# Reater

Reater collects book recommendations from the world's most influential people, each tracked to the source where the recommendation appeared (podcast, YouTube, blog, interview, newsletter, list).

Base URL: https://books.nshipyard.com

## Data endpoints (JSON)
- /api/figures.json - influential figures and their profiles
- /api/books.json - books with Open Library cover ID, ISBN, Amazon ASIN, Audible ASIN, categories
- /api/recommendations.json - every recommendation with its source (type, title, URL, date)

## Pages
- / - searchable directory of figures
- /figures/[slug] - a figure's full reading list with sources
- /books/[slug] - a book's page: every figure who recommended it
- /top - most recommended books, filterable by category
- /charts - insights: where recommendations surface, categories, timeline, top sources

## Figures (133)
- Barack Obama (44th President of the United States): /figures/barack-obama
- Oprah Winfrey (media executive and talk show host): /figures/oprah-winfrey
- Warren Buffett (chairman and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway): /figures/warren-buffett
- Bill Gates (Co-founder of Microsoft): /figures/bill-gates
- Elon Musk (CEO of Tesla and SpaceX): /figures/elon-musk
- Satya Nadella (CEO of Microsoft): /figures/satya-nadella
- Sam Altman (CEO of OpenAI): /figures/sam-altman
- Patrick Collison (co-founder and CEO of Stripe): /figures/patrick-collison
- Paul Graham (co-founder of Y Combinator): /figures/paul-graham
- Reid Hoffman (Co-founder of LinkedIn): /figures/reid-hoffman
- Naval Ravikant (Co-founder of AngelList): /figures/naval-ravikant
- Jensen Huang (Founder and CEO of NVIDIA): /figures/jensen-huang
- Demis Hassabis (Co-founder of DeepMind and Nobel laureate): /figures/demis-hassabis
- Tyler Cowen (Economist and author): /figures/tyler-cowen
- Luke Combs (Country music star): /figures/luke-combs
- Jennie (K-pop star and solo artist): /figures/jennie
- Keke Palmer (Actress, singer, TV host): /figures/keke-palmer
- Noah Wyle (Actor (ER, The Pitt)): /figures/noah-wyle
- Dakota Johnson (Actress): /figures/dakota-johnson
- Jafar Panahi (Iranian filmmaker): /figures/jafar-panahi
- Claire Danes (Actress (Homeland)): /figures/claire-danes
- Benicio Del Toro (Actor): /figures/benicio-del-toro
- Jonathan Groff (Actor (Hamilton, Mindhunter)): /figures/jonathan-groff
- Ranbir Kapoor (Bollywood actor): /figures/ranbir-kapoor
- Tayari Jones (Novelist, author of An American Marriage): /figures/tayari-jones
- Noah Kahan (Folk-pop singer-songwriter): /figures/noah-kahan
- Anderson .Paak (Musician, producer, drummer): /figures/anderson-paak
- Rhea Seehorn (Actress (Better Call Saul, Pluribus)): /figures/rhea-seehorn
- Coco Jones (R&B singer, actress (Bel-Air)): /figures/coco-jones
- Freida McFadden (Bestselling thriller novelist (The Housemaid)): /figures/freida-mcfadden
- Wagner Moura (Brazilian actor (Narcos, The Secret Agent)): /figures/wagner-moura
- Kate Hudson (Actress (Almost Famous, Running Point)): /figures/kate-hudson
- Alysa Liu (Olympic champion figure skater): /figures/alysa-liu
- Hilary Duff (Actress, singer, YA author): /figures/hilary-duff
- Alan Cumming (Actor and writer): /figures/alan-cumming
- Sterling K. Brown (Actor): /figures/sterling-k-brown
- Ethan Hawke (Actor and writer): /figures/ethan-hawke
- Chloe Kim (Olympic snowboarder): /figures/chloe-kim
- Shirin Ebadi (Nobel Peace laureate and human rights lawyer): /figures/shirin-ebadi
- Walter Hood (Landscape architect): /figures/walter-hood
- Victoria Beckham (Fashion designer): /figures/victoria-beckham
- Rauw Alejandro (Reggaeton singer): /figures/rauw-alejandro
- Kica Matos (Immigration advocate): /figures/kica-matos
- Zoe Saldaña (Actress): /figures/zoe-saldana
- Ben Stiller (Actor, director and producer): /figures/ben-stiller
- Aliko Dangote (Founder of Dangote Group): /figures/aliko-dangote
- Scottie Scheffler (Professional golfer, world No. 1): /figures/scottie-scheffler
- Anok Yai (Model): /figures/anok-yai
- Ralph Lauren (Fashion designer, founder of Ralph Lauren Corporation): /figures/ralph-lauren
- Lynsey Addario (Photojournalist and author): /figures/lynsey-addario
- Susan Dell (Philanthropist, co-founder of Michael & Susan Dell Foundation): /figures/susan-dell
- Michael Dell (Founder and CEO of Dell Technologies): /figures/michael-dell
- Sundar Pichai (CEO of Alphabet and Google): /figures/sundar-pichai
- David Ellison (CEO of Paramount, founder of Skydance Media): /figures/david-ellison
- Precious Matsoso (South African health official; WHO pandemic-treaty co-chair): /figures/precious-matsoso
- Anne-Claire Amprou (France's ambassador for global health): /figures/anne-claire-amprou
- Lip-Bu Tan (CEO of Intel; founder of Walden International): /figures/lip-bu-tan
- Nikki Glaser (Comedian and TV host): /figures/nikki-glaser
- Hilary Knight (Captain, U.S. women's national ice hockey team): /figures/hilary-knight
- Vikas Khanna (Chef, author, and filmmaker): /figures/vikas-khanna
- Lando Norris (Formula 1 driver, McLaren): /figures/lando-norris
- Mashama Bailey (Chef and co-owner of The Grey): /figures/mashama-bailey
- Matthieu Blazy (Creative director of Chanel): /figures/matthieu-blazy
- Dario Amodei (CEO and co-founder of Anthropic): /figures/dario-amodei
- Daniela Amodei (President and co-founder of Anthropic): /figures/daniela-amodei
- Noah Lyles (Olympic sprinter, 100m champion): /figures/noah-lyles
- Yiyun Li (Novelist and MacArthur fellow): /figures/yiyun-li
- Tony Tyson (Founding director of Rubin Observatory): /figures/tony-tyson
- Cao Fei (Chinese multimedia artist): /figures/cao-fei
- John Furner (CEO of Walmart): /figures/john-furner
- Jeremy Allaire (CEO and co-founder of Circle): /figures/jeremy-allaire
- Mari Luz Canaquiri Murayari (Indigenous environmental leader, Peru): /figures/mari-luz-canaquiri-murayari
- Luciano Moreira (CEO of Wolbito do Brasil): /figures/luciano-moreira
- Neal Mohan (CEO of YouTube): /figures/neal-mohan
- Sabrina Walter (Founder of Women for Change): /figures/sabrina-walter
- Dolores Huerta (Labor leader and civil rights activist): /figures/dolores-huerta
- Reid Wiseman (NASA astronaut, Artemis II commander): /figures/reid-wiseman
- Josh D'Amaro (CEO of Disney Experiences): /figures/josh-damaro
- Mamadou Amadou Ly (Executive Director of ARED): /figures/mamadou-amadou-ly
- Nancy Silverton (Chef, baker, restaurateur): /figures/nancy-silverton
- MrBeast (YouTuber and entrepreneur): /figures/mrbeast
- Mariangela Hungria (Agricultural microbiologist): /figures/mariangela-hungria
- C.C. Wei (Chairman and CEO of TSMC): /figures/c-c-wei
- Lauren Hersh (Anti-trafficking lawyer and advocate): /figures/lauren-hersh
- Rachel Foster (Co-founder and President of World Without Exploitation): /figures/rachel-foster
- Shannon Minter (Legal Director, National Center for LGBTQ Rights): /figures/shannon-minter
- Zabib Musa Loro (Founder and Executive Director, Women for Justice and Equality): /figures/zabib-musa-loro
- Sarah Friar (CFO of OpenAI): /figures/sarah-friar
- Kiran Musunuru (Cardiologist and gene-editing researcher): /figures/kiran-musunuru
- Rebecca Ahrens-Nicklas (Physician-scientist, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia): /figures/rebecca-ahrens-nicklas
- Pope Leo XIV (Head of the Catholic Church): /figures/pope-leo-xiv
- Claudia Sheinbaum (President of Mexico): /figures/claudia-sheinbaum
- Marco Rubio (US Secretary of State): /figures/marco-rubio
- Donald Trump (President of the United States): /figures/donald-trump
- Susie Wiles (White House Chief of Staff): /figures/susie-wiles
- Tarique Rahman (Prime Minister of Bangladesh): /figures/tarique-rahman
- Mark Kelly (U.S. Senator from Arizona): /figures/mark-kelly
- Heather Gerken (President of the Ford Foundation): /figures/heather-gerken
- Dan Caine (Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff): /figures/dan-caine
- Henna Virkkunen (European Commission Executive Vice-President): /figures/henna-virkkunen
- Rafael Mariano Grossi (Director General of the IAEA): /figures/rafael-mariano-grossi
- Mette Frederiksen (Prime Minister of Denmark): /figures/mette-frederiksen
- Jacob Frey (Mayor of Minneapolis): /figures/jacob-frey
- Fatih Birol (Executive Director of the IEA): /figures/fatih-birol
- Mark Carney (Prime Minister of Canada): /figures/mark-carney
- Zohran Mamdani (Mayor of New York City): /figures/zohran-mamdani
- Gwynne Shotwell (President and COO of SpaceX): /figures/gwynne-shotwell
- Gavin Newsom (Governor of California): /figures/gavin-newsom
- Steve Witkoff (US Special Envoy): /figures/steve-witkoff
- Xi Jinping (President of China): /figures/xi-jinping
- Sanae Takaichi (Prime Minister of Japan): /figures/sanae-takaichi
- Benjamin Netanyahu (Prime Minister of Israel): /figures/benjamin-netanyahu
- Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah (President of Namibia): /figures/netumbo-nandi-ndaitwah
- Balendra Shah (Mayor of Kathmandu): /figures/balendra-shah
- David Senra (Host of the Founders podcast): /figures/david-senra
- Andrew Huberman (Neuroscientist, host of the Huberman Lab podcast): /figures/andrew-huberman
- Bryan Johnson (Entrepreneur, creator of the Blueprint longevity protocol): /figures/bryan-johnson
- Codie Sanchez (Entrepreneur and investor, founder of Contrarian Thinking): /figures/codie-sanchez
- Jason Fried (Co-founder of 37signals, co-author of Rework): /figures/jason-fried
- Jeff Bezos (Founder of Amazon): /figures/jeff-bezos
- Lex Fridman (AI researcher, host of the Lex Fridman Podcast): /figures/lex-fridman
- Mark Zuckerberg (Co-founder and CEO of Meta): /figures/mark-zuckerberg
- Mohnish Pabrai (Value investor, founder of Pabrai Investment Funds): /figures/mohnish-pabrai
- Peter Attia (Physician, author of Outlive, host of The Drive podcast): /figures/peter-attia
- Ray Dalio (Founder of Bridgewater Associates, author of Principles): /figures/ray-dalio
- Ryan Holiday (Author of The Obstacle Is the Way and The Daily Stoic): /figures/ryan-holiday
- Sahil Bloom (Author of The 5 Types of Wealth, writer of The Curiosity Chronicle): /figures/sahil-bloom
- Sam Parr (Founder of The Hustle, co-host of My First Million): /figures/sam-parr
- Shaan Puri (Host of the My First Million podcast): /figures/shaan-puri
- Steve Jobs (Co-founder of Apple): /figures/steve-jobs
- Tim Ferriss (Author of The 4-Hour Workweek, host of The Tim Ferriss Show): /figures/tim-ferriss
- Tom Bilyeu (Co-founder of Quest Nutrition, host of Impact Theory): /figures/tom-bilyeu
- Tony Robbins (Author, speaker, and performance coach): /figures/tony-robbins

## Most recommended books
- Sapiens by Yuval Noah Harari (recommended by 8: bill-gates, reid-hoffman, naval-ravikant, lex-fridman, mark-zuckerberg, peter-attia, ray-dalio, tom-bilyeu)
- Poor Charlie's Almanack by Charles T. Munger (recommended by 7: warren-buffett, patrick-collison, naval-ravikant, david-senra, codie-sanchez, mohnish-pabrai, tim-ferriss)
- Man's Search for Meaning by Viktor E. Frankl (recommended by 6: bryan-johnson, codie-sanchez, lex-fridman, ryan-holiday, tom-bilyeu, tony-robbins)
- Zero to One by Peter Thiel with Blake Masters (recommended by 5: elon-musk, sam-altman, bryan-johnson, codie-sanchez, shaan-puri)
- Mindset by Carol S. Dweck (recommended by 4: satya-nadella, peter-attia, tom-bilyeu, tony-robbins)
- Skin in the Game by Nassim Nicholas Taleb (recommended by 4: naval-ravikant, tyler-cowen, codie-sanchez, sahil-bloom)
- Superintelligence by Nick Bostrom (recommended by 3: elon-musk, sam-altman, lex-fridman)
- Endurance by Alfred Lansing (recommended by 3: sam-altman, bryan-johnson, ray-dalio)
- Dune by Frank Herbert (recommended by 3: reid-hoffman, jeff-bezos, tim-ferriss)
- Gödel, Escher, Bach by Douglas Hofstadter (recommended by 3: reid-hoffman, demis-hassabis, lex-fridman)

## Usage
Cite the source URL attached to each recommendation. Attribute Reater as the aggregator.