
46 books recommended by Sam Altman
Sam Altman is an American entrepreneur, programmer, investor and blogger. He is the CEO of OpenAI and the former president of Y Combinator.
Sam Altman
46 books recommended by Sam Altman
Last Updated Jan 31, 2024

Man’s Search for MeaningViktor E. Frankl

Thinking, Fast and SlowDaniel Kahneman





The Score Takes Care of ItselfBill Walsh

The Beginning of InfinityDavid Deutsch





A Pattern LanguageChristopher Alexander et al.


The Origin of ConsciousnessJulian Jaynes

The Death and Life of Great American CitiesJane Jacobs

The Old WayElizabeth Marshall Thomas

Dealers of LightningMichael A. Hiltzik


Call Me by Your NameAndré Aciman

Hateship, Friendship, Courtship, Loveship, MarriageAlice Munro

The Picture of Dorian GrayOscar Wilde


Molecular Biology of the CellBruce Alberts


The Art of War in the Middle Ages Charles Oman

A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering GeniusDave Eggers


The Supermen Charles J. Murray

Solution SellingMichael T. Bosworth

Hunger of MemoryRichard Rodríguez

Skunk WorksBen R. Rich, Leo Janos & Leo Janos

How I Raised Myself from Failure to Success in SellingFrank Bettger

Powering the FutureRobert B. Laughlin


The Beak of the FinchJonathan Weiner

The Transit of VenusShirley Hazzard

The Sleepwalkers: How Europe Went to War in 1914Christopher Clark

Hold’Em Poker for Advanced PlayersDavid Sklansky

The EnduranceCaroline Alexander

The Trial of SocratesI.F. Stone

The Art of War for LoversConnell Cowan

The Fall by Albert CamusAlbert Camus

The Crime of ReasonRobert B. Laughlin

Fundamentals of Plasma PhysicsPaul M. Bellan

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