Books Recommended by Celebrities

The books most recommended by celebrities, drawn from their real public recommendations.

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600 experts · 24 most-recommended books · Updated on June 6, 2026
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Books celebrities recommend most

  1. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind
    Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind
    Yuval Noah Harari
    Recommended by Will Smith, Tom Hanks +13 more
  2. Frankly, We Did Win This Election: The Inside Story of How Trump Lost
    Frankly, We Did Win This Election: The Inside Story of How Trump Lost
    Michael C. Bender
    Recommended by Donald Trump, Anderson Cooper +13 more
  3. Hooked: How to Build Habit-Forming Products
    Hooked: How to Build Habit-Forming Products
    Nir Eyal, Ryan Hoover
    Recommended by Devon Sawa, Scott Galloway +12 more
  4. Indistractable: How to Control Your Attention and Choose Your Life
    Indistractable: How to Control Your Attention and Choose Your Life
    Nir Eyal
    Recommended by Alexis Ohanian, James Clear +10 more
  5. Man's Search for Meaning
    Man's Search for Meaning
    Viktor E. Frankl, William J. Winslade, Harold S. Kushner
    Recommended by Will Smith, Emma Watson +9 more
  6. Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion, Revised Edition
    Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion, Revised Edition
    Robert B. Cialdini
    Recommended by Scott Adams, Charlie Munger +8 more
  7. Thinking, Fast and Slow
    Thinking, Fast and Slow
    Daniel Kahneman
    Recommended by Sam Altman, Xavier +7 more
  8. What It Takes: Lessons in the Pursuit of Excellence
    What It Takes: Lessons in the Pursuit of Excellence
    Stephen A. Schwarzman
    Recommended by Tom Hanks, Mark Carney +7 more
  9. Breaking the News: Exposing the Establishment Media's Hidden Deals and Secret Corruption
    Breaking the News: Exposing the Establishment Media's Hidden Deals and Secret Corruption
    Alex Marlow
    Recommended by Tucker Carlson, Sean Hannity +7 more
  10. The Rise of the Rest: How Entrepreneurs in Surprising Places are Building the New American Dream
    The Rise of the Rest: How Entrepreneurs in Surprising Places are Building the New American Dream
    Steve Case
    Recommended by Tory Burch, Ken Burns +7 more
  11. How to Change: The Science of Getting from Where You Are to Where You Want to Be
    How to Change: The Science of Getting from Where You Are to Where You Want to Be
    Katy Milkman, Angela Duckworth
    Recommended by Eric Schmidt, Adam Grant +7 more
  12. NICE TRY
    NICE TRY
    Josh Gondelman
    Recommended by Amy Schumer, Judd Apatow +6 more
  13. Unrequited Infatuations: A Memoir
    Unrequited Infatuations: A Memoir
    Stevie Van Zandt
    Recommended by Bruce Springsteen, Paul McCartney +6 more
  14. The Ride of a Lifetime: Lessons Learned from 15 Years as CEO of the Walt Disney Company
    The Ride of a Lifetime: Lessons Learned from 15 Years as CEO of the Walt Disney Company
    Robert Iger
    Recommended by Bill Gates, John Stamos +6 more
  15. Begin Again: James Baldwin's America and Its Urgent Lessons for Our Own
    Begin Again: James Baldwin's America and Its Urgent Lessons for Our Own
    Eddie S. Glaude Jr.
    Recommended by Steve Kerr, Joe Scarborough +6 more
  16. Stolen Focus: Why You Can't Pay Attention--and How to Think Deeply Again
    Stolen Focus: Why You Can't Pay Attention--and How to Think Deeply Again
    Johann Hari
    Recommended by Emma Thompson, Hillary Clinton +6 more
  17. Zero to One: Notes on Start Ups, or How to Build the Future
    Zero to One: Notes on Start Ups, or How to Build the Future
    Blake Masters
    Recommended by Elon Musk, Peter Thiel +6 more
  18. Trailblazer: The Power of Business as the Greatest Platform for Change
    Trailblazer: The Power of Business as the Greatest Platform for Change
    Marc Benioff, Monica Langley
    Recommended by Jane Goodall, Ray Dalio +6 more
  19. The Hard Thing About Hard Things: Building a Business When There Are No Easy Answers
    The Hard Thing About Hard Things: Building a Business When There Are No Easy Answers
    Ben Horowitz
    Recommended by Larry Page, Satya Nadella +5 more
  20. The Education of an Idealist: A Memoir
    The Education of an Idealist: A Memoir
    Samantha Power
    Recommended by Piper Perabo, Mia Farrow +5 more
  21. How I Built This: The Unexpected Paths to Success from the World’s Most Inspiring Entrepreneurs
    How I Built This: The Unexpected Paths to Success from the World’s Most Inspiring Entrepreneurs
    Guy Raz
    Recommended by Mark Cuban, Simon Sinek +5 more
  22. The Back Channel: A Memoir of American Diplomacy and the Case for Its Renewal
    The Back Channel: A Memoir of American Diplomacy and the Case for Its Renewal
    William J. Burns
    Recommended by Hillary Clinton, Henry Kissinger +5 more
  23. Entangled Life: How Fungi Make Our Worlds, Change Our Minds & Shape Our Futures
    Entangled Life: How Fungi Make Our Worlds, Change Our Minds & Shape Our Futures
    Merlin Sheldrake
    Recommended by Paul Stamets, Michael Pollan +5 more
  24. The Practice of Groundedness: A Transformative Path to Success That Feeds--Not Crushes--Your Soul
    The Practice of Groundedness: A Transformative Path to Success That Feeds--Not Crushes--Your Soul
    Brad Stulberg
    Recommended by Scott Galloway, Adam Grant +5 more

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