Patrick O'Shaughnessy on The Right Stuff
"If you like American History and/or stories of pushing the limits of human capability and endurance, this book is for you."
Patrick O'Shaughnessy on Managing Oneself
"Just a short essay, but it is spot on."
Patrick O'Shaughnessy on Natural Born Heroes
"If you liked Born to Run (another book by the same author), you’ll enjoy this story."
Patrick O'Shaughnessy on Adapt
"Using excellent examples, [the author] explains that to make progress, you must fail often and fail productively."
Patrick O'Shaughnessy on The Professor in the Cage
"This story of an English professor fighting in mixed martial arts fights is a fun combination of history, psychology, and memoir."
Patrick O'Shaughnessy on The Robert Collier Letter Book
"Even though it has little to do with investing, I got so much out of it I thought I’d share."
Patrick O'Shaughnessy on Rise of the Robots
"Explains what skills will be most useful in the age of automation."
Patrick O'Shaughnessy on Innovation and Entrepreneurship
"If you want the most business oriented book on creativity, you cannot do better."
Patrick O'Shaughnessy on The Power of Myth
"One of the most interesting series of interviews ever."
Patrick O'Shaughnessy on Negotiating the Impossible
"Lays out three key aspects of negotiation: framing, process, and empathy."
Patrick O'Shaughnessy on Let My People Go Surfing
"If you aspire to create a business—to make something—I can think of no better book to inspire you."
Patrick O'Shaughnessy on Fooling Some of the People All of the Time
"Filled with great little side stories."
Patrick O'Shaughnessy on The Fish That Ate the Whale
"The most fun book that I’ve read in a while."
Patrick O'Shaughnessy on Against the Gods
"An older book, but a wonderful history of our concept of risk."
Patrick O'Shaughnessy on The Dog Stars
"A beautifully written post-apocalyptic novel."
Patrick O'Shaughnessy on Creativity
"Studies creative people and creates a common framework for creativity based on their lives and insights."
Patrick O'Shaughnessy on Positioning
"A really great book about communication."
Patrick O'Shaughnessy on The Body Keeps the Score
"[I] found it enlightening, useful, sobering, and often very scary."
Patrick O'Shaughnessy on Antifragile
"This book will have you asking yourself many provocative and useful questions."
Patrick O'Shaughnessy on The Hero with a Thousand Faces
"One of my favorite books."
Patrick O'Shaughnessy on The Hidden Life of Trees
"If you like the woods at all, pick this up immediately. You will never see the forest (the 'wood wide web') the same way again."
Patrick O'Shaughnessy on The Razor's Edge
"I’ve never before so identified with a main character (Larry)."
Patrick O'Shaughnessy on The Warrior Ethos
"Fun, and it will definitely fire you up."
Patrick O'Shaughnessy on The Snow Leopard
"You’ll love this book if you like any of the following: travel writing, philosophy, Zen, Buddhism, navel-gazing, the Himalayas."
Patrick O'Shaughnessy on The Outsiders
"Contains great lessons for investors because it highlights the importance of capital allocation."
Patrick O'Shaughnessy on How to Fail at Almost Everything and Still Win Big
"Colorful and enjoyable."
Patrick O'Shaughnessy on Deep Survival
"Incredible book."
Patrick O'Shaughnessy on Lateral Thinking
"Refreshing and extremely helpful."
Patrick O'Shaughnessy on The Essays of Warren Buffett
"Touting advice from Buffett is so clichéd in the investment world, but for good a reason."
Patrick O'Shaughnessy on The Money Game
"Nails investor psychology."
Patrick O'Shaughnessy on Ask the Dust
"The only book I can think of that I read again immediately."
Patrick O'Shaughnessy on Einstein's Dreams
"Uses short stories/vignettes to play with concepts of time."
Patrick O'Shaughnessy on Norwegian Wood
"Do you like chopping wood or building fires? If the answer is yes, then you will love this book."
Patrick O'Shaughnessy on Impro
"I found more interesting-ness per page than anything else I’ve read in a long time."
Patrick O'Shaughnessy on Sapiens
"Provides a concise history of humankind and outlines why we have the psychology we do today."
Patrick O'Shaughnessy on At Play in the Fields of the Lord
"Plot, writing, characters, big ideas. This book has it all."
Patrick O'Shaughnessy on Spent
"Provides a new way of looking at our motivations, and details how we constantly try to signal certain qualities to friends, family, and potential mates."
Patrick O'Shaughnessy on The Ascent of Man
"If you like 'big history' books, in the vein of Sapiens, Tragedy & Hope, or The Decline of the West, you will love this one."
Patrick O'Shaughnessy on Influence
Patrick O'Shaughnessy recommended this book on a blog post.
Patrick O'Shaughnessy on Last Chance to See
"The funniest travel book I’ve ever read."
Patrick O'Shaughnessy on The Tiger
"One of the most amazing books I’ve read in the last few years."
Patrick O'Shaughnessy on Self Reliance
"My favorite essay from one of my biggest idols."
Patrick O'Shaughnessy on The River of Doubt
"[This book] reads more like Indiana Jones that non-fiction."
Patrick O'Shaughnessy on Zero to One
"An obvious suggestion, because [this book] is the talk of the town and sits at the top of bestseller lists everywhere."
Patrick O'Shaughnessy on The Everything Store
"A history of my favorite company and its enigmatic leader."
Patrick O'Shaughnessy on The Upanishads
"One of my five favorite books of all time."
Patrick O'Shaughnessy on Gratitude
"This is a 30-minute read. A collection of wonderful short essays from one of the greatest humans ever."
Patrick O'Shaughnessy on The Misbehavior of Markets
"A top five investing book of all time."
Patrick O'Shaughnessy on Let Your Life Speak
"The author is a quasi-Emerson/Thoreau for modern times."
Patrick O'Shaughnessy on Mountains Beyond Mountains
"If you care about health care, philanthropy, drive, or success, read this book."
Patrick O'Shaughnessy on When Breath Becomes Air
"The memoir of a successful neurosurgeon who is diagnosed with lung cancer."
Patrick O'Shaughnessy on Essays and Aphorisms
"There is no more readable or insightful philosopher than [this author]. This book covers just about everything."
Patrick O'Shaughnessy on Shadow Divers
"I could not put this book down."
Patrick O'Shaughnessy on The Most Important Thing
"One of my favorite books on value/distressed investing."
Patrick O'Shaughnessy on Principles
"Bridgewater’s infamous [book]."
Patrick O'Shaughnessy on Chaos Monkeys
"A look inside startup culture, filled with hijinks."
Patrick O'Shaughnessy on Incognito
"One of my favorite books on the brain and the bizarre things it makes us do."
Patrick O'Shaughnessy on Siddhartha
"An old classic."
Patrick O'Shaughnessy on A Few Lessons from Sherlock Holmes
"I wrote a post about how much I loved this book."
Patrick O'Shaughnessy on Pre-Suasion
"Very interesting and readable."
Patrick O'Shaughnessy on Letters of Note
"One of the most enjoyable Christmas presents I’ve ever received."
Patrick O'Shaughnessy on The Sovereign Individual
"It was published in the late 1990’s, but is enjoying a very well-deserved resurgence."
Patrick O'Shaughnessy on Boyd
"This guy was incredible."
Patrick O'Shaughnessy on Nobody Wants to Read Your Sh*t
"This book teaches you how to craft a message."
Patrick O'Shaughnessy on Creativity, Inc.
"One of the most entertaining and useful business books I’ve ever read."
Patrick O'Shaughnessy on Amusing Ourselves to Death
"This book has the best foreword I can recall. Read the entire thing."
Patrick O'Shaughnessy on Shoe Dog
"A perfect business book & memoir hybrid."
Patrick O'Shaughnessy on Hackers & Painters
"A book collection of some of his best [essays]."
Patrick O'Shaughnessy on Women
"A fictionalized autobiography of [the author], an alcoholic womanizer and fantastic writer."
Patrick O'Shaughnessy on Mastery
"This book, which you can read in a sitting, is a great overview of the process-driven mindset."
Patrick O'Shaughnessy on Drunk Tank Pink
"Chock full of interesting and useful examples of subconscious behavioral triggers, including several specific to the stock market."
Patrick O'Shaughnessy on Thinking in Systems
"If you want a new way to think about yourself, your business, the market, or any other system of parts and interactions, this is the book for you."
Patrick O'Shaughnessy on The One Sentence Persuasion Course
"You can read this in 30 minutes it has several great reminders."
Patrick O'Shaughnessy on A Technique for Producing Ideas
"If you prefer fast reads and only want to read one of these books, this is the one for you."
Patrick O'Shaughnessy on Metaphors We Live By
"Intense, but it is the best book I’ve read about how we learn and communicate."
Patrick O'Shaughnessy on The History of Money
"Ever since finding this book, I’ve been fascinated with the history of money."
Patrick O'Shaughnessy on The Prize
"Might be the best book I’ve ever read."
Patrick O'Shaughnessy on The Act of Creation
"My favorite book on creativity."
Patrick O'Shaughnessy on Finite and Infinite Games
"I absolutely loved it."
Patrick O'Shaughnessy on The True Believer
"Simultaneously a book on history, psychology, influence, and salesmanship."
Patrick O'Shaughnessy on Setting the Table
"Every business could benefit from [this author's] framework for service and hospitality."
