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Elon Musk's Book Recommendations

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Favorites from the technology entrepreneur
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Ever since he was a kid, Elon Musk—the CEO of Tesla and now the second-richest person in the world—has been an avid reader. Want to benefit from the insights of some of his favorites? Check out his recommendations in this collection!

Elon Musk's Book Recommendations

Favorites from the technology entrepreneur
Elon Musk
Elon Musk
Ashlee Vance
Tesla, SpaceX, and the Quest for a Fantastic Future
22 min
4.3
Life 3.0
Life 3.0
Max Tegmark
Being Human in the Age of Artificial Intelligence
19 min
4.3
The Big Picture
The Big Picture
Sean Carroll
On the Origins of Life, Meaning and the Universe Itself
17 min
4.1
Lying
Lying
Sam Harris
Why we need to stop lying and start telling the truth
9 min
3.8
Superintelligence
Superintelligence
Nick Bostrom
Paths, Dangers, Strategies
17 min
4.1
The Wealth of Nations
The Wealth of Nations
Adam Smith
The most influential economic book of all time
10 min
4.4
Merchants of Doubt
Merchants of Doubt
Naomi Oreskes & Erik M. Conway
How a Handful of Scientists Obscured the Truth on Issues From Tobacco Smoke to Global Warming
18 min
3.8
Human Compatible
Human Compatible
Stuart Russell
Artificial Intelligence and the Problem of Control
22 min
4.4
Liftoff
Liftoff
Eric Berger
Elon Musk and the Desperate Early Days That Launched SpaceX
21 min
4.5
The Art of War
The Art of War
Sun Tzu
Classic military strategy for politics, business, and everyday life
10 min
4.1
The Selfish Gene
The Selfish Gene
Richard Dawkins
A landmark work in the field of biology and evolution
21 min
4.4
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