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.
3 books Mark recommends
In Mark's order. Each note is our paraphrase of why they rate it, drawn from their public lists and interviews, not a quote.
Sapiens
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.
Intermediate~9hRead the breakdown →Also picked by Bill Gates, Naval Ravikant and Barack Obama
Why Nations Fail
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.
Advanced~11hRead the breakdown →Also picked by Barack Obama
Creativity, Inc.
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.
Intermediate~7hRead the breakdown →
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