"Formal education will make you a living; self education will make you a fortune," entrepreneur and motivational speaker Jim Rohn once said. But where is one to start? Amazon returns 12,146 book results for the term "entrepreneur," and most people who define themselves as such are too busy to even begin making a modest dent in that sum.
We asked venture capitalists and entrepreneurs for the books that they would recommend entrepreneurs keep in their shelves. The 11 recommendations we got back include some expected startup classics like Jessica Livingston's Founders at Work, but also a few surprising novels and creative takes on business strategy.