Writers & editors
Books recommended by David Perell
Writer and podcaster
Runs the online writing school Write of Passage and hosts the podcast How I Write.
Philosophy & how to livePsychology & decisionsHistoryFiction & literature
This is a selection of sourced recommendations, not a complete list of everything David Perell has read or praised. How we choose.
Recommendations
Books David Perell recommends
4 books from 1 source. Each one links to the place where David recommended it.
Reading
David Perell's reading page. Only the books under his "All Time Favorites" heading are listed here, not everything he has read.
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Antifragile
Explicit recommendationListed under "All Time Favorites" on David Perell's reading page.
Reading Personal websiteperell.com
+4 other recommenders: Derek Sivers, Shane Parrish, Nat Eliason, Mark Manson
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12 Rules for Life
Explicit recommendationListed under "All Time Favorites" on David Perell's reading page.
Reading Personal websiteperell.com
+2 other recommenders: Derek Sivers, Darius Foroux
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The Lessons of History
Explicit recommendationListed under "All Time Favorites" on David Perell's reading page.
Reading Personal websiteperell.com
+2 other recommenders: Mark Manson, Naval Ravikant
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Understanding Media
Explicit recommendationListed under "All Time Favorites" on David Perell's reading page.
Reading Personal websiteperell.com
+1 other recommender: Mark Manson
Cross-recommendations
Picks others agree on
4 books David recommends that at least one other person in the directory also recommends, each from their own source.
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5recommendersAntifragile 5 recommendersDerek Sivers, Shane Parrish, David Perell, Nat Eliason, Mark Manson
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3recommenders12 Rules for Life 3 recommendersDerek Sivers, Darius Foroux, David Perell
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3recommendersThe Lessons of History 3 recommendersDavid Perell, Mark Manson, Naval Ravikant
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2recommendersUnderstanding Media 2 recommendersDavid Perell, Mark Manson
Cross-recommendations
Who agrees with David
People in the directory who recommended at least one of the same books.
Mark Manson3 books in commonAntifragile · The Lessons of History · Understanding Media- DSDerek Sivers2 books in commonAntifragile · 12 Rules for Life
- SPShane Parrish1 book in commonAntifragile
- NENat Eliason1 book in commonAntifragile
- DFDarius Foroux1 book in common12 Rules for Life
Naval Ravikant1 book in commonThe Lessons of History
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