

Read by Mark Zuckerberg

“I remember reading the story of Aeneas's quest and his desire to build a city that 'knows no boundaries in time and greatness.'”
— Mark Zuckerberg
Source: New Yorker profile, 2010
Why Violence Has Declined
“It's a timely book about how and why violence has steadily decreased throughout our history, and how we can continue this trend.”
— Mark Zuckerberg
Source: Mark Zuckerberg's Facebook Page, A Year of Books
“Following the Muqaddimah, which was a history from the perspective of an intellectual in the 1300s, Sapiens is a contemporary exploration of many similar questions.”
— Mark Zuckerberg
Source: Mark Zuckerberg's Facebook Page, A Year of Books
“It's a Chinese science fiction book that has gotten so popular there's now a Hollywood movie being made based on it. This will also be a fun break from all the economics and social science books I've read recently.”
— Mark Zuckerberg
Source: Mark Zuckerberg's Facebook Page, A Year of Books