Chamath Palihapitiya Book Recommendations

A journey into the high-stakes financial ground of 1980s Wall Street, where greed and ambition collide. Follow a young bond salesman through an initiation into the business world on the cutthroat floors of Salomon Brothers that exposes the bravado and bluff that powered the market.

A landmark story of the leveraged buyout of RJR Nabisco, one of the biggest and most dramatic events in the history of Wall Street. The battle royal between the CEO, F. Ross Johnson, and Henry Kravis, the partner of Kohlberg Kravis Roberts, is traced in the course of the book, along with the mammoth-sized personalities and egos involved. A page-turning, blow-by-blow account of how the deal of the decade almost did not happen, which gives an inside look at the excesses of 1980s Wall Street.

Equip yourself with thinking tools to understand and handle the complexities of the world. This collection of mental models from disciplines gives insights and strategies to make decisions, solve problems, and critically think through many circumstances.

Uncover the profound impact growing up in an alcoholic home has on children into adulthood. The study offers a mirror to millions, providing understanding and pathways to healing for those who lived amidst unpredictability and chaos.

What is the most fundamental question that biology had to answer-how life had arisen and had been surviving on Earth? Trace where the source of the energy that starts life powers is in search of the magic role mitochondria play in fueling the existence and evolution of complex life.

Examine the hidden forces behind shaping our desires and making them real social phenomena as mimetic desire. Engage in powerful narratives on how our wants often do not belong to us and how understanding this can lead to a more fulfilling life.

Journey through the captivating chronicle of a centuries-old challenge in mathematics, Fermat's Last Theorem. Witness how dedication and trials that people had to undergo in proving that statement, which had been tantalizing and testing minds of generations of mathematicians, just to come up with a breakthrough that definitely marked a monumental moment in the history of mathematics.

This series travels through the sweeping landscape of American capitalism that unfolds from the Mayflower to the Internet age. Meet the innovators, the entrepreneurs, and the great ideas that turned the United States into a global powerhouse of economic innovation—revealing the dynamic interplay between commerce and democracy.

Travel through an epic story, from the very genesis of life on land all the one way to the rise of the megafauna. Discover how ten great inventions of evolution changed our world.

Step into the high-stakes world of Las Vegas poker, where a professor, a banker, and a king bet millions. This is an account of the extraordinary bets, risks, and the largest poker game ever played and reveals the intensity and drama in high-stake gambling.

A young warrior whose path is woven with the ancient secrets of the Seekers and the destiny of worlds. This is a richly imagined future, the kind of heroine's quest sending ripples down the social spine toward the heart of the disruptor.Book 3 of 3: Seeker.

From René Girard's mimetic theory, discover new radical insights into the inner tendency of man towards imitation of others and being shaped in his desires, conflicts, and society. The book Palaver is an in-depth analysis steeped in anthropology, philosophy, psychology, and religious studies as it critically accounts for the sources of violence and the paths leading toward peace.