Jesse Williams’ Book Recommendations

5 Books Recommended by Jesse Williams

1. Guns, Germs, and Steel

Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies

“Helped rid me of the nagging incompleteness in my understood connection between the successes and failings of ancient and modern civilizations.” – Jesse Williams (In Tribe of Mentors book)

Also recommended by Charlie Munger and Jamie Dimon

Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies is a 1997 book by Jared Diamond.

2. A Confederacy of Dunces

A Confederacy of Dunces

“F*cking funny, vivid, and adventurous. Sometimes that’s what we need.” – Jesse Williams (In Tribe of Mentors book)

A Confederacy of Dunces is a 1980 novel by John Kennedy Toole.

3. The Fountainhead

The Fountainhead

“The protagonist’s audacious self-confidence and refusal to compromise his artistic vision, which was to say, himself, was a fascinating thing to survey.” – Jesse Williams (In Tribe of Mentors book)

Also recommended by Evan WilliamsLarry Ellison and Mark Cuban

The Fountainhead is a 1943 novel by Ayn Rand.

4. Song of Solomon

Song of Solomon

“Jesse Williams recommended this book in Tribe of Mentors book.”

Also recommended by Barack Obama and Michelle Obama

Song of Solomon is a 1977 novel by Toni Morrison.

5. The Souls of Black Folk

The Souls of Black Folk

“A seminal work in American and African-American literature.” – Jesse Williams (In Tribe of Mentors book)

The Souls of Black Folk is a 1903 book by W. E. B. Du Bois.

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