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Mark Zuckerberg

Co-founder of Meta

For his 2015 personal challenge, Mark Zuckerberg ran a public book club called A Year of Books: twenty-three titles in a year, skewed toward big ideas about technology, institutions, and human progress. These picks from that club live in the index.

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  1. 01
    Cover of Sapiens by Yuval Noah Harari

    Sapiens

    Yuval Noah Harari·443 pp
    Why Mark rates itAn A Year of Books pick: Zuckerberg wanted his club to grapple with the biggest possible frame for what humans are building.
  2. 02
    Cover of Why Nations Fail by Daron Acemoglu & James A. Robinson

    Why Nations Fail

    Daron Acemoglu & James A. Robinson·544 pp
    Why Mark rates itHe chose it for the club to dig into why some societies prosper and others stall, calling the institutions question essential reading.
  3. 03
    Cover of Creativity, Inc. by Ed Catmull

    Creativity, Inc.

    Ed Catmull·368 pp
    Why Mark rates itCatmull's Pixar memoir made the club as a study in building a culture that keeps producing new things without losing honesty.
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