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Chris Dixon

Venture investor; co-founder of SiteAdvisor and Hunch

A software founder and venture investor who co-founded SiteAdvisor and Hunch, later leading a16z crypto. His documented reading selections explore computing pioneers, genetics, and scientific history.

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Books Chris Dixon recommends, documented so far

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Computing Information Theory Biography

A Mind at Play

by Jimmy Soni and Rob Goodman · 2017

Author signal

Jimmy Soni · Biographer

Rob Goodman · Biographer

Documented citation: Selected in Chris Dixon’s winter 2017 reading recommendations.

Documented citation · Recommended

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16 (x)4 Books We Read Winter 2017

This source documents the book relationship, but the displayed text is a catalog summary rather than a verbatim quote.

Andreessen Horowitz · 2017-12-28 · accessed 2026-09-30

curated-list · Official a16z attributed reading list

The section headed Chris Dixon directly names this book and praises it. Only his section is used; recommendations by other contributors are not attributed to him.

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Bookshop.orgAffiliate disclosure: We may earn a commission when you buy through some links. Recommendations are included because of the source, not because of the retailer. Details

Science Genetics Biology

The Gene

by Siddhartha Mukherjee · 2016

Author signal

Siddhartha Mukherjee · Oncologist and Pulitzer-winning author

Documented citation: Selected in Chris Dixon’s winter 2017 reading recommendations.

Documented citation · Recommended

Evidence details

16 (x)4 Books We Read Winter 2017

This source documents the book relationship, but the displayed text is a catalog summary rather than a verbatim quote.

Andreessen Horowitz · 2017-12-28 · accessed 2026-09-30

curated-list · Official a16z attributed reading list

The section headed Chris Dixon directly names this book and praises it. Only his section is used; recommendations by other contributors are not attributed to him.

Open source

Amazon Audible Bookshop.orgAffiliate disclosure: We may earn a commission when you buy through some links. Recommendations are included because of the source, not because of the retailer. Details

Physics History Nuclear Science

The Making of the Atomic Bomb

by Richard Rhodes · 1986

Author signal

Richard Rhodes · Science historian

Documented citation: Selected by Chris Dixon as his favorite book read in 2018 for learning and enjoyment.

Documented citation · Recommended

Evidence details

16 (x4) Books We Read Winter 2018

This source documents the book relationship, but the displayed text is a catalog summary rather than a verbatim quote.

Andreessen Horowitz · 2018-12-24 · accessed 2026-09-30

curated-list · Official a16z attributed reading list

Dixon’s section calls this his best book of the year for learning and enjoyment. Catalog text is a citation paraphrase, not a direct quote.

Open source

Audible Bookshop.orgAffiliate disclosure: We may earn a commission when you buy through some links. Recommendations are included because of the source, not because of the retailer. Details