Marc Andreessen

111 Marc Andreessen Recommended Books

Marc Andreessen is an American entrepreneur, investor and software engineer. He is best known as co-author of Mosaic, the first widely-used web browser, and as co-founder of Netscape. He is also a co-founder of venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz, which has invested in many successful technology companies.

111 Books recommended by Marc Andreessen

Spain In Our Hearts

Spain In Our Hearts

Americans in the Spanish Civil War, 1936–1939

Author :Adam Hochschild

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Marc Andreessen recommended this book on Twitter. [Source]

Who Is Michael Ovitz?

Who Is Michael Ovitz?

Author :Michael Ovitz

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"Learn how to build an empire and transform an industry from the Jedi master of modern Hollywood." - Marc Andreessen [Source]

The Wizard of Menlo Park

The Wizard of Menlo Park

How Thomas Alva Edison Invented the Modern World

Author :Randall E. Stross

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"A great biography of Edison." - Marc Andreessen [Source]

The Spanish Civil War

The Spanish Civil War

Author :Hugh Thomas

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Marc Andreessen recommended this book on Twitter. [Source]

12 Rules for Life

12 Rules for Life

An Antidote to Chaos

Author :Jordan Peterson

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"A bracing disassembly and reconstruction of a theory of individual progress in the modern world." - Marc Andreessen [Source]

Alexandre Kojève

Alexandre Kojève

Wisdom at the End of History

Author :James H. Nichols Jr.

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Marc Andreessen recommended this book on Twitter. [Source]

Living with a SEAL

Living with a SEAL

31 Days Training with the Toughest Man on the Planet

Author :Jesse Itzler

Marc Andreessen- Marc Andreessen

"What's it like to train with a Navy SEAL in winter in New York for a whole month? Featuring the truly remarkable American hero David Goggins." - Marc Andreessen [Source]

A Guide to the Good Life

A Guide to the Good Life

The Ancient Art of Stoic Joy

Author :William B. Irvine

Marc Andreessen- Marc Andreessen

"Best (?) walk through the ancient/current philosophy of Stoicism. You can't control other people but you can control yourself, so do that." - Marc Andreessen [Source]

When the Wolves Bite

When the Wolves Bite

Two Billionaires, One Company, and an Epic Wall Street Battle

Author :Scott Wapner

Marc Andreessen- Marc Andreessen

"'Wall Street'-esque battle between Bill Ackman and Carl Icahn over unlikely target Herbalife. Sip a delicious Herbal Aloe Shake while reading." - Marc Andreessen [Source]

Play Nice But Win

Play Nice But Win

A CEO's Journey from Founder to Leader

Author :Michael Dell

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"An incredible window into what it’s like to be in a founder’s shoes, and the difficult work of growing a company." - Marc Andreessen [Source]

The End of History and the Last Man

The End of History and the Last Man

Author :Francis Fukuyama

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Marc Andreessen recommended this book on Twitter. [Source]

Skin in the Game

Skin in the Game

Incerto, Book 5

Author :Nassim Taleb

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"Skin in the game as conflict of interest, or as attaching one's livelihood to one's speech? Who to listen to, and why." - Marc Andreessen [Source]

Triumph of the City

Triumph of the City

How Our Greatest Invention Makes Us Richer, Smarter, Greener, Healthier, and Happier

Author :Edward Glaeser

Marc Andreessen- Marc Andreessen

"How cities drive the development of civilization, by putting people together. Highly relevant to the future of the Internet!" - Marc Andreessen [Source]

The New Right

The New Right

A Journey to the Fringe of American Politics

Author :Michael Malice

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Marc Andreessen recommended this book on Twitter. [Source]

The Fabric of Civilization

The Fabric of Civilization

How Textiles Made the World

Author :Virginia Postrel

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"The story of technology is a story of human ingenuity, and nowhere is this more clear than in the story of textiles." - Marc Andreessen [Source]

Homage to Catalonia

Homage to Catalonia

Author :George Orwell

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Marc Andreessen recommended this book on Twitter. [Source]

Technological Revolutions and Financial Capital

Technological Revolutions and Financial Capital

The Dynamics of Bubbles and Golden Ages

Author :Carlota Perez

Marc Andreessen- Marc Andreessen

"Describes a general model for the deployment of new technologies." - Marc Andreessen [Source]

The Spider Network

The Spider Network

How a Math Genius and a Gang of Scheming Bankers Pulled Off One of the Greatest Scams in History

Author :David Enrich

Marc Andreessen- Marc Andreessen

"'Billions'-esque saga of global financial market manipulation, at mind-boggling scale and hiding in plain sight, by a small cabal of bankers in London." - Marc Andreessen [Source]

The Tycoons

The Tycoons

How Andrew Carnegie, John D. Rockefeller, Jay Gould, and J. P. Morgan Invented the American Supereconomy

Author :Charles R. Morris

Marc Andreessen- Marc Andreessen

"On how four great builders of the 19th century built the world we live in today." - Marc Andreessen [Source]

Days of Rage

Days of Rage

America's Radical Underground, the FBI, and the Forgotten Age of Revolutionary Violence

Author :Bryan Burrough

Marc Andreessen- Marc Andreessen

"How 1960s racial politics descended into 1970s terrorist bombings, thanks to privileged college students breaking very bad." - Marc Andreessen [Source]

How to Decide

How to Decide

Simple Tools for Making Better Choices

Author :Annie Duke

Marc Andreessen- Marc Andreessen

"Provides exercises for how to decide." - Marc Andreessen [Source]

Born Standing Up

Born Standing Up

A Comic's Life

Author :Steve Martin

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"Nothing about his career was an accident, which I thought was fascinating." - Marc Andreessen [Source]

Witness

Witness

Author :Whittaker Chambers

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Marc Andreessen recommended this book on Twitter. [Source]

Golden Gates

Golden Gates

Fighting for Housing in America

Author :Conor Dougherty

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"On why we can't build in great American cities like San Francisco today and what we need to do about it." - Marc Andreessen [Source]

Without Their Permission

Without Their Permission

The Story of Reddit and a Blueprint for How to Change the World

Author :Alexis Ohanian

Marc Andreessen- Marc Andreessen

"Software is eating the world and [this book] is your ultimate cookbook." - Marc Andreessen [Source]

Walt Disney

Walt Disney

The Triumph of the American Imagination

Author :Neal Gabler

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"The best biography on Walt Disney." - Marc Andreessen [Source]

History Has Begun

History Has Begun

The Birth of a New America

Author :Bruno Macaes

Marc Andreessen- Marc Andreessen

"On the country and culture the United States is evolving into, not necessarily decline, but something very different." - Marc Andreessen [Source]

Devil's Bargain

Devil's Bargain

Steve Bannon, Donald Trump, and the Storming of the Presidency

Author :Joshua Green

Marc Andreessen- Marc Andreessen

"Best (?) book so far on the Republican side of the 2016 race, and a deep dive into the intellectual origins of Bannonism and to some extent Trumpism." - Marc Andreessen [Source]

The Power of Productivity

The Power of Productivity

Wealth, Poverty, and the Threat to Global Stability

Author :William W. Lewis

Marc Andreessen- Marc Andreessen

"On how technology-driven productivity growth improves human welfare and creates more jobs and higher wages." - Marc Andreessen [Source]

Mine Were of Trouble

Mine Were of Trouble

A Nationalist Account of the Spanish Civil War

Author :Peter Kemp

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Marc Andreessen recommended this book on Twitter. [Source]

Who We Are and How We Got Here

Who We Are and How We Got Here

Ancient DNA and the New Science of the Human Past

Author :David Reich

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Marc Andreessen recommended this book on Twitter. [Source]

Hitler

Hitler

Downfall

Author :Volker Ullrich

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Marc Andreessen recommended this book on Twitter. [Source]

Expert Political Judgment

Expert Political Judgment

How Good Is It? How Can We Know?

Author :Philip E. Tetlock

Marc Andreessen- Marc Andreessen

"Is the future knowable, and by whom? All pundits and commentators should publish their prediction track records, yet don't." - Marc Andreessen [Source]

A Higher Loyalty

A Higher Loyalty

Truth, Lies, and Leadership

Author :James Comey

Marc Andreessen- Marc Andreessen

"Certainly the story is well known, but given author's propensity to post photos of himself wearing running shoes in Iowa, potentially relevant again starting next year?" - Marc Andreessen [Source]

Only the Paranoid Survive

Only the Paranoid Survive

How to Exploit the Crisis Points That Challenge Every Company

Author :Andrew S. Grove

Marc Andreessen- Marc Andreessen

"One of my favorite topics. And so that is also a very good book [I] recommend." - Marc Andreessen [Source]

Civilian Warriors

Civilian Warriors

The Inside Story of Blackwater and the Unsung Heroes of the War on Terror

Author :Erik Prince

Marc Andreessen- Marc Andreessen

"The founding and growth of military contractor Blackwater as told by its founder and CEO; newly relevant due to the Mueller investigation." - Marc Andreessen [Source]

The Courage to Be Disliked

The Courage to Be Disliked

The Japanese Phenomenon That Shows You How to Change Your Life and Achieve Real Happiness

Author :Ichiro Kishimi

Marc Andreessen- Marc Andreessen

"Smash hit in Japan, and easy to see why. Adlerian psychology meets Stoic philosophy in Socratic dialogue. Compelling from front to back. Highly recommend." - Marc Andreessen [Source]

Hacks

Hacks

The Inside Story of the Break-ins and Breakdowns That Put Donald Trump in the White House

Author :Donna Brazile

Marc Andreessen- Marc Andreessen

"Visceral, raw, you-are-there recounting of living through the hack attacks and resulting meltdown of the DNC in 2016." - Marc Andreessen [Source]

Chasing Hillary

Chasing Hillary

Ten Years, Two Presidential Campaigns, and One Intact Glass Ceiling

Author :Amy Chozick

Marc Andreessen- Marc Andreessen

"On the bus/in the plane with the Hillary campaign. Revealing in many dimensions at once, and highly entertaining. Best book on the 2016 campaign so far?" - Marc Andreessen [Source]

The Rise and Fall of American Growth

The Rise and Fall of American Growth

The U.S. Standard of Living since the Civil War

Author :Robert J. Gordon

Marc Andreessen- Marc Andreessen

"I disagree with the book, but it's a very well written book." - Marc Andreessen [Source]

The Second Coming of the KKK

The Second Coming of the KKK

The Ku Klux Klan of the 1920s and the American Political Tradition

Author :Linda Gordon

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Marc Andreessen recommended this book on Twitter. [Source]

Behave

Behave

The Biology of Humans at Our Best and Worst

Author :Robert M. Sapolsky

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"Robert Sapolsky's magnum opus on human behavior." - Marc Andreessen [Source]

The Captive Mind

The Captive Mind

Author :Czeslaw Milosz

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"The definitive work on intellectual life under totalitarianism." - Marc Andreessen [Source]

War for Eternity

War for Eternity

The Return of Traditionalism and the Rise of the Populist Right

Author :Benjamin R. Teitelbaum

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Marc Andreessen recommended this book on Twitter. [Source]

The Managerial Revolution

The Managerial Revolution

What is Happening in the World

Author :James Burnham

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"Together [with 'The Machiavellians'], the best explanation for the current structure of our society and politics." - Marc Andreessen [Source]

The Maverick and His Machine

The Maverick and His Machine

Thomas Watson, Sr. and the Making of IBM

Author :Kevin Maney

Marc Andreessen- Marc Andreessen

"If you want to read what's it's like to work for someone harsh, read [this book]. He makes all of today's entrepreneurs look like cream puffs." - Marc Andreessen [Source]

Schulz and Peanuts

Schulz and Peanuts

A Biography

Author :David Michaelis

Marc Andreessen- Marc Andreessen

"Amazing. And, basically, the biographer makes the case that Peanuts was the longest, continuous work of American art ever made." - Marc Andreessen [Source]

Lenin

Lenin

The Man, the Dictator, and the Master of Terror

Author :Victor Sebestyen

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Marc Andreessen recommended this book on Twitter. [Source]

The Guarded Gate

The Guarded Gate

Bigotry, Eugenics and the Law That Kept Two Generations of Jews, Italians, and Other European Immigrants Out of America

Author :Daniel Okrent

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Marc Andreessen recommended this book on Twitter. [Source]

Edison

Edison

Author :Edmund Morris

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"On perhaps the greatest American builder of all, the builder who brought electricity to us all, Thomas Edison." - Marc Andreessen [Source]

Public Choice Theory and the Illusion of Grand Strategy

Public Choice Theory and the Illusion of Grand Strategy

How Generals, Weapons Manufacturers, and Foreign Governments Shape American Foreign Policy

Author :Richard Hanania

Marc Andreessen- Marc Andreessen

"A sobering reexamination of how democratic governments actually make decisions." - Marc Andreessen [Source]

All Out War

All Out War

The Full Story of How Brexit Sank Britain's Political Class

Author :Tim Shipman

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"Inside story of how Britain decided to exit the EU. Economic self-destruction or national liberation? Repercussions to play out for decades." - Marc Andreessen [Source]

A Conflict of Visions

A Conflict of Visions

Ideological Origins of Political Struggles

Author :Thomas Sowell

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Marc Andreessen recommended this book on Twitter. [Source]

Believe in People

Believe in People

Bottom-Up Solutions for a Top-Down World

Author :Charles Koch

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"An unrelenting picture of optimism that's a roadmap for solving our country's biggest problems." - Marc Andreessen [Source]

The Power of the Powerless

The Power of the Powerless

Citizens Against the State in Central Eastern Europe

Author :Vaclav Havel

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"The definitive work on practical life under totalitarianism." - Marc Andreessen [Source]

The Strange Death of Europe

The Strange Death of Europe

Immigration, Identity, Islam

Author :Douglas Murray

Marc Andreessen- Marc Andreessen

"One perspective on the politics of immgiration in Europe, playing out in real time, e.g. Merkel almost getting deposed days ago. Confusing on multiple levels from US perspective." - Marc Andreessen [Source]

Kill Decision

Kill Decision

Author :Daniel Suarez

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"It'll keep you up late at night." - Marc Andreessen [Source]

The Rise of Superman

The Rise of Superman

Decoding the Science of Ultimate Human Performance

Author :Steven Kotler

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"Startling walk through a series of domains where peak human performance is rising at remarkable rates due to "flow state". Thought provoking and then some." - Marc Andreessen [Source]

An Apology for the Builder

An Apology for the Builder

Author :Nicholas Barbon

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"Written in 1685. [...] Some things never change!" - Marc Andreessen [Source]

Antifascism

Antifascism

The Course of a Crusade

Author :Paul Gottfried

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Marc Andreessen recommended this book on Twitter. [Source]

Beyond Good & Evil

Beyond Good & Evil

Prelude to a Philosophy of the Future

Author :Friedrich Nietzsche

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Marc Andreessen recommended this book on Twitter. [Source]

The Hard Thing About Hard Things

The Hard Thing About Hard Things

Building a Business When There Are No Easy Answers

Author :Ben Horowitz

Marc Andreessen- Marc Andreessen

"Let’s just say, we started out relationship with vigorous disagreement, and we’ve continued that to this day." - Marc Andreessen [Source]

The Network State

The Network State

How To Start a New Country

Author :Balaji Srinivasan

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"[The author] has the highest rate of output per minute of good new ideas of anybody I’ve ever met, and [this book] may be his best." - Marc Andreessen [Source]

Joseph McCarthy

Joseph McCarthy

Reexamining the Life and Legacy of America's Most Hated Senator

Author :Arthur Herman

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Marc Andreessen recommended this book on Twitter. [Source]

A Spy Among Friends

A Spy Among Friends

Kim Philby and the Great Betrayal

Author :Ben Macintyre

Marc Andreessen- Marc Andreessen

"True, chilling saga of straight up, profoundly deep treason and betrayal. Sociopaths in high positions of power and influence. Hair curling." - Marc Andreessen [Source]

Blitzed

Blitzed

Drugs in the Third Reich

Author :Norman Ohler

Marc Andreessen- Marc Andreessen

"One of the craziest books I've ever read; highly recommend." - Marc Andreessen [Source]

Fascism

Fascism

The Career of a Concept

Author :Paul Gottfried

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Marc Andreessen recommended this book on Twitter. [Source]

Infamous Scribblers

Infamous Scribblers

The Founding Fathers and the Rowdy Beginnings of American Journalism

Author :Eric Burns

Marc Andreessen- Marc Andreessen

"A great articulation of how the news business actually grew up in the US." - Marc Andreessen [Source]

Poor Charlie's Almanack

Poor Charlie's Almanack

The Wit and Wisdom of Charles T. Munger

Author :Charlie Munger

Marc Andreessen- Marc Andreessen

"Tremendous." - Marc Andreessen [Source]

Shattered

Shattered

Inside Hillary Clinton's Doomed Campaign

Author :Jonathan Allen

Marc Andreessen- Marc Andreessen

"Best (?) book so far on the Democratic side of the 2016 race, most provocatively on the impact of the press coverage of the email hacks on the last stages of the race." - Marc Andreessen [Source]

Lindbergh

Lindbergh

Author :A. Scott Berg

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Marc Andreessen recommended this book on Twitter. [Source]

Ordeal of Civility

Ordeal of Civility

Freud, Marx, Levi-Strauss, and the Jewish Struggle With Modernity

Author :John Murray Cuddihy

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Marc Andreessen recommended this book on Twitter. [Source]

What You Do Is Who You Are

What You Do Is Who You Are

How to Create Your Business Culture

Author :Ben Horowitz

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"My partner Ben Horowitz has a new book!" - Marc Andreessen [Source]

Lenin on the Train

Lenin on the Train

Author :Catherine Merridale

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Marc Andreessen recommended this book on Twitter. [Source]

The Innovator's Dilemma

The Innovator's Dilemma

When New Technologies Cause Great Firms to Fail

Author :Clayton M. Christensen

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"Really critical to understanding how this industry works." - Marc Andreessen [Source]

Conspiracy

Conspiracy

Peter Thiel, Hulk Hogan, Gawker, and the Anatomy of Intrigue

Author :Ryan Holiday

Marc Andreessen- Marc Andreessen

"Startlingly deep cultural history of conspiracies, examined through the lens of the brutally effective Gawker takedown, with full access to the main players." - Marc Andreessen [Source]

But What If We're Wrong?

But What If We're Wrong?

Thinking About the Present As If It Were the Past

Author :Chuck Klosterman

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"Wide-ranging meditation on how to think about the reality that we're probably wrong about most things we believe. Hard to read and not emerge humbled." - Marc Andreessen [Source]

The 4-Hour Workweek

The 4-Hour Workweek

Escape 9-5, Live Anywhere, and Join the New Rich

Author :Tim Ferriss

Marc Andreessen- Marc Andreessen

"[The author] basically takes all of the time management and personal productivity theories of the last 20 to 30 years and pushes them to 11, to paraphrase 'Spinal Tap.'" - Marc Andreessen [Source]

Thinking in Bets

Thinking in Bets

Making Smarter Decisions When You Don't Have All the Facts

Author :Annie Duke

Marc Andreessen- Marc Andreessen

"Compact guide to probabilistic domains like poker, or venture capital." - Marc Andreessen [Source]

Hitler

Hitler

Ascent

Author :Volker Ullrich

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Marc Andreessen recommended this book on Twitter. [Source]

The True Believer

The True Believer

Thoughts on the Nature of Mass Movements

Author :Eric Hoffer

Marc Andreessen- Marc Andreessen

"A brilliant book on the nature of mass movements and collective psychology." - Marc Andreessen [Source]

The Machiavellians

The Machiavellians

Defenders of Freedom

Author :James Burnham

Marc Andreessen- Marc Andreessen

"Together [with 'The Managerial Revolution'], the best explanation for the current structure of our society and politics." - Marc Andreessen [Source]

No Offense

No Offense

Civil Religion and Protestant Taste

Author :John Murray Cuddihy

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Marc Andreessen recommended this book on Twitter. [Source]

Becoming Steve Jobs

Becoming Steve Jobs

The Evolution of a Reckless Upstart into a Visionary Leader

Author :Brent Schlender

Marc Andreessen- Marc Andreessen

"In this deeply-researched book, you'll find the most honest portrait of the real Steve Jobs." - Marc Andreessen [Source]

The Ambassador

The Ambassador

Joseph P. Kennedy at the Court of St. James's 1938-1940

Author :Susan Ronald

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Marc Andreessen recommended this book on Twitter. [Source]

The Ancient City

The Ancient City

A Study on the Religion, Laws, and Institutions of Greece and Rome

Author :Numa Denis Fustel de Coulanges

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"The single best book I have found on who we are and how we got here." - Marc Andreessen [Source]

Intellectuals and Society

Intellectuals and Society

Author :Thomas Sowell

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Marc Andreessen recommended this book on Twitter. [Source]

More from Less

More from Less

The Surprising Story of How We Learned to Prosper Using Fewer Resources―and What Happens Next

Author :Andrew McAfee

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"One of the best books [of 2019]." - Marc Andreessen [Source]

The God That Failed

The God That Failed

Author :Richard H. Crossman

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Marc Andreessen recommended this book on Twitter. [Source]

Lone Survivor

Lone Survivor

The Eyewitness Account of Operation Redwing and the Lost Heroes of SEAL Team 10

Author :Marcus Luttrell

Marc Andreessen- Marc Andreessen

"The film was fine but the book is unreal; incredibly vivid story of superlative American heroes." - Marc Andreessen [Source]

The WEIRDest People in the World

The WEIRDest People in the World

How the West Became Psychologically Peculiar and Particularly Prosperous

Author :Joseph Henrich

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Marc Andreessen recommended this book on Twitter. [Source]

Whole Earth Discipline

Whole Earth Discipline

Why Dense Cities, Nuclear Power, Transgenic Crops, Restored Wildlands, and Geoengineering Are Necessary

Author :Stewart Brand

Marc Andreessen- Marc Andreessen

"On why even environmentalists should be pro building, pro cities, pro nuclear, and pro genetic engineering." - Marc Andreessen [Source]

How to Live

How to Live

Or A Life of Montaigne in One Question and Twenty Attempts at an Answer

Author :Sarah Bakewell

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Marc Andreessen recommended this book on Twitter. [Source]

Recapturing the Spirit of Enterprise

Recapturing the Spirit of Enterprise

Author :George Gilder

Marc Andreessen- Marc Andreessen

"On how economic systems that encourage aggressive entrepreneurship build the most for the benefit of the most." - Marc Andreessen [Source]

Thinking, Fast and Slow

Thinking, Fast and Slow

Author :Daniel Kahneman

Marc Andreessen- Marc Andreessen

"Captivating dive into human decision making, marred by inclusion of several/many? psychology studies that fail to replicate. Will stand as a cautionary tale?" - Marc Andreessen [Source]

The Lean Startup

The Lean Startup

How Today's Entrepreneurs Use Continuous Innovation to Create Radically Successful Businesses

Author :Eric Ries

Marc Andreessen- Marc Andreessen

"[The author] has created a science where previously there was only art. A must read for every serious entrepreneur—and every manager interested in innovation." - Marc Andreessen [Source]

The Myth of the Rational Voter

The Myth of the Rational Voter

Why Democracies Choose Bad Policies

Author :Bryan Caplan

Marc Andreessen- Marc Andreessen

Marc Andreessen recommended this book on Twitter. [Source]

Extreme Ownership

Extreme Ownership

How U.S. Navy SEALs Lead and Win

Author :Jocko Willink

Marc Andreessen- Marc Andreessen

"I hand out more copies of this book than any other. How to take responsibility for yourself and for those around you. Modern Stoicism, as applied in the military, business, and life." - Marc Andreessen [Source]

Can't Hurt Me

Can't Hurt Me

Master Your Mind and Defy the Odds

Author :David Goggins

Marc Andreessen- Marc Andreessen

"Anytime anybody feels mopey about what's happening in their startup or in their life, this is the book to read to reset all the expectations." - Marc Andreessen [Source]

Private Truths, Public Lies

Private Truths, Public Lies

The Social Consequences of Preference Falsification

Author :Timur Kuran

Marc Andreessen- Marc Andreessen

"The book that's had the biggest impact on me." - Marc Andreessen [Source]

The Romance of American Communism

The Romance of American Communism

Author :Vivian Gornick

Marc Andreessen- Marc Andreessen

Marc Andreessen recommended this book on Twitter. [Source]

The Rational Optimist

The Rational Optimist

How Prosperity Evolves

Author :Matt Ridley

Marc Andreessen- Marc Andreessen

"Sparkling explanation of how the economy evolves, producing the glorious cornucopia of goods and services available all around us. How to feel good about the future even in dark times." - Marc Andreessen [Source]

Slugfest

Slugfest

Inside the Epic, 50-year Battle between Marvel and DC

Author :Reed Tucker

Marc Andreessen- Marc Andreessen

"Spellbinding creative and business history of the incredibly imaginative comic book industry in the decades before it ate Hollywood." - Marc Andreessen [Source]

The Vision of the Anointed

The Vision of the Anointed

Author :Thomas Sowell

Marc Andreessen- Marc Andreessen

Marc Andreessen recommended this book on Twitter. [Source]

Radical Chic

Radical Chic

And Mau Mauing The Flak Catchers

Author :Tom Wolfe

Marc Andreessen- Marc Andreessen

Marc Andreessen recommended this book on Twitter. [Source]

A New World Begins

A New World Begins

The History of the French Revolution

Author :Jeremy D. Popkin

Marc Andreessen- Marc Andreessen

"On the French Revolution." - Marc Andreessen [Source]

Intellectuals

Intellectuals

From Marx and Tolstoy to Sartre and Chomsky

Author :Paul Johnson

Marc Andreessen- Marc Andreessen

Marc Andreessen recommended this book on Twitter. [Source]

Hitler

Hitler

A Global Biography

Author :Brendan Simms

Marc Andreessen- Marc Andreessen

Marc Andreessen recommended this book on Twitter. [Source]

A Very Expensive Poison

A Very Expensive Poison

The Assassination of Alexander Litvinenko and Putin's War with the West

Author :Luke Harding

Marc Andreessen- Marc Andreessen

"The astonishing story of the Litvinenko and Perepilichnyy assassinations in the UK; reads like a Lee Child thriller; plenty topical now." - Marc Andreessen [Source]

FAQs

Q1: What types of books does Marc Andreessen recommend?

Marc Andreessen recommends a wide variety of books from across many different topics and genres. This includes business and entrepreneurial books, as well as non-fiction, biographies, and fiction.

Marc Andreessen is an American entrepreneur, investor, software engineer, and co-founder of Silicon Valley-based venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz. He is a known technology and industry pioneer, and is widely recognized for having played a major role in the development of the World Wide Web.

Marc Andreessen’s recommended books can be accessed through his blog or website. He often posts a list of recommended books, and links to where they can be purchased.

Marc Andreessen selects his book recommendations based on his interests in technology, startups, economics, history, and societal change. He often chooses works that delve into innovation, industry evolution, and future predictions. Additionally, he values books that give a foundational understanding of various systems, whether in business, technology, or cultural dynamics. His choices reflect his intellectual curiosity about the intersections of technology, business, and culture.

Marc Andreessen typically adds to or updates his list of recommended books once or twice a month. It's best to check his blog or website regularly for the latest updates.