Reading list · 14 books
Andrew Wilkinson's reading list
Co-founder of Tiny (a holding company that has acquired dozens of internet businesses) and author of "Never Enough." Wilkinson is an active Twitter presence who frequently recommends books, especially on Munger-style investing, psychology, and biography.
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01
David Clark
Wilkinson calls it "easily the most impactful book I've read over the past 5 years… better than any MBA," and says he's read it ~20 times.
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Morgan Housel
He says he "absolutely loved it. One of the best books I've read all year."
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Felix Dennis
"There is one book I recommend more than any other… it's called How to Get Rich" — for its blunt honesty about wealth.
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04
Luke Burgis
He recommends it as the accessible book on mimetic desire (the Girardian theory Thiel popularized).
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05
Mistakes Were Made (But Not by Me)
Carol Tavris and Elliot Aronson
"A great book… I highly recommend," on self-justification and cognitive dissonance.
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Gregory Zuckerman
A standout recommendation, on Jim Simons and Renaissance Technologies.
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08
This Is How They Tell Me the World Ends
Nicole Perlroth
"This book… shook me," on the cyberweapons arms race.
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09
The Hard Thing About Hard Things
Ben Horowitz
A recommended read on the brutal realities of running a company.
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10
Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion
Robert B. Cialdini
A recommended classic on the psychology of persuasion.
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11
Maybe You Should Talk to Someone
Lori Gottlieb
A standout recommendation, on therapy and self-understanding.
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12
Robert A. Caro
He's cited Caro's LBJ biography as showing how raw ambition and manipulation built a president.
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13
Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind
Yuval Noah Harari
A recent recommendation among his big-picture reads.
More on Andrew Wilkinson's picks
Wilkinson recommends books regularly on Twitter/X and in interviews, often with strong superlatives ("better than any MBA," "one of the best books I've read all year"). His taste is heavily Munger/Buffett-influenced value investing, plus psychology (mimetic desire, psychopathy), business history, and biography.
