“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 in yellow.

Science / History

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 (Absolutely Mindboggling 🤯)
8. Reality is not what it seems by Carlo Rovelli (A Must Read for Physics Enthusiasts 🌍)
9. The Red Queen by Matt Ridley
10. The Little Book of Aliens by Adam Frank
11. The Selfish Gene by Richard Dawkin (My Favorite Biology Book 🧬)
12. Cycles of Time by Roger Penrose
11. Life As No One Knows It by Sara Imari Walker (Life’s Emergence from the lens of Assembly Theory 🌿)

Self-Growth

1. The Almanack of Naval Ravikant (Highly Recommended 🧠)
2. The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck by Mark Manson
3. The Compound Effect by Darren Hardy
4. Ikigai by Francesc Miralles and Hector Garcia
5. The Courage to be Disliked by Fumitake Koga and Ichiro Kishimi
6. 12 Rules for Life by Jordan B. Peterson
7. Give and Take by Adam Grant

Autobiography / Biography

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

Fiction

1. The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho
2. Life 3.0 by Max Tegmark
3. The Three-Body Problem by Cixin Lie (My Favourite Fiction)

Entrepreneurship

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 (I know it’s not a book)
6. No Rules Rules by Reed Hastings, Erin Meyer

Finance

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

Misc

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. Anti-fragile by Nassim Taleb

I also love listening to insightful podcasts/talks, some of my favorites include:

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

Have a recommendation? Let me know!