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Who recommended it

1. 

   Bill Gates Co-founder of Microsoft; philanthropist

   Year-end favourite

   On Bill Gates's best books of 2015, announced in a video on his own YouTube channel.

   Best books of 2015↗ Videoyoutube.com YouTube (Bill Gates) · 7 Dec 2015 · checked 13 Nov 2026

2. 

   Naval Ravikant Indian American entrepreneur and investor

   Explicit recommendation

   Listed in "Naval's Recommended Reading", a chapter of The Almanack of Naval Ravikant that collects his recommendations in his own words.

   Naval's Recommended Reading↗ Book excerptnavalmanack.com The Almanack of Naval Ravikant (Eric Jorgenson) · 2020 · checked 13 Nov 2026

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