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The people worth reading usually tell you what they read. These are the books from the index that notable thinkers return to and recommend, with a word on why each one earns the place.
The Microsoft founder turned full-time reader , sweeping history and the science of how we think.
Angel investor and philosopher of wealth , first-principles books on the mind, evolution, and the good life.
The relentless interviewer , tactics, negotiation, and Stoic fundamentals distilled from hundreds of deep dives.
The world's most famous investor, who credits one book with shaping everything he did with money.
Buffett's partner and the great evangelist of mental models drawn from every discipline.
The reader-in-chief, whose annual lists mix big history with lives told from the inside.
His 2015 A Year of Books club read one serious book a fortnight, heavy on how societies work.
Management thinker and champion of the psychology-of-work shelf, from growth mindset to candour.
Built the everything store partly out of business classics he made his executives read.
The hedge-fund founder who reads history for its repeating patterns, then turns them into principles.
The habits author whose public reading list quietly powers half the internet's book recommendations.