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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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Algorithms (4th Edition) cover

101. Algorithms (4th Edition)

by Robert Sedgewick, Kevin Wayne
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Confronting Managerialism: How the Business Elite and Their Schools Threw Our Lives Out of Balance (Economic Controversies) cover

102. Confronting Managerialism: How the Business Elite and Their Schools Threw Our Lives Out of Balance (Economic Controversies)

by Robert R. Locke, J.-C. Spender
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The Art of Multiprocessor Programming cover

103. The Art of Multiprocessor Programming

by Maurice Herlihy, Nir Shavit, Victor Luchangco, Michael Spear
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Rise of the Warrior Cop cover

104. Rise of the Warrior Cop

by Radley Balko
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Managing Humans: Biting and Humorous Tales of a Software Engineering Manager cover

105. Managing Humans: Biting and Humorous Tales of a Software Engineering Manager

by Michael Lopp
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How to Read a Book: The Classic Guide to Intelligent Reading cover

106. How to Read a Book: The Classic Guide to Intelligent Reading

by Mortimer J. Adler, Charles Van Doren
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Sundown Towns: A Hidden Dimension of American Racism cover

107. Sundown Towns: A Hidden Dimension of American Racism

by James W. Loewen
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The Innovators: How a Group of Hackers, Geniuses, and Geeks Created the Digital Revolution cover

108. The Innovators: How a Group of Hackers, Geniuses, and Geeks Created the Digital Revolution

by Walter Isaacson
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Legalize This!: The Case for Decriminalizing Drugs cover

109. Legalize This!: The Case for Decriminalizing Drugs

by Douglas N. Husak
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Accelerate: The Science of Lean Software and DevOps: Building and Scaling High Performing Technology Organizations cover

110. Accelerate: The Science of Lean Software and DevOps: Building and Scaling High Performing Technology Organizations

by Nicole Forsgren, Jez Humble, Gene Kim
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The Elements of Computing Systems, second edition: Building a Modern Computer from First Principles cover

111. The Elements of Computing Systems, second edition: Building a Modern Computer from First Principles

by Noam Nisan, Shimon Schocken
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Crucial Conversations: Tools for Talking When Stakes Are High, Second Edition cover

112. Crucial Conversations: Tools for Talking When Stakes Are High, Second Edition

by Kerry Patterson, Joseph Grenny, Ron McMillan, Al Switzler, Stephen R. Covey
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Continuous Delivery: Reliable Software Releases through Build, Test, and Deployment Automation (Addison-Wesley Signature Series (Fowler)) cover

113. Continuous Delivery: Reliable Software Releases through Build, Test, and Deployment Automation (Addison-Wesley Signature Series (Fowler))

by Jez Humble
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The Effective Engineer: How to Leverage Your Efforts In Software Engineering to Make a Disproportionate and Meaningful Impact cover

114. The Effective Engineer: How to Leverage Your Efforts In Software Engineering to Make a Disproportionate and Meaningful Impact

by Edmond Lau
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The Goal: 40th Anniversary Edition: A Process of Ongoing Improvement cover

115. The Goal: 40th Anniversary Edition: A Process of Ongoing Improvement

by Eliyahu M. Goldratt, Jeff Cox, David Whitford
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Initiative: A Proven Method to Bring Your Passions to Life (and Work) cover

116. Initiative: A Proven Method to Bring Your Passions to Life (and Work)

by Joshua Spodek
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A Deepness in the Sky (Zones of Thought, 2) cover

117. A Deepness in the Sky (Zones of Thought, 2)

by Vernor Vinge
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How to Change Your Mind: What the New Science of Psychedelics Teaches Us About Consciousness, Dying, Addiction, Depression, and Transcendence cover

118. How to Change Your Mind: What the New Science of Psychedelics Teaches Us About Consciousness, Dying, Addiction, Depression, and Transcendence

by Michael Pollan
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Non-Designer's Design Book, The cover

119. Non-Designer's Design Book, The

by Robin Williams
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Crossing the Chasm, 3rd Edition: The Updated Version of the Insightful Guide on Bringing Cutting-Edge Products to the Mainstream (Collins Business Essentials) cover

120. Crossing the Chasm, 3rd Edition: The Updated Version of the Insightful Guide on Bringing Cutting-Edge Products to the Mainstream (Collins Business Essentials)

by Geoffrey A. Moore
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