YC’s 2017 Summer Reading List (20 books)

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1	The Man Who Knew: The Life and Times of Alan Greenspan by Sebastian Mallaby 4.33 avg rating — 1,334 ratings score: 200, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
2	Powerhouse: The Untold Story of Hollywood's Creative Artists Agency by James Andrew Miller (Goodreads Author) 3.90 avg rating — 2,670 ratings score: 198, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3	Before The Trumpet - Young Franklin Roosevelt 1882-1905 by Geoffrey C. Ward 4.27 avg rating — 142 ratings score: 196, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
4	The Nix by Nathan Hill 4.08 avg rating — 89,999 ratings score: 194, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
5	Nexus (Nexus, #1) by Ramez Naam (Goodreads Author) 4.04 avg rating — 21,329 ratings score: 192, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
6	Crux (Nexus, #2) by Ramez Naam (Goodreads Author) 4.14 avg rating — 10,577 ratings score: 190, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
7	Apex (Nexus, #3) by Ramez Naam (Goodreads Author) 4.17 avg rating — 7,881 ratings score: 188, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
8	Mastermind: How to Think Like Sherlock Holmes by Maria Konnikova (Goodreads Author) 3.55 avg rating — 8,707 ratings score: 186, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
9	Behave: The Biology of Humans at Our Best and Worst by Robert M. Sapolsky 4.37 avg rating — 34,574 ratings score: 184, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
10	Homo Deus: A History of Tomorrow by Yuval Noah Harari 4.18 avg rating — 296,402 ratings score: 182, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
11	Warnings: Finding Cassandras to Stop Catastrophes by Richard A. Clarke 3.92 avg rating — 758 ratings score: 180, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
12	I Am Not I by Jacob Needleman 3.56 avg rating — 59 ratings score: 178, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
13	Man's Search for Meaning by Viktor E. Frankl 4.37 avg rating — 941,876 ratings score: 176, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
14	Caverns Measureless to Man by Sheck Exley 4.51 avg rating — 201 ratings score: 174, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
15	Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind by Yuval Noah Harari 4.32 avg rating — 1,332,632 ratings score: 172, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
16	The Righteous Mind: Why Good People Are Divided by Politics and Religion by Jonathan Haidt 4.19 avg rating — 69,409 ratings score: 170, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
17	Technological Revolutions and Financial Capital: The Dynamics of Bubbles and Golden Ages by Carlota Pérez 4.30 avg rating — 765 ratings score: 168, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
18	Einstein’s Dreams by Alan Lightman (Goodreads Author) 4.06 avg rating — 43,901 ratings score: 166, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
19	Healing Back Pain: The Mind-Body Connection by John E. Sarno 4.05 avg rating — 7,638 ratings score: 164, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
20	Six Not So Easy Pieces: Einstein's Relativity, Symmetry, and Space-Time by Richard P. Feynman 4.26 avg rating — 9,721 ratings score: 162, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars