Since 2014, I have been tracking all the books I've read, and want to read.
Below you will find the books that I recommend and the books I highly recommend (*).
If you want to see my entire list, check out my profile on Goodreads.
2020
- Greenlights by Matthew McConaughey (*)
- Anam Cara: A Book of Celtic Widsom by John O'Donohue (*)
- To Bless the Space Between Us: A Book of Blessings by John O'Donohue (*)
- Stray Reflections by Jawad Mian (*)
- The Trusted Advisors by David Maister (*)
- The Making of a Manager: What to Do When Everyone Looks to You by Julie Zhuo (*)
- The Workshop Survival Guide: How to design and teach educational workshops that work every time by Rob Fitzpatrick
- Breaking Smart Archives: Selected Newsletters, 2015-19 by Venkatesh Rao (*)
- TAPE SUCKS: Inside Data Domain, A Silicon Valley Growth Story by Frank Slootman (*)
- Red Teaming: Transform Your Business by Thinking Like the Enemy by Bryce G. Hoffman (*)
- Your Strategy Needs a Strategy: How to Choose and Execute the Right Approach by Martin Reeves (*)
- La France gastronome: Comment le restaurant est entré dans notre histoire by Antoine de Baecque
- The Code by Jocko Willink
2019 (That's the year of 100+ books 😉)
- Courage: The Joy of Living Dangerously by Osho
- Intuition: Knowing Beyond Logic by Osho (*)
- Awareness: The Key to Living in Balance by Osho (*)
- Awareness: The Perils and Opportunities of Reality by Anthony De Mello
- Tao Te Ching by Lao Tzu
- As a man tinketh by James Allen
- Myths to Live By by Joseph Campbell (*)
- Setting the Table: The Transforming Power of Hospitality in Business by Danny Meyer (*)
- The Ride of a Lifetime: Lessons Learned from 15 Years as CEO of the Walt Disney Company by Robert Iger
- Let My People Go Surfing: The Education of a Reluctant Businessman by Yvon Chouinard
- Never Split the Difference by Chris Voss
- Finite and Infinite Games: A Vision of Life as Play and Possibility by James P. Carse
- Lee Kuan Yew: The Grand Master's Insights on China, the United States, and the World by Lee Kuan Yew
- Reboot: Leadership and the Art of Growing Up by Jerry Colonna
- Trillion Dollar Coach: The Leadership Playbook of Silicon Valley's Bill Campbell by Eric Schmidt
- The Score Takes Care of Itself: My Philosophy of Leadership by Bill Walsh
- Monetizing Innovation: How Smart Companies Design the Product Around the Price by Madhavan Ramanujam (*)
- Product-Led Growth: How to Build a Product That Sells Itself by Wes Bush
- 7 Powers: The Foundations of Business Strategy by Hamilton Helmer
- Pitch the Perfect Investment: The Essential Guide to Winning on Wall Street by Paul D. Sonkin
- Stark Naked Numbers: Uncover Your Financials, Unlock Your Cash, and Unleash Your Profits by Jason Andrew
- Obviously Awesome: How to Nail Product Positioning so Customers Get It, Buy It, Love It by April Dunford (*)
- Double Your Profits: In Six Months or Less by Bob Fifer (*)
- The Great CEO Within by Matt Mochary (*)
- Wardley Maps by Simon Wardley (*)
- The Outsiders: Eight Unconventional CEOs and Their Radically Rational Blueprint for Success by William Thorndike
- The Little Bitcoin Book: Why Bitcoin Matters for Your Freedom, Finances, and Future
- Americana: A 400-Year History of American Capitalism by Bhu Srinivasan (*)
- Red Notice: A True Story of High Finance, Murder, and One Man's Fight for Justice by Bill Browder
- Beyond Coffee: A Sustainable Guide to Nootropics, Adaptogens, and Mushrooms by James Beshara
- The Oxygen Advantage: The Simple, Scientifically Proven Breathing Techniques for a Healthier, Slimmer, Faster, and Fitter You by Patrick McKeown
- The Upside of Stress: Why Stress Is Good for You, and How to Get Good at It by Kelly McGonigal
- King, Warrior, Magician, Lover: Rediscovering the Archetypes of the Mature Masculine by Robert L. Moore (*)
- Peak Performance: Elevate Your Game, Avoid Burnout, and Thrive with the New Science of Success by Brad Stulberg
- Consolations: The Solace, Nourishment and Underlying Meaning of Everyday Words by David Whyte (*)
- The Inner Game of Tennis: The Classic Guide to the Mental Side of Peak Performance by Timothy Gallwey (*)
- Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones by James Clear (*)
- Deep Nutrition: Why Your Genes Need Traditional Food by Catherine Shanahan (*)
- The Circadian Code: Lose Weight, Supercharge Your Energy, and Transform Your Health from Morning to Midnight by Satchin Panda
- Why We Sleep: Unlocking the Power of Sleep and Dreams by Matthew Walker (*)
- Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat: Mastering the Elements of Good Cooking by Samin Nosrat
2018
- The Power of Myth by Joseph Campbell (*)
- Life on Top: Lessons from High Mountains by Satyabrata Dam (*)
- At Home with the Inner Self by Jim Burns (*)
- High Growth Handbook by Elad Gil (*)
- A Master's Secret Whispers: For those who abhor the noise and seek The Truth about life and living by Kapil Gupta
- Atmamun: The Path To Achieving The Bliss Of The Himalayan Swamis. And The Freedom Of A Living God by Kapil Gupta (*)
- Direct Truth: Uncompromising, non-prescriptive Truths to the enduring questions of life by Kapil Gupta
- Strategy Beyond the Hockey Stick: People, Probabilities, and Big Moves to Beat the Odds by Chris Bradley
- Powerful: Building a Culture of Freedom and Responsibility by Patty McCord
- The Untethered Soul: The Journey Beyond Yourself by Michael A. Singer (*)
- A Guide to the Good Life: The Ancient Art of Stoic Joy by William B. Irvine
- The Case Against Sugar by Gary Taubes
- Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity by David Allen
- Value: The Four Cornerstones of Corporate Finance by McKinsey
- The Daily Stoic: 366 Meditations on Wisdom, Perseverance, and the Art of Living by Ryan Holiday
2017
- Doing Capitalism in the Innovation Economy: Markets, Speculation and the State by William H. Janeway
- Am I Being Too Subtle?: Straight Talk From a Business Rebel by Sam Zell (*)
- The 4-Hour Body: An Uncommon Guide to Rapid Fat-Loss, Incredible Sex, and Becoming Superhuman by Timothy Ferris
- Playing to Win: How Strategy Really Works by Roger L. Martin (*)
- Investment Banking: Valuation, Leveraged Buyouts, and Mergers & Acquisitions by Joshua Rosenbaum
- The Unbearable Lightness of Being by Milan Kundera
- Shoe Dog: A Memoir by the Creator of NIKE by Phil Knight (*)
- The Education of a Value Investor: My Transformative Quest for Wealth, Wisdom, and Enlightenment by Guy Spier
- Poor Charlie's Almanack: The Wit and Wisdom by Charles T. Munger
- Tools of Titans: The Tactics, Routines, and Habits of Billionaires, Icons, and World-Class Performers by Timothy Ferris (*)
- On the Shortness of Life by Seneca
- Valuation: Measuring and Managing the Value of Companies by Tim Koller
- Strategy Safari: A Guided Tour Through The Wilds of Strategic Management by Henry Mintzberg
2016
- On Writing Well: The Classic Guide to Writing Nonfiction by William Zinsser (*)
- Elon Musk: Inventing the Future by Ashlee Vance
2015
- Good Strategy Bad Strategy: The Difference and Why It Matters by Richard Rumelt (*)
- The 4-Hour Chef: The Simple Path to Cooking Like a Pro, Learning Anything, and Living the Good Life by Timothy Ferris
- Zero to One: Notes on Startups, or How to Build the Future by Peter Thiel (*)
- Man's Search for Meaning by Viktor Frankl
- Wait But Why Year One: We finally figured out how to put a blog onto an e-reader by Tim Urban
- Systemantics: How Systems Work and Especially How They Fail by John Gall (*)
- High Output Management by Andrew S. Grove (*)
- Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion by Robert Cialdini
2014
- The Bed of Procrustes: Philosophical and Practical Aphorisms by Nassim Nicholas Taleb (*)
- Steve Jobs by Walter Isaacson
- Thinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman
- Politics by Aristotle
- The Startup Owner's Manual: The Step-By-Step Guide for Building a Great Company by Steve Blank
- Antifragile: Things That Gain from Disorder by Nassim Nicholas Taleb
- The Manual of Ideas: The Proven Framework for Finding the Best Value Investments by John Mihaljevic
- Creativity, Inc.: Overcoming the Unseen Forces That Stand in the Way of True Inspiration by Ed Catmull
- The Hard Thing About Hard Things: Building a Business When There Are No Easy Answers by Ben Horowitz (*)
- How to Win Friends and Influence People & How to Stop Worrying and Start Living by Dale Carnegie (*)
- The Obstacle Is the Way: The Timeless Art of Turning Trials into Triumph by Ryan Holiday
- Watchmen by Alan Moore
- The Lessons of History by Will Durant (*)
- A Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill Bryson (*)
- The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
- Margin of Safety: Risk-Averse Value Investing Strategies for the Thoughtful Investor by Seth Klarman
- The Story of Philosophy: The Lives and Opinions of the World's Greatest Philosophers by Will Durant