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| Title | Author | Summary | Genre |
|---|---|---|---|
| Causality Models, Reasoning, and Inference | Judea Pearl | A comprehensive exposition of modern analysis of causation | Science |
| Proof of Stake | Vitalik Buterin | The Making of Ethereum and the Philosophy of Blockchains | Blockchains |
| Why We Sleep | Matthew Walker | The New Science of Sleep and Dreams | Science |
| The Most Human Human | Brian Christian | What Talking with Computers Teaches Us About What It Means to Be Alive | Science, AI |
| More Money Than God: Hedge Funds and the Making of a New Elite | Sebastian Mallaby | Detailed history of hedge funds | Finance |
| Trading at the Speed of Light: How Ultrafast Algorithms Are Transforming Financial Markets | Donald MacKenzie | History and background to hft trading | Finance |
| Sandworm: A New Era of Cyberwar and the Hunt for the Kremlin's Most Dangerous Hackers | Andy Greenberg | Russian Sandworm hacking group | Non-Fiction |
| The Gnostic Bible | Willis Barnstone, Marvin W. Meyer | Detailed coverage of Gnosticism | Religion |
| A Preponderance of Power: National Security, the Truman Administration, and the Cold War | Melvyn P. Leffler | American Cold War history | History |
| The War for Righteousness: Progressive Christianity, the Great War, and the Rise of the Messianic Nation | Richard M. Gamble | American history | History |
| Obviously Awesome | April Dunford | How to Nail Product Positioning so Customers Get It, Buy It, Love It | Business theory |
| Running Lean | Ash Maurya | Iterate from Plan A to a Plan That Works | Business |
| Predictable Revenue | Aaron Ross | Best Sales Practices | Business |
| $100m Dollar Offers | Alex Hormozi | How to Make Offers So Good People Feel Stupid Saying No | Business |
| Fit for Life | Harvey Diamond | Health and Longevity | Health |
| Expert Secrets | Russell Brunson | Secrets of Selling | Business |
| The Sovereign Individual | Davidson / Rees-Mogg | Transition into the Information Age | Economy and Culture |
| The Beginning of Infinity | David Deutsch | - | Science |
| The Fabric of Reality | David Deutsch | - | Science |
| Skin in the Game | Nassim Taleb | - | Science |
| The Black Swan | Nassim Taleb | - | Science |
| The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference | Malcolm Gladwell | Sociological changes that mark everyday life | Human sociology, culture |
| The Language Instinct | Steven Pinker | - | Cognitive Science |
| Good Omens | Neil Gaiman & Terry Pratchett | - | Fantasy |
| Babel, or the Necessity of Violence | R. F. Kuang | - | Fantasy/Alternate History |
| Consciousness Explained | Daniel Dennett | - | Cognitive Science |
| The Man Who Loved Only Numbers: The Story of Paul Erdos and the Search for Mathematical Truth | Paul Hoffman | Learn about number theory and get to know Paul Erdos, a man who never lost his childlike curiosity | Math, Biography |
| Title | Author | Summary | Genre |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peaceful Heart: The Buddhist Practice of Patience | Dzigar Kontrul Rinpoche | logical approach to working with your mind | Philosophy |
| Timeless way of building | Science | ||
| Gödel, Escher, Bach | Douglas Hofstadter | An Eternal Golden Braid | Cognitive Science |
| Ikigai | Francesc Miralles and Hector Garcia | Guide to fullfilling life | Philosophy |
| The Surrender Experiment: My Journey into Life's Perfection | Michael A. Singer | Letting Go | Philosophy |
| Rust for Rustacians | Jon Gjengset | Idiomatic Programing for Experienced Developers | Programming |
| Hackers and Painters | Paul Graham | Big Ideas From the Computer Age | Programming |
| Quantitative Portfolio Management | Michael Isichenko | The Art and Science of Statistical Arbitrage | Business + Money Management |
| Atomic Habits | James Clear | Tiny Changes, Remarkable Results | Psychology |
| No Rules Rules | Reed Hastings and Erin Meyer | Hard work is irrelevant. Be radically honest. And never, ever try to please your boss. | Business |
| The Innovator's Dilemma | Clayton Christensen | When New Technologies Cause Great Firms to Fail | Business theory |
| The Code Book | Simon Singh | The Science of Secrecy from Ancient Egypt to Quantum Cryptography | Non-Fiction |
| Perminant Record | Edward Snowden | Edward Snowden | Autobiography |
| When Things Fall Apart | Pema Chodren | Heart Advice for Difficult times | Tibetan Buddhism |
| Cutting Through Spiritual Materialism | Chogyam Trungpa | Self Deception | Tibetan Buddhism |
| How To Change Your Mind | Michael Pollan | What the New Science of Psychedelics Teaches Us About Consciousness, Dying, Addiction, Depression, and Transcendence | Biography |
| Clean Code | Robert C. Martin | A Handbook of Agile Software Craftsmanship | Textbook |
| The Myth of Sisyphus | Albert Cammus | Absurdism | Philosophy |
| Introduction to the Theory of Computation | Michael Sipser | Theory of Computation | Textbook |
| Numerical Recipies | Saul Teukolsky, William H. Press, and William T. Vetterling | Algorithms and Numerical Analysis | Textbook |
| The Martian | Andy Weir | Lost in Space | Science fiction, Novel |
| How to be an Adult in Relationships | David Richo | The Five Keys to Mindful Loving | Psychology |
| Sapiens | Yuval Noah Harari | A Brief History of Humankind | Non-Fiction |
| An Introduction to Mathematical Cryptography | Jeffrey Hoffstein | Theory and Practice of Modern Cryptography | Textbook |
| Conduct of Inquiry | Richard F. Kitchener | An Introduction of Logic and Scientific Method | Textbook |
| On the Brink of Paradox | Agustín Rayo | Highlights from the Intersection of Philosophy and Mathematics | Textbook |
| The Rust Programming Language | Steve Klabnik | The official book on the Rust programming language | Textbook |
| The Subtle Art of Not Giving a Fuck | Mark Manson | A Counterintuitive Approach to Living a Good Life | Self-Help |
| Seven Years in Tibet | Heinrich Harrer | Life in Tibet just before the Chinese Communist takeover | AutoBiography |
| Algorithms to Live By | Brian Christian, Tom Griffiths | The Computer Science of Human Decisions | Psychology |
| The C Programing Langauge | Dennis Ritchie, Brian Kernighan | The C Programing Language | Textbook |
| Hacking | Jon Erickson | The Art of Exploitation | Textbook |
| The Sacred Mushroom and The Cross | John M. Allegro | Dead Sea Scrolls | Folklore |
| The Art of War | Sun Tzu | Ancient Chinese Military Treatise | Biography |
| The Satanic Bible | Anton S. Lavey | Essays, Observations, and Rituals | Spirituality |
| The Prophet | Kahlil Gibran | 26 prose poetry fables | Poetry |
| Discrete Mathematics | László Lovász | Elementary and Beyond | Textbook |
| The Intelligent Heart | Kongtrul Rinpoche and Joseph Waxman | A Guide to a Compassionate Life | Tibetan Buddhism |
| The Tibetan way of Life Death and Rebirth | John Peacock | Tibet’s Ancient Bon religion | Tibetan Buddhism, Folklore |
| How to win friends and influence people | Dale Carnegie | How to stop worrying and start living | Self Help |
This list will likely grow as I remember to add to it. This list currently excludes a large quantity of fantasy and fiction books that I read during my Childhood.