Vinod Khosla's Book Recommendations

"@paulbloomatyale @JohnNosta Great book. Highly recommended."

"A good case against too much empathy."

"One of my favorite books when I was a teenager! I still keep it around the house and periodically look at it."

"One of my favorite books when I was a teenager! I still keep it around the house and periodically look at it."

"Among the best books! A way of living, working & commitment to excellence."

"MY 2012 BOOKS: The Score Takes acre of itself : Walsh 5 STARS- among the best books! A way of living, working & commitment to excellence"

"Discovers that in most fields , generalists, not specialists, are primed to excel. [...] Every high school and college student should read it."

"Among the best insights into our brain and behavior."

"A very well done book on branding and new brand values. It will be the death of many incumbents."

"Brand building for entrepreneurs trying to upset the incumbents."

"Reveals the new breakthrough on the link between depression and inflammation of the body and brain."

"The physics behind biology, cities, economics and companies."

"A previous favorite."

"For a slightly more technical read [on AI]."

"A powerful, urgent essay into why American withdrawal would be the worst possible response."

"Fun though older book."

"A key to understanding why Silicon Valley culture is changing the world."

"Each chapter illustrates one of life’s puzzles and makes you think differently about the world."

"Long but worth every page."

"Shows the value of having principles an organization and its leaders believe in and can stick with when it gets hard to do so and real tradeoffs are involved."

"Outlines ethical ways of healing the deep new rifts that are tearing apart the fabric of the United States and other Western societies."

"This book transforms how our success-obsessed society approaches their professional careers and long-term goals."

"Tells the story of the world I have always lived, loved and believed in, despite the recent techlash."

"I don’t read fiction, but this almost historical fiction is fun especially for Silicon Valley types."

"A look into the future and how global warming will impact everything."

"An important examination into today’s most pressing political, technological, social, and existential issues as we move into the unchartered territory of the future."

"Dives into the new problem on college campuses, Safetyism."

"Reveals the violence, injustice, and painful absurdities that black men and women contend with every day in this country."

"Not that I agree with all of it, but it is still mind-bending speculation about our future."

"Fun read about our biases and how our brain functions."

"Not surprising but explicit description of the American psych on sugar and fat by the sugar industry. I would not have believed this much influence is possible."

"An insightful book on how to scale at a very fast pace​ and more importantly WHEN."

"One of my favorite one hour reads about intellectual honesty. I wish more people were this honest!"

"A decent book on self-help tools, not a category I am generally a fan of."

"Fascinating though older book."

"Not very far from the truth on the financial services industry though the authors biases come through."

"While today’s rich and powerful are fighting for equality and justice, Winners Take All argues that it is being done in a way that will preserve their position at the top of society."

"Guides readers through the scientific research transforming immunotherapy."

"Dives into the largest act of capitalist colonisation ever attempted - the colonisation of our minds, our behaviour, our free will, our very selves."

"Provides a different world view for those of us protected from some 'reality'."

"If you want speculation about what the master AI might need (one view)."

"A fun exploration of psychedelic drugs, especially for someone who has never tried them."

"Great, very quick overview of astrophysics."

"Based on [the author's] class at HBS, War & Peace & lessons on leadership, negotiation, strategy & the human condition."

"2011Books Mathematician's Lament: better way to teach math. Wish he had ideas to fit state curriculums. Important book"

"I like the author but wish there were more causality/details."

"One of favorite books on entrepreneurship."

"Very good; definitely worth reading."

"Provides a solid framework as to why things begin to deteriorate, and how society can successfully find their way back to a secure and stable plane."

"Important investing, business, sports."

"Rigorously written (unlike many pysch books), fun, funny,surprising, enlightening."

"Easy access to meditation."

"A look at the economics and the marketing strategies that enable the modern art market to generate such astronomical prices."

"Explains for the lay reader the intricate biology of our immune system."

"Best book on the subject [of sleep]."

"I recommend to every entrepreneur, investor, & CEO - and anyone else who deals with difficult negotiations."

"Really good book if you want to understand social media & people as an app: Cognitive Surplus"

"I recommend everybody read Antifragile if they're setting off on a career as a personal philosophy."

"Reveals incredible scientific breakthroughs about aging and ways we can slow down, or even reverse, the process."

"Highly recommended reading if you value the need speak up and as I say "brutal honesty (polite) over hypocritical politeness". Politeness can do a lot of harm: Willful Blindness: Why We Ignore the Obvious at Our Peril"