Reading list · 14 books
Sahil Bloom's reading list
Writer, investor (Eight Sleep, and his own SRB Ventures/holding companies), and author of the bestseller "The 5 Types of Wealth." Bloom built a large following partly on book recommendations and shares a curated "favorite books" collection with his ~800k-subscriber newsletter audience.
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The Splendid and the Vile: A Saga of Churchill, Family, and Defiance During the Blitz
Erik Larson
Bloom calls it "one of my favorite books of all time"; he recommends Larson's entire catalog.
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Erik Larson
One of his four favorite Larson titles, on the 1893 Chicago World's Fair and a killer in its shadow.
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Dead Wake: The Last Crossing of the Lusitania
Erik Larson
Another of his top Larson picks, on the sinking of the Lusitania.
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Erik Larson
Rounds out his favorite Larson books; he recommends the audiobooks too.
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05
James Clear
He praises it as a book that "changed a lot of lives," on building systems and habits.
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Viktor E. Frankl
He recommends it as a book that will "shake your perspective."
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Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals
Oliver Burkeman
A recommended favorite on finitude and how to spend a limited life.
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Michael Mauboussin
A favorite from his investing background, on untangling skill versus luck.
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Peter Lynch
He calls it a favorite from his early days of learning to invest.
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William Finnegan
He calls it "a wonderful, meditative book," recommending the audiobook.
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Liu Cixin
A recommended science-fiction favorite. A recurring recommendation from Sahil Bloom.
More on Sahil Bloom's picks
Bloom recommends books constantly via his newsletter, Twitter/X, and a downloadable "favorite books" list, and frequently names all-time favorites. He's an especially vocal champion of narrative nonfiction (every Erik Larson book), biography, and stoicism/self-improvement, alongside investing classics from his finance background.
