Alex & Books 📚
Alex & Books 📚

@AlexAndBooks_

25 تغريدة 11 قراءة May 10, 2022
As a kid Elon Musk read books for 10 hours a day.
Today he's the richest person in the world.
Here are 20 books @elonmusk recommends reading:
1/
"Life 3.0" by @tegmark
"A compelling guide to the challenges and choices in our quest for a great future of life, intelligence and consciousness—on Earth and beyond."
–Elon Musk
amzn.to
2/
"Zero To One" by @peterthiel
“Peter Thiel has built multiple breakthrough companies, and [this book] shows how.”
–Elon Musk
amzn.to
3/
"The Art of War" by Sun Tzu
I've read [this book] many times."
–Elon Musk
amzn.to
4/
"Merchants of Doubt" by @ErikMConway & @NaomiOreskes
"Worth reading. Same who tried to deny smoking deaths are denying climate change."
–Elon Musk
amzn.to
5/
"Superintelligence" by Nick Bostrom
“Worth reading Superintelligence by Bostrom. We need to be super careful with AI. Potentially more dangerous than nukes.”
–Elon Musk
amzn.to
6/
“Tesla" by W. Bernard Carlson
“I also like biographies of scientists. Obviously, about Tesla, absolutely great person.”
–Elon Musk
amzn.to
7/
"Benjamin Franklin" by @WalterIsaacson
"I like Franklin’s biography by Isaacson, it’s really good...I could say he is one of the people I most admire. Franklin is pretty awesome."
–Elon Musk
amzn.to
8/
"Waiting for Godot" by Samuel Beckett
"Have recently come to appreciate the awesome, absurdist humor of [this book]."
–Elon Musk
amzn.to
9/
"Structures" by J. E. Gordon
"Really, really good if you want a primer on structural design."
–Elon Musk
amzn.to
10/
"Foundation" by Isaac Asimov
"[This series is] fundamental to [the] creation of SpaceX."
–Elon Musk
amzn.to
11/
"The Fault in Our Stars" by @johngreen
"Must admit to liking [this book]. Sad, romantic and beautifully named."
–Elon Musk
amzn.to
12/
"Dune" by Frank Herbert
"Brilliant. [The author] advocates placing limits on machine intelligence."
–Elon Musk
amzn.to
13/
"Lying" by @SamHarrisOrg
"Excellent cover art and lots of good reasons not to lie!"
–Elon Musk
amzn.to
14/
"Deep Learning" by @goodfellow_ian
"Written by three experts in the field, [this book] is the only comprehensive book on the subject."
–Elon Musk
amzn.to
15/
"Atlas Shrugged" by Ayn Rand
"A counterpoint to communism and useful as such, but should be tempered with kindness."
–Elon Musk
amzn.to
16/
"If the Universe Is Teeming with Aliens ... WHERE IS EVERYBODY?" by @stephenswebb
"Great book. Read it when it came out."
–Elon Musk
amzn.to
17/
"Screw Business As Usual" by @richardbranson
"This approach should be taken to heart by all, as it really is the smart move."
–Elon Musk
amzn.to
18/
"The Big Picture" by @seanmcarroll
"Highly recommend." - Elon Musk
amzn.to
19/
"Masters of Doom" by @davidkushner
"A great book." - Elon Musk
amzn.to
20/
"The Lord of The Rings" by J. R. R. Tolkien
"I know it's cliche, but [this] is my favorite book ever."
–Elon Musk
amzn.to
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PS: @elonmusk if you're reading this, two quick questions:
-About how many books do you read a year?
-Any recent books you really loved?
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