Marc Andreessen

105 books recommended by Marc Andreessen

Co-founder of Netscape and Andreessen Horowitz

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A Higher Loyalty

by James Comey

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— 118 Great Books Recommended By Marc Andreessen

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A Spy Among Friends

by Ben Macintyre

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— 118 Great Books Recommended By Marc Andreessen

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Antifragile: Things That Gain from Disorder

by Nassim Nicholas Taleb

“Nassim Taleb introduced the concept of antifragility in his book of the same name.”
— Building an Anti-Fragile Career

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But What If We're Wrong?

by Chuck Klosterman

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— 118 Great Books Recommended By Marc Andreessen

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Can't Hurt Me

by David Goggins

“Anytime anybody feels mopey about what's happening in their startup or in their life, this is the book to read to reset all the expectations.”
— Marc Andreessen Book Recommendations (All-Time) — Venture Book Club

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Chasing Hillary

by Amy Chozick

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— 118 Great Books Recommended By Marc Andreessen

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Extreme Ownership

by Jocko Willink

“I hand out more copies of this book than any other. How to take responsibility for yourself and for those around you. Modern Stoicism, as applied in the military, business, and life.”
— Marc Andreessen Book Recommendations (All-Time) — Venture Book Club

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Golden Gates

by Conor Dougherty

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— 118 Great Books Recommended By Marc Andreessen

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High Output Management

by Andrew Grove

“Marc Andreessen is an American entrepreneur, investor, and software engineer.”
— Marc Andreessen's Book Recommendations (updated 2025)

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How to Castrate a Bull

by Dave Hitz and Pat Walsh

“Hitz has seen his company go through every major cycle in business--from the Jack-of-All-Trades mentality of a start-up, through the tumultuous period of the IPO and the dot-com bust, and finally to a mature enterprise company.”
— Marc Andreessen's Book Recommendations (Updated for 2025)

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How to Live

by Sarah Bakewell

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— 118 Great Books Recommended By Marc Andreessen

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More from Less

by Andy McAfee

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— 118 Great Books Recommended By Marc Andreessen

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Only the Paranoid Survive

by Andrew Grove

“A very good book we recommend.”
— Marc Andreessen Book Recommendations (All-Time) — Venture Book Club

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Poor Charlie's Almanack

by Charlie Munger

“Tremendous”
— Marc Andreessen Book Recommendations (All-Time) — Venture Book Club

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Recapturing the Spirit of Enterprise

by George Gilder

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— 118 Great Books Recommended By Marc Andreessen

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Skin in the Game

by Nassim Nicholas Taleb

“Marc Andreessen is an American entrepreneur, investor, and software engineer.”
— Marc Andreessen's Book Recommendations (updated 2025)

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The Hard Thing About Hard Things

by Ben Horowitz

“Marc Andreessen [mentioned 'The Hard Thing about Hard Things' on 'The Tim Ferriss Show' podcast.]”
— https://www.kevinrooke.com/book-recommendations/marc-andreessen

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The Lean Startup

by Eric Ries

“A must read for every serious entrepreneur—and every manager interested in innovation.”
— 111 Marc Andreessen Recommended Books (2026)

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The Myth of the Rational Voter

by Bryan Caplan

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— 118 Great Books Recommended By Marc Andreessen

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The Power of Productivity

by William W. Lewis

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— 118 Great Books Recommended By Marc Andreessen

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The Rise of Superman

by Steven Kotler

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— 118 Great Books Recommended By Marc Andreessen

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The Spider Network

by David Enrich

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— 118 Great Books Recommended By Marc Andreessen

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The Strange Death of Europe

by Douglas Murray

“One perspective on the politics of immigration in Europe, playing out in real time, e.g. Merkel almost getting deposed days ago. Confusing on multiple levels from US perspective.”
— 111 Marc Andreessen Recommended Books (2026)

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The Tycoons

by Charles R. Morris

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— 118 Great Books Recommended By Marc Andreessen

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Thinking, Fast and Slow

by Daniel Kahneman

“Captivating dive into human decision making, marred by inclusion of several/many? psychology studies that fail to replicate. Will stand as a cautionary tale?”
— Marc Andreessen Book Recommendations (All-Time) — Venture Book Club

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Triumph of the City

by Edward Glaeser

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— 118 Great Books Recommended By Marc Andreessen

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When the Wolves Bite

by Scott Wapner

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— 118 Great Books Recommended By Marc Andreessen

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Zero to One

by Peter Thiel

“Zero to One is the first book any working or aspiring entrepreneur must read—period.”
— 118 Books Recommended By Marc Andreessen

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12 Rules for Life

by Jordan Peterson

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A Conflict of Visions: Ideological Origins of Political Struggles

by Thomas Sowell

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A Guide to the Good Life

by William B. Irvine

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A New World Begins

by Jeremy Popkin

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Alexandre Kojève: Wisdom at the End of History

by James Nichols

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All Out War

by Tim Shipman

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An Apology for the Builder

by Nicholas Barbon

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Anti-Fascism

by Paul Gottfried

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Becoming Steve Jobs

by Brent Schlender

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Behave

by Robert M. Sapolsky

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Beyond Good & Evil

by Friedrich Nietzsche

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Born Standing Up

by Steve Martin

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Capitalism and Freedom

by Milton Friedman

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Civilian Warriors

by Erik Prince

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Conspiracy

by Ryan Holiday

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Devil's Bargain

by Joshua Green

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Economics in One Lesson

by Henry Hazlitt

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Edison

by Matthew Josephson

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Expert Political Judgment

by Philip E. Tetlock

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Fascism

by Paul Gottfried

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Free to Choose

by Milton Friedman

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Hitler: Ascent: 1889-1939

by Volker Ullrich

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Hitler: Downfall: 1939-1945

by Volker Ullrich

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Homage to Catalonia

by George Orwell

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In Defense of Global Capitalism

by Johan Norberg

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In Defense of Globalization

by Jagdish N. Bhagwati

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Intellectuals and Society

by Thomas Sowell

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Joseph McCarthy

by Arthur Herman

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Kill Decision

by Daniel Suarez

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Lenin On The Train

by Catherine Merridale

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Lindbergh

by A. Scott Berg

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Living with a SEAL

by Jesse Itzler

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Lone Survivor

by Marcus Luttrell

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Men, Machines, and Modern Times

by Elting E. Morison

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Mine Were Of Trouble

by Peter Kemp

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No Offense: Civil Religion and Protestant Taste

by John Murray Cuddihy

Ordeal of Civility: Freud, Marx, Levi-Strauss, and the Jewish Struggle With Modernity book cover

Ordeal of Civility: Freud, Marx, Levi-Strauss, and the Jewish Struggle With Modernity

by John Murray Cuddihy

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Play Nice But Win

by Michael Dell

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Private Truths, Public Lies

by Timur Kuran

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Public Choice Theory and the Illusion of Grand Strategy

by Richard Hanania

Radical Chic and Mau-Mauing the Flak Catchers by Tom Wolfe book cover

Radical Chic and Mau-Mauing the Flak Catchers by Tom Wolfe

by Tom Wolfe

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Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind

by Yuval Noah Harari

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Shattered

by Jonathan Allen

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Spain In Our Hearts

by Adam Hochschild

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The Ambassador: Joseph P. Kennedy at the Court of St. James's 1938-1940

by Susan Ronald

The Ancient City: A Study on the Religion, Laws, and Institutions of Greece and Rome book cover

The Ancient City: A Study on the Religion, Laws, and Institutions of Greece and Rome

by Numa Denis Fustel De Coulanges

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The Captive Mind

by Czeslaw Milosz

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The Courage to Be Disliked

by Ichiro Kishimi

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The End of History and the Last Man

by Francis Fukuyama

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The God of the Machine

by Isabel Paterson

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The God That Failed

by Richard Crossman

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The Guarded Gate

by Daniel Okrent

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The Innovator's Dilemma

by Clayton M. Christensen

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The Machiavellians

by James Burnham

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The Machinery of Freedom: Guide to a Radical Capitalism

by David D. Friedman

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The Managerial Revolution: What Is Happening in the World

by James Burnham

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The Mystery of Capital

by Hernando de Soto

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The Network State: How To Start a New Country

by Balaji Srinivasan

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The New Right

by Michael Malice

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The Power of the Powerless

by Vaclav Havel

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The Rational Optimist

by Matt Ridley

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The Romance of American Communism

by Vivian Gornick

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The Second Coming of the KKK

by Linda Gordon

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The Spanish Civil War

by Hugh Thomas

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The True Believer

by Eric Hoffer

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The Vision of the Anointed

by Thomas Sowell

The WEIRDest People In The World book cover

The WEIRDest People In The World

by Joseph Henrich

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The Wizard of Menlo Park

by Randall E. Stross

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Thinking in Bets

by Annie Duke

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Walt Disney

by Neal Gabler

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War For Eternity

by Benjamin Teitelbaum

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What You Do Is Who You Are

by Ben Horowitz

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Who Is Michael Ovitz?

by Michael Ovitz

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Who We Are and How We Got Here

by David Reich

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Whole Earth Discipline

by Stewart Brand

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Witness

by Whittaker Chambers

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Zero to One: Notes on Startups, or How to Build the Future

by Peter Thiel with Blake Masters