Maybe he doesn't consider himself a qualified authority in areas outside his primary domain. Since he wouldn't ask a poet where to invest, maybe he feels it wo

Maybe he doesn't consider himself a qualified authority in areas outside his primary domain. Since he wouldn't ask a poet where to invest, maybe he feels it would take too much hubris to offer his advice on poetry. On the other hand if you want other CEOs describing their favorite books, often fiction they've enjoyed, valuewalk has some: http://www.valuewalk.com/2014/09/warren-buffett-favorite-books/ http://www.valuewalk.com/2014/09/warren-buffett-favorite-boo... e.g.: Oprah - To Kill a Mockingbird Zuckerberg - Aeneid Bezos - Remains of the Day Tillerson - Atlas Shrugged