books recommended by Sam Altman

Sam Altman is an American entrepreneur, programmer, and blogger. He is the president of Y Combinator and co-chairman of OpenAI.

Sam Altman is an American entrepreneur, programmer, and blogger. He is the president of Y Combinator and co-chairman of OpenAI.

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books recommended by Sam Altman

Man's Search for Meaning

Man's Search for Meaning

Viktor E. Frankl

Thinking, Fast and Slow

Thinking, Fast and Slow

Daniel Kahneman

Zero to One

Zero to One

Peter Thiel

Meditations

Meditations

Marcus Aurelius

The Score Takes Care of Itself

The Score Takes Care of Itself

Bill Walsh

Einstein

Einstein

Walter Isaacson

Anna Karenina

Anna Karenina

Leo Tolstoy

Superintelligence

Superintelligence

Nick Bostrom

Brave New World

Brave New World

Aldous Huxley

Blitzscaling

Blitzscaling

Reid Hoffman

Foundation

Foundation

Isaac Asimov

A Pattern Language

A Pattern Language

Christopher Alexander et al.

The Republic

The Republic

Plato

The Origin of Consciousness

The Origin of Consciousness

Julian Jaynes

The Old Way

The Old Way

Elizabeth Marshall Thomas

The Principia

The Principia

Isaac Newton

Hateship, Friendship, Courtship, Loveship, Marriage

Hateship, Friendship, Courtship, Loveship, Marriage

Alice Munro

The Death and Life of Great American Cities

The Death and Life of Great American Cities

Jane Jacobs

A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius

A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius

Dave Eggers

Dealers of Lightning

Dealers of Lightning

Michael A. Hiltzik

The Art of War in the Middle Ages

The Art of War in the Middle Ages

Charles Oman

Winning

Winning

Jack Welch

Call Me by Your Name

Call Me by Your Name

André Aciman

Hacking Sales

Hacking Sales

Max Altschuler

A Life Decoded

A Life Decoded

J. Craig Venter

Fundamentals of Plasma Physics

Fundamentals of Plasma Physics

Paul M. Bellan

Hold'Em Poker for Advanced Players

Hold'Em Poker for Advanced Players

David Sklansky

Hunger of Memory

Hunger of Memory

Richard Rodríguez

Molecular Biology of the Cell

Molecular Biology of the Cell

Bruce Alberts

Pandaemonium

Pandaemonium

Humphrey Jennings

Plentiful Energy

Plentiful Energy

Yoon Il Chang

Powering the Future

Powering the Future

Robert B. Laughlin

Skunk Works

Skunk Works

Ben R. Rich, Leo Janos & Leo Janos

Solution Selling

Solution Selling

Michael T. Bosworth

The Art of War for Lovers

The Art of War for Lovers

Connell Cowan

The Beak of the Finch

The Beak of the Finch

Jonathan Weiner

The Crime of Reason

The Crime of Reason

Robert B. Laughlin

The Endurance

The Endurance

Caroline Alexander

The Fall by Albert Camus

The Fall by Albert Camus

Albert Camus

The Picture of Dorian Gray

The Picture of Dorian Gray

Oscar Wilde

The Supermen

The Supermen

Charles J. Murray

The Transit of Venus

The Transit of Venus

Shirley Hazzard

The Trial of Socrates

The Trial of Socrates

I.F. Stone

How I Raised Myself from Failure to Success in Selling

How I Raised Myself from Failure to Success in Selling

Frank Bettger

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