Chris Anderson Book Recommendations (All-Time)
Book 1 - Taking the Work Out of Networking: An Introvert's Guide to Making Connections That Count by Karen Wickre
Chris Anderson: "[Shows] how it’s possible to make genuine connections that last, that we can nurture across the world for all kinds of purposes."
Book 2 - The Better Angels of Our Nature: Why Violence Has Declined by Steven Pinker
Chris Anderson: "[I recommend] anything [by this author]. He’s one of the clearest thinkers and communicators of our time."
Book 3 - AI Superpowers: China, Silicon Valley, and the New World Order by Kai-Fu Lee
Chris Anderson: "Truly one of the wisest and most surprising takes on AI."
Book 4 - Manifesto for a Moral Revolution: Practices to Build a Better World by Jacqueline Novogratz
Chris Anderson: "A spectacular, life-transforming book."
Book 5 - The Beginning of Infinity: Explanations That Transform the World by David Deutsch
Chris Anderson: "A remarkable argument for the power of knowledge—as not just a human capability but as a force that shapes the universe."
Book 6 - The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe (The Chronicles of Narnia, Book 1) by C. S. Lewis
Chris Anderson: "As a child, they exploded my imagination."
Book 7 - The Fabric of Reality: The Science of Parallel Universes--and Its Implications by David Deutsch
Chris Anderson: "I honestly think it was reading [this book] that finally gave me the courage, 18 years ago, to leave my company and take over leadership of TED."