Books

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Books I've read. Discarded books are not listed. Lists before 2020 may be incomplete.

2024

Non-fiction

The Beginning of Infinity by David Deutsch
The PARA Method by Tiago Forte
The Coming Wave by Mustafa Suleyman
Supercommunicators by Charles Duhigg
The 22 Immutable Laws of Marketing by Al Rise and Jack Trout
Million Dollar Weekend by Noah Kagan
How to Think: A Survival Guide for a World at Odds by Alan Jacobs
Storyworthy by Matthew Dicks
Useful Not True by Derek Sivers
The Internet Con. How to Seize the Means of Computation by Cory Doctorow
Made to Stick by Cheap Heath and Dan Heath
Right Thing, Right Now by Ryan Holiday

Fiction

The Drawing of the Three (The Dark Tower 2) by Stephen King
The Waste Lands (The Dark Tower 3) by Stephen King
Wizard and Glass (The Dark Tower 4) by Stephen King
Wolves of the Calla (The Dark Tower 5) by Stephen King
Song of Susannah (The Dark Tower 6) by Stephen King
The Dark Tower (The Dark Tower 7) by Stephen King
The Bezzle by Cory Doctorow
The Lost Cause by Cory Doctorow
The Canadian Miracle by Cory Doctorow
Ball Lightning by Cixin Liu
Valuable Humans in Transit and Other Stories by qntm
Jhereg (Vlad Taltos 01) by Steven Brust
Yendi (Vlad Taltos 02) by Steven Brust
Teckla (Vlad Taltos 03) by Steven Brust
Taltos (Vlad Taltos 04) by Steven Brust
Phoenix (Vlad Taltos 05) by Steven Brust
Athyra (Vlad Taltos 06) by Steven Brust
Orca (Vlad Taltos 07) by Steven Brust
Dragon (Vlad Taltos 08) by Steven Brust
Issola (Vlad Taltos 09) by Steven Brust
Dzur (Vlad Taltos 10) by Steven Brust
Jhegaala (Vlad Taltos 11) by Steven Brust
Iorich (Vlad Taltos 12) by Steven Brust
Tiassa (Vlad Taltos 13) by Steven Brust
Hawk (Vlad Taltos 14) by Steven Brust
Vallista (Vlad Taltos 15) by Steven Brust
Tsalmoth (Vlad Taltos 16) by Steven Brust
Lyorn (Vlad Taltos 17) by Steven Brust
The Phoenix Guards (Khaavren Romances) by Steven Brust
Vigilant (A Little Brother Story) by Cory Doctorow
From the Wizarding Archives (Book 1) by J.K. Rowling
From the Wizarding Archives (Book 2) by J.K. Rowling

2023

Non-fiction

Factfulness by Hans Rosling, Ola Rosling, and Anna Rosling Rönnlund
Hidden Potential by Adam Grant
One Up on Wall Street by Peter Lynch
Coaching from Essence by Robert Ellis
Clear Thinking by Shane Parrish
Inverse Leadership by Hassan Osman
_Rebeldes y Respetuosos, por Juan Pablo Velázquez
The Story of Russia by Orlando Figes
Branding Pays by Karen King
Chip Wars by Chris Miller
The Song of Significance by Seth Godin
The Long Game by Dorie Clark
Make Something Wonderful by Steve Jobs
Excellent Advice for Living by Kevin Kelly
Good Strategy/Bad Strategy by Richard Rumelt
How to Write a Book by David Kadavy
Unreasonable Hospitality by Will Guidara
Learn to Build by Bob Moesta
The Art of Noticing by Rob Walker
The SALT Summaries (Condensed Ideas About Long-term Thinking) by Steward Brand
Chokepoint Capitalism by Cory Doctorow and Rebecca Giblin
Pragmatic Thinking and Learning by Andy Hunt
ChatGPT for Nonfiction Authors by Hassan Osman

Fiction

The Gunslinger (The Dark Tower 1) by Stephen King
The Lost Cause by Cory Doctorow
The Running Grave by Robert Galbraith (Cormoran Strike series, book 7)
Kafka on the Shore by Haruki Murakami
The Sunlit Man by Brandon Sanderson
Yumi and the Nightmare Painter by Brandon Sanderson
The Spider's War (Dagger & Coin 5) by Daniel Abraham
The Widow's House (Dagger & Coin 4) by Daniel Abraham
The Tyrant's Law (Dagger & Coin 3) by Daniel Abraham
The King's Blood (Dagger & Coin 2) by Daniel Abraham
The Dragon's Path (Dagger & Coin 1) by Daniel Abraham
Rocannon's World by Ursula K. Le Guin
Dune Messiah by Frank Herbert
Red Team Blues by Cory Doctorow
The Martian by Andy Weir
The Frugal Wizard by Brandon Sanderson
The Man in the High Castle by Phillip K. Dick
The Ink Black Heart by Robert Galbraith
Tress of the Emerald Sea by Brandon Sanderson

2022

Non-fiction

Quit by Annie Duke
Playful Parenting by Lawrence Cohen
On Writing Well by William Zinsser
Infocracy: Digitization and the Crisis of Democracy by Byung-Chul Han
Lessons from Critical Thinkers by Albert Rutherford
The Carbon Almanac by Seth Godin et al.
Fluent Forever by Gabriel Wyner
Meaningful Work by Shawn Askinosie
Anything You Want (2022 Edition) by Derek Sivers (Re-read)
Awaken the Giant Within by Tony Robbins
The Secrets of Happy Families by Bruce Feller
Talent by Tyler Cowen and Daniel Gross
The Networked State by Balaji Srinivasan
How the World Really Works by Vaclav Smil
Digital Zettelkasten by David Kadavy
Building a Second Brain by Tiago Forte
The Earned Life by Marshall Goldsmith
Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman by Richard Feynman
The Cold Start Problem by Andrew Chen
The One Thing by Gary Keller (re-read)
Imaginable by Jane McGonigal
Rule#1 for non-fiction authors by Hassan Osman
A few lessons for Investors and Managers by Peter Bevelin and Warren Buffet
Mind Management, not Time Management by David Kadavy
The Mom Test by Rob Fitzpatrick
The Psychology of Money by Morgan House
Essentialism by Greg McKewon
Maxims for Thinking Analytically by Dan Levy
The Great Mental Models, Vol. 3 by Beaubien & Leizrowice
The Inner Game of Tennis by Tim Gallwey
Range by David Epstein

Fiction

The Licanius Trilogy by James Islington
Pebble in the Sky by Isaac Asimov
The Currents of Space by Isaac Asimov
The Stars, Like Dust by Isaac Asimov
The Ministry for the Future by Kim Robinson
The Expanse Books 1-9 by James A. Corey
Memory's Legion (The Expanse Novellas collection) by James A. Corey

2021

Non-fiction

Noise: A Flaw in Human Judgment by Daniel Kahneman
How to Destroy Surveillance Capitalism by Cory Doctorow
Make Time by J. Knapp, J. Zeratsky
The Great Mental Models, Vol. 2 by Shane Parrish
Thinking in bets by Annie Duke
Limitless by Jim Kwik
Influence by Robert Cialdini
The Sovereign Individual by James Dale Davison
Life of the Stoics by Ryan Holiday
Seeking Wisdom: from Darwin to Munger by Peter Bevelin
Profiles from the Future by Arthur C. Clarke
The Minimalist Entrepreneur by Sahil Lavingia
Shape up: stop running in circles... by Ryan singer
Courage is Calling by Ryan Holiday
$100M Offers by Alex Hormizi
The 7 Day Startup by Dan Norris
The Master Switch by Tim Wu
Stubborn Attachments by Tyler Cowen
Think Again by Adam Grant
New Rules for the New Economy by Kevin Kelly
The Burnout Society by Byung-Chul Han
Thinking in Systems by Donella H. Meadows
How to Avoid Climate Disaster by Bill Gates
Poor Charlie's Almanack, 3rd Ed. by Peter D. Kaufman
The Leader's Brain by Michael Platt
The Elon Musk Series by Tim Urban
Company of One by Paul Jarvis
Skin in the Game by Nassim Taleb
12 Rules for Life by Jordan Petersen
The True Believer by Eric Hoffer

Fiction

There is No Antimimetics Division by qntm
Ra by qntm
Fine Structure by qntm
Ed by qntm
The Ickabog by J.K. Rowling
Dune by Frank Herbert
True Blood (Cormoran Strike #5) by Robert Galbraith (aka JK Rowling)
Foundation Series by Isaac Asimov
Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir

2020

Non-fiction

The Practice by Seth Godin
The Almanac of Naval Ravikant by Eric Jorgenson
Why We Sleep by Matthew Walker
The Art of Learning by Josh Waltzkin
How to take smart notes by Sónke Ahrens
Smarter Faster Better by Charles Duhigg
Stillness is the key: An Ancient Strategy for Modern Life by Ryan Holiday
Hello World: Being Human in the Age of Algorithms by Hannah Fry
The Headspace Guide to Meditation and Mindfulness by Andy Puddicombe
The Art of Noticing by Rob Walker
Start finishing by Charlie Gilkey
Hell Yeah or No. What's worth doing by Derek Sivers
The Year Without Pants: WordPress.com and the Future of Work by Scott Berkun
What Technology Wants by Kevin Kelly
The Great Mental Models: General Thinking Concepts (Vol. 1) by Shane Parrish
You, Your Child, and School: Navigate Your Way to the Best Education by Ken Robinson
Open Borders: The Science and Ethics of Immigration by Bryan Caplan
Finite and Infinite Games by James P. Carse
Principles by Ray Dalio
The Art of Learning by Josh Waltzkin

Fiction

The Burning Light by Bradley P. Beaulieu
Rhythm of War (The Stormlight Archive, #4) by Brandon Sanderson
Attack Surface by Cory Doctorow
Encuentro en el Ártico (Artemis Fowl, #2) by Eoin Colfer
El cubo B (Artemis Fowl, #3) by Eoin Colfer
El Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien
The Relentless Moon (Lady Astronaut, #3) by Mary Robinette Kowal
Cryptonomicon by Neal Stephenson
The Books of Earthsea by Ursula K. Le Guin

2019

Non-fiction

21 Lessons for the 21st Century by Yuval Noah Harari
Building a Better Business Using the Lego Serious Play Method by Per Kristiansen
Project Kickoff by Hassan Osman
Atomic Habits by James Clear
Keep Going: 10 Ways to Stay Creative in Good Times and Bad by Austin Kleon
This Is the Answer by Dan Norris
Paris in a Weekend with Two Kids by H. Osman
The Lean Startup by Eric Ries
Digital Minimalism: Choosing a Focused Life in a Noisy World by Cal Newport
AI Superpowers: China, Silicon Valley, and the New World Order by Kai-Fu Lee
Shut Up and Listen!: Hard Business Truths that Will Help You Succeed by Tilman Fertitta
Online Security for Everyone by Evan Anthony
Information Doesn't Want to Be Free: Laws for the Internet Age by Cory Doctorow
Fanatical Prospecting by Jeb Blount
Stillness is the Key: An Ancient Strategy for Modern Life by Ryan Holiday
Content: Selected Essays on Technology, Creativity, Copyright, and the Future of the Future by Cory Doctorow

Fiction

The Three-Body Problem (Remembrance of Earth's Past, #1) by Liu Cixin
The Dark Forest (Remembrance of Earth's Past, #2) by Liu Cixin
Death's End (Remembrance of Earth's Past, #3) by Liu Cixin
All Systems Red (The Murderbot Diaries, #1) by Martha Wells
I Am Not A Serial Killer by Dan Wells
The Quantum Magician (The Quantum Evolution Book 1) by Derek Kunsken
The Calculating Stars (Lady Astronaut, #1) by Mary Robinette Kowal
The Fated Sky (Lady Astronaut, #2) by Mary Robinette Kowal
Fall; Or, Dodge in Hell by Neal Stephenson
Delta-v by Daniel Suarez
Artificial Condition (The Murderbot Diaries, #2) by Martha Wells
Exit Strategy (The Murderbot Diaries, #4) by Martha Wells
The Technologists by Matthew Pearl
A Year and a Day in Old Theradane by Scott Lynch
Supernova Era by Liu Cixin
The Kingdom of Copper (The Daevabad Trilogy, #2) by S.A. Chakraborty
The Things that Make Me Weak and Strange Get Engineered Away by Cory Doctorow
Someone Comes to Town, Someone Leaves Town by Cory Doctorow
Overclocked: Stories of the Future Present by Cory Doctorow
Eastern Standard Tribe by Cory Doctorow
Homeland (Little Brother, #2) by Cory Doctorow
Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom by Cory Doctorow
Little Brother (Little Brother, #1) by Cory Doctorow
Rogue Protocol (The Murderbot Diaries, #3) by Martha Wells

2018

Non-fiction

Thinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahnemann
The E-Myth Revisited: Why Most Small Businesses Don't Work and What to Do About It by Michael Gerber
It's Not Magic: Secrets of Performing at Your Best by Mike Toy
Benjamin Franklin: An American Life by Walter Isaacson
Start Small, Stay Small: A Developer's Guide to Launching a Startup by Rob Walling
It Doesn't Have to Be Crazy at Work by Jason Fried
Going for Gold: How I Turned my Hobby into a Career by Ryan Shelley
Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind by Yuval Noah Harari
This Is Marketing: You Can't Be Seen Until You Learn to See by Seth Godin
The New One Minute Manager by Kenneth H. Blanchard
Tribe of Mentors: Short Life Advice from the Best in the World by Timothy Ferriss

Fiction

Oathbringer by Brandon Sanderson
The Quantum Thieve (Jean le Flamer 1) by Hannu Rajaniemi
The Fractal Prince (Jean le Flamer 2) by Hannu Rajaniemi
The Causal Angel (Jean le Flamer 3) by Hannu Rajaniemi
Alcatraz and the Evil Librarians (complete series) by Brandon
Ready Player One (Ready Player One, #1) by Ernest Cline
The Scorpion Game (The Age of Transcendence) by Daniel Jeffries
Edgedancer (The Stormlight Archive #2.5) by Brandon Sanderson
The Dispatcher by John Scalzi
Operation Desolation: A Short Story by Mark E. Russinovich
Wheel of Fire (The Jasmine Wars #1) by Daniel Jeffries
The Shattered Man (The Age of Transcendence) by Daniel Jeffries
The Whistler by John Grisham
Port of Shadows (The Chronicles of The Black Company, #1.5) by Glen Cook
Lethal White (Cormoran Strike #4) by Robert Galbraith
In the Stacks by Scott Lynch
Legion: The Many Lives of Stephen Leeds (Legion, #1-3) by Brandon Sanderson
Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore (Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore, #1) by Robin Sloan
Ajax Penumbra 1969 (Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore, #0.5) by Robin Sloan
UnHappenings by Edward Aubry
Skyward (Skyward, #1) by Brandon Sanderson
Kill Process (Kill Chain, #1) by William Hertling

2017

Non-fiction

The Inevitable. Understanding the 12 Technological Forces That Will Shape our Future by Kevin Kelly
Design the Life You Love by Ayse Birsel
The Habit Guide by Leo Babauta
The Unofficial Author's Guide To Selling Your Book On Amazon by Richard McCartney
Antifragile by Nassim Taleb
Mindset: The New Psychology of Success by Carol Dweck
The Power of Habit by Charles Duhigg
Bird by Bird. Some Instructions on Writing and Life_ by Anne Lamotte
Grit. The Power of Passion and Perseverance by Angela Duckworth
Deep Work by Cal Newport
Zero to One: Notes on Startups, or How to Build the Future by Peter Thiel
Daring Greatly by Brené Brown
Give or Take by Adam Grant
Hack Upwork by Danny Flood
Perenial Seller by Ryan Holiday
Purposeful Productivity by Taylor Pearson

Fiction

Nexus by Ramez Naam
Republic of Thieves by Scott Lynch
Fire Thief Reborn by Seth Mullins
Ruins (Pathfinder Book 2) by Orson Scott Card
Snapshot by Brandon Sanderson
Visitors (Pathfinder Book 3) by Orson Scott Card
Change Agent by Daniel Suarez
Changes (The Dresden Files, Book 12) by Jim Butcher
Ghost Story (The Dresden Files, Book 13) by Jim Butcher
Skin Game (The Dresden Files, Book 15) by Jim Butcher
Furies of Calderon (Codex Alera, Book 1) by Jim Butcher
Academ's Fury (Codex Alera, Book 2) by Jim Butcher
Cursor's Fury (Codex Alera, Book 3) by Jim Butcher
Captain's Fury (Codex Alera, Book 4) by Jim Butcher
Princeps' Fury (Codex Alera, Book 5) by Jim Butcher
First Lord's Fury (Codex Alera, Book 6) by Jim Butcher
The Rise and Fall of D.O.D.O. by Neal Stephenson
Zero Day (Jeff Aiken Series, Book 1) by Mark Russinovich
Lo strano caso Donovan by Kate Britix
Trojan Horse by Mark Russinovich
My Daddy Owns All of Outer Space by James Altucher
Rogue Code by Mark E. Russinovich
Walkaway by Cory Doctorow
Oathbringer (The Stormlight Archive, #3) by Brandon Sanderson

2016

Non-fiction

Connect The Dots: Strategies and Meditations On Self-education by Paul Jun
Steal like an Artist by Austin Kleon
The Art of Possibility by Rosamund Stone Zander, Benjamin Zander
Create or Hate. Successful People Make Things by Dan Norris
The One Thing by Gary Keller
Think and Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill
The Choose Yourself Guide to Wealth by James Altucher
Managing Time, HBR 20-Minute Manager series
Man’s Search for Meaning by Viktor E. Frankl
Never Eat Alone by Keith Ferrazzi
Triggers. Sparking positive change and making it last by Marshall Goldsmith

Fiction

I Am Pilgrim by Terry Hayes
The Bands of Mourning: A Mistborn Novel by Brandon Sanderson
Calamity (The Reckoners 3) by Brandon Sanderson
Mistborn: Secret History by Brandon Sanderson
The Books of the South: Tales of the Black Company (The Black Company Chronicles, Book 2) by Glen Cook
The Return of the Black Company (The Black Company Chronicles, Book 3) by Glen Cook
Water Sleeps (The Black Company Chronicles, Book 3 of the Glittering Stone) by Glen Cook
Soldiers Live (The Black Company Chronicles, Book 4 of the Glittering Stone) by Glen Cook
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child by J.K. Rowling
In Real Life by Cory Doctorow and Jen Wang
Gardens of the Moon. The Malazan Books of the Fallen (Book 1) by Steven Erikson
Deadhouse Gates. The Malazan Books of the Fallen (Book 2) by Steven Erikson
Snow Crash by Neal Stephenson
Seveneves by Neal Stephenson
The Bands of Mourning (Mistborn, #6) by Brandon Sanderson

2015

Non-fiction

White Night (The Dresden Files, #9) by Jim Butcher
The Wise Man's Fear (The Kingkiller Chronicle, #2) by Patrick Rothfuss
The Name of the Wind (The Kingkiller Chronicle, #1) by Patrick Rothfuss
The Slow Regard of Silent Things (The Kingkiller Chronicle, #2.5) by Patrick Rothfuss
Proven Guilty (The Dresden Files, #8) by Jim Butcher
Dead Beat (The Dresden Files, #7) by Jim Butcher
Blood Rites (The Dresden Files, #6) by Jim Butcher
Death Masks (The Dresden Files, #5) by Jim Butcher
Summer Knight (The Dresden Files, #4) by Jim Butcher
Grave Peril (The Dresden Files, #3) by Jim Butcher
Fool Moon (The Dresden Files, #2) by Jim Butcher
Storm Front (The Dresden Files, #1) by Jim Butcher

2013

Fiction

Makers by Cory Doctorow
El último dickens by Matthew Pearl
Children of the Mind (Ender's Saga, #4) by Orson Scott Card
Death at La Fenice (Commissario Brunetti, #1) by Donna Leon

2012

Non-fiction

Cartas a un joven novelista by Mario Vargas Llosa

Fiction

A Feast for Crows (A Song of Ice and Fire, #4) by George R.R. Martin
A Storm of Swords (A Song of Ice and Fire, #3) by George R.R. Martin
A Clash of Kings (A Song of Ice and Fire, #2) by George R.R. Martin
A Game of Thrones (A Song of Ice and Fire, #1) by George R.R. Martin

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