Books

Books I’ve read. Discarded books are not listed.

2023

Non-fiction

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

2020

  • The Practice, by Seth Godin
  • The Almanac of Naval Ravikant, by Eric Jorgenson
  • Why We Sleep, by Mathewe 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 aShane 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

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