Book Reviews
A collection of books I've read over the years..
Dare to Lead: Brave Work. Tough Conversations. Whole Hearts.
by Brené Brown
Brené Brown redefines leadership not as a function of title or power, but as the willingness to be courageous and vulnerable. She writes in an amusing style that is very engaging and easy to grasp. Recommended for anyone who dares to lead.
Zero to One: Notes on Startups, or How to Build the Future
by Peter Thiel
Project Hail Mary
by Andy Weir
The Library at Mount Char
by Scott Hawkins
Fantasy, Dark Fantasy, Lovecraftian Horror
It takes some time to get used to the unique writing style which Hawkins uses, to me it reads like a fever dream. It is a bizarre and brutal dark fantasy. After their god-like, abusive "Father" disappears, his dozen adopted children, each a master of a single, strange discipline, are thrown into a violent and clever competition to inherit his cosmic "Library" and control of all creation.
The Gone World
by Tom Sweterlitsch
Science Fiction, Horror, Lovecraftian Horror
A very intense blend of sci-fi, crime scene investigation, and cosmic horror. The Gone World is a brilliant complex thriller that spirals through time and space, delivering both intricate plot twists and a sense of melancholic dread. It's a dark, imaginative, and unforgettable read. A must read for fans of Lovecraftian horror.
Cartoonists for Palestine
by Yazan Al-Saadi
Lebanon Is Burning and Other Dispatches
by Yazan Al-Saadi
The Mountain Is You: Transforming Self-Sabotage Into Self-Mastery
by Brianna Wiest
Greek Myths: A New Retelling
by Charlotte Higgins
The Power of Now: A Guide to Spiritual Enlightenment
by Eckhart Tolle
The Brothers Karamazov
by Fyodor Dostoevsky
Unwinding Anxiety
by Judson Brewer
David and Goliath: Underdogs, Misfits, and the Art of Battling Giants
by Malcolm Gladwell
The Coming Wave: Technology, Power, and the Twenty-first Century's Greatest Dilemma
by Mustafa Suleyman
Outlive: The Science & Art of Longevity
by Peter Attia
The Doorstep Mile: Live More Adventurously Every Day
by Alastair Humphreys
Born to Run: A Hidden Tribe, Superathletes, and the Greatest Race the World Has Never Seen
by Christopher McDougall
A Little History of the World
by E.H. Gombrich
12 Rules for Life: An Antidote to Chaos
by Jordan B. Peterson
Run Like Duck: A Guide for the Unathletic
by Mark Atkinson
The Infinite Game
by Simon Sinek
A History of the Human Brain
by Bret Stetka
Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones
by James Clear
God Emperor of Dune (Dune, #4)
by Frank Herbert
21 Lessons for the 21st Century
by Yuval Noah Harari
What Technology Wants
by Kevin Kelly
Time Travel: A History
by James Gleick
Stuff Matters: Exploring the Marvelous Materials That Shape Our Man-Made World
by Mark Miodownik
The Lost City of the Monkey God
by Douglas Preston
East of Eden
by John Steinbeck
Homo Deus: A History of Tomorrow
by Yuval Noah Harari
The Colour Out of Space
by H.P. Lovecraft
The Shadow over Innsmouth
by H.P. Lovecraft
The Information: A History, a Theory, a Flood
by James Gleick
The Celestine Prophecy (Celestine Prophecy, #1)
by James Redfield
The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck: A Counterintuitive Approach to Living a Good Life
by Mark Manson
Thing Explainer: Complicated Stuff in Simple Words
by Randall Munroe
Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind
by Yuval Noah Harari
An Illustrated Book of Bad Arguments: Learn the Lost Art of Making Sense
by Ali Almossawi
The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business
by Charles Duhigg
What If?: Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions
by Randall Munroe
Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking
by Susan Cain
The Lean Entrepreneur: How Visionaries Create Products, Innovate with New Ventures, and Disrupt Markets
by Brant Cooper
Running Lean: Iterate from Plan A to a Plan That Works (Lean Series)
by Ash Maurya
Thinking, Fast and Slow
by Daniel Kahneman
The Lean Startup
by Eric Ries
Habibi (Pantheon Graphic Library)
by Craig Thompson
Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience
by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
Watchmen
by Alan Moore
Logicomix: An Epic Search for Truth
by Apostolos Doxiadis
Switch: How to Change Things When Change Is Hard
by Chip Heath
The Portable Atheist: Essential Readings for the Nonbeliever
by Christopher Hitchens
Cognitive Surplus: Creativity and Generosity in a Connected Age
by Clay Shirky
Nudge: Improving Decisions About Health, Wealth, and Happiness
by Richard H. Thaler
The Innovator's Dilemma: The Revolutionary Book that Will Change the Way You Do Business
by Clayton M. Christensen
Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us
by Daniel H. Pink
Alex's Adventures in Numberland
by Alex Bellos
Outliers: The Story of Success
by Malcolm Gladwell
The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference
by Malcolm Gladwell
Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking
by Malcolm Gladwell
Persepolis 2: The Story of a Return (Persepolis, #2)
by Marjane Satrapi
Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood (Persepolis, #1)
by Marjane Satrapi
Buddha, Vol. 1: Kapilavastu (Buddha #1)
by Osamu Tezuka
Buddha, Vol. 2: The Four Encounters (Buddha #2)
by Osamu Tezuka
Buddha, Vol. 3: Devadatta (Buddha, #3)
by Osamu Tezuka
Buddha, Vol. 4: The Forest of Uruvela (Buddha, #4)
by Osamu Tezuka
Buddha, Vol. 5: Deer Park (Buddha, #5)
by Osamu Tezuka
Buddha, Vol. 6: Ananda
by Osamu Tezuka
Buddha, Vol. 7: Prince Ajatasattu
by Osamu Tezuka
Buddha, Vol. 8: Jetavana
by Osamu Tezuka
The 48 Laws of Power
by Robert Greene
Understanding Comics: The Invisible Art
by Scott McCloud
Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything
by Steven D. Levitt
Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency (Dirk Gently, #1)
by Douglas Adams
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
by Douglas Adams
The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul (Dirk Gently, #2)
by Douglas Adams
Children of Dune (Dune, #3)
by Frank Herbert
Dune (Dune, #1)
by Frank Herbert
Dune Messiah (Dune #2)
by Frank Herbert
The Fellowship of the Ring (The Lord of the Rings, #1)
by J.R.R. Tolkien
The Hobbit, or There and Back Again
by J.R.R. Tolkien
The Return of the King (The Lord of the Rings, #3)
by J.R.R. Tolkien
The Two Towers (The Lord of the Rings, #2)
by J.R.R. Tolkien
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
by Lewis Carroll