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Elon Muskbook recommendations

Elon Musk is an engineer and technology entrepreneur. He is the founder, CEO, and chief engineer/designer of SpaceX; CEO and product architect of Tesla, Inc.; founder of The Boring Company; co-founder of Neuralink; and co-founder and initial co-chairman of OpenAI.

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Elon Musk on Atlas Shrugged
"A counterpoint to communism and useful as such, but should be tempered with kindness."

Elon Musk on Destined for War
"Worth reading."

Elon Musk on Masters of Doom
"A great book."

Elon Musk on The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire
"[The author]'s famous book."

Elon Musk on Deep Learning
"Written by three experts in the field, [this book] is the only comprehensive book on the subject."

Elon Musk on If the Universe Is Teeming with Aliens ... Where is Everybody?
"Great book. Read it when it came out."

Elon Musk on The Art of War
"I've read [this book] many times."

Elon Musk on The Fifteen Decisive Battles of the World
"Insightful analysis, ensconced in eloquent prose."

Elon Musk on Modern Engineering for Design of Liquid Propellant Rocket Engines
One of Elon Musk's favorite books about space.

Elon Musk on What We Owe the Future
"Worth reading. This is a close match for my philosophy."

Elon Musk on The Iliad
"Best story ever."

Elon Musk on The Moon is a Harsh Mistress
One of Elon Musk's favorite books about space.

Elon Musk on Storm of Steel
"Intense. Great book."

Elon Musk on Structures
"Really, really good if you want a primer on structural design."

Elon Musk on Das Kapital
"Read [this book] when I was 14."

Elon Musk on Stranger in a Strange Land
"I like [this book], although it kind of goes off the rails at the end."

Elon Musk on On War
"There should be a chapter saying 'if you have a decisive technology advantage, you can actually win with minimal casualties.'"

Elon Musk on The Selfish Gene
"Most people don't realize that the origin of the word 'meme' is [this book]."

Elon Musk on Twelve Against the Gods
"It's really quite good."

Elon Musk on Stalin
"One of the few books so dark I had to stop reading."

Elon Musk on American Caesar
Elon Musk recommended this book on Twitter.

Elon Musk on What's Our Problem?
"Worth reading."

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