a16z's 16(x3) Books We’re Reading This Summer 2018

1.
Lives in Ruins: Archaeologists and the Seductive Lure of Human Rubble
Lives in Ruins: Archaeologists and the Seductive Lure of Human Rubble 3.64 avg rating — 2,115 ratings
2.
The Gene: An Intimate History
The Gene: An Intimate History 4.36 avg rating — 54,025 ratings
3.
Postcards from Tomorrow Square: Reports from China
Postcards from Tomorrow Square: Reports from China 3.89 avg rating — 742 ratings
4.
The Charm School
The Charm School 4.28 avg rating — 40,351 ratings
5.
Lipstick Traces: A Secret History of the Twentieth Century
Lipstick Traces: A Secret History of the Twentieth Century 3.99 avg rating — 3,711 ratings
6.
Rubicon: The Triumph and Tragedy of the Roman Republic
Rubicon: The Triumph and Tragedy of the Roman Republic 4.23 avg rating — 25,523 ratings
7.
The Rational Optimist: How Prosperity Evolves
The Rational Optimist: How Prosperity Evolves 3.97 avg rating — 13,179 ratings
8.
Conspiracy: Peter Thiel, Hulk Hogan, Gawker, and the Anatomy of Intrigue
Conspiracy: Peter Thiel, Hulk Hogan, Gawker, and the Anatomy of Intrigue 3.97 avg rating — 6,887 ratings
9.
The Design of Everyday Things
The Design of Everyday Things 4.15 avg rating — 46,468 ratings
10.
In the Temple of Wolves: A Winter's Immersion in Wild Yellowstone
In the Temple of Wolves: A Winter's Immersion in Wild Yellowstone 4.21 avg rating — 501 ratings
11.
Radical Markets: Uprooting Capitalism and Democracy for a Just Society
Radical Markets: Uprooting Capitalism and Democracy for a Just Society 3.96 avg rating — 1,466 ratings
12.
The $12 Million Stuffed Shark: The Curious Economics of Contemporary Art
The $12 Million Stuffed Shark: The Curious Economics of Contemporary Art 3.87 avg rating — 5,930 ratings
13.
The Girl Who Smiled Beads: A Story of War and What Comes After
The Girl Who Smiled Beads: A Story of War and What Comes After 4.19 avg rating — 24,695 ratings
14.
I'll Be Gone in the Dark: One Woman's Obsessive Search for the Golden State Killer
I'll Be Gone in the Dark: One Woman's Obsessive Search for the Golden State Killer 4.12 avg rating — 257,811 ratings
15.
The Drunken Botanist: The Plants That Create the World's Great Drinks
The Drunken Botanist: The Plants That Create the World's Great Drinks 4.02 avg rating — 10,453 ratings
16.
The Three-Body Problem (Remembrance of Earth’s Past, #1)
The Three-Body Problem (Remembrance of Earth’s Past, #1)
by: Liu Cixin
4.08 avg rating — 461,041 ratings
17.
China's Great Wall of Debt: Shadow Banks, Ghost Cities, Massive Loans, and the End of the Chinese Miracle
China's Great Wall of Debt: Shadow Banks, Ghost Cities, Massive Loans, and the End of the Chinese Miracle 4.13 avg rating — 1,165 ratings
18.
Timekeepers: How the World Became Obsessed with Time
Timekeepers: How the World Became Obsessed with Time 3.40 avg rating — 1,092 ratings
19.
Ties
Ties 3.95 avg rating — 23,378 ratings
20.
The Dark Forest (Remembrance of Earth’s Past, #2)
The Dark Forest (Remembrance of Earth’s Past, #2)
by: Liu Cixin
4.40 avg rating — 204,683 ratings
21.
Death's End (Remembrance of Earth’s Past, #3)
Death's End (Remembrance of Earth’s Past, #3)
by: Liu Cixin
4.41 avg rating — 159,369 ratings
22.
All We Ever Wanted
All We Ever Wanted 3.87 avg rating — 136,678 ratings
23.
Why Therapy Works: Using Our Minds to Change Our Brains (Norton Series on Interpersonal Neurobiology)
Why Therapy Works: Using Our Minds to Change Our Brains (Norton Series on Interpersonal Neurobiology) 4.22 avg rating — 499 ratings
24.
The Wright Brothers
The Wright Brothers 4.17 avg rating — 96,961 ratings
25.
Bad Blood: Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup
Bad Blood: Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup 4.41 avg rating — 276,397 ratings
26.
Einstein: His Life and Universe
Einstein: His Life and Universe 4.17 avg rating — 197,590 ratings
27.
Homesick for Another World
Homesick for Another World 3.61 avg rating — 39,810 ratings
28.
ECONned: How Unenlightened Self Interest Undermined Democracy and Corrupted Capitalism
ECONned: How Unenlightened Self Interest Undermined Democracy and Corrupted Capitalism 4.03 avg rating — 435 ratings
29.
How to Turn Down a Billion Dollars: The Snapchat Story
How to Turn Down a Billion Dollars: The Snapchat Story 3.67 avg rating — 932 ratings
30.
Play Their Hearts Out: A Coach, His Star Recruit, and the Youth Basketball Machine
Play Their Hearts Out: A Coach, His Star Recruit, and the Youth Basketball Machine 4.23 avg rating — 4,498 ratings
31.
Ahead in the Cloud: Best Practices for Navigating the Future of Enterprise IT
Ahead in the Cloud: Best Practices for Navigating the Future of Enterprise IT 3.90 avg rating — 269 ratings
32.
Principles: Life and Work
Principles: Life and Work
by: Ray Dalio
4.10 avg rating — 64,766 ratings
33.
Our Kids: The American Dream in Crisis
Our Kids: The American Dream in Crisis 4.04 avg rating — 4,289 ratings
34.
Leonardo da Vinci
Leonardo da Vinci 4.19 avg rating — 122,295 ratings
35.
Dear Chairman: Boardroom Battles and the Rise of Shareholder Activism
Dear Chairman: Boardroom Battles and the Rise of Shareholder Activism 4.17 avg rating — 1,156 ratings
36.
Measure What Matters: How Google, Bono, and the Gates Foundation Rock the World with OKRs
Measure What Matters: How Google, Bono, and the Gates Foundation Rock the World with OKRs 3.98 avg rating — 36,285 ratings
37.
Why We Sleep: Unlocking the Power of Sleep and Dreams
Why We Sleep: Unlocking the Power of Sleep and Dreams 4.37 avg rating — 215,816 ratings
38.
Season of the Witch: Enchantment, Terror and Deliverance in the City of Love
Season of the Witch: Enchantment, Terror and Deliverance in the City of Love 4.31 avg rating — 6,695 ratings
39.
Thinking in Bets: Making Smarter Decisions When You Don't Have All the Facts
Thinking in Bets: Making Smarter Decisions When You Don't Have All the Facts 3.82 avg rating — 21,789 ratings
40.
Born to Run
Born to Run 4.19 avg rating — 53,088 ratings
41.
The Great Alone
The Great Alone 4.45 avg rating — 1,076,328 ratings
42.
The Captured Economy: How the Powerful Enrich Themselves, Slow Down Growth, and Increase Inequality
The Captured Economy: How the Powerful Enrich Themselves, Slow Down Growth, and Increase Inequality 3.90 avg rating — 405 ratings
43.
Meddling Kids
Meddling Kids 3.52 avg rating — 35,615 ratings
44.
The Immortalists
The Immortalists 3.71 avg rating — 216,779 ratings
45.
Art, Time and Technology
Art, Time and Technology 3.25 avg rating — 8 ratings
46.
The Futurists.
The Futurists. 3.88 avg rating — 40 ratings
47.
Educated
Educated 4.47 avg rating — 1,773,419 ratings