Tom Bilyeu
Author, Entrepreneur, Podcaster
Tom Bilyeu is an entrepreneur who co-founded Quest Nutrition in 2010, which was sold to Simply Good Foods for $1 billion in 2019. He co-founded the media company Impact Theory and hosts its interview show.
Tom Bilyeu's 63 Book Recommendations
- The Blank Slate
- Crush It!
- The Coddling of the American Mind
- The Madness of Crowds
- Principles
- The E-Myth Revisited
- The Brain That Changes Itself
- The Talent Code
- The Moral Animal
- A Billion Wicked Thoughts
- Think and Grow Rich
- The Power of Myth
- The Obstacle Is the Way
- Vagrant Queen Vol. 1
- Mindset
- Linchpin
- Mastery
- Phantoms in the Brain
- Predictably Irrational, Revised and Expanded Edition
- Onward
- Sometimes You Win--Sometimes You Learn
- Daring Greatly
- Disrupt You!
- Bold
- Grit
- Can't Hurt Me
- Leaders Eat Last
- Eleven Rings
- Incognito
- Antifragile
- Extreme Ownership
- The Will to Power: “read Nietzsche's Will to Power. If you don't understand that, this is all going to be very confusing”
- Barking Up the Wrong Tree: The Surprising Science Behind Why Everything You Know About Success Is (Mostly) Wrong: “so a guy named Eric Barker wrote this book called Barking Up the Wrong Tree”
- Charter Schools and Their Enemies: “Check out Thomas Sowell's book Charter Schools and Their Enemies.”
- The Wealth of Shadows: “After being riveted by his book, I brought Graham on the show”
- Nudge: “Read the book Nudge.”
- Cynical Theories: How Activist Scholarship Made Everything about Race, Gender, and Identity: “His book Cynical Theories is fantastic.”
- Fahrenheit 451: “Did you read Fahrenheit 451?... cool part in the book”
- Sapiens: “Yuval Noah Harari also wrote Sapiens, he talks about that sort of thing in both of his books”
- 12 Rules for Life: “Congrats, @jordanbpeterson!! That's a huge and well deserved accomplishment. The book is amazing.”
- Ready Player One: “Ready Player One (the book) made me realize that as technology continues to advance, a new type of game world will emerge.”
- Project Hail Mary: “Brother, your books are amazing. I've read Project Hail Mary twice. Something I never do.”
- The End of the World Is Just the Beginning: Mapping the Collapse of Globalization: “the ideas in ur FANTASTIC book #TheEndOfTheWorldIsJustTheBeginning”
- How Emotions Are Made: “Love this book.”
- Man's Search For Meaning: “Love that book. Life changing.”
- Leadership Strategy and Tactics: Field Manual: “the book Leadership Strategy and Tactics by @jockowillink is amazing. Must read for any current or aspiring leaders out there.”
- Radical Confidence: 10 No-BS Lessons on Becoming the Hero of Your Own Life: “Super proud of my wife and Author @lisabilyeu for her book release today! Read it twice and highly recommend!”
- A Hunter-Gatherer's Guide to the 21st Century: “So great having you both on! I always enjoy time with you guys. And I loved the book!!!”
- Letters to a Young Athlete: “His new book Letters to a Young Athlete will go down as one of the greatest books about achieving elite success ever.”
- The Future Is Faster Than You Think: “It's a MUST READ for leaders, innovators, and entrepreneurs wanting to take advantage of converging exponential technologies”
- Relentless: From Good to Great to Unstoppable: “If you haven't read this man's book, Relentless, you're missing out.”
- Zero to One: “Zero to One by Peter Thiel. This is an incredible book about business.”
- Start with Why: “9 books I wish I'd read before I started my first business... 6. Start With Why by Simon Sinek”
- On Xi Jinping: How Xi's Marxist Nationalism Is Shaping China and the World: “Anyone else read @AmboRudd's amazing book On Xi Jinping? Not finished yet, but it's incredible so far.”
- The Machiavellians: “please read James Burnham's book The Machiavellians first (if you haven't already).”
- The Bible: “I believe the Bible is the original self-help book. It's full of timeless wisdom that really will make your life better.”
- Blood and Thunder: “Reading a book called Blood and Thunder, thinking about how hard everyone used to be.”
- Tao of Jeet Kune Do: “Bruce's book The Tao of Jeet Kune Do changed the course of my life.”
- Feeling Good: The New Mood Therapy: “"Feeling Good" by David D. Burns is a must-read for anyone who has ever struggled with anxiety or depression.”
- Long Walk To Freedom: “or my favorite, Long Walk to Freedom, Nelson, like that story is insane... it's always about inspiring people”
- Maps of Meaning: “his book Maps of Meaning is actually even more impactful, but it's dense”
- Principles for Dealing with the Changing World Order: “So if you read Ray Dalio's book, Principles for Dealing with a Changing World Order... it's going to [mess] up your sleep. So you're welcome.”
- Guns, Germs, and Steel: “Great book.”