Bookshelf
Books I have read
A running list, kept simply by title and author. It begins around 2019, when I started keeping a more consistent record of what I read.
Reading list
473 books, with the most recently added first. I keep separate notes and key takeaways from many of them.
Browse my reading notes- The Last SamuraiHelen DeWitt
- The Remains of the DayKazuo Ishiguro
- Organizing for innovation: A systems approach to technical management (An Innovation book)Jack Andrew Morton
- Fugitive Telemetry (The Murderbot Diaries, #6)Martha Wells
- Creativity, Inc.: Overcoming the Unseen Forces That Stand in the Way of True InspirationEd Catmull
- The Art of Doing Science and Engineering: Learning to LearnRichard Hamming
- The Idea Factory: Bell Labs and the Great Age of American InnovationJon Gertner
- Inside the Box: How Constraints Make Us BetterDavid Epstein
- On the Calculation of Volume IISolvej Balle
- Network Effect (The Murderbot Diaries, #5)Martha Wells
- Reinventing Discovery: The New Era of Networked Science (Princeton Science Library Book 70)Michael Nielsen
- Pieces of the ActionVannevar Bush
- Maintenance of Everything: Part One (Maintenance: Of Everything Book 1)Stewart Brand
- The Origins of EfficiencyBrian Potter
- My Struggle: Book 1Karl Ove Knausgård
- On the Calculation of Volume ISolvej Balle
- PiranesiSusanna Clarke
- Algorithms to Live By: The Computer Science of Human DecisionsBrian Christian
- The Hidden Reality: Parallel Universes and the Deep Laws of the CosmosBrian Greene
- But What If We're Wrong?: Thinking about the Present as If It Were the PastChuck Klosterman
- Open Socrates: The Case for a Philosophical LifeAgnes Callard
- Storyworthy: Engage, Teach, Persuade, and Change Your Life through the Power of StorytellingMatthew Dicks
- Where Good Ideas Come FromSteven Johnson
- There Is No Antimemetics Divisionqntm
- Goliath's Curse: The History and Future of Societal CollapseLuke Kemp
- Seeing Like a State: How Certain Schemes to Improve the Human Condition Have FailedJames C. Scott
- The Rise and Fall of American Growth: The U.S. Standard of Living since the Civil War (The Princeton Economic History of the Western World Book 70)Robert J. Gordon
- FleshDavid Szalay
- How to Be a Living Thing: Meditations on Intuitive Oysters, Hopeful Doves, and Being Human in the WorldMari Andrew
- Get Together: How to build a community with your peopleBailey Richardson
- KatabasisR.F. Kuang
- Dawn (Xenogenesis, #1)Octavia E. Butler
- The Selfish GeneRichard Dawkins
- SaltcropYume Kitasei
- First Principles: What America’s Founders Learned from the Greeks and Romans and How That Shaped Our CountryThomas E. Ricks
- How Innovation Works: And Why It Flourishes in FreedomMatt Ridley
- The Genesis of Technoscientific Revolutions: Rethinking the Nature and Nurture of ResearchVenkatesh Narayanamurti
- Nexus: A Brief History of Information Networks from the Stone Age to AIYuval Noah Harari
- The Pentagon's Brain: An Uncensored History of DARPA, America's Top-Secret Military Research AgencyAnnie Jacobsen
- CosmosCarl Sagan
- Pasteur's Quadrant: Basic Science and Technological InnovationDonald E. Stokes
- Blue Mars (Mars Trilogy, #3)Kim Stanley Robinson
- The Structure of Scientific RevolutionsThomas S. Kuhn
- A View from the Stars: Stories and EssaysCixin Liu
- Challenger: A True Story of Heroism and Disaster on the Edge of SpaceAdam Higginbotham
- The Wide Wide Sea: Imperial Ambition, First Contact and the Fateful Final Voyage of Captain James CookHampton Sides
- Underland: A Deep Time JourneyRobert Macfarlane
- The Practice, the Horizon, and the ChainSofia Samatar
- Fathoms: The World in the WhaleRebecca Giggs
- How the World Really Works: The Science Behind How We Got Here and Where We're GoingVaclav Smil
- Snow CrashNeal Stephenson
- Spook Street (Slough House, #4)Mick Herron
- The MANIACBenjamín Labatut
- The Elements of Marie Curie: How the Glow of Radium Lit a Path for Women in ScienceDava Sobel
- PlaygroundRichard Powers
- Real Tigers (Slough House, #3)Mick Herron
- Nuclear War: A ScenarioAnnie Jacobsen
- AbundanceEzra Klein
- Nona the Ninth (The Locked Tomb, #3)Tamsyn Muir
- Tiny Experiments: How to Live Freely in a Goal-Obsessed WorldAnne-Laure Le Cunff
- Exit Strategy (The Murderbot Diaries, #4)Martha Wells
- Rogue Protocol (The Murderbot Diaries, #3)Martha Wells
- Dead Lions (Slough House, #2)Mick Herron
- OrbitalSamantha Harvey
- Harrow the Ninth (The Locked Tomb, #2)Tamsyn Muir
- Boom: Bubbles and the End of StagnationByrne Hobart
- The Bird Way: A New Look at How Birds Talk, Work, Play, Parent, and ThinkJennifer Ackerman
- Green Mars (Mars Trilogy, #2)Kim Stanley Robinson
- Scientific FreedomDonald W. Braben
- Alien Earths: The New Science of Planet Hunting in the CosmosLisa Kaltenegger
- The Deep SkyYume Kitasei
- Defy: The Power of No in a World That Demands YesSunita Sah
- The Mercy of Gods (The Captive's War #1)James S.A. Corey
- Over Work: Transforming the Daily Grind in the Quest for a Better LifeBrigid Schulte
- Fight Right: How Successful Couples Turn Conflict Into ConnectionJulie Schwartz Gottman
- Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?Philip K. Dick
- The City and Its Uncertain WallsHaruki Murakami
- Gideon the Ninth (The Locked Tomb, #1)Tamsyn Muir
- Stop People Pleasing: And Find Your PowerHailey Paige Magee
- The Serviceberry: Abundance and Reciprocity in the Natural WorldRobin Wall Kimmerer
- The Left Hand of Darkness (Hainish Cycle, #4)Ursula K. Le Guin
- Pilgrim at Tinker CreekAnnie Dillard
- The Light Eaters: How the Unseen World of Plant Intelligence Offers a New Understanding of Life on Earth – A Popular Science and Natural History Study of BotanyZoë Schlanger
- Beaverland: How One Weird Rodent Made AmericaLeila Philip
- IntermezzoSally Rooney
- Slow Horses (Slough House, #1)Mick Herron
- Red Mars (Mars Trilogy, #1)Kim Stanley Robinson
- Awe: The New Science of Everyday Wonder and How It Can Transform Your LifeDacher Keltner
- A World Without Email: Reimagining Work in an Age of Communication OverloadCal Newport
- AnathemNeal Stephenson
- The Organized Mind: Thinking Straight in the Age of Information OverloadDaniel J. Levitin
- MatrixLauren Groff
- Parallel Minds: Discovering the Intelligence of MaterialsLaura Tripaldi
- In the Heart of the Sea: The Tragedy of the Whaleship EssexNathaniel Philbrick
- Why Greatness Cannot Be Planned: The Myth of the ObjectiveKenneth O. Stanley
- Traction: Get a Grip on Your BusinessGino Wickman
- The Nature Fix: Why Nature Makes Us Happier, Healthier, and More CreativeFlorence Williams
- Slow Productivity: The Lost Art of Accomplishment Without BurnoutCal Newport
- The Rise and Reign of the Mammals: A New History, from the Shadow of the Dinosaurs to UsSteve Brusatte
- Martyr!Kaveh Akbar
- The Ministry of TimeKaliane Bradley
- Otherlands: Journeys in Earth's Extinct EcosystemsThomas Halliday
- Artificial Condition (The Murderbot Diaries, #2)Martha Wells
- The Ritual Effect: From Habit to Ritual, Harness the Surprising Power of Everyday ActionsDr Michael Norton
- Eight Dates: Essential Conversations for a Lifetime of LoveJohn M. Gottman
- The River of Doubt: Theodore Roosevelt's Darkest JourneyCandice Millard
- In AscensionMartin MacInnes
- Supercommunicators: How to Unlock the Secret Language of ConnectionCharles Duhigg
- Not the End of the World: How We Can Be the First Generation to Build a Sustainable PlanetHannah Ritchie
- Fluke: Chance, Chaos, and Why Everything We Do MattersBrian Klaas
- Crossings: How Road Ecology Is Shaping the Future of Our PlanetBen Goldfarb
- All Systems Red (The Murderbot Diaries, #1)Martha Wells
- When We Walk By: Forgotten Humanity, Broken Systems, and the Role We Can Each Play in Ending Homelessness in AmericaKevin F. Adler
- Die with Zero: Getting All You Can from Your Money and Your LifeBill Perkins
- Other Minds: The Octopus, the Sea, and the Deep Origins of ConsciousnessPeter Godfrey-Smith
- The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and MurderDavid Grann
- The Johnstown FloodDavid McCullough
- The Geek Way: The Radical Mindset that Drives Extraordinary ResultsAndrew McAfee
- The Creative Act: A Way of BeingRick Rubin
- The Courage to Be Disliked: The Japanese Phenomenon That Shows You How to Change Your Life and Achieve Real HappinessIchiro Kishimi
- The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs: A New History of a Lost WorldSteve Brusatte
- Clear Thinking: Turning Ordinary Moments into Extraordinary ResultsShane Parrish
- A Desolation Called Peace (Teixcalaan, #2)Arkady Martine
- The Treeline: The Last Forest and the Future of Life on EarthBen Rawlence
- Chatter: The Voice in Our Head, Why It Matters, and How to Harness ItEthan Kross
- Some Desperate GloryEmily Tesh
- The Water OutlawsS.L. Huang
- A Memory Called Empire (Teixcalaan, #1)Arkady Martine
- Hidden Potential: The Science of Achieving Greater ThingsAdam M. Grant
- How to Know a Person: The Art of Seeing Others Deeply and Being Deeply SeenDavid Brooks
- Scarcity Brain: Fix Your Craving Mindset and Rewire Your Habits to Thrive with EnoughMichael Easter
- How the Mind WorksSteven Pinker
- Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates UsDaniel H. Pink
- More from Less: The Surprising Story of How We Learned to Prosper Using Fewer Resources —and What Happens NextAndrew McAfee
- CalypsoDavid Sedaris
- Good Arguments: How Debate Teaches Us to Listen and Be HeardBo Seo
- Metabolical: The Lure and the Lies of Processed Food, Nutrition, and Modern MedicineRobert H. Lustig
- Outlive: The Science and Art of LongevityPeter Attia
- One Thousand and One Nights: A RetellingHanan Al-Shaykh
- ExhalationTed Chiang
- The DeadJames Joyce
- Culinary Intelligence: The Art of Eating HealthyPeter Kaminsky
- Mating in Captivity: Unlocking Erotic IntelligenceEsther Perel
- The Vanishing Act of Esme LennoxMaggie O'Farrell
- The In-Between: Unforgettable Encounters During Life's Final MomentsHadley Vlahos
- The Marriage PortraitMaggie O'Farrell
- The Status Game: On Human Life and How to Play ItWill Storr
- Together: Why Social Connection Holds the Key to Better Health, Higher Performance, and Greater HappinessVivek Murthy
- Quit: The Power of Knowing When to Walk AwayAnnie Duke
- Smart Brevity: The Power of Saying More with LessJim Vandehei
- The Infinite GameSimon Sinek
- Predictably Irrational: The Hidden Forces That Shape Our DecisionsDan Ariely
- The Sense of Style: The Thinking Person's Guide to Writing in the 21st CenturySteven Pinker
- NightElie Wiesel
- You Are Here: Discovering the Magic of the Present MomentThich Nhat Hanh
- The Voltage Effect: How to Make Good Ideas Great and Great Ideas ScaleJohn A. List
- The Ministry for the FutureKim Stanley Robinson
- The Confidence Game: Why We Fall for It . . . Every TimeMaria Konnikova
- A Brief History of EqualityThomas Piketty
- An Immense World: How Animal Senses Reveal the Hidden Realms Around UsEd Yong
- The Beginning of Infinity: Explanations That Transform the WorldDavid Deutsch
- Saving Time: Discovering a Life Beyond Productivity CultureJenny Odell
- Indistractable: How to Control Your Attention and Choose Your LifeNir Eyal
- The Splendid and the Vile: A Saga of Churchill, Family, and Defiance During the BlitzErik Larson
- AI 2041: Ten Visions for Our FutureKai-Fu Lee
- How to Do Nothing: Resisting the Attention EconomyJenny Odell
- The Biggest Bluff: How I Learned to Pay Attention, Master Myself, and WinMaria Konnikova
- The Hobbit, or There and Back AgainJ.R.R. Tolkien
- Invent and Wander: The Collected Writings of Jeff BezosJeff Bezos
- The Lightmaker's Manifesto: How to Work for Change without Losing Your JoyKaren Walrond
- The LuminariesEleanor Catton
- Sea of TranquilityEmily St. John Mandel
- Selfish, Shallow, and Self- Absorbed: Sixteen Writers on the Decision Not to Have KidsMeghan Daum
- Cloud Cuckoo LandAnthony Doerr
- Stillness is the KeyRyan Holiday
- Neuromancer (Sprawl, #1)William Gibson
- The Song of AchillesMadeline Miller
- The Complacent Class: The Self-Defeating Quest for the American DreamTyler Cowen
- The Obstacle Is the Way: The Timeless Art of Turning Trials into TriumphRyan Holiday
- Courage Is Calling: Fortune Favors the BraveRyan Holiday
- BewildermentRichard Powers
- Forward the Foundation (Foundation, #7)Isaac Asimov
- A Master of Djinn (Dead Djinn Universe, #1)P. Djèlí Clark
- The Forever War (The Forever War, #1)Joe Haldeman
- Mythos: The Greek Myths Reimagined (Stephen Fry's Great Mythology, #1)Stephen Fry
- Heroes: The Greek Myths Reimagined (Stephen Fry's Great Mythology, #2)Stephen Fry
- The Art of Gathering: How We Meet and Why It MattersPriya Parker
- In Cold BloodTruman Capote
- Ego Is the EnemyRyan Holiday
- At the Mountains of MadnessH.P. Lovecraft
- The Buried GiantKazuo Ishiguro
- Give and Take: Why Helping Others Drives Our SuccessAdam M. Grant
- Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for MortalsOliver Burkeman
- ArtemisAndy Weir
- Effortless: Make It Easier to Do What Matters MostGreg McKeown
- Don't Trust Your Gut: Using Data to Get What You Really Want in LifeSeth Stephens- Davidowitz
- The Wall of Storms (The Dandelion Dynasty, #2)Ken Liu
- Prelude to Foundation (Foundation, #6)Isaac Asimov
- The Grace of Kings (The Dandelion Dynasty, #1)Ken Liu
- Altered Carbon (Takeshi Kovacs, #1)Richard K. Morgan
- To ParadiseHanya Yanagihara
- The Windup GirlPaolo Bacigalupi
- The Power of Fun: How to Feel Alive AgainCatherine Price
- 10% Happier: How I Tamed the Voice in My Head, Reduced Stress Without Losing My Edge, and Found Self-Help That Actually Works--A True StoryDan Harris
- Death's End (Remembrance of Earth’s Past, #3)Cixin Liu
- Dead Wake: The Last Crossing of the LusitaniaErik Larson
- A Sport and a PastimeJames Salter
- Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki and His Years of PilgrimageHaruki Murakami
- Stolen Focus: Why You Can't Pay Attention—and How to Think Deeply AgainJohann Hari
- The Culture Code: The Secrets of Highly Successful GroupsDaniel Coyle
- Station ElevenEmily St. John Mandel
- The Talent Code: Unlocking the Secret of Skill in Sports, Art, Music, Math, and Just About Everything ElseDaniel Coyle
- The Dark Forest (Remembrance of Earth’s Past, #2)Cixin Liu
- Klara and the SunKazuo Ishiguro
- The Lincoln HighwayAmor Towles
- Beautiful World, Where Are YouSally Rooney
- Memoirs of a GeishaArthur Golden
- Think Again: The Power of Knowing What You Don't KnowAdam M. Grant
- Endless LoveScott Spencer
- IntimaciesKatie Kitamura
- Project Hail MaryAndy Weir
- Jonathan Strange & Mr NorrellSusanna Clarke
- Talking to Strangers: What We Should Know About the People We Don't KnowMalcolm Gladwell
- The Midnight Library (The Midnight World, #1)Matt Haig
- Rules of CivilityAmor Towles
- Conversations with FriendsSally Rooney
- The OverstoryRichard Powers
- The SelloutPaul Beatty
- PachinkoMin Jin Lee
- Lincoln in the BardoGeorge Saunders
- Until the End of Time: Mind, Matter, and Our Search for Meaning in an Evolving UniverseBrian Greene
- Leading Out Loud: A Guide for Engaging Others in Creating the Future (Jossey-Bass Leadership Series Book 393)Terry Pearce
- The Three-Body Problem (Remembrance of Earth’s Past, #1)Cixin Liu
- HamnetMaggie O'Farrell
- The Finkler QuestionHoward Jacobson
- HomegoingYaa Gyasi
- On Earth We're Briefly GorgeousOcean Vuong
- Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of LessGreg McKeown
- The Sense of an EndingJulian Barnes
- CirceMadeline Miller
- The Secret HistoryDonna Tartt
- Call Me AmericanAbdi Nor Iftin
- The Politics Industry: How Political Innovation Can Break Partisan Gridlock and Save Our DemocracyKatherine M. Gehl
- Exit WestMohsin Hamid
- The Party UpstairsLee Conell
- Breaking Through: Communications Lessons From the Locker Room, the Board Room & the Oval OfficeKevin Sullivan
- The Second Mountain: The Quest for a Moral LifeDavid Brooks
- Little Fires EverywhereCeleste Ng
- Lincoln on the Verge: Thirteen Days to WashingtonTed Widmer
- The Underground RailroadColson Whitehead
- The Death of Vivek OjiAkwaeke Emezi
- Between the World and MeTa-Nehisi Coates
- Normal PeopleSally Rooney
- Messengers: Who We Listen To, Who We Don't, and WhyStephen Martin
- White Fragility: Why It's So Hard for White People to Talk About RacismRobin DiAngelo
- The Testaments (The Handmaid's Tale, #2)Margaret Atwood
- Excellence: Can We Be Equal And Excellent Too?John W. Gardner
- A Gentleman in MoscowAmor Towles
- 3-d Negotiation: Powerful Tools to Change the Game in Your Most Important DealsDavid A. Lax
- A Grain of WheatNgũgĩ wa Thiong'o
- Three WomenLisa Taddeo
- Harry Potter and the Half- Blood Prince (Harry Potter, #6)J.K. Rowling
- Master of the Senate (The Years of Lyndon Johnson, #3)Robert A. Caro
- Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (Harry Potter, #5)J.K. Rowling
- It Happened on the Way to War: A Marine's Path to PeaceRye Barcott
- Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (Harry Potter, #2)J.K. Rowling
- Lyndon Johnson and the American DreamDoris Kearns Goodwin
- There Was a Country: A Personal History of BiafraChinua Achebe
- Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (Harry Potter, #1)J.K. Rowling
- Decision PointsGeorge W. Bush
- Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized WorldDavid Epstein
- The Employees: A Workplace Novel of the 22nd CenturyOlga Ravn
- The Hobbit, Part OneJ.R.R. Tolkien
- Thinking in Bets: Making Smarter Decisions When You Don't Have All the FactsAnnie Duke
- Why We Sleep: Unlocking the Power of Sleep and DreamsMatthew Walker
- GrantRon Chernow
- SweetYotam Ottolenghi
- Measure What MattersJohn Doerr
- BraveTart: Iconic American DessertsStella Parks
- Less (Arthur Less, #1)Andrew Sean Greer
- Six Seasons: A New Way with VegetablesJoshua McFadden
- Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat: Mastering the Elements of Good CookingSamin Nosrat
- Inside the Clinton White House: An Oral HistoryRussell L. Riley
- Sous Vide at Home: The Modern Technique for Perfectly Cooked Meals [A Cookbook]Lisa Q. Fetterman
- Dorie's CookiesDorie Greenspan
- SpectaclesSue Perkins
- Africa: Why Economists Get It WrongMorten Jerven
- When Breath Becomes AirPaul Kalanithi
- Destiny and Power: The American Odyssey of George Herbert Walker BushJon Meacham
- SPQR: A History of Ancient RomeMary Beard
- The Food Lab: Better Home Cooking Through ScienceJ. Kenji López-Alt
- From the Other Side of the World: Extraordinary Entrepreneurs, Unlikely PlacesElmira Bayrasli
- Zahav: A World of Israeli CookingMichael Solomonov
- The Age of Sustainable DevelopmentJeffrey D. Sachs
- The Lion Awakes: Adventures in Africa's Economic MiracleAshish J. Thakkar
- The Next Africa: An Emerging Continent Becomes a Global PowerhouseJake Bright
- The Foundation Novels 7-Book Bundle: Foundation, Foundation and Empire, Second Foundation, Foundation's Edge, Foundation and Earth, Prelude to Foundation, Forward the FoundationIsaac Asimov
- A Little LifeHanya Yanagihara
- The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up: The Japanese Art of Decluttering and OrganizingMarie Kondo
- The Adventures of Tom SawyerMark Twain
- Better Than Before: What I Learned About Making and Breaking Habits--to Sleep More, Quit Sugar, Procrastinate Less, and Generally Build a Happier LifeGretchen Rubin
- The Slanted Door: Modern Vietnamese Food [A Cookbook]Charles Phan
- In the Kingdom of Ice: The Grand and Terrible Polar Voyage of the USS JeannetteHampton Sides
- Plenty More: Vibrant Vegetable Cooking from London's OttolenghiYotam Ottolenghi
- Mindwise: Why We Misunderstand What Others Think, Believe, Feel, and WantNicholas Epley
- The Bright Continent: Breaking Rules & Making Change in Modern AfricaDayo Olopade
- The Tyranny of Experts: Economists, Dictators, and the Forgotten Rights of the PoorWilliam Easterly
- All the Light We Cannot SeeAnthony Doerr
- The Sixth Extinction: An Unnatural HistoryElizabeth Kolbert
- The GoldfinchDonna Tartt
- The MartianAndy Weir
- Daring Greatly: How the Courage to Be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and LeadBrené Brown
- Jerusalem: A CookbookYotam Ottolenghi
- This Is How You Lose HerJunot Díaz
- Sapiens: A Brief History of HumankindYuval Noah Harari
- Heston Blumenthal at HomeHeston Blumenthal
- River Cottage Veg Every Day!Hugh Fearnley- Whittingstall
- Why Nations Fail: The Origins of Power, Prosperity, and PovertyDaron Acemoğlu
- The Family Meal: Home Cooking with Ferran AdriàFerran Adrià
- The Righteous Mind: Why Good People are Divided by Politics and ReligionJonathan Haidt
- Momofuku Milk Bar: A CookbookChristina Tosi
- King of Capital: The Remarkable Rise, Fall, and Rise Again of Steve Schwarzman and BlackstoneDavid Carey
- Gone GirlGillian Flynn
- The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest (Millennium, #3)Stieg Larsson
- PlentyYotam Ottolenghi
- A Hedge Fund Tale of Reach and Grasp: Or What's a Heaven ForBarton Biggs
- More Money Than God: Hedge Funds and the Making of a New EliteSebastian Mallaby
- The Invisible Hands: Hedge Funds Off the Record— Rethinking Real MoneySteven Drobny
- Money Mavericks: Confessions of a Hedge Fund ManagerLars Kroijer
- A Doll's HouseHenrik Ibsen
- The QuantsScott Patterson
- Mockingjay (The Hunger Games, #3)Suzanne Collins
- The Girl Who Played with Fire (Millennium #2)Stieg Larsson
- BakingJames Peterson
- Too Big to Fail: The Inside Story of How Wall Street and Washington Fought to Save the Financial System--and ThemselvesAndrew Ross Sorkin
- The Big Short: Inside the Doomsday MachineMichael Lewis
- Portfolios of the Poor: How the World's Poor Live on $2 a DayDaryl Collins
- The IdiotFyodor Dostoevsky
- Born to Run: A Hidden Tribe, Superathletes, and the Greatest Race the World Has Never SeenChristopher McDougall
- Dead Aid: Why Aid Is Not Working and How There Is a Better Way for AfricaDambisa Moyo
- Catching Fire (The Hunger Games, #2)Suzanne Collins
- House of Cards: A Tale of Hubris and Wretched Excess on Wall StreetWilliam D. Cohan
- The Scarlet LetterNathaniel Hawthorne
- War and PeaceLeo Tolstoy
- Frankenstein: The 1818 TextMary Shelley
- David CopperfieldCharles Dickens
- The Flavor Bible: The Essential Guide to Culinary Creativity, Based on the Wisdom of America's Most Imaginative ChefsAndrew Dornenburg
- Invitation to a BeheadingVladimir Nabokov
- Dune (Dune, #1)Frank Herbert
- Children of Dune (Dune #3)Frank Herbert
- Dune Messiah (Dune, #2)Frank Herbert
- The Diary of a Young GirlAnne Frank
- The Lord of the Rings (The Lord of the Rings, #1-3)J.R.R. Tolkien
- Crime and PunishmentFyodor Dostoevsky
- The Brothers KaramazovFyodor Dostoevsky
- Man's Search for MeaningViktor E. Frankl
- The Accidental Guerrilla: Fighting Small Wars in the Midst of a Big OneDavid Kilcullen
- Jurassic Park (Jurassic Park, #1)Michael Crichton
- 1776David McCullough
- The OdysseyHomer
- The RoadCormac McCarthy
- Angels & Demons (Robert Langdon, #1)Dan Brown
- Traitor to His Class: The Privileged Life and Radical Presidency of Franklin Delano RooseveltH.W. Brands
- Flowers for AlgernonDaniel Keyes
- The FountainheadAyn Rand
- The StrangerAlbert Camus
- The FallAlbert Camus
- The Hound of the Baskervilles (Sherlock Holmes, #5)Arthur Conan Doyle
- Interpreter of MaladiesJhumpa Lahiri
- Into the WildJon Krakauer
- A Thousand Splendid SunsKhaled Hosseini
- The Call of the WildJack London
- Lady Chatterley's LoverD.H. Lawrence
- The Time MachineH.G. Wells
- Brave New WorldAldous Huxley
- The Fellowship of the Ring (The Lord of the Rings, #1)J.R.R. Tolkien
- The Secret GardenFrances Hodgson Burnett
- Dr. Jekyll and Mr. HydeRobert Louis Stevenson
- Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (Harry Potter, #4)J.K. Rowling
- The Da Vinci Code (Robert Langdon, #2)Dan Brown
- Jane EyreCharlotte Brontë
- The Return of the King (The Lord of the Rings, #3)J.R.R. Tolkien
- The Two Towers (The Lord of the Rings, #2)J.R.R. Tolkien
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Harry Potter, #7)J.K. Rowling
- Bleak HouseCharles Dickens
- A Tale of Two CitiesCharles Dickens
- Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham LincolnDoris Kearns Goodwin
- The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1)Suzanne Collins
- The Dispossessed: An Ambiguous UtopiaUrsula K. Le Guin
- Waiting for GodotSamuel Beckett
- Great ExpectationsCharles Dickens
- The Giver (Giver, #1)Lois Lowry
- Speak, Memory: An Autobiography RevisitedVladimir Nabokov
- Anna KareninaLeo Tolstoy
- Ender’s Game (Ender's Saga, #1)Orson Scott Card
- Moby-Dick or, The WhaleHerman Melville
- Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Harry Potter, #3)J.K. Rowling
- Gulliver’s TravelsJonathan Swift
- The Presentation of Self in Everyday LifeErving Goffman
- For Whom the Bell TollsErnest Hemingway
- Animal FarmGeorge Orwell
- Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human SocietiesJared Diamond
- Ada, or Ardor: A Family ChronicleVladimir Nabokov
- One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s NestKen Kesey
- The PlagueAlbert Camus
- A Study in Scarlet (Sherlock Holmes, #1)Arthur Conan Doyle
- Cooking: 600 Recipes, 1500 Photographs, One Kitchen EducationJames Peterson
- The Picture of Dorian GrayOscar Wilde
- Foundation (Foundation, #1)Isaac Asimov
- The House of Morgan: An American Banking Dynasty and the Rise of Modern FinanceRon Chernow
- The StandStephen King
- LincolnDavid Herbert Donald
- Foundation's Edge (Foundation, #4)Isaac Asimov
- The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (Millennium, #1)Stieg Larsson
- Foundation and Empire (Foundation, #2)Isaac Asimov
- On the RoadJack Kerouac
- Half of a Yellow SunChimamanda Ngozi Adichie
- Their Eyes Were Watching GodZora Neale Hurston
- Wuthering HeightsEmily Brontë
- The Iliad / The OdysseyHomer
- The Innovator's Dilemma: When New Technologies Cause Great Firms to Fail (Management of Innovation and Change)Clayton M. Christensen
- The Bell JarSylvia Plath
- VéraStacy Schiff
- An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of NationsAdam Smith
- Monkey Business: Swinging Through the Wall Street JungleJohn Rolfe
- Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary GenerationJoseph J. Ellis
- Fahrenheit 451Ray Bradbury
- LolitaVladimir Nabokov
- The Three MusketeersAlexandre Dumas
- DespairVladimir Nabokov
- Pale FireVladimir Nabokov
- Laughter in the DarkVladimir Nabokov
- The Transit of VenusShirley Hazzard
- The Spy Who Came in from the ColdJohn le Carré
- PninVladimir Nabokov
- The Handmaid’s Tale (The Handmaid's Tale, #1)Margaret Atwood
- Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the SeaJules Verne
- The Fate of Africa: A History of Fifty Years of IndependenceMartin Meredith
- Ishmael (Ishmael, #1)Daniel Quinn
- Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or SucceedJared Diamond
- Paradise LostJohn Milton
- John AdamsDavid McCullough
- The Arabian NightsAnonymous
- Liar's PokerMichael Lewis
- Things Fall Apart (The African Trilogy, #1)Chinua Achebe
- Atlas ShruggedAyn Rand
- Catch-22Joseph Heller
- Shantung Compound: The Story of Men and Women Under PressureLangdon Gilkey
- Mere ChristianityC.S. Lewis
- MoneyballMichael Lewis
- The Count of Monte CristoAlexandre Dumas
- Death With InterruptionsJosé Saramago
- The Last Tycoons: The Secret History of Lazard Frères & Co.William D. Cohan
- The Death of Ivan IlyichLeo Tolstoy
- Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance: An Inquiry Into Values (Phaedrus, #1)Robert M. Pirsig
- Invisible ManRalph Ellison
- Development as FreedomAmartya Sen
- 1984George Orwell
- The GiftVladimir Nabokov
- Don QuixoteMiguel de Cervantes Saavedra
- Fiasco: The Inside Story of a Wall Street TraderFrank Partnoy
- Splendid Soups: Recipes and Master Techniques for Making the World's Best SoupsJames Peterson
- Sauces: Classical and Contemporary Sauce Making, 3rd EditionJames Peterson
- The Old Man and the SeaErnest Hemingway
- Second Foundation (Foundation, #3)Isaac Asimov
- The Foundation Trilogy (Foundation, #1-3)Isaac Asimov
- Of Mice and MenJohn Steinbeck
- A Separate PeaceJohn Knowles
- Essentials of Classic Italian CookingMarcella Hazan
- When Genius Failed: The Rise and Fall of Long-Term Capital ManagementRoger Lowenstein
- What to Drink with What You EatAndrew Dornenburg
- The America's Test Kitchen Family CookbookAmerica's Test Kitchen
- Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of EverythingSteven D. Levitt