Books that Elon Musk has read

1.
The Art of Startup Fundraising
The Art of Startup Fundraising 4.03 avg rating — 801 ratings
2.
Zero to One: Notes on Startups, or How to Build the Future
Zero to One: Notes on Startups, or How to Build the Future 4.15 avg rating — 381,669 ratings
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The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy (Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, #1)
The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy (Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, #1) 4.22 avg rating — 1,969,992 ratings
4.
The Lord of the Rings
The Lord of the Rings 4.54 avg rating — 716,507 ratings
5.
Consider Phlebas (Culture, #1)
Consider Phlebas (Culture, #1) 3.85 avg rating — 97,989 ratings
6.
Superintelligence: Paths, Dangers, Strategies
Superintelligence: Paths, Dangers, Strategies 3.85 avg rating — 20,389 ratings
7.
Structures: Or Why Things Don't Fall Down
Structures: Or Why Things Don't Fall Down 4.13 avg rating — 3,602 ratings
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Ignition!: An informal history of liquid rocket propellants
Ignition!: An informal history of liquid rocket propellants 4.13 avg rating — 2,745 ratings
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Elements of Propulsion: Gas Turbines And Rockets (AIAA Education Series)
Elements of Propulsion: Gas Turbines And Rockets (AIAA Education Series) 4.53 avg rating — 19 ratings
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If the Universe Is Teeming with Aliens ... WHERE IS EVERYBODY?: Fifty Solutions to the Fermi Paradox and the Problem of Extraterrestrial Life
If the Universe Is Teeming with Aliens ... WHERE IS EVERYBODY?: Fifty Solutions to the Fermi Paradox and the Problem of Extraterrestrial Life 4.20 avg rating — 1,434 ratings
11.
The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin
The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin 3.85 avg rating — 89,879 ratings
12.
Benjamin Franklin: An American Life
Benjamin Franklin: An American Life 4.05 avg rating — 147,328 ratings
12.
The Foundation Trilogy (Foundation, #1-3)
The Foundation Trilogy (Foundation, #1-3) 4.42 avg rating — 107,098 ratings
14.
Einstein: His Life and Universe
Einstein: His Life and Universe 4.17 avg rating — 197,568 ratings
15.
The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress
The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress 4.15 avg rating — 136,876 ratings
16.
The Machine Stops
The Machine Stops 4.07 avg rating — 19,679 ratings
16.
Twelve Against the Gods
Twelve Against the Gods 3.65 avg rating — 387 ratings
16.
Life 3.0: Being Human in the Age of Artificial Intelligence
Life 3.0: Being Human in the Age of Artificial Intelligence really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 26,829 ratings
16.
The Complete Story of Civilization
The Complete Story of Civilization 4.43 avg rating — 1,787 ratings
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Our Final Invention: Artificial Intelligence and the End of the Human Era
Our Final Invention: Artificial Intelligence and the End of the Human Era 3.72 avg rating — 3,848 ratings
21.
I Have No Mouth & I Must Scream
I Have No Mouth & I Must Scream 3.89 avg rating — 47,887 ratings
21.
Catherine the Great: Portrait of a Woman
Catherine the Great: Portrait of a Woman 3.94 avg rating — 107,265 ratings
23.
Tesla: Inventor of the Electrical Age
Tesla: Inventor of the Electrical Age 3.87 avg rating — 2,386 ratings
24.
Rocket Propulsion Elements
Rocket Propulsion Elements 4.46 avg rating — 226 ratings
25.
Fundamentals of Astrodynamics (Dover Books on Aeronautical Engineering)
Fundamentals of Astrodynamics (Dover Books on Aeronautical Engineering) 4.25 avg rating — 301 ratings
26.
International Reference Guide to Space Launch Systems
International Reference Guide to Space Launch Systems 4.57 avg rating — 14 ratings
27.
Modern Engineering for Design of Liquid Propellant Rocket Engines
Modern Engineering for Design of Liquid Propellant Rocket Engines 4.67 avg rating — 27 ratings
28.
Howard Hughes: His Life and Madness
Howard Hughes: His Life and Madness 3.88 avg rating — 1,814 ratings
29.
Look to Windward (Culture, #7)
Look to Windward (Culture, #7) 4.23 avg rating — 28,823 ratings
30.
Winning
Winning 3.86 avg rating — 43,058 ratings
31.
The Prophet
The Prophet 4.23 avg rating — 321,108 ratings
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Merchants of Doubt: How a Handful of Scientists Obscured the Truth on Issues from Tobacco Smoke to Global Warming
Merchants of Doubt: How a Handful of Scientists Obscured the Truth on Issues from Tobacco Smoke to Global Warming 4.17 avg rating — 7,786 ratings