Austen Allred Book Recommendations (All-Time)
Book 1 - Elon Musk: Tesla, SpaceX, and the Quest for a Fantastic Future by Ashlee Vance
Austen Allred: "Was written in 2015 and already feels like you could have another full book as an update."
Book 2 - Troublemakers: Silicon Valley's Coming of Age by Leslie Berlin
Austen Allred: "[One of] my favorite books for understanding the history of Silicon Valley."
Book 3 - Snow Crash: A Novel by Neal Stephenson
Austen Allred: "One of my favorite books of all-time."
Book 4 - Dealers of Lightning: Xerox PARC and the Dawn of the Computer Age by Michael A. Hiltzik
Austen Allred: "[One of] my favorite books for understanding the history of Silicon Valley."
Book 5 - The Upside of Stress: Why Stress Is Good for You, and How to Get Good at It by Kelly McGonigal
Austen Allred recommended this book on his website.
Book 6 - Titan: The Life of John D. Rockefeller, Sr. by Ron Chernow
Austen Allred: "The mindset required to do well in businesses when everything is in flux, competition is intense, and setbacks are frequent."
Book 7 - Working Backwards: Insights, Stories, and Secrets from Inside Amazon by Colin Bryar
Austen Allred: "The best book I have read in a long time."
Book 8 - Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less by Greg McKeown
Austen Allred recommended this book on his website.
Book 9 - The Storm of Steel by Ernst Jünger
Austen Allred: "If you’re ever feeling sorry for yourself, pick up [this book]."
Book 10 - Ready Player One by Ernest Cline
Austen Allred: "Ok writing but a page turner."
Book 11 - Can't Hurt Me: Master Your Mind and Defy the Odds by David Goggins
Austen Allred: "Some of the craziest stuff I’ve ever read."
Book 12 - The Wright Brothers by David McCullough
Austen Allred: "The slow, iterative process to breakthrough invention."
Book 13 - Leonardo da Vinci by Walter Isaacson
Austen Allred: "What genius is really made up of, and how to recreate some semblance of it."
Book 14 - Foundation Series by Isaac Asimov
We Austen Allred recommended this series on Twitter.
Book 15 - Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World by Jack Weatherford
Austen Allred: "Probably in my top five all-time."
Book 16 - Elon Musk: Tesla, SpaceX, and the Quest for a Fantastic Future by Ashlee Vance
Austen Allred: "Was written in 2015 and already feels like you could have another full book as an update."
Book 17 - Hackers: Heroes of the Computer Revolution by Steven Levy
Austen Allred: "[One of] my favorite books for understanding the history of Silicon Valley."
Book 18 - The New New Thing: A Silicon Valley Story by Michael Lewis
Austen Allred: "[One of] my favorite books for understanding the history of Silicon Valley."
Book 19 - Travels with Charley: In Search of America by John Steinbeck
Austen Allred: "Most American book of all time."
Book 20 - A Guide to the Good Life: The Ancient Art of Stoic Joy by William B. Irvine
Austen Allred recommended this book on his website.