Big Books of 2026

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The Art of Startup Fundraising by Alejandro CremadesZero to One by Peter ThielThe Republic by PlatoThe Principia by Isaac NewtonThinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman
Sam Altman's Twitter AMA
17 books — 4 voters
The Idea Factory by Jon GertnerCreativity, Inc. by Ed CatmullShoe Dog by Phil KnightA Gambler's Anatomy by Jonathan LethemStrangers in Their Own Land by Arlie Russell Hochschild
YC's Winter Reading List
32 books — 4 voters

The Path to Power by Robert A. CaroThe Three-Body Problem by Liu CixinThe Untethered Soul by Michael A. SingerReady Player One by Ernest ClinePowerhouse by James Andrew Miller
YC’s 2018 Summer Reading List by Y Combinator
29 books — 4 voters
Nonviolent Communication by Marshall B. RosenbergThe Inimitable Jeeves by P.G. WodehouseThank You, Jeeves by P.G. WodehouseCarry On, Jeeves by P.G. WodehouseThe Prize by Daniel Yergin
YC's 2015 Reading List
22 books — 2 voters

Ready Player One by Ernest ClineElon Musk by Ashlee VanceThe Martian by Andy WeirThe Three-Body Problem by Liu CixinRed Plenty by Francis Spufford
Ask HN: Books you read in 2016?
97 books — 2 voters
The Man Who Knew by Sebastian MallabyPowerhouse by James Andrew MillerBefore The Trumpet - Young Franklin Roosevelt 1882-1905 by Geoffrey C. WardThe Nix by Nathan HillNexus by Ramez Naam
YC’s 2017 Summer Reading List
20 books — 2 voters

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