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Last updated on 24 Aug, 2026

A sample of my favorite books. Not intended to be exhaustive. Backed by data/books.yaml, validated against a JSON schema. Everything I read lives on Goodreads, and the covers come from there too.

Series come first, collapsed into a single card. Everything else follows, most recent first.

Book recommendations are almost always welcome, just send them over!

Fiction (35) #

Cover of Terms of Enlistment by Marko Kloos

Frontlines · 8 books

Marko Kloos
★★★★★

Cover of Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. Rowling

Harry Potter · 5/7 books

J.K. Rowling
★★★★★

Cover of The Titan's Curse by Rick Riordan

Percy Jackson and the Olympians · 4/8 books

Rick Riordan
★★★★★

Cover of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy · 4/6 books

Douglas Adams
★★★★★

Cover of Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin

Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow

Gabrielle Zevin · 2022
★★★★★

Cover of Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir

Project Hail Mary

Andy Weir · 2021
★★★★★

Cover of The Midnight Library by Matt Haig

The Midnight Library

Matt Haig · 2020
★★★★★

Cover of The Tattooist of Auschwitz by Heather Morris

The Tattooist of Auschwitz

Heather Morris · 2018
★★★★★

Cover of The Fault in Our Stars by John Green

The Fault in Our Stars

John Green · 2012
★★★★★

Cover of Elite da Tropa 2 by Luiz Eduardo Soares

Elite da Tropa 2

Luiz Eduardo Soares · 2011
★★★★★

Cover of Ready Player One by Ernest Cline

Ready Player One

Ernest Cline · 2011
★★★★★

Cover of The Martian by Andy Weir

Andy Weir · 2011
★★★★★

Cover of Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher

Thirteen Reasons Why

Jay Asher · 2007
★★★★★

Cover of Blindness by José Saramago

José Saramago · 1995
★★★★★

Cover of The Godfather by Mario Puzo

Mario Puzo · 1969
★★★★★

Cover of A Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess

A Clockwork Orange

Anthony Burgess · 1962
★★★★★

Cover of 1984 by George Orwell

George Orwell · 1949
★★★★★

Cover of Animal Farm by George Orwell

George Orwell · 1945
★★★★★

Non-fiction (51) #

Cover of Apple in China: The Capture of the World's Greatest Company by Patrick McGee

Apple in China: The Capture of the World's Greatest Company

Patrick McGee · 2025
★★★★★

Cover of Careless People: A Cautionary Tale of Power, Greed, and Lost Idealism by Sarah Wynn-Williams

Careless People: A Cautionary Tale of Power, Greed, and Lost Idealism

Sarah Wynn-Williams · 2025
★★★★★

Cover of Useful Not True: whatever works for you by Derek Sivers

Useful Not True: whatever works for you

Derek Sivers · 2024
★★★★★

Cover of A Hacker's Mind: How the Powerful Bend Society's Rules, and How to Bend them Back by Bruce Schneier

A Hacker's Mind: How the Powerful Bend Society's Rules, and How to Bend them Back

Bruce Schneier · 2023
★★★★★

Cover of Elon Musk by Walter Isaacson

Walter Isaacson · 2023
★★★★★

Cover of The PARA Method: Simplify, Organize, and Master Your Digital Life by Tiago Forte

The PARA Method: Simplify, Organize, and Master Your Digital Life

Tiago Forte · 2023
★★★★★

Cover of What's Our Problem?: A Self-Help Book for Societies by Tim Urban

What's Our Problem?: A Self-Help Book for Societies

Tim Urban · 2023
★★★★★

Cover of Building a Second Brain: A Proven Method to Organize Your Digital Life and Unlock Your Creative Potential by Tiago Forte

Building a Second Brain: A Proven Method to Organize Your Digital Life and Unlock Your Creative Potential

Tiago Forte · 2022
★★★★★

Cover of How to Live: 27 conflicting answers and one weird conclusion by Derek Sivers

How to Live: 27 conflicting answers and one weird conclusion

Derek Sivers · 2021
★★★★★

Cover of How to Not Die Alone: The Surprising Science That Will Help You Find Love by Logan Ury

How to Not Die Alone: The Surprising Science That Will Help You Find Love

Logan Ury · 2021
★★★★★

Cover of Hell Yeah or No: What's Worth Doing by Derek Sivers

Hell Yeah or No: What's Worth Doing

Derek Sivers · 2020
★★★★★

Cover of Whistleblower: My Journey to Silicon Valley and Fight for Justice at Uber by Susan Fowler

Whistleblower: My Journey to Silicon Valley and Fight for Justice at Uber

Susan Fowler · 2020
★★★★★

Cover of Everything Is F*cked: A Book About Hope by Mark Manson

Everything Is F*cked: A Book About Hope

Mark Manson · 2019
★★★★★

Cover of Maybe You Should Talk to Someone: A Therapist, Her Therapist, and Our Lives Revealed by Lori Gottlieb

Maybe You Should Talk to Someone: A Therapist, Her Therapist, and Our Lives Revealed

Lori Gottlieb · 2019
★★★★★

Cover of Permanent Record by Edward Snowden

Permanent Record

Edward Snowden · 2019
★★★★★

Cover of 21 Lessons for the 21st Century by Yuval Noah Harari

21 Lessons for the 21st Century

Yuval Noah Harari · 2018
★★★★★

Cover of Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones by James Clear

Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones

James Clear · 2018
★★★★★

Cover of Becoming by Michelle Obama

Michelle Obama · 2018
★★★★★

Cover of It Doesn't Have to Be Crazy at Work: A Practical Guide to Sustainable Productivity Through Calm Company Culture and Effective Leadership by Jason Fried

It Doesn't Have to Be Crazy at Work: A Practical Guide to Sustainable Productivity Through Calm Company Culture and Effective Leadership

Jason Fried · 2018
★★★★★

Cover of Blood, Sweat, and Pixels by Jason Schreier

Blood, Sweat, and Pixels

Jason Schreier · 2017
★★★★★

Cover of The Art of Invisibility: The World's Most Famous Hacker Teaches You How to Be Safe in the Age of Big Brother and Big Data by Kevin D. Mitnick

The Art of Invisibility: The World's Most Famous Hacker Teaches You How to Be Safe in the Age of Big Brother and Big Data

Kevin D. Mitnick · 2017
★★★★★

Cover of Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood by Trevor Noah

Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood

Trevor Noah · 2016
★★★★★

Cover of The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck: A Counterintuitive Approach to Living a Good Life by Mark Manson

The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck: A Counterintuitive Approach to Living a Good Life

Mark Manson · 2016
★★★★★

Cover of Modern Romance by Aziz Ansari

Aziz Ansari · 2015
★★★★★

Cover of Prisoners of Geography: Ten Maps That Tell You Everything You Need to Know About Global Politics by Tim Marshall

Prisoners of Geography: Ten Maps That Tell You Everything You Need to Know About Global Politics

Tim Marshall · 2015
★★★★★

Cover of Work Rules!: Insights from Inside Google That Will Transform How You Live and Lead by Laszlo Bock

Work Rules!: Insights from Inside Google That Will Transform How You Live and Lead

Laszlo Bock · 2015
★★★★★

Cover of A Mind for Numbers: How to Excel at Math and Science (Even If You Flunked Algebra) by Barbara Oakley

A Mind for Numbers: How to Excel at Math and Science (Even If You Flunked Algebra)

Barbara Oakley · 2014
★★★★★

Cover of Raw Thought, Raw Nerve: Inside the Mind of Aaron Swartz by Aaron Swartz

Raw Thought, Raw Nerve: Inside the Mind of Aaron Swartz

Aaron Swartz · 2014
★★★★★

Cover of Naked Statistics: Stripping the Dread from the Data by Charles Wheelan

Naked Statistics: Stripping the Dread from the Data

Charles Wheelan · 2012
★★★★★

Cover of Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking by Susan Cain

Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking

Susan Cain · 2012
★★★★★

Cover of Trust Me, I'm Lying: Confessions of a Media Manipulator by Ryan Holiday

Trust Me, I'm Lying: Confessions of a Media Manipulator

Ryan Holiday · 2012
★★★★★

Cover of Anything You Want by Derek Sivers

Anything You Want

Derek Sivers · 2011
★★★★★

Cover of Freakonomics + Superfreakonomics by Steven D. Levitt

Freakonomics + Superfreakonomics

Steven D. Levitt · 2011
★★★★★

Cover of Ghost in the Wires: My Adventures as the World's Most Wanted Hacker by Kevin D. Mitnick

Ghost in the Wires: My Adventures as the World's Most Wanted Hacker

Kevin D. Mitnick · 2011
★★★★★

Cover of Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind by Yuval Noah Harari

Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind

Yuval Noah Harari · 2011
★★★★★

Cover of Thinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman

Thinking, Fast and Slow

Daniel Kahneman · 2011
★★★★★

Cover of Attached: The New Science of Adult Attachment and How It Can Help You Find—and Keep—Love by Amir Levine

Attached: The New Science of Adult Attachment and How It Can Help You Find—and Keep—Love

Amir Levine · 2010
★★★★★

Cover of Rework by Jason Fried

Jason Fried · 2010
★★★★★

Cover of The Shallows: What the Internet is Doing to Our Brains by Nicholas Carr

The Shallows: What the Internet is Doing to Our Brains

Nicholas Carr · 2010
★★★★★

Cover of Highest Duty: My Search for What Really Matters by Chesley B. Sullenberger III

Highest Duty: My Search for What Really Matters

Chesley B. Sullenberger III · 2009
★★★★★

Cover of The Art of Community: Building the New Age of Participation (Theory in Practice) by Jono Bacon

The Art of Community: Building the New Age of Participation (Theory in Practice)

Jono Bacon · 2009
★★★★★

Cover of Food Rules: An Eater's Manual by Michael Pollan

Food Rules: An Eater's Manual

Michael Pollan · 2008
★★★★★

Cover of Predictably Irrational: The Hidden Forces That Shape Our Decisions by Dan Ariely

Predictably Irrational: The Hidden Forces That Shape Our Decisions

Dan Ariely · 2008
★★★★★

Cover of iWoz: Computer Geek to Cult Icon: How I Invented the Personal Computer, Co-Founded Apple, and Had Fun Doing It by Steve Wozniak

iWoz: Computer Geek to Cult Icon: How I Invented the Personal Computer, Co-Founded Apple, and Had Fun Doing It

Steve Wozniak · 2006
★★★★★

Cover of Bringing Down the House: The Inside Story of Six M.I.T. Students Who Took Vegas for Millions by Ben Mezrich

Bringing Down the House: The Inside Story of Six M.I.T. Students Who Took Vegas for Millions

Ben Mezrich · 2002
★★★★★

Cover of Just for Fun: The Story of an Accidental Revolutionary by Linus Torvalds

Just for Fun: The Story of an Accidental Revolutionary

Linus Torvalds · 2001
★★★★★

Cover of The 48 Laws of Power by Robert Greene

The 48 Laws of Power

Robert Greene · 1998
★★★★★

Cover of Richard Feynman: A Life in Science by John Gribbin

Richard Feynman: A Life in Science

John Gribbin · 1997
★★★★★

Cover of The Design of Everyday Things by Donald A. Norman

The Design of Everyday Things

Donald A. Norman · 1988
★★★★★

Cover of Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!: Adventures of a Curious Character by Richard P. Feynman

Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!: Adventures of a Curious Character

Richard P. Feynman · 1985
★★★★★

Cover of High Output Management by Andrew S. Grove

High Output Management

Andrew S. Grove · 1983
★★★★★

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