20) The Capitalist Manifesto by Johan knorberg
"This book is an excellent explanation of why capitalism is not just successful, but morally right." — Elon Musk
![[Image: 9KJAni5.jpg]](https://i.imgur.com/9KJAni5.jpg)
21) What We Owe the Future by William MacAskill
"Worth reading. This is a close match for my philosophy." — Elon Musk
![[Image: ihXRGRz.jpg]](https://i.imgur.com/ihXRGRz.jpg)
22) Dune Series by Frank Herbert
"Dune series by Herbert also brilliant. He advocates placing limits on machine intelligence." — Elon Musk
![[Image: Lxj9o9e.jpg]](https://i.imgur.com/Lxj9o9e.jpg)
23) Lying by Sam Harris
"Excellent cover art and lots of good reasons not to lie!" — Elon Musk
![[Image: rdD5soO.jpg]](https://i.imgur.com/rdD5soO.jpg)
24) The Big Picture by Sean Carroll
"Highly recommend anything by Sean Carroll." — Elon Musk
![[Image: jz7ZHJ3.jpg]](https://i.imgur.com/jz7ZHJ3.jpg)
25) Bad Therapy: Why the Kids Aren't Growing Up by Abigail Shrier
"Every parent should read this." — Elon Musk
![[Image: XWbA1Tk.jpg]](https://i.imgur.com/XWbA1Tk.jpg)
List is curated from his Twitter feed, his biography by Walter Isaacson and interviews over the years. He used to read 10 hours a day as a kid, it was mentioned in his biography by Walter Isaacson.
"This book is an excellent explanation of why capitalism is not just successful, but morally right." — Elon Musk
21) What We Owe the Future by William MacAskill
"Worth reading. This is a close match for my philosophy." — Elon Musk
22) Dune Series by Frank Herbert
"Dune series by Herbert also brilliant. He advocates placing limits on machine intelligence." — Elon Musk
23) Lying by Sam Harris
"Excellent cover art and lots of good reasons not to lie!" — Elon Musk
24) The Big Picture by Sean Carroll
"Highly recommend anything by Sean Carroll." — Elon Musk
25) Bad Therapy: Why the Kids Aren't Growing Up by Abigail Shrier
"Every parent should read this." — Elon Musk
List is curated from his Twitter feed, his biography by Walter Isaacson and interviews over the years. He used to read 10 hours a day as a kid, it was mentioned in his biography by Walter Isaacson.
"It is hard to imagine a more stupid or more dangerous way of making decisions than by putting those decisions in the hands of people who pay no price for being wrong." – Thomas Sowell