“A reader lives a thousand lives before he dies… The man who never reads lives only one.” – George R.R. Martin

Immersed in the enchanting world of words, I find solace and inspiration, my mind liberated as I embark on literary journeys. Here lies a cherished collection (a subset) of the books that have captivated my heart and nourished my soul. My favorites are highlighted.


🔬 Science & History Exploring the cosmos, evolution, and the forces that shaped our world. I get endlessly lost in these — most of them I've re-read, and I'm always re-reading something from this shelf.

1. Sapiens by Yuval Noah Harari 2. The Theory of Everything by Stephen W. Hawking 3. 21 Lessons from the 21st Century by Yuval Noah Harari 4. The Fabric of Reality by David Deutsch 5. Pale Blue Dot by Carl Sagan 6. Cosmos by Carl Sagan 7. The Beginning of Infinity by David Deutsch 8. Reality is not what it seems by Carlo Rovelli 9. The Red Queen by Matt Ridley 10. The Little Book of Aliens by Adam Frank 11. The Selfish Gene by Richard Dawkins 12. Cycles of Time by Roger Penrose 13. Life As No One Knows It by Sara Imari Walker 14. Moon Shot by Alan Shepard and Deke Slayton 15. Space to Grow by Matthew Weinzierl and Brendan Rosseau 16. Lords of the Cosmos by Arjun Khemani and Logan Chipkin

🧠 Mindset & Wisdom Books that rewired how I think, decide, and live. Haven't been reading too many of these lately.

1. The Almanack of Naval Ravikant 2. The Anthology of Balaji by Eric Jorgenson 3. The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck by Mark Manson 4. The Compound Effect by Darren Hardy 5. Ikigai by Francesc Miralles and Hector Garcia 6. The Courage to be Disliked by Fumitake Koga and Ichiro Kishimi 7. 12 Rules for Life by Jordan B. Peterson 8. Give and Take by Adam Grant 9. The Winner Effect by Ian Robertson 10. Principles by Ray Dalio 11. The Art of Thinking Clearly by Rolf Dobelli

📖 Biographies & Memoirs Lives worth studying — from athletes to astronauts to entrepreneurs. My favourite section, and I'm always looking for more recommendations.

1. Shoe Dog by Phil Knight 2. Steve Jobs by Walter Isaacson 3. Can't Hurt Me by David Goggins 4. Becoming by Michelle Obama 5. Born A Crime by Trevor Noah 6. Limitless by Radhika Gupta 7. Elon Musk by Ashlee Vance 8. Pour Your Heart Into It by Howard Schultz 9. When Breath Becomes Air by Paul Kalanithi 10. Mind Master by Viswanathan Anand 11. A Shot at History by Abhinav Bindra 12. Poor Charlie's Almanack by Charlie Munger 13. No Dream Is Too High by Buzz Aldrin 14. My Journey: Transforming Dreams Into Actions by A.P.J Abdul Kalam 15. Einstein by Steven Gimbel 16. Unseen by Megha Vishwanath

✨ Fiction Stories that stretched my imagination beyond the real. I don't read fiction too often, but these were worth it.

1. The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho 2. Life 3.0 by Max Tegmark 3. The Three-Body Problem by Cixin Liu

🚀 Entrepreneurship Lessons from the builders — on starting, scaling, and surviving. These inspired me on how to build, and to build something.

1. Hard Things about Hard Things by Ben Horowitz 2. Zero to One by Peter Thiel 3. Radical Candor by Kim Scott 4. Your Next Five Moves by Patrick Bet-David 5. Essays by Paul Graham 6. No Rules Rules by Reed Hastings, Erin Meyer 7. That Will Never Work by Marc Randolph

💰 Finance & Investing Understanding money, markets, and the psychology behind both.

1. The Intelligent Investor by Benjamin Graham 2. Think and Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill 3. Coffee Can Investing by Saurabh Mukherjee 4. Just Keep Buying by Nick Maggiulli 5. The Psychology of Money by Morgan Housel 6. Rich Dad Poor Dad by Robert T. Kiyosaki

🎲 Eclectic Picks A mix of everything else that left a mark.

1. Think Again by Adam Grant 2. What I Know For Sure by Oprah Winfrey 3. Make Your Own Luck by Bob Miglani and Rehan Yar Khan 4. Factfulness by Anna Rosling Rönnlund, Hans Rosling, and Ola Rosling 5. Do Epic Shit by Ankur Warikoo 6. Man's Search for Meaning by Victor E. Frankl 7. The Rational Optimist by Matt Ridley 8. Antifragile by Nassim Taleb 9. We Are All Stardust by Stefan Klein 10. When the Heavens Went on Sale by Ashlee Vance

🎙️ Podcasts & Talks When I'm not reading, I'm probably listening to one of these podcasts or talks:

1. David Deutsch and Naval Ravikant - The Tim Ferriss Show 2. Joe Rogan Experience #1309 - Naval Ravikant 3. Why Rejection is Awesome - Talks at Google (Ep369) 4. How To Get Rich: Every Episode - Naval 5. Sara Imari Walker #2184 - Joe Rogan 6. Naval Ravikant: The Beginning of Infinity - Arjun Khemani 7. Joe Rogan Experience #2217 - Brian Cox 8. Brian Cox: Why black holes could hold the secret to time and space - Big Think 9. Lex Fridman Podcast #252 - Elon Musk 10. Lex Fridman Podcast #468 - Janna Levin

🎬 Documentaries And a few documentaries that left a mark:

1. The Thinking Game: the story of DeepMind and Demis Hassabis 🧠


Got a book I should read? I’m all ears.