, How to Change Your Mind: The New Science of Psychedelics
"The philosophical implications of "predictive coding" are deep and strange. The model suggests that our perceptions of the world offer us not a literal transcription of reality but rather a seamless …"-Michael Pollan, How to Change Your Mind: The New Science of Psychedelics
19. Anna: The Biography
By: Amy Odell
3.78
Format: 464 pages, Hardcover
This definitive biography of Anna Wintour follows the steep climb of an ambitious young woman who w… read more
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20. Private Equity: A Memoir
By: Carrie Sun
3.63
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
A gripping memoir of one woman’s self-discovery inside a top Wall Street firm, and an urgent indict… read more
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"A gift weighed down by the imposition of gratitude becomes an expectation; over time, it becomes debt."-Carrie Sun, Private Equity: A Memoir
21. I Love Capitalism!: An American Story
By: Ken Langone
4.24
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
New York Times Bestseller Iconoclastic entrepreneur and New York legend Ken Langone tells the comp… read more
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22. No Red Lights: Reflections on Life, 50 Years in Venture Capital, and Never Driving Alone
By: Alan J. Patricof
3.83
Format: 248 pages, Hardcover
As featured in The Wall Street Journal! One of Business Insider’s “5 Best Leadership Books I Read … read more
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23. The Infinite Machine: How an Army of Crypto-hackers Is Building the Next Internet with Ethereum
By: Camila Russo
4.12
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
Written with the verve of such works as The Big Short, The History of the Future, and The Spider Ne… read more
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24. The Business of Venture Capital: Insights from Leading Practitioners on the Art of Raising a Fund, Deal Structuring, Value Creation, and Exit Strategies
By: Mahendra Ramsinghani
4.35
Format: 392 pages, Hardcover
The Business of Venture Capital describes the various aspects of Raising the venture fund, sourcing… read more
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"First-time fund is acceptable, but not a first-time investor."-Mahendra Ramsinghani, The Business of Venture Capital: Insights from Leading Practitioners on the Art of Raising a Fund, Deal Structuring, Value Creation, and Exit Strategies
"Amidst all the hype and hoopla around this business, I wanted to emphasize the challenge—it is seductive but the failure rate is very high. And those who fail have no good place to go."-Mahendra Ramsinghani, The Business of Venture Capital: Insights from Leading Practitioners on the Art of Raising a Fund, Deal Structuring, Value Creation, and Exit Strategies
"Each year about 600,000 start-ups are launched. Less than 0.5 percent attract VC. Of Inc. magazine's annual list of the 500 fastest growing companies in the United States assessed over a decade (1997…"-Mahendra Ramsinghani, The Business of Venture Capital: Insights from Leading Practitioners on the Art of Raising a Fund, Deal Structuring, Value Creation, and Exit Strategies
"A good portfolio manager knows which companies to keep and which ones to let go. Many a GP has struggled with portfolio companies that cannot meet their value-creation milestones, or raise additional…"-Mahendra Ramsinghani, The Business of Venture Capital: Insights from Leading Practitioners on the Art of Raising a Fund, Deal Structuring, Value Creation, and Exit Strategies
25. Secrets of Sand Hill Road: Venture Capital and How to Get It
By: Scott Kupor
4.23
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
A Wall Street Journal Bestseller! What are venture capitalists saying about your startup behind… read more
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26. Little Black Stretchy Pants: Story of lululemon by the Founder, Chip Wilson (unauthorized)
By: Chip Wilson
4.16
Format: 443 pages, Kindle Edition
This is a book about ordinary people who took an opportunity to be creative, to be innovative, and … read more
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27. How To Raise A Venture Capital Fund: The Essential Guide on Fundraising and Understanding Limited Partners
By: Winter Mead
3.95
Format: 206 pages, Kindle Edition
Despite all of the writing on venture capital, there is a missing part of the literature. There has… read more
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28. The Venture Mindset: How to Make Smarter Bets and Achieve Extraordinary Growth
By: Ilya Strebulaev
4.24
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
Inspired by venture capitalists’ unique mindset, this is a transformative playbook for delivering e… read more
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29. Made From Scratch: The Legendary Success Story of Texas Roadhouse
By: Kent Taylor
4.45
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
* An Instant Wall Street Journal Bestseller * From founder Kent Taylor, the incredible made-from… read more
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30. Breaking into Venture: An Outsider Turned Venture Capitalist Shares How to Take Risks, Create Power, and Build Life-Changing Wealth
By: Allison Baum Gates
4.39
Format: 313 pages, Kindle Edition
Unparalleled insight into how the powerful, profitable, and exclusive industry of venture capital w… read more
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