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Inspired by <\/em>Nick Cammerata’s<\/em><\/a> and <\/em>Patrick Collison’s<\/em><\/a> bookshelves.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Highly Recommend<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Alan Watts \u2013 I haven’t actually read any of Alan’s books, but I’m putting him here anyway because I’ve listened to so many of his lectures on YouTube over and over again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Confessions of an Advertising Man, David Ogilvy \u2013 [thread<\/a>]<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lives of a Cell, Lewis Thomas [thread<\/a>] <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Surely You’re Joking, Mr Feynman! \u2013 Richard Feynman’s curiosity and playfulness is infectious<\/p>\n\n\n\n

48 Laws of Power, Robert Greene \u2013 This book changed my life dramatically. I read it roughly when it came out, and there was a line <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Animal Farm, George Orwell \u2013 first read this in school. It was such a short and simple read, and it so effectively conveyed so much about how power works. I also really like several of Orwell’s essays, including Politics and the English Language<\/a>, In Front Of Your Nose<\/a>, and Why I Write<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Body Keeps The Score, Bessel van der Kolk [book thread<\/a>]<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sideways Look At Time, Jay Griffiths<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tribe, by Sebastian Junger [book thread]<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Antifragile, Nassim Taleb \u2013 I read it when it first came out, and I remember thinking over and over again that I was such an idiot.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Courage To Be Disliked [book thread<\/a>] <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Stuff Matters, by Mark Miodownik [book thread<\/a>] \u2013 I really enjoy Mark’s storytelling style.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Debt, by David Graeber [book thread<\/a>] \u2013 very mind-expanding re: money.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Nasty Bits, Anthony Bourdain \u2013 collection of essays. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Soul Made Flesh, Carl Zimmer \u2013 about the discovery of the human brain. Zimmer is a fantastic storyteller.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Checklist Manifesto \u2013 honestly, you can compress this entire book into a tweet: If you need to do things, make lists, and check them off. Medical professionals who do this literally save more lives than those who don’t. Airplanes crash less when people do this.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Chocolate War, Robert Cormier \u2013 read as a child<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lost Illusions, Balzac \u2013 read in NS<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The User Illusion, Tor Norretranders \u2013 read in NS<\/p>\n\n\n\n

His Dark Materials \u2013 read as a child<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Glass Castle, Jeannette Walls \u2013 read on a long bus ride to Genting with friends<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Satan Burger, by Carlton Mellick \u2013 bizzaro, surreal <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The News: A User’s Manual, by Alain de Botton \u2013<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Made To Stick, Dan and Chip Heath \u2013 improved my marketing and messaging skills significantly<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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