The covers for The Design of Everyday Things, Principles: Your Guided Journal, and Radical Candor, on a blue background.
From left, "The Design of Everyday Things" by Don Norman, "Principles" by Ray Dalio, and "Radical Candor" by Kim Scott.
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There are different careers in real estate. There are different types of people taking those jobs.

These people are shaped by what they read. The subject matter may surprise some of Insider's rising stars of the future.

There is a lot of soul-searching going on among the young professionals and it is not just about how to be a better communicator to get your way. It is about how to be a better person.

Phil Knight, the Nike cofounder, was one of the rising stars who told Insider they wanted to learn from his experiences. Michael Lewis' "Liar's Poker" is one of the most well-known tell-alls of Wall Street real-estate players.

There are 29 books that influenced the rising stars, along with their musings of what they learned or how they applied the lessons to their practices.

The full list of rising stars, along with their back stories and dreams of what they hope to accomplish in residential and commercial real estate, can be found here.

Ghawi next to the cover of Wanting by Luke Borges
Raja Ghawi.
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The 29-year-old is a partner at EraVentures.

What did he say about his recommendations?

"Just because something is working now doesn't mean that unlikely events won't hit and shake the system." One can learn how to benefit from low-probability events from this book.

The Burgis book talks about why we want what we want.

He said that it helps explain the difference between innate desire and mimetic desires.

Many believe that alpha comes from contrarian thinking. The alpha will be beaten out of a deal by everyone if they like it.

Kroll next to a cover for Liar's Poker.
Sam Kroll.
Sam Kroll/Amazon

The rising star is Sam Kroll.

What did he say about his recommendations?

Michael Lewis is a must-read for anyone interested in finance. "'Liar's Poker' gives you a first-person, no-bullshit perspective about what it's like to be a junior person in finance, while 'Flash Boys' explains how the market works to people who joined the workforce after the global financial crisis and how

He preferred to read about the Beat Generation from the mid-20th century.

He said that the Beats aren't afraid to buck the norm in the world. They remind me of being a contrarian when I'm an investor.

John Andrew Entwistle next to a cover for The Art of Happiness.
John Andrew Entwistle.
John Andrew Entwistle/Amazon

John Andrew Entwistle is a rising star.

Entwistle spoke about his recommendations.

He said that "The Art of Happiness" is one of his favorites. The good that you do, the type of person you are, and the business that you run are all important aspects of being a good person. People at Wander need to read it.

He said that "The Intelligent Investor" offered a lot of incredible frameworks in the world of investing and deployment capital. He said that many of the basic principles apply to real estate as well.

Lo next to the cover of Superforecasting.
Austin Lo.
Austin Lo/Amazon

The founder and CEO of Peek is a rising star.

What did he say about his recommendations?

He said that he read "Superforecasting" in his finance days. A group of normal or slightly above-normal people were asked to forecast world events by the Good Judgement Project.

Through sound decision-making processes, they were able to beat intelligence analysts. It's about how to view the future, how to forecast the future, and how to intake information in which you can make good judgement.

He said that a lot of the product process at Peek is inspired by the book.

Dhume next to a cover for Shoe Dog.
Gaurav Dhume.
Gaurav Dhume/Amazon

The finance leader for Darwin homes is a rising star.

Dhume spoke about his recommendation.

Phil Knight is the co- founder of Nike. He built Nike from nothing into what it is now. He left nothing out when he left out the hard stuff.

He talked about every challenge he faced and every decision he made. It's great to see that people who we think have made it are just like us. It feels like those things are doable if you read that take. I think it's useful for anyone trying to make their way in the business world.

Wu and Levitas with the cover of Principles.
Maggie Wu and Adir Levitas.
Maggie Wu/Faropoint/Amazon

The founder of the W Team at Serhant and the founder of Faropoint are two rising stars.

What did she say about her recommendation?

She thinks that the man is a genius.

Her idea of radical transparency is something she has always practiced. I'm their boss, that's all. Our team culture is very open minded.

Levitas said something.

Creating meaningful relationships and doing work in an honest and transparent environment is something that I embrace.

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