Reading

a running list of what i'm reading and what i've read

Currently Reading

2026

  1. A Hacker’s Mind: How the Powerful Bend Society’s Rules, and How to Bend Them Back by Bruce Schneier

2025

  1. Capitalism: A Very Short Introduction by James Fulcher
  2. Only the Paranoid Survive: How to Exploit the Crisis Points That Challenge Every Company by Andrew S. Grove
  3. Clean Architecture: A Craftsman's Guide to Software Structure and Design by Robert Cecil Martin
  4. The Self-Aware Leader by John C. Maxwell
  5. The Design of Everyday Things by Don Norman
  6. Splinter of the Mind’s Eye by Alan Dean Foster
  7. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. Rowling

2024

  1. The New One Minute Manager by Ken Blanchard and Spender Johnson M.D.
  2. Hooked: How to Build Habit-Forming Products by Nir Eyal
  3. The Mentally Strong Leader: Build the Habits to Productively Regulate Your Emotions, Thoughts, and Behaviors by Scott Mautz
  4. The Hobbit by J. R. R. Tolkien
  5. How to Win at the Sport of Business: If I Can Do It, You Can Do It by Mark Cuban
  6. Do You Know Yourself? Psychological Problems and the Spiritual Life by Archimandrite Symeon Kragiopoulos
  7. Behavioural Economics: A Very Short Introduction by Michelle Baddeley
  8. The Mom Test: How to talk to customers & learn if your business is a good idea when everyone is lying to you by Rob Fitzpatrick
  9. LLC vs. S-Corp vs. C-Corp Explained in 100 Pages or Less by Mike Piper
  10. Ask Powerful Questions: Create Conversations That Matter by Will Wise and Chad Littlefield
  11. My Morning Routine: How Successful People Start Every Day Inspired by Benjamin Spall and Michael Xander
  12. Mastering the Art of Public Speaking: 8 Secrets to Transform Fear and Supercharge Your Career by Michael J. Gelb
  13. Just Enough Research by Erika Hall
  14. Making It Right: Product Management For A Startup World by Rian van der Merwe
  15. Star Wars: A New Hope by George Lucas
  16. Alexander the Great and His Empire: A Short Introduction by Pierre Briant

2023

  1. Hacking Growth: How Today's Fastest-Growing Companies Drive Breakout Success by Morgan Brown and Sean Ellis
  2. The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho
  3. Product-Led Onboarding: How to Turn New Users Into Lifelong Customers by Ramli John
  4. Normal People by Sally Rooney
  5. Hacking Product Design: A Guide to Designing Products for Startups by Tony Jing
  6. Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing by Matthew Perry
  7. Trump: The Art of the Deal by Donald J. Trump
  8. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J.K. Rowling
  9. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. Rowling
  10. Dinosaurs by Lydia Millet
  11. Indispensable: How to Succeed at Your First Job and Beyond by Meredith Whipple Callahan
  12. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. Rowling
  13. Mouth to Mouth by Antoine Wilson

2022

  1. The Giver by Lois Lowry
  2. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. Rowling
  3. Ten Arguments For Deleting Your Social Media Accounts Right Now by Jaron Lanier
  4. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J.K. Rowling
  5. When to Keep Your Mouth Shut: Say it Best, by Saying Nothing at all by Benjamin Kennet
  6. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling
  7. Unleash the Power of Storytelling: Win Hearts, Change Minds, Get Results by Rob Biesenbach
  8. Persuasion Secrets of the World's Most Charismatic & Influential Villains by Ben Settle
  9. Find Your Passion: 25 Questions You Must Ask Yourself by Henri Junttila