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This post gives the list of the top billionaires and their most favourite books which you might be interested in buying and reading. The list has come out after a good amount of internet research, so have to just click the links given and order them if you haven't bought them yet. I hope it is helpful for you.
i) 'The Remains of the Day' by Kazuo Ishiguro
This post gives the list of the top billionaires and their most favourite books which you might be interested in buying and reading. The list has come out after a good amount of internet research, so have to just click the links given and order them if you haven't bought them yet. I hope it is helpful for you.
1. Jeff Bezos.
i) 'The Remains of the Day' by Kazuo Ishiguro
ii) 'Sam Walton: Made in America' by Sam Walton
iii) 'Memos from the Chairman' by Alan Greenberg
iv) The Mythical Man-Month: Essays on Software Engineering by Frederick P. Brooks Jr.
v) 'Built to Last: Successful Habits of Visionary Companies' by Jim Collins and Jerry I. Porras
vi) 'Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap' by Jim Collins
vii) 'Creation: Life and How to Make it' by Steve Grand
viii) 'The Innovator's Dilemma' by Clayton M. Christensen
ix) 'The Goal: A Process of Ongoing Improvement' by Eliyahu Goldratt
x) 'Lean Thinking: Banish Waste and Create Wealth in Your Corporation' by James Wolmach and Daniel Jones
References: https://www.theceolibrary.com/people/jeff-bezos
2. Bill Gates.
Bill keeps updating his favourite books each year on his blog. The list presented here is as per his latest favourites as on 18th July 2019.
i) 'Capitalism Without Capital - the Rise of Intangible Economy' by Jonathan Haskel and Stian Westlake
ii) 'The Headspace Guide to Mindfulness and Meditation' by Andy Puddicombe
iii) 'Educated - the International Bestselling memoir' by Tara Westover
iv) 'Nine Pints: A Journey Through the Money, Medicine and Mysteries of Blood' by Rose George
v) 'The Moment of Lift - How Empowering Women Changes the World' by Melinda Gates
vi) 'Buffett: The Making of an American Capitalist' by Roger Lowenstein
vii) 'Upheaval: Turning Points for Nations in Crisis' by Jared Diamond
viii) 'Presidents of War: Epic Story from 1807 to Modern Times' by Michael Beschloss
ix) 'The Future of Capitalism: Facing the New Anxieties' by Paul collier
x) 'A Gentleman in Moscow' by Amor Towles
3. Warren Buffett
Warren Buffett and Bill Gates are close friends, but they have totally different businesses. Warren Buffett has created his wealth mainly by Investing in Stocks, and he gives big credit of it to Benjamin Graham and highly recommended this book which is at number one spot in the following list.
i) 'The Intelligent Investor' by Benjamin Graham
ii) 'Security Analysis' by Benjamin Graham and David Dodd
iii) 'Common Stocks and Uncommon Profits' by Philip A. Fisher
iv) 'Stress Test: Reflections on Financial Crises' by Timothy Geithner
v) 'Jack: Straight from the Gut' by Jack Welch
vi) 'The Outsiders: Eight Unconventional CEOs and Their Radically Rational Blueprint for Success' by William Thorndike
vii) 'The Clash of the Cultures: Investment vs Speculation' by John C. Bogle
viii) 'Business Adventures: Twelve Classic Tales from the World of Wall Street' by John Brooks
ix) 'Where are the Customers' Yachts?' by Fred Schwed Jr.
x) 'Essays in Persuasion' by John Maynard Keynes
4. Bernard Arnault
Currently (July 2019) he is the 2nd richest person in the world, but I put him at the 4th spot here, because Bill and Warren deserve the top spots because they have been constantly at top spots for decades now. Arnault has risen to the spot this year only.
v) 'Principles: Life and Work' by Ray Dalio
iv) 'QED: The Strange Theory of Light and Matter' by Richard P. Feynman
v) 'Pleasure of Finding Things Out' by Richard P. Feynman
4. Larry Ellison
5. Mark Zuckerberg
Zuckerberg has his favourite books mentioned in his Facebook Page. He has mentioned about 20 to 25 books in there, but only 10 of them which has got most likes on the respective post is mentioned in here.
i) 'Why Nations Fail: The Origins of Power, Prosperity and Poverty' by Daron Acemoglu and James A. Robinson
ii) 'The Player of Games: The Culture: Book 2' by Iain M. Banks
iii) 'Portfolios of the Poor: How the World's Poor Live on $2 a Day' by Daryl Collins
Zuckerberg has his favourite books mentioned in his Facebook Page. He has mentioned about 20 to 25 books in there, but only 10 of them which has got most likes on the respective post is mentioned in here.
i) 'Why Nations Fail: The Origins of Power, Prosperity and Poverty' by Daron Acemoglu and James A. Robinson
ii) 'The Player of Games: The Culture: Book 2' by Iain M. Banks
iii) 'Portfolios of the Poor: How the World's Poor Live on $2 a Day' by Daryl Collins
iv) 'The Muqaddimah: An Introduction to History' by Ibn Khaldun
v) 'Creativity Inc.' by Ed Catmull
vi) 'Genome: The Autobiography of a Species in 23 Chapters' by Matt Ridley
vii) 'Dealing with China' by Hank Paulson
viii) 'Open: An Autobiography' by Andre Agassi
ix) 'World Order' by Henry Kissinger
x) 'The Better Angeles of Our Nature' by Steven Pinker
iv) 'The Muqaddimah: An Introduction to History' by Ibn Khaldun
v) 'Creativity Inc.' by Ed Catmull
vi) 'Genome: The Autobiography of a Species in 23 Chapters' by Matt Ridley
vii) 'Dealing with China' by Hank Paulson
viii) 'Open: An Autobiography' by Andre Agassi
6. Michael Bloomberg
i) 'Thirst: A Story of Redemption, Compassion, and a Mission to Bring Clean Water to the World' by Scott Harrison
ii) 'How Will You Measure Your Life' by Clayton M. Christensen
iii) 'The Honourable Schoolboy' by John Le Carre
i) 'Thirst: A Story of Redemption, Compassion, and a Mission to Bring Clean Water to the World' by Scott Harrison
ii) 'How Will You Measure Your Life' by Clayton M. Christensen
iii) 'The Honourable Schoolboy' by John Le Carre
iv) 'The Start-up of You: Adapt to The Future, Invest in Yourself, and Transform Your Career' by Ben Casnocha & Reid Hoffman
v) 'Principles: Life and Work' by Ray Dalio
7. Larry Page
Lawrence "Larry Page" is the American businessman and a computer scientist who is the co-founder of Google, alongside Sergey Brin. It seems as if Richard P. Feynman was his favourite author, but if Nikola had written more books then it could have been latter.
i) 'My Inventions: The Autobiography of Nikola Tesla' by Nikola Tesla
There are free versions available on the internet, and they are without any editorial comments. It is very short, and I liked it that way. But if you need comments commentary on the book, please read the other available on the market.
ii) 'Surely You're Joking, Mr Feynman!' by Richard P. Feynman
iv) 'QED: The Strange Theory of Light and Matter' by Richard P. Feynman
v) 'Pleasure of Finding Things Out' by Richard P. Feynman
vi) 'Snow Crash' by Neal Stephenson
References:
https://bookauthority.org/profile/larry-page
8. Charles Koch
Apart from being the billionaire CEO of the second-largest privately held company in USA(Koch Industries), he is 83 years old(as on 2019) and has written few books as well. The latest one 'Good Profit' he wrote in 2015 at the age of 80. Another one is 'The Science of Success' written in 2007. Here is a list of his favourite books.
i) 'The Bonfire of the Vanities' by Tom Wolfe
ii) 'Personal Knowledge: Towards a Post-Critical Philosophy' by Michael Polanyi
iii) 'Human Action: A Treatise on Economics' by Ludwig Von Mises
iv) 'In Pursuit of Happiness and Good Government' by Charles Murray
v) 'How The West Grew Rich' by Nathan Rosenberg
vi) 'The Law' by Frederic Bastiat
vii) 'The Godfather' by Mario Puzo
i) 'The Bonfire of the Vanities' by Tom Wolfe
iii) 'Human Action: A Treatise on Economics' by Ludwig Von Mises
iv) 'In Pursuit of Happiness and Good Government' by Charles Murray
v) 'How The West Grew Rich' by Nathan Rosenberg
vi) 'The Law' by Frederic Bastiat
vii) 'The Godfather' by Mario Puzo
References: https://charleskoch.com/articles/books#books
References: https://charleskoch.com/articles/books#books
8. Ray Dalio
i) 'Mastering the Market Cycle' by Howard Marks
ii) 'Super Mind: How to Boost Performance and Live a Richer and Happier Life Through Transcendental Meditation' by Norman E Rosenthal
iii) 'Einstein's Mistakes: The Human Failings of Genius' by Hans C. Ohanian
iv) 'Principles: Life and Work' by Ray Dalio
i) 'Mastering the Market Cycle' by Howard Marks
iii) 'Einstein's Mistakes: The Human Failings of Genius' by Hans C. Ohanian
iv) 'Principles: Life and Work' by Ray Dalio
v) 'River Out of Eden: A Darwinian View of Life' by Richard Dawkins
vi) 'The Lessons of History' by Will Durant
vii) 'The Hero with a Thousand Faces' by Joseph Campbell
viii) 'Strength in Stillness: The Power of Transcendental Meditation' by Bob Roth
ix) 'Principles for Navigating Big Debt Crises' by Ray Dalio
9. Mukesh Ambani
The Richest in Asia and very famous in India, this man is quite a reader. In his recent interviews, he mentioned two books that he had been reading at the time. He named Dan Brown and Walter Isaacson as his favourite authors, and he named two books by the same.
i) 'Origin: (Robert Langdon Book 5)' by Dan Brown
ii) 'Leonardo Da Vinci' by Walter Isaacson
As he has named both of these authors his favourites, so definitely, the other books by these authors are also recommended to be read. Check out 'the Da Vinci Code', and others in the series by Dan Brown. And check the Biographies of Steve Jobs and Benjamin Franklin by Water Isaacson.
The Richest in Asia and very famous in India, this man is quite a reader. In his recent interviews, he mentioned two books that he had been reading at the time. He named Dan Brown and Walter Isaacson as his favourite authors, and he named two books by the same.
i) 'Origin: (Robert Langdon Book 5)' by Dan Brown
ii) 'Leonardo Da Vinci' by Walter Isaacson
i) 'Origin: (Robert Langdon Book 5)' by Dan Brown
ii) 'Leonardo Da Vinci' by Walter Isaacson
As he has named both of these authors his favourites, so definitely, the other books by these authors are also recommended to be read. Check out 'the Da Vinci Code', and others in the series by Dan Brown. And check the Biographies of Steve Jobs and Benjamin Franklin by Water Isaacson.
10. Sergey Brin
The two Google cofounders - Larry Page and Sergey Brin have more common than just the company that they founded together.
i) 'How To Read a Book' by Mortimer J. Adler
The two Google cofounders - Larry Page and Sergey Brin have more common than just the company that they founded together.
i) 'How To Read a Book' by Mortimer J. Adler
References:
11. Jack Ma
iv) 'The Long Tail: How Endless Choice is Creating Unlimited Demands' by Chris Anderson
v) 'Business Cycles: A Theoretical, Historical, and Statistical Analysis of the Capitalist Process' by Joseph A. Schumpeter
vi) 'Laozi Daodejing' by Laozi, Edmund Ryden & Benjamin Penny
References:
iv) 'The Long Tail: How Endless Choice is Creating Unlimited Demands' by Chris Anderson
12. Michael Dell
i) 'Bold: How to Go Big, Create Wealth and Impact the World' by Peter H. Diamandis
ii) 'Big Bang Disruption: Business Survival in the Age of Constant Innovation' by Larry Downes
iii) 'Physics of the Future: The Inventions that will Transform Our Lives' by Michio Kaku
i) 'Bold: How to Go Big, Create Wealth and Impact the World' by Peter H. Diamandis
ii) 'Big Bang Disruption: Business Survival in the Age of Constant Innovation' by Larry Downes
iii) 'Physics of the Future: The Inventions that will Transform Our Lives' by Michio Kaku
iv) 'Breakpoint' by Jeff Stibel
v) 'The Zero Marginal Cost Society: The Internet of Things, The Collaborative Commons, and The Eclipse of Capitalism' by Jeremy Rifkin
vi) 'The Second Machine Age: Work, Progress, and Prosperity in a Time of Brilliant Technologies' by Eric Brynjolfsson
vii) 'Abundance: The Future is Better than you Think' by Peter H. Diamandis
viii) 'The Outsiders: Eight Unconventional CEOs and Their Radically Rational Blueprint For Success' by Thorndike
x) 'The Hard Thing About Hard Thing: Building a Business When there are No Easy Answers' by Ben Horowitz
iv) 'Breakpoint' by Jeff Stibel
v) 'The Zero Marginal Cost Society: The Internet of Things, The Collaborative Commons, and The Eclipse of Capitalism' by Jeremy Rifkin
vi) 'The Second Machine Age: Work, Progress, and Prosperity in a Time of Brilliant Technologies' by Eric Brynjolfsson
vii) 'Abundance: The Future is Better than you Think' by Peter H. Diamandis
viii) 'The Outsiders: Eight Unconventional CEOs and Their Radically Rational Blueprint For Success' by Thorndike
x) 'The Hard Thing About Hard Thing: Building a Business When there are No Easy Answers' by Ben Horowitz
13. Phil Knight
He is as famous as his company Nike, and in order to know more about him, one must read his memoir 'Shoe Dog' which he got published in 2016. 'Shoe Dog' was in the reading list of 2016, of Bill Gates. Apart from recommending his own book, he recommends a book titles 'Imagine It Forward.'
ii) 'Imagine it Forward: Courage, Creativity, and the Power of Change' by Beth Comstock and Tahl Raz
He is as famous as his company Nike, and in order to know more about him, one must read his memoir 'Shoe Dog' which he got published in 2016. 'Shoe Dog' was in the reading list of 2016, of Bill Gates. Apart from recommending his own book, he recommends a book titles 'Imagine It Forward.'
ii) 'Imagine it Forward: Courage, Creativity, and the Power of Change' by Beth Comstock and Tahl Raz
14. Jorge Paulo Lemann
He is currently the second wealthiest Brazilian after Joseph Safra and quite an interesting person to know about. He is a Harvard graduate, a very good Tennis player who has also played in Wimbledon.
He is very well known for 3G Capital. You must read the story of how he found this investment firm by reading this book, which is also recommended by Warren Buffet who call Jorge a very good friend of his since the time they were together on the Gillette Board.
He is very well known for 3G Capital. You must read the story of how he found this investment firm by reading this book, which is also recommended by Warren Buffet who call Jorge a very good friend of his since the time they were together on the Gillette Board.
'Dream Big - How the Brazilian Trio behind 3G Capital- Jorge Paulo Lemann, Marcel Telles, and Beto Secupira - Acquired Anheuser-Busch, Burger King and Heinz' by Cristiane Correa
Jorge rarely gives interviews, still, there are a few on YouTube. You should check the one he has given to famous author Jim Collins. Search this on YouTube: 'Jim Collins Interviews Jorge Paulo Lemann,' and watch it. There are not many details about his reading habits.
In this Interview, Jorge tells Jim that his mother was the best mentor to him. He lost his father at 14, and definitely, it was his mother whom he looked up to. He remembered Walmart founder Sam Walton as a friendly guy and admires his qualities, so I guess you got the hint what you should read.
15. Wang Jianlin
He is the founder of China's largest real estate private company 'Wanda Group.'
Despite being at the age of 64 he looks like in his late 30s. He is known for strict discipline in his company and penalises the employees for violating the dress code. It may be due to his military background.
He has authored a book, that will give you a clue about his business and his personality.
Despite being at the age of 64 he looks like in his late 30s. He is known for strict discipline in his company and penalises the employees for violating the dress code. It may be due to his military background.
He has authored a book, that will give you a clue about his business and his personality.
'The Wanda Way: The Managerial Philosophy and Values of One of China's Largest Companies' by Jianlin Wang
This book was published in 2016 and includes his renowned 2013 ChinaCentral Television Voice Interview, his speech and question-and-answer session to the Harvard Business School, and Wang Jianlin's Business Philosophy on Wanda's real estate, resort, and movie units.
However in this book, which is a compilation of his interviews, he explains his strategy of success, and he advised not to read books on Corporate Philosophy included his own.
Reference: https://money.cnn.com/2016/02/22/news/wang-jianlin-book-advice/?iid=EL
16. Elon Musk
He is not just a Billionaire, but the new age inventor. He deserves a great amount of respect for his perseverance.
i) 'The Lord of The Rings' by J. R. R. Tolkien
ii) 'The Hitchhiker's Guide to Galaxy' by Douglas Adams
iii) 'Benjamin Franklin: An American Life' by Walter Isaacson
iv) 'Structure: Or Why Things Don't Fall Down' by J. E. Gordon
He is not just a Billionaire, but the new age inventor. He deserves a great amount of respect for his perseverance.
i) 'The Lord of The Rings' by J. R. R. Tolkien
ii) 'The Hitchhiker's Guide to Galaxy' by Douglas Adams
iii) 'Benjamin Franklin: An American Life' by Walter Isaacson
iv) 'Structure: Or Why Things Don't Fall Down' by J. E. Gordon
v) 'Ignition!: An Informal History of Liquid Rocket Propellants' by John D. Clark
vi) 'Superintelligence: Paths, Dangers, Strategies' by Nick Bostrom
vii) 'Our Final Invention: Artificial Intelligence and the End of the Human Era' by James Barrat
viii) 'Merchants of Doubt: How a Handful of Scientists Obscured the Truth on Issues from Tobacco Smoke to Global Warming' by Naomi Oreskes & Erik M. Conway
ix) 'The 'Foundation' Trilogy' by Isaac Asimov
x) 'The Moon is a Harsh Mistress' by Robert A. Heinlein
xi) 'Life 3.0: Being Human in the Age of Artificial Intelligence' by Max Tegmark
17. Tadashi Yanai
He is currently the richest Japanese. The company Fast Retailing that he manages is currently the third-largest clothing retailer in the world. H&M and Inditex are at the top spots.
He recommends reading the books from your own field of expertise. At the age of 41, he wrote his autobiography 'One Win Nine Losses' in which he stresses to learn from the failures. Unfortunately, the book is written in Japanese and I didn't find any English version.
He is currently the richest Japanese. The company Fast Retailing that he manages is currently the third-largest clothing retailer in the world. H&M and Inditex are at the top spots.
He recommends reading the books from your own field of expertise. At the age of 41, he wrote his autobiography 'One Win Nine Losses' in which he stresses to learn from the failures. Unfortunately, the book is written in Japanese and I didn't find any English version.
18. Jim Simons
James Harris Simons is an American Mathematician and a billionaire hedge fund manager. He has had a wonderful teaching career at MIT and Harvard and is known as the best living pioneers of theoretical physics.
Apart from all this, he has done something very unique with his Renaissance Technologies. He hired mathematicians, physicists and computer experts to predict the market.
There is not much known about the books that he reads, still, I can guess that he reads a lot about mathematics and physics, so much so that he applied it to the money game and became one of the top billionaires of the world. There is this one book about him I found on Amazon Kindle and it looks promising from its introduction.
James Harris Simons is an American Mathematician and a billionaire hedge fund manager. He has had a wonderful teaching career at MIT and Harvard and is known as the best living pioneers of theoretical physics.
Apart from all this, he has done something very unique with his Renaissance Technologies. He hired mathematicians, physicists and computer experts to predict the market.
There is not much known about the books that he reads, still, I can guess that he reads a lot about mathematics and physics, so much so that he applied it to the money game and became one of the top billionaires of the world. There is this one book about him I found on Amazon Kindle and it looks promising from its introduction.
The Man Who Solved the Market: How Jim Simons Launched the Quant Revolution by Gregory Zuckerman
19. Vagit Alekperov
He is currently the third richest Russian after Leonid Mikheson and Vladimir Lisin. The first two do not have a single page on the internet dedicated to their favourite books. It can be due to a different language they speak or maybe they are secretive.
I have seen not many details getting out about the Chinese and Russian Billionaires. I saw a book on Amazon claiming to be written by Alekperov, but the reviews say that is not his work, but a simple compilation of the earlier published articles.
These articles are available for free online at the website with the same title as that of the book. It is a magazine run by the company Lukoil itself. Here is the link:
Oil of Russia by Lukoil
He is currently the third richest Russian after Leonid Mikheson and Vladimir Lisin. The first two do not have a single page on the internet dedicated to their favourite books. It can be due to a different language they speak or maybe they are secretive.
I have seen not many details getting out about the Chinese and Russian Billionaires. I saw a book on Amazon claiming to be written by Alekperov, but the reviews say that is not his work, but a simple compilation of the earlier published articles.
These articles are available for free online at the website with the same title as that of the book. It is a magazine run by the company Lukoil itself. Here is the link:
Oil of Russia by LukoilFor a complete list of '50 Billionaires and their Favorite Books,' please buy this upcoming ebook from Amazon Kindle.
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20. Alexey Mordashov
He is the man who bought the shares of the Severstal from its workers and became the Billionaire. As per an article by Telegraph 'Good to Great' by Jim Collins is his favourite book.
'Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap' by Jim Collins
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20. Alexey Mordashov
He is the man who bought the shares of the Severstal from its workers and became the Billionaire. As per an article by Telegraph 'Good to Great' by Jim Collins is his favourite book.
'Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap' by Jim Collins
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