Naval Ravikant: "Physicist, bongo player, painter, adventurer, and most importantly, free thinker. You're never going to get ahead in life if you listen to everyone else.

Feynman combines independent thinking with intellectual rigor in his every day life. It was an inspiration for me as a child."

Tim Ferriss: "Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman is one of my favorite books."

One of the books Mark Zuckerberg added to his Facebook page.

Brian Armstrong: "A way to have a happy life. Remain curious and enjoy the journey."

Elon Musk: "It isn’t clear to me why people like Feynman’s physics lectures so much. I found them to be ok, but not great. Wouldn’t recommend them either to those who want to learn physics or those who have.

His non-physics books, like 'Surely You’re Joking, Mr. Feynman' are great."

Boyan Slat: "A delightful collection of stories by one of the most original physicists. Feynman finds a level of joy in mundane situations most people can only aspire to."

One of Sahil Lavingia's most recommended books.

One of Larry Page's recommended books.

Boyan Slat: "It’s incredible what humans are capable of when the only alternative is death."

Bryan Johnson: "Daily before bed, read Endurance for 30 min. No screens. No ruminations. Imagine yourself a member of Shackleton’s crew."

Fred Wilson: "Talk about tenacity"

Max Levchin shared 'Endurance' on his LinkedIn page.

One of Sam Altman's recommended books for young startup founders.

Tim Urban: "To assess what really matters it always helps to zoom out, and Will MacAskill is probably the world’s best zoom-outer. 

What We Owe The Future brilliantly shows us the biggest picture of all and persuasively reminds us of the vast impact we can all have."

Boyan Slat: "Will’s thinking (and that of the broader EA movement) has been very influential on me and his latest book did not disappoint.

Even though I was already familiar with the key ideas, the examples he used were still interesting to me."

Michael Pollan: "Don't miss this is provocative, important and highly original book."

Tyler Cowen: "An exciting new book."

Boyan Slat: "Excellent account of arguably the most fundamental (and under-appreciated) innovation of the 20th century; our ability to fixate nitrogen from the air through the Haber-Bosch process, feeding billions of people."

Patrick Collison: "Very highly recommend this Thomas Hager book"

David Friedberg: "A great book"

Ben Horowitz: "Based on hard-won, real-life lessons as an entrepreneur, Tony Fadell’s Build delivers priceless advice for any young person who wants to build something great or change the world for the better. I wish I had this book when I was twenty-one."

Malcolm Gladwell: "Tony Fadell has made more cool stuff than almost anyone else in the history of Silicon Valley, and in Build he tells us how. This is the most fun—and the most fascinating—memoir of curiosity and invention I've ever read."

Boyan Slat: "What I liked is how it’s filled with a wide variety of practical advice that one can immediately apply.

Highly recommended if you’re involved in management or product development."

David Sacks mentioned 'The Founders' as his most anticipated media of 2024' on the All-In podcast.

Tyler Cowen: "It is illuminating on start-ups, the earlier history of Silicon Valley, and it is a fair treatment of Peter Thiel."

One of Boyan Slat's favorite books of 2023.

Boyan Slat: "Go read this book"

Bill Gates: "I hope people around the world read this book, understand our planet isn’t a lost cause, and get inspired to help fix it."

Stewart Brand: "Ecopragmatism at its best shines throughout this book... The surprising message in the data is that human civilization is far along toward solving planetary problems."

One of Richard Branson's top books to read in a lifetime.

One of Boyan Slat's favorite books of 2023.

Boyan Slat: "I’m a sucker for data and thus always enjoy the statistics-heavy books by Smil (even though I don’t always agree with the conclusions he draws from those numbers).

I learned a lot from this latest book of his."

Bill Gates: "Vaclav Smil is my favorite author… _Numbers Don't Lie _takes everything that makes his writing great and boils it down into an easy-to-read format. I unabashedly recommend this book to anyone who loves learning."

One of Boyan Slat's favorite books of 2023.

One of Boyan Slat's favorite books of 2023.

One of Boyan Slat's favorite books of 2023.

One of Boyan Slat's favorite books of 2023.

Boyan Slat: "A vivid insider-account of the Apollo Project as told by Apollo 11’s 3rd crew member (who sadly passed away this year).

I can never get enough of stories about Apollo so this was another inspiring read."