
Eric Jorgenson is an entrepreneur and executive coach known for distilling business wisdom into actionable frameworks. His recommended reading list reflects a deep interest in both personal achievement and the broader forces that shape human progress.
41 Books Recommended by Eric Jorgenson
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The 4-Hour Workweek
27 people recommendedBooks about leverage, even if they don't mention leverage: Four Hour Work Week, @tferriss: Million-dollar, One-Person Business, @ElainePofeldt: Principles, @RayDalio: Company of one:
Also recommended by: Ev Williams, Marc Andreessen, Tim Draper, Aj Jacobs, Blake Mycoskie, Caterina Fake, Charles Poliquin, Brian Dean, Daniel Pink, David Heinemeier Hansson, Derek Sivers, Eric Weinstein, Gary Keller, Jason Silva, Jodie Cook, Laura R Walker, Lewis Howes, Marc Goodman, Mark Bell, Maurice Ashley, Michael Hyatt, Mike Maples Jr, Mike Shinoda, Rolf Potts, Tristan Harris, Walter Isaacson

Principles
27 people recommendedBooks about leverage, even if they don't mention leverage: Four Hour Work Week, @tferriss: Million-dollar, One-Person Business, @ElainePofeldt: Principles, @RayDalio: Company of one:
Also recommended by: Gary Vaynerchuk, Naval Ravikant, Mark Cuban, Bill Gates, Drew Houston, Dustin Moskovitz, Howard Marks, Jack Dorsey, Kevin Systrom, Marc Benioff, Michael Bloomberg, Reed Hastings, Arianna Huffington, Ben Greenfield, Bryan Johnson, Austen Allred, Diddy, Doug Mcmillon, James Clear, Lex Fridman, Marty Cagan, Patrick Oshaughnessy, Tim Ferriss, Tom Bilyeu, Tony Robbins, Derek Sivers

Zero to One
24 people recommendedNew Blog Post about the Navalmanack: "6 Books that Inspired the Navalmanack" ItΓ’ΒΒs amazing to see how what we read... determines who we are... which determines what we doΓ’ΒΒ¦
Also recommended by: Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg, Dustin Moskovitz, Kishore Biyani, Marc Andreessen, Rupert Murdoch, Sam Altman, Andrew Ng, Ben Horowitz, Bryan Johnson, Brian Dean, Chris Dixon, Eric Weinstein, Keith Rabois, Lee Stranahan, Luis Von Ahn, Matt Mullenweg, Max Levchin, Nassim Taleb, Patrick Oshaughnessy, Ryan Petersen, Tom Bilyeu, Derek Sivers

Meditations
22 people recommendedIf you have been meaning to pick up a book on Stoicism, now is a better time than most:
Also recommended by: Naval Ravikant, Jack Dorsey, Sam Altman, Tobi Lutke, Adam Robinson, Anna Kendrick, Arianna Huffington, Chip Conley, Austen Allred, Patrick Bet David, James Clear, Jason Ferruggia, Joe Rogan, Lex Fridman, Mark Manson, Neil Strauss, Robin Sharma, Ryan Holiday, Shane Parrish, Stewart Brand, Derek Sivers

Shoe Dog
21 people recommendedNew post sharing some of my favorite books in the "business narrative" category -- business stories that read like fiction! - Shoe Dog - Made in America - Fish that Ate the Whale - Red Notice - Without Their Permission
Also recommended by: Ankur Warikoo, Gary Vaynerchuk, Warren Buffett, Bill Gates, Brian Armstrong, Tim Cook, Tobi Lutke, Vlad Tenev, Alexis Ohanian, Bill Gurley, Anthony Pompliano, Austen Allred, Ben Thompson, Blake Randall, Jason Calacanis, Kathryn Minshew, Patrick Oshaughnessy, Ryan Shea, Trung Phan, Derek Sivers

Guns, Germs, and Steel
14 people recommended@SeekingClarity5 @semil The book also talks about the bretton woods agreement, which means the US effectively polices much if the world's trade routes. Our defense spending benefits nearly every country in the world.
Also recommended by: Bill Gates, Daniel Ek, Jamie Dimon, Charlie Munger, James Clear, Jesse Williams, Joe Rogan, Margaret Atwood, Mark Manson, Patrick Arnold, Simon Sinek, Stewart Brand, Derek Sivers

The Lessons of History
12 people recommendedIs this the highest wisdom-per-word book ever? If it's not, what is?
Also recommended by: Naval Ravikant, Balaji Srinivasan, Kevin Systrom, Ray Dalio, Balaji S. Srinivasan, James Clear, Lyn Alden, Mark Manson, Shane Parrish, Tim Ferriss, Derek Sivers
The Psychology of Money
9 people recommendedBeen excited for Morgan's inevitable book for a looooong time. Instant buy, can't wait to dive in!
Also recommended by: Ankur Warikoo, Howard Marks, Anthony Pompliano, Blake Randall, Brad Feld, Daniel Pink, Michael Mauboussin, Derek Sivers
Red Notice
8 people recommendedNew post sharing some of my favorite books in the "business narrative" category -- business stories that read like fiction! - Shoe Dog - Made in America - Fish that Ate the Whale - Red Notice - Without Their Permission
Also recommended by: Chris Sacca, Brianne Kimmel, Garry Kasparov, Jason Calacanis, Keith Rabois, Michael Batnick, Peter Attia

The Almanack of Naval Ravikant
8 people recommendedThe Almanack of @Naval Ravikant is now available! - Read/download for free on - Purchase on Kindle, Paperback, or Hardcover on Amazon:
Also recommended by: Ankur Warikoo, Raj Shamani, Anthony Pompliano, Blake Randall, Brian Dean, Shane Parrish, Tim Ferriss

The ONE Thing
7 people recommendedRather, I believe in the concept illustrated by Gary Keller in his book The ONE Thing. That book teaches you to fix the one thing that makes all other problems irrelevant or easy.
Also recommended by: Alexis Ohanian, Charles Poliquin, Chris Do, Kat Cole, Maria Sharapova, Matt Ogus
American Kingpin
7 people recommended@ferventfinance It's a great book!!
Also recommended by: John Collison, Alexis Ohanian, Casey Neistat, Andrew Wilkinson, Chris Dixon, Thomas Frank
Seeking Wisdom
6 people recommendedNew Blog Post about the Navalmanack: "6 Books that Inspired the Navalmanack" ItΓ’ΒΒs amazing to see how what we read... determines who we are... which determines what we doΓ’ΒΒ¦
Also recommended by: Derek Sivers, Jason Fried, Nassim Taleb, Shane Parrish, Tai Lopez

On the Shortness of Life
6 people recommendedIf you have been meaning to pick up a book on Stoicism, now is a better time than most:
Also recommended by: Patrick Collison, Chip Conley, Jim Collins, Maria Popova, Neil Strauss
The Fish That Ate the Whale
6 people recommendedHighly recommend The Fish That Ate The Whale. Recommended to me by @BrentBeshore. An absolutely wild book spanning biography + history + geopolitics + business + light horticulture.
Also recommended by: Andrew Wilkinson, Jason Calacanis, Patrick Oshaughnessy, Ryan Holiday, Trung Phan
Alchemy
6 people recommendedImmediate purchase of @rorysutherland's new book: Alchemy [Rory is on my short "Read Everything They Publish" List]
Also recommended by: Ankur Warikoo, Changpeng Zhao, Matt Ridley, Nassim Taleb, Ryan Petersen
Without Their Permission
5 people recommendedNew post sharing some of my favorite books in the "business narrative" category -- business stories that read like fiction! - Shoe Dog - Made in America - Fish that Ate the Whale - Red Notice - Without Their Permission
Also recommended by: Marc Andreessen, Derek Sivers, Garry Tan, Tony Hsieh
Project Hail Mary
4 people recommendedExcellent book. Andy Weir's best yet!
Also recommended by: Glenn Beck, Jason Calacanis, Ryan Shea
The Systems Bible
2 people recommended@chrismanfrank @normonics Incredible incredible book.
Also recommended by: Patrick Oshaughnessy
The Infinite Machine
2 people recommended@ShaanVP Currently reading @CamiRusso book, Infinite Machine. Lots of interesting stuff in here I had no idea about.
Also recommended by: Tyler Cowen
Berkshire Hathaway Letters to Shareholders
2 people recommendedNew Blog Post about the Navalmanack: "6 Books that Inspired the Navalmanack" ItΓ’ΒΒs amazing to see how what we read... determines who we are... which determines what we doΓ’ΒΒ¦
Also recommended by: Bill Gurley
The Professor and the Madman
2 people recommended@JoshDance @morganhousel Yea, I learned from this book!! People keep finding it interesting, maybe I should do a little book report on it
Also recommended by: Fareed Zakaria
$100M Careers
This book by @EmmySobieski is great for learning about high-leverage in career paths. (Her focus is on finance, though there are plenty of others!) A few highlights below...
The Distance to the Moon
@primalpoly I like that book! Should totally reread. The Distance To The Moon is amazing too

Invisible Cities
@primalpoly I like that book! Should totally reread. The Distance To The Moon is amazing too
Subprime Attention Crisis
Finally, we talk about Tim's book, Subprime Attention Crisis -- he predicts a bubble in targeted digital advertising... Is there a strong foundation for the value created by Facebook, Google, and Twitter? Or is it an illusion waiting to collapse?
The History of the Future
@then_there_was The book about Oculus by @blakejharrisNYC, "The History of the Future" is exceptional too.
The Brass Check
Learning to understand how the media shapes society: "Reading "The Brass Check" by Upton Sinclair (1914) was by far the most life-altering book I've ever read. It opened my eyes to how the election of 2016 was determined entirely by the media, unintentionally."
The Million-Dollar, One-Person Business, Revised
Books about leverage, even if they don't mention leverage: Four Hour Work Week, @tferriss: Million-dollar, One-Person Business, @ElainePofeldt: Principles, @RayDalio: Company of one:
Company of One
Books about leverage, even if they don't mention leverage: Four Hour Work Week, @tferriss: Million-dollar, One-Person Business, @ElainePofeldt: Principles, @RayDalio: Company of one:
Ender’s Game (The Ender Quintet)
@moseskagan Loooove that book. Whole Shadow series too.
Spark
@UnleashTheKnow_ Love that book
Demand-Side Sales 101
@rjs @bmoesta It is very excellent, a the book IΓ’ΒΒve wanted to exist since I first heard of jobs
All I Want To Know Is Where I’m Going To Die So I’ll Never Go There
New Blog Post about the Navalmanack: "6 Books that Inspired the Navalmanack" ItΓ’ΒΒs amazing to see how what we read... determines who we are... which determines what we doΓ’ΒΒ¦
New Blog Post about the Navalmanack: "6 Books that Inspired the Navalmanack" ItΓ’ΒΒs amazing to see how what we read... determines who we are... which determines what we doΓ’ΒΒ¦
The Manual
If you have been meaning to pick up a book on Stoicism, now is a better time than most:
Stoic Philosophy of Seneca
If you have been meaning to pick up a book on Stoicism, now is a better time than most:
The Wizenard Series
Kobe was a champion w/ a legendary work ethic... But did you know he also wrote a children's book series about a wizard who teaches basketball? And had a show (Spotlight) sharing his basketball genius. Was so excited to see the rest of his legacyΓ°ΒΒΒΓ’ΒΒΓ°ΒΒΒΌΓ°ΒΒΒ
Damn Good Advice (For People with Talent!)
George Lois is the American @rorysutherland, for the previous generation. A brilliant artist, advertiser, communicator:
Damn Right
@sahilkukreja9 Books: Damn Right, Poor Charlie's Almanack: Talks: Pscyhology of Human Misjudgement, USC Commencement Speech, (on youtube) Links:
Career Advice for Uniquely Ambitious People
@eriktorenberg Exactly what I did with my lil book: As long as needed, no longer.