Books
What I am reading, what I return to, and what is on the list. Migrated from the reading lists on my old site and updated as I go.
Currently Reading
- Glucose Revolution: The Life-Changing Power of Balancing Your Blood Sugar by Jessie Inchauspe
- The Hard Thing About Hard Things: Building a Business When There Are No Easy Answers by Ben Horowitz
- The Bezos Letters: 14 Principles to Grow Your Business like Amazon by Steve Anderson and Karen Anderson
All-time Favorites
- The 38 Letters from J.D. Rockefeller to His Son: Perspectives, Ideology, and Wisdom
- Fiber Fueled: The Plant-Based Gut Health Program for Losing Weight, Restoring Your Health, and Optimizing Your Microbiome by Will Bulsiewicz
- Man's Search for Meaning by Viktor Frankl
- Lifespan: Why We Age and Why We Don't Have To by David Sinclair
- Poor Charlie's Almanack: The Essential Wit and Wisdom of Charles T. Munger by Charles T. Munger, edited by Peter D. Kaufman
- The Rational Optimist: How Prosperity Evolves by Matt Ridley
- Leadership by Doris Kearns Goodwin
- The Almanack of Naval Ravikant: A Guide to Wealth and Happiness by Eric Jorgenson
- The Autobiography of Martin Luther King, Jr. by Martin Luther King, Jr.
- Deng Xiaoping and the Transformation of China by Ezra F. Vogel
- Churchill: Walking with Destiny by Andrew Roberts
- Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln by Doris Kearns Goodwin
- Why Nations Fail: The Origins of Power, Prosperity, and Poverty by Daron Acemoglu and James A. Robinson
- Siddhartha by Hermann Hesse
- Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind by Yuval Noah Harari
- A. Lincoln: A Biography by Ronald C. White
- Meditations by Marcus Aurelius
- Thinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman
- Titan: The Life of John D. Rockefeller, Sr. by Ron Chernow
- Mindset: The New Psychology of Success by Carol S. Dweck
Economics
- Naked Economics: Undressing the Dismal Science by Charles Wheelan
- Good Economics for Hard Times by Abhijit Banerjee and Esther Duflo
- This Time Is Different: Eight Centuries of Financial Folly by Carmen Reinhart and Kenneth Rogoff
- How Countries Go Broke by Ray Dalio
- Growth: From Microorganisms to Megacities by Vaclav Smil
- Power and Prediction: The Disruptive Economics of Artificial Intelligence by Ajay Agrawal, Joshua Gans, and Avi Goldfarb
- Principles: Life and Work by Ray Dalio
- Principles for Dealing with the Changing World Order by Ray Dalio
- Co-Intelligence by Ethan Mollick
- The Coming Wave: AI, Power, and Our Future by Mustafa Suleyman
- After the Spike by Dean Spears and Michael Geruso
Biography
- Steve Jobs by Walter Isaacson
- Elon Musk by Walter Isaacson
- Einstein: His Life and Universe by Walter Isaacson
- Leonardo da Vinci by Walter Isaacson
- Long Walk to Freedom: The Autobiography of Nelson Mandela by Nelson Mandela
- Source Code: My Beginnings by Bill Gates
- Shoe Dog: A Memoir by Phil Knight
- Benjamin Franklin: An American Life by Walter Isaacson
- Washington: A Life by Ron Chernow
- Grant by Ron Chernow
- Elon Musk: Tesla, SpaceX, and the Quest for a Fantastic Future by Ashlee Vance
- Edison by Edmund Morris
- Will by Will Smith
- A Promised Land by Barack Obama
- Educated: A Memoir by Tara Westover
- My Inventions: The Autobiography of Nikola Tesla by Nikola Tesla
- Buffett: The Making of an American Capitalist by Roger Lowenstein
- The Autobiography of Andrew Carnegie and The Gospel of Wealth by Andrew Carnegie
- Michael Jordan: The Life by Roland Lazenby
- Finding Me: A Memoir by Viola Davis
- An Autobiography: The Story of My Experiments with Truth by Mahatma Gandhi
- Bob Dylan: A Spiritual Life by Scott M. Marshall
- My Life in Full: Work, Family, and Our Future by Indra Nooyi
Self-Help
- Atomic Habits: An Easy and Proven Way to Build Good Habits and Break Bad Ones by James Clear
- Deep Work: Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World by Cal Newport
- Digital Minimalism: Choosing a Focused Life in a Noisy World by Cal Newport
- So Good They Can't Ignore You: Why Skills Trump Passion in the Quest for Work You Love by Cal Newport
- The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen R. Covey
- The Power of Now: A Guide to Spiritual Enlightenment by Eckhart Tolle
- The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck by Mark Manson
- Slow Productivity: The Lost Art of Accomplishment Without Burnout by Cal Newport
- The Let Them Theory by Mel Robbins
- Think and Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill
- Stillness Is the Key by Ryan Holiday
- Ultralearning: Master Hard Skills, Outsmart the Competition, and Accelerate Your Career by Scott H. Young
- The Power of Your Subconscious Mind by Joseph Murphy
- Inner Engineering: A Yogi's Guide to Joy by Sadhguru
- The Mind Illuminated: A Complete Meditation Guide by Culadasa
- Manifest: 7 Steps to Living Your Best Life by Roxie Nafousi
- Fully Present: The Science, Art, and Practice of Mindfulness by Susan L. Smalley and Diana Winston
- A Mind for Numbers: How to Excel at Math and Science by Barbara Oakley
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy: Techniques for Retraining Your Brain
- Teachings of the Buddha: Revised and Expanded by Jack Kornfield (editor)
- The Compound Effect: Multiply Your Success One Simple Step at a Time by Darren Hardy
- The ONE Thing: The Surprisingly Simple Truth Behind Extraordinary Results by Gary Keller and Jay Papasan
- High Performance Habits: How Extraordinary People Become That Way by Brendon Burchard
- The Book of Joy: Lasting Happiness in a Changing World by Dalai Lama and Desmond Tutu
- Think Like a Monk: Train Your Mind for Peace and Purpose Every Day by Jay Shetty
- A Guide to the Good Life: The Ancient Art of Stoic Joy by William B. Irvine
Business and Investment
- The Intelligent Investor by Benjamin Graham
- The Snowball: Warren Buffett and the Business of Life by Alice Schroeder
- The Most Important Thing: Uncommon Sense for the Thoughtful Investor by Howard Marks
- Charlie Munger: The Complete Investor by Tren Griffin
- Zero to One: Notes on Startups, or How to Build the Future by Peter Thiel
- The Lean Startup by Eric Ries
- Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap by Jim Collins
- The Innovator's Dilemma by Clayton M. Christensen
- Invent and Wander: The Collected Writings of Jeff Bezos by Jeff Bezos
- What It Takes: Lessons in the Pursuit of Excellence by Stephen A. Schwarzman
- Radical Candor: Be a Kick-Ass Boss Without Losing Your Humanity by Kim Scott
- Rich Dad's Cashflow Quadrant: Guide to Financial Freedom by Robert Kiyosaki
- Mastering the Market Cycle: Getting the Odds on Your Side by Howard Marks
- The Essays of Warren Buffett: Lessons for Corporate America by Lawrence Cunningham
- The Warren Buffett Way by Robert Hagstrom
- A Random Walk Down Wall Street by Burton Malkiel
- Stocks for the Long Run by Jeremy Siegel
- The Four Pillars of Investing by William Bernstein
- The Dhandho Investor: The Low-Risk Value Method to High Returns by Mohnish Pabrai
- The Ride of a Lifetime: Lessons Learned from 15 Years as CEO of the Walt Disney Company by Robert Iger
- No Rules Rules: Netflix and the Culture of Reinvention by Reed Hastings and Erin Meyer
- The Man Who Solved the Market: How Jim Simons Launched the Quant Revolution by Gregory Zuckerman
- Same as Ever: A Guide to What Never Changes by Morgan Housel
Health
- Why We Get Sick: The Hidden Epidemic at the Root of Most Chronic Disease by Benjamin Bikman
- How Not to Die by Michael Greger
- How Not to Age: The Scientific Approach to Getting Healthier as You Get Older by Michael Greger
- Outlive: The Science and Art of Longevity by Peter Attia
- Why We Sleep: Unlocking the Power of Sleep and Dreams by Matthew Walker
- Dopamine Nation: Finding Balance in the Age of Indulgence by Anna Lembke
- The Obesity Code: Unlocking the Secrets of Weight Loss by Jason Fung
- The Anti-Viral Gut: Tackling Pathogens from the Inside Out by Robynne Chutkan
- Healing Psoriasis: The Natural Alternative by John Pagano
- The Glaucoma Guidebook: Expert Advice on Maintaining Healthy Vision by Constance Okeke
- Fast. Feast. Repeat.: The Comprehensive Guide to Delay, Don't Deny Intermittent Fasting by Gin Stephens
- Life in the Fasting Lane: How to Make Intermittent Fasting a Lifestyle by Jason Fung, Eve Mayer, and Megan Ramos
- The Thyroid Reset Diet: Reverse Hypothyroidism and Hashimoto's Symptoms by Alan Christianson
- Heal Your Gut, Mind and Emotions: 5 Steps to Reset Your Health with Ayurveda by Dimple Jangda
- The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood Is Causing an Epidemic of Mental Illness by Jonathan Haidt
- The Good Life: Lessons from the World's Longest Scientific Study of Happiness by Robert Waldinger and Marc Schulz
Psychology
- The Courage to Be Disliked by Ichiro Kishimi and Fumitake Koga
- Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
- Atlas of the Heart: Mapping Meaningful Connection by Brené Brown
- Emotional Intelligence 2.0 by Travis Bradberry and Jean Greaves
- Think Again: The Power of Knowing What You Don't Know by Adam Grant
- Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World by David Epstein
- Nudge: Improving Decisions About Health, Wealth, and Happiness by Richard Thaler and Cass Sunstein
- A Thousand Brains: A New Theory of Intelligence by Jeff Hawkins
- Beyond Order: 12 More Rules for Life by Jordan Peterson
- Thinking in Bets: Making Smarter Decisions When You Don't Have All the Facts by Annie Duke
- David and Goliath: Underdogs, Misfits, and the Art of Battling Giants by Malcolm Gladwell
- The Inner Game of Tennis: The Classic Guide to the Mental Side of Peak Performance by W. Timothy Gallwey
- Decisive: How to Make Better Choices in Life and Work by Chip Heath and Dan Heath
- Clear Thinking: Turning Ordinary Moments into Extraordinary Results by Shane Parrish
- The Great Mental Models: General Thinking Concepts by Shane Parrish
- Good Habits, Bad Habits: The Science of Making Positive Changes That Stick by Wendy Wood
History
- The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich: A History of Nazi Germany by William L. Shirer
- The Rise and Fall of the British Empire by Lawrence James
- 1776 by David McCullough
- Guns, Germs and Steel: The Fate of Human Societies by Jared Diamond
- Homo Deus: A Brief History of Tomorrow by Yuval Noah Harari
- Nexus: A Brief History of Information Networks from the Stone Age to AI by Yuval Noah Harari
- The Innovators: How a Group of Hackers, Geniuses, and Geeks Created the Digital Revolution by Walter Isaacson
- The Story of Britain: From the Romans to the Present by Rebecca Fraser
- The Spy and the Traitor: The Greatest Espionage Story of the Cold War by Ben Macintyre
- The Code Breaker: Jennifer Doudna, Gene Editing, and the Future of the Human Race by Walter Isaacson
Mindfulness
- Realizing the Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle
- Practicing the Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle
- Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind by Shunryu Suzuki
- Buddhism Without Beliefs by Stephen Batchelor
- Journey of Souls by Michael Newton
- Destiny of Souls by Michael Newton
- The Source Field Investigations by David Wilcock
- Reality Unveiled by Ziad Masri
- Mind to Matter by Dawson Church
- The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali by Patanjali
- Midnights with the Mystic by Cheryl Simone and Sadhguru
- The Code of the Extraordinary Mind by Vishen Lakhiani
- The Bhagavad Gita
- Raja Yoga by Swami Vivekananda
- Lean Thinking by James Womack and Daniel Jones
- Wheels of Life by Anodea Judith
- How Bad Do You Want It? by Matt Fitzgerald
- The Champion's Mind by Jim Afremow
- The Art of Happiness by Dalai Lama and Howard Cutler
Wishlist
- Working Backwards by Colin Bryar and Bill Carr
- The Book of Elon
- The Art of Persuasion by Bob Burg
- Vastu Remedies
- The Catalyst by Jonah Berger
- Definiteness of Purpose: The Foundation of Success
- The Beginning of Infinity by David Deutsch
- A Mind for Sales by Mark Hunter
- The Universal Laws of Awakening: A Spiritual Classic
- 12 Laws of Karma
- Abundance by Peter Diamandis and Steven Kotler
- Build a Large Language Model (From Scratch) by Sebastian Raschka
- Unconventional Success by David Swensen
- The Spontaneous Fulfillment of Desire by Deepak Chopra
- The Source by Tara Swart
- The No-Cry Sleep Solution by Elizabeth Pantley
- The Upanishads
- Serpent Rising by Neven Paar
- Meditations for Breaking the Habit of Being Yourself by Joe Dispenza
- A Man for All Markets by Edward O. Thorp
- Dream Big by Cristiane Correa
- Peak Performance by Brad Stulberg and Steve Magness
- Don't Believe Everything You Think by Joseph Nguyen
- The Power of Self-Discipline
- The Communication Book by Mikael Krogerus and Roman Tschappeler
- The War of Art by Steven Pressfield
- Poor Richard's Almanack by Benjamin Franklin
- Predictably Irrational by Dan Ariely
- Letters from a Stoic by Seneca
- How to Decide by Annie Duke
- Stress Test by Timothy Geithner
- The End of Alchemy by Mervyn King
- The 9 Steps to Financial Freedom by Suze Orman
- Supercommunicators by Charles Duhigg
- The Little Book of Valuation by Aswath Damodaran
- Fooled by Randomness by Nassim Nicholas Taleb
- Lateral Thinking by Edward de Bono
- The Paradox of Choice by Barry Schwartz
- Creativity by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
- Influence, New and Expanded by Robert Cialdini
- A Brief History of Intelligence by Max Bennett
- From Strength to Strength by Arthur C. Brooks
- Relentless Spirit by Missy Franklin
- The Longevity Solution by James DiNicolantonio and Jason Fung
- The Little Book of Value Investing by Christopher Browne
- Raising Mentally Strong Kids by Daniel Amen and Charles Fay
- Raising Good Humans by Hunter Clarke-Fields
- Hidden Potential by Adam Grant
- Learned Optimism by Martin Seligman
- Misbehaving by Richard Thaler
- Manual for Living by Epictetus
- The Economics of Inequality by Thomas Piketty
- The Selfish Gene by Richard Dawkins
- Hitler by Ian Kershaw
- Buddha by Karen Armstrong
- Napoleon by Andrew Roberts
- The Obstacle Is the Way: The Timeless Art of Turning Trials into Triumph by Ryan Holiday
- Power and Progress by Daron Acemoglu and Simon Johnson
- The Nature of Technology by W. Brian Arthur
- 21 Lessons for the 21st Century by Yuval Noah Harari
- China and Japan by Ezra F. Vogel
- The Splendid and the Vile by Erik Larson
- What Money Can't Buy by Michael Sandel
- Deep Thinking by Garry Kasparov
- Collapse by Jared Diamond
- Power vs. Force by David R. Hawkins
- The Rise and Fall of Nations by Ruchir Sharma
- A World Without Email by Cal Newport
- What Happened to You? by Bruce D. Perry and Oprah Winfrey
- The Body Keeps the Score by Bessel van der Kolk
- Never Split the Difference by Chris Voss
- The Four Agreements by Don Miguel Ruiz
- Alibaba: The House That Jack Ma Built by Duncan Clark
- Ikigai: The Japanese Secret to a Long and Happy Life by Hector Garcia and Francesc Miralles
- The Presentation Secrets of Steve Jobs by Carmine Gallo
- To Sell Is Human by Daniel H. Pink
- The Art of Saying No by Damon Zahariades
- The Daily Stoic by Ryan Holiday
- The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt by Edmund Morris
- These Truths by Jill Lepore
- Caste by Isabel Wilkerson
- The Effective Executive by Peter Drucker
- Built to Last by Jim Collins
- The Quants by Scott Patterson
- Dark Pools by Scott Patterson
- The Black Swan by Nassim Nicholas Taleb
- The Laws of Human Nature by Robert Greene
- The Whole-Brain Child by Daniel Siegel and Tina Payne Bryson
- The Highly Sensitive Person by Elaine Aron
- That Will Never Work by Marc Randolph
- Hit Refresh by Satya Nadella
- Your Second Life Begins When You Realize You Only Have One by Raphaelle Giordano
- Anti Inflammatory Diet for Beginners
- The Thyroid Diet Plan
- Where Good Ideas Come From by Steven Johnson
- The Start-Up of You by Reid Hoffman and Ben Casnocha
- Outliers by Malcolm Gladwell
- Peak by Anders Ericsson and Robert Pool
- The Future of Capitalism by Paul Collier
- The Deficit Myth by Stephanie Kelton
- Talking to Strangers by Malcolm Gladwell
- Measure What Matters by John Doerr
- Creative Visualization by Shakti Gawain
- Autobiography Collection: Henry Ford, Nikola Tesla, and Benjamin Franklin
- The Power of Positive Thinking by Norman Vincent Peale
- Why the Rich Are Getting Richer by Robert Kiyosaki
- Tax-Free Wealth by Tom Wheelwright
- The Little Book of Common Sense Investing by John C. Bogle
- Poor Economics by Abhijit Banerjee and Esther Duflo
- How to Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie
- Ego Is the Enemy by Ryan Holiday
- To Pixar and Beyond by Lawrence Levy
- How Google Works by Eric Schmidt and Jonathan Rosenberg
- The Everything Store by Brad Stone
- The Creative Habit by Twyla Tharp
- The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin by Benjamin Franklin
- As a Man Thinketh by James Allen