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Top Business Books Recommended by Founders

The Top Entrepreneurs podcast has interviewed 900+ founders. Each CEO shares their favorite book. This list highlights the most popular.
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Coders at Work: Reflections on the Craft of Programming cover

41. Coders at Work: Reflections on the Craft of Programming

by Peter Seibel
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Computer Architecture: A Quantitative Approach (The Morgan Kaufmann Series in Computer Architecture and Design) cover

42. Computer Architecture: A Quantitative Approach (The Morgan Kaufmann Series in Computer Architecture and Design)

by John L. Hennessy, David A. Patterson, Krste Asanović
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The Psychedelic Explorer's Guide: Safe, Therapeutic, and Sacred Journeys cover

43. The Psychedelic Explorer's Guide: Safe, Therapeutic, and Sacred Journeys

by James Fadiman
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The Pyramid Principle:Logic in Writing and Thinking cover

44. The Pyramid Principle:Logic in Writing and Thinking

by Barbara Minto
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The Shallows: What the Internet Is Doing to Our Brains cover

45. The Shallows: What the Internet Is Doing to Our Brains

by Nicholas Carr
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Show Stopper!: The Breakneck Race to Create Windows NT and the Next Generation at Microsoft cover

46. Show Stopper!: The Breakneck Race to Create Windows NT and the Next Generation at Microsoft

by G. Pascal Zachary
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The Righteous Mind: Why Good People Are Divided by Politics and Religion cover

47. The Righteous Mind: Why Good People Are Divided by Politics and Religion

by Jonathan Haidt
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Programming Rust, 2nd Edition cover

48. Programming Rust, 2nd Edition

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Design Patterns: Elements of Reusable Object-Oriented Software cover

49. Design Patterns: Elements of Reusable Object-Oriented Software

by Erich Gamma, Richard Helm, Ralph Johnson, John Vlissides
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The Idea Factory: Bell Labs and the Great Age of American Innovation cover

50. The Idea Factory: Bell Labs and the Great Age of American Innovation

by Jon Gertner
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No bullshit guide to linear algebra cover

51. No bullshit guide to linear algebra

by Ivan Savov
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Fluent Python cover

52. Fluent Python

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Unix Power Tools, 3rd Edition cover

53. Unix Power Tools, 3rd Edition

by Shelley Powers
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Good to Great: A Study of Management Strategies of Companies with Lasting Growth cover

54. Good to Great: A Study of Management Strategies of Companies with Lasting Growth

by Jim Collins
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No bullshit guide to math and physics cover

55. No bullshit guide to math and physics

by Ivan Savov
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The Lean Startup: How Today's Entrepreneurs Use Continuous Innovation to Create Radically Successful Businesses cover

56. The Lean Startup: How Today's Entrepreneurs Use Continuous Innovation to Create Radically Successful Businesses

by Eric Ries
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The Mindbody Prescription: Healing the Body, Healing the Pain cover

57. The Mindbody Prescription: Healing the Body, Healing the Pain

by John E. Sarno
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The Master Switch: The Rise and Fall of Information Empires cover

58. The Master Switch: The Rise and Fall of Information Empires

by Tim Wu
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The Big Fat Surprise: Why Butter, Meat and Cheese Belong in a Healthy Diet cover

59. The Big Fat Surprise: Why Butter, Meat and Cheese Belong in a Healthy Diet

by Nina Teicholz
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Developing Your Own 32-Bit Operating System/Book and Cd-Rom cover

60. Developing Your Own 32-Bit Operating System/Book and Cd-Rom

by Richard A. Burgess
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