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My bookshelf
Books I love and recommend, rated four stars or better, sorted into the shelves they sit on in my head.
Top 10marks the ten I would hand you first.
Now readingUpdated Sep 2026
Unstressable
UnstressableMo Gawdat and Alice Law
UnstressableMo Gawdat and Alice Law
The End of the World Is Just the Beginning
The End of the World Is Just the BeginningPeter Zeihan
The End of the World Is Just the BeginningPeter Zeihan
Business and leadership
13 booksStrategy, negotiation, and how teams really work. The shelf I lend from most.
The ONE Thing
Top 10The ONE ThingGary KellerExponential Organizations
Top 10Exponential OrganizationsSalim IsmailNever Split the Difference
Top 10Never Split the DifferenceChris Voss and Tahl RazMastering the Complex Sale
Mastering the Complex SaleJeff ThullZero to One
Zero to OnePeter ThielBuilding on Bedrock
Building on BedrockDerek LidowThe Five Dysfunctions of a Team
The Five Dysfunctions of a TeamPatrick LencioniSpeak Like Churchill, Stand Like Lincoln
Speak Like Churchill, Stand Like LincolnJames C. HumesHow to Win Friends and Influence People
How to Win Friends and Influence PeopleDale CarnegieOriginals
OriginalsAdam GrantThe Ultimate Question 2.0
The Ultimate Question 2.0Fred ReichheldCreative Selection
Creative SelectionKen KociendaBlue Ocean Strategy
Blue Ocean StrategyW. Chan Kim
Top 10The ONE ThingGary KellerExponential OrganizationsTop 10Exponential OrganizationsSalim IsmailNever Split the DifferenceTop 10Never Split the DifferenceChris Voss and Tahl RazMastering the Complex SaleMastering the Complex SaleJeff ThullZero to OneZero to OnePeter ThielBuilding on BedrockBuilding on BedrockDerek LidowThe Five Dysfunctions of a TeamThe Five Dysfunctions of a TeamPatrick LencioniSpeak Like Churchill, Stand Like LincolnSpeak Like Churchill, Stand Like LincolnJames C. HumesHow to Win Friends and Influence PeopleHow to Win Friends and Influence PeopleDale CarnegieOriginalsOriginalsAdam GrantThe Ultimate Question 2.0The Ultimate Question 2.0Fred ReichheldCreative SelectionCreative SelectionKen KociendaBlue Ocean StrategyBlue Ocean StrategyW. Chan KimMind and habits
13 booksMost of how I run my day came from one of these. The habits outlasted the books.
The Four Agreements
Top 10The Four AgreementsDon Miguel RuizThe Power of Now
Top 10The Power of NowEckhart TolleIndistractable
IndistractableNir EyalAtomic Habits
Atomic HabitsJames ClearOutliers
OutliersMalcolm GladwellMindfulness
MindfulnessEllen J. LangerMindset
MindsetCarol S. DweckThe Seven Spiritual Laws of Success
The Seven Spiritual Laws of SuccessDeepak ChopraBlink
BlinkMalcolm GladwellWillpower
WillpowerRoy F. BaumeisterHow to Talk So Kids Will Listen
How to Talk So Kids Will ListenAdele FaberThinking, Fast and Slow
Thinking, Fast and SlowDaniel KahnemanZen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance
Zen and the Art of Motorcycle MaintenanceRobert M. Pirsig
Top 10The Four AgreementsDon Miguel RuizThe Power of NowTop 10The Power of NowEckhart TolleIndistractableIndistractableNir EyalAtomic HabitsAtomic HabitsJames ClearOutliersOutliersMalcolm GladwellMindfulnessMindfulnessEllen J. LangerMindsetMindsetCarol S. DweckThe Seven Spiritual Laws of SuccessThe Seven Spiritual Laws of SuccessDeepak ChopraBlinkBlinkMalcolm GladwellWillpowerWillpowerRoy F. BaumeisterHow to Talk So Kids Will ListenHow to Talk So Kids Will ListenAdele FaberThinking, Fast and SlowThinking, Fast and SlowDaniel KahnemanZen and the Art of Motorcycle MaintenanceZen and the Art of Motorcycle MaintenanceRobert M. PirsigMemoir and biography
12 booksOther people’s lives, told honestly. These are the ones I still think about.
Kitchen Confidential
Top 10Kitchen ConfidentialAnthony BourdainA Long Way Gone
Top 10A Long Way GoneIshmael BeahEducated: A Memoir
Educated: A MemoirTara WestoverShoe Dog
Shoe DogPhil KnightElon Musk
Elon MuskAshlee VanceBorn a Crime
Born a CrimeTrevor NoahDry Tears
Dry TearsNechama TecThaddeus Kosciuszko
Thaddeus KosciuszkoFrancis C. KajenckiHillbilly Elegy
Hillbilly ElegyJ. D. VanceTuesdays with Morrie
Tuesdays with MorrieMitch AlbomCan't Hurt Me
Can't Hurt MeDavid GogginsTeam of Rivals
Team of RivalsDoris Kearns Goodwin
Top 10Kitchen ConfidentialAnthony BourdainA Long Way GoneTop 10A Long Way GoneIshmael BeahEducated: A MemoirEducated: A MemoirTara WestoverShoe DogShoe DogPhil KnightElon MuskElon MuskAshlee VanceBorn a CrimeBorn a CrimeTrevor NoahDry TearsDry TearsNechama TecThaddeus KosciuszkoThaddeus KosciuszkoFrancis C. KajenckiHillbilly ElegyHillbilly ElegyJ. D. VanceTuesdays with MorrieTuesdays with MorrieMitch AlbomCan't Hurt MeCan't Hurt MeDavid GogginsTeam of RivalsTeam of RivalsDoris Kearns GoodwinHow the world works
15 booksReporting and big-picture history. I read these to understand the forces behind the headlines.
The Road to Serfdom
Top 10The Road to SerfdomF. A. HayekThe World Is Flat
Top 10The World Is FlatThomas L. FriedmanHelter Skelter
Top 10Helter SkelterVincent BugliosiHomo Deus: A Brief History of Tomorrow
Homo Deus: A Brief History of TomorrowYuval Noah HarariThank You for Being Late
Thank You for Being LateThomas L. FriedmanThe New Jim Crow
The New Jim CrowMichelle AlexanderFlash Boys: A Wall Street Revolt
Flash Boys: A Wall Street RevoltMichael LewisKochland
KochlandChristopher LeonardFactfulness
FactfulnessHans RoslingBad Blood
Bad BloodJohn CarreyrouThe Spy and the Traitor
The Spy and the TraitorBen MacintyreEmpire of Pain
Empire of PainPatrick Radden KeefeThe Industries of the Future
The Industries of the FutureAlec RossThe Big Short
The Big ShortMichael LewisThe Traitors Circle
The Traitors CircleJonathan Freedland
Top 10The Road to SerfdomF. A. HayekThe World Is FlatTop 10The World Is FlatThomas L. FriedmanHelter SkelterTop 10Helter SkelterVincent BugliosiHomo Deus: A Brief History of TomorrowHomo Deus: A Brief History of TomorrowYuval Noah HarariThank You for Being LateThank You for Being LateThomas L. FriedmanThe New Jim CrowThe New Jim CrowMichelle AlexanderFlash Boys: A Wall Street RevoltFlash Boys: A Wall Street RevoltMichael LewisKochlandKochlandChristopher LeonardFactfulnessFactfulnessHans RoslingBad BloodBad BloodJohn CarreyrouThe Spy and the TraitorThe Spy and the TraitorBen MacintyreEmpire of PainEmpire of PainPatrick Radden KeefeThe Industries of the FutureThe Industries of the FutureAlec RossThe Big ShortThe Big ShortMichael LewisThe Traitors CircleThe Traitors CircleJonathan FreedlandFiction
5 booksI do not read a lot of fiction, so anything on this shelf earned its place.
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