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Books recommended by Nat Eliason
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Founded the content-marketing agency Growth Machine and writes book notes and essays at nateliason.com.
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This is a selection of sourced recommendations, not a complete list of everything Nat Eliason has read or praised. How we choose.
Recommendations
Books Nat Eliason recommends
19 books from 1 source. Each one links to the place where Nat recommended it.
Book notes
Nat Eliason rates every book in his notes out of five stars. Only five-star books are listed here.
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Recursion
Explicit recommendationNat Eliason gave it five stars, his top rating, in his public book notes.
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+1 other recommender: Andy Weir
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Armor
Explicit recommendationNat Eliason gave it five stars, his top rating, in his public book notes.
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Finite and Infinite Games
Explicit recommendationNat Eliason gave it five stars, his top rating, in his public book notes.
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+2 other recommenders: Derek Sivers, Stewart Brand
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Infinite Jest
Explicit recommendationNat Eliason gave it five stars, his top rating, in his public book notes.
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+2 other recommenders: Rebecca Goldstein, Mark Manson
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Antifragile
Explicit recommendationNat Eliason gave it five stars, his top rating, in his public book notes.
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+4 other recommenders: Derek Sivers, Shane Parrish, David Perell, Mark Manson
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Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat
Explicit recommendationNat Eliason gave it five stars, his top rating, in his public book notes.
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Amusing Ourselves to Death
Explicit recommendationNat Eliason gave it five stars, his top rating, in his public book notes.
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The Denial of Death
Explicit recommendationNat Eliason gave it five stars, his top rating, in his public book notes.
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+1 other recommender: Mark Manson
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East of Eden
Explicit recommendationNat Eliason gave it five stars, his top rating, in his public book notes.
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+1 other recommender: Mark Manson
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The Effective Executive
Explicit recommendationNat Eliason gave it five stars, his top rating, in his public book notes.
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+3 other recommenders: Darius Foroux, Mark Manson, Drew Houston
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Endurance
Explicit recommendationNat Eliason gave it five stars, his top rating, in his public book notes.
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+4 other recommenders: Chris Guillebeau, Mark Manson, Chris Williamson, Sam Parr
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The Fish that Ate the Whale
Explicit recommendationNat Eliason gave it five stars, his top rating, in his public book notes.
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+1 other recommender: Ryan Holiday
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Gödel, Escher, Bach
Explicit recommendationNat Eliason gave it five stars, his top rating, in his public book notes.
Listed in the source as “Gödel Escher Bach”.
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+3 other recommenders: Kevin Kelly, A.J. Jacobs, Mark Manson
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Hiroshima Diary
Explicit recommendationNat Eliason gave it five stars, his top rating, in his public book notes.
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Seeking Wisdom
Explicit recommendationNat Eliason gave it five stars, his top rating, in his public book notes.
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+3 other recommenders: Shane Parrish, Darius Foroux, Eric Jorgenson
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Letters from a Stoic
Explicit recommendationNat Eliason gave it five stars, his top rating, in his public book notes.
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+2 other recommenders: Naval Ravikant, Tim Ferriss
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Peak
Explicit recommendationNat Eliason gave it five stars, his top rating, in his public book notes.
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Principles
Explicit recommendationNat Eliason gave it five stars, his top rating, in his public book notes.
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+6 other recommenders: Mark Manson, Eric Jorgenson, Codie Sanchez, Matt Mullenweg, Kevin Systrom, Tony Robbins
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The Elephant in the Brain
Explicit recommendationNat Eliason gave it five stars, his top rating, in his public book notes.
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Cross-recommendations
Picks others agree on
13 books Nat recommends that at least one other person in the directory also recommends, each from their own source.
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7recommendersPrinciples 7 recommendersNat Eliason, Mark Manson, Eric Jorgenson, Codie Sanchez, Matt Mullenweg, Kevin Systrom, Tony Robbins
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5recommendersAntifragile 5 recommendersDerek Sivers, Shane Parrish, David Perell, Nat Eliason, Mark Manson
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5recommendersEndurance 5 recommendersChris Guillebeau, Nat Eliason, Mark Manson, Chris Williamson, Sam Parr
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4recommendersGödel, Escher, Bach 4 recommendersKevin Kelly, A.J. Jacobs, Nat Eliason, Mark Manson
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4recommendersSeeking Wisdom 4 recommendersShane Parrish, Darius Foroux, Nat Eliason, Eric Jorgenson
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4recommendersThe Effective Executive 4 recommendersDarius Foroux, Nat Eliason, Mark Manson, Drew Houston
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3recommendersFinite and Infinite Games 3 recommendersDerek Sivers, Stewart Brand, Nat Eliason
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3recommendersInfinite Jest 3 recommendersRebecca Goldstein, Nat Eliason, Mark Manson
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3recommendersLetters from a Stoic 3 recommendersNat Eliason, Naval Ravikant, Tim Ferriss
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2recommendersEast of Eden 2 recommendersNat Eliason, Mark Manson
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2recommendersRecursion 2 recommendersNat Eliason, Andy Weir
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2recommendersThe Denial of Death 2 recommendersNat Eliason, Mark Manson
Plus 1 more below, marked with the other recommenders.
Cross-recommendations
Who agrees with Nat
People in the directory who recommended at least one of the same books.
Mark Manson8 books in commonInfinite Jest · Antifragile · The Denial of Death · East of Eden · The Effective Executive · Endurance · Gödel, Escher, Bach · Principles- DSDerek Sivers2 books in commonFinite and Infinite Games · Antifragile
- SPShane Parrish2 books in commonAntifragile · Seeking Wisdom
- DFDarius Foroux2 books in commonThe Effective Executive · Seeking Wisdom
- EJEric Jorgenson2 books in commonSeeking Wisdom · Principles
Andy Weir1 book in commonRecursion
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