Larry Ellison's Book Recommendations
Larry Ellison is an American business magnate, best known as the co-founder, chairman, and chief technology officer of Oracle Corporation. With a keen interest in history, military strategy, and management, his reading list includes biographies, historical analyses, and books on software development.
📚 Books Recommended by Larry Ellison 14
The Robber Barons
"When I asked [Larry Ellison] what was his favorite book, he told me The Robber Barons — worth a read even today!"
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Napoleon
"I think it’s interesting to read about him for a couple reasons: to see what one man of modest birth can do with his life, and to see how history can distort the truth entirely."
blog View source ↗"It's interesting to read about him for a couple of reasons: to see what one man of modest birth can do with his life, and to see how history can distort the truth entirely."
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The Mythical Man-Month
"Larry [Ellison] had given this book to every software executive whom he met within the company."
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The Age of Napoleon
"Larry’s favorite history book [...], which he had read several times."
Fate Is the Hunter
"One of the books on Larry Ellison's nightstand."
The Jordan Rules
"One of the books on Larry Ellison's nightstand."
The Fountainhead
"As a kid, I wanted to be an architect. That's before I read The Fountainhead. I mean it is hard to find a profession that pays worse than architecture."
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Catch-22
"I think [Bill Gates] must be some kind of reincarnation of Milo Minderbinder from Catch-22."
West by West
"[Larry Ellison] had come to understand the 'charmed, tormented life' of athletes, that fitting subtitle of West by West."
The Last Lion
"One of the books on Larry Ellison's nightstand."
High Output Management
"Larry Ellison considers High Output Management his bible when it comes to management concepts."
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"On [Larry Ellison's] nightstand."
Lone Survivor
"[Larry Ellison picked up] his Kindle so he could finish reading Lone Survivor. Larry had noted a page: 'The real battle is won in the mind.'"
A Peace to End All Peace
"During a lively discussion over dinner one night, [Tony Blair] listened in wonder and remarked, 'Larry, you read too much history.' [Larry Ellison] had just finished quoting a section from A Peace to End All Peace."