Alexis Ohanian's Book Recommendations

"Great book!"

"Such a great book. I recall first learning about the "hot hand fallacy" in a cog sci class in college. Something about it just didn't feel right - if you've played any basketball, you've seen the hot hand and even experienced it yourself. This is a riveting story"

"@WCMichael619 This book will change your life:"

"ONE OF MY FAVORITE BOOKS. ORDERED."

"Second book I've read on the subject this year and @schemaly goes in on the patriarchy and it's hard to argue with a lot of the data here. Rage really is a double-standard between men and women. As men, we need to lean into this painful truth in order to grow."

"I'm ready to be excommunicated from the VC world: I enjoyed [this] book."

"Got a ton of these for the Initialized office."

"[This book] convinced me to start a company. Thanks for helping create Reddit."

"Good read."

"Good read."

"A great foundation for bringing intention and focus to your work- and home-life."

"Everyone needs to read this book."

"A great one -- had no idea Nike had such a long history."

"A really great book."

"Kept getting recommended to me by people I respected and it didn't disappoint."

"One of the best and most important books I've read [in 2019]."

"[Helps you] navigate the world with heightened awareness for how we're always being influenced/manipulated."

"Great recommendations and I'd also add Influence in order to navigate the world with heightened awareness for how we're always being influenced/manipulated."

"A bunch of really great interviews [Jessica] did with a bunch of just OGs of entrepreneurship."

"One of the best leadership books I've read."

"Reading with gusto over the holiday and especially reflecting on this note--true friendship is the best investment one can make."

"Definitely choked up by the end of it... WHY?"

"Great book."

"Making homemade tortillas is one of my favorite things, but I'm definitely not an expert - this @masienda_us book is fantastic. I didn't know this smush test! Once you've had the real masa there's no going back 🙏"

"@APompliano @rubenharris Great book! I got the chance to meet William a decade ago. Hell of a story."

"@RMB2 @davidgoggins Both great books!"

"Alexis Ohanian shared this book on Twitter."

"An incredible story.... If you need some billionaires to despise--look no further than these charlatans."

"Such a great book. Building software right now that's informed by this."

"Must read."

"Fantastic book [...] Far more relatable than I knew or expected."

"Required reading."

"Gripping read."

"Makes a strong case for tossing out my daily Todo list in favor of focusing just One Thing every day."

"Required reading."

"[Shows] how everyone has the ability to create their own creative masterpiece."

"The question every founder asks after shipping is always: how do I get traction? This book actually answers it."

"Must-read/-listen for all of us in white America."

"If you haven't read @iamwesmoore book, you should!"