Book Reviews
I try my best to write a short summary/review of the books I read as this helps me with learning and retention.
I typically publish them on Goodreads, but also sync them here.
2021
π₯ | The Psychology of Money (2020) β by Morgan Housel |
π₯ | The Restaurant at the End of the Universe (1980) β by Douglas Adams |
2020
π₯ | High Output Management (1983) β by Andrew S. Grove [Review] |
π₯ | Dune (1965) β By Frank Herbert |
π₯ | How We Got to Now: Six Innovations That Made the Modern World (2014) β by Steven Johnson [Review] |
π₯ | Where Good Ideas Come from: The Natural History of Innovation (2010) β by Steven Johnson [Review] |
π₯ | 100 Truths You Will Learn Too Late (2019) β by Luca Dellanna |
π₯ | 50 Years in the Making: The Great Recession and Its Aftermath (2012) β by Morgan Housel |
π₯ | Everyone Believes It; Most Will Be Wrong: Motley Thoughts on Investing and the Economy (2011) β by Morgan Housel |
π₯ | What has the government done to our money (1963) β by Murray Rothbard |
π₯ | The Culture Map: Decoding How People Think, Lead, and Get Things Done Across Cultures (2016) β by Erin Meyer |
π₯ | Atomic Habits: An Easy and Proven Way to Build Good Habits and Break Bad Ones (2018) β by James Clear |
π₯ | Dune Messiah (1969) β by Frank Herbert |
π₯ | Children of Dune (1976) β by Frank Herbert |
2019
π₯ | The Prince (1532) β by NiccolΓ² Machiavelli |
π₯ | Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind (2011) β by Yuval Noah Harari |
π₯ | Shoe Dog: A Memoir by the Creator of Nike (2016) β by Phil Knight |
π₯ | Bad Blood: Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup (2018) β by John Carreyrou |
2018
π₯ | Thinking Fast and Slow (2011) β by Daniel Kahneman [Review] |
π₯ | The Stranger (1942) β Albert Camus |
π₯ | Meditations (A.D. 121β180) β by Marcus Aurelius [Review] |
π₯ | Platform Revolution: How Networked Markets Are Transforming the Economy–and How to Make Them Work for You (2016) β Geoffrey G. Parker |
π₯ | The Inevitable (2016) β by Kevin Kelly [Review] |
π₯ | Turn the Ship Around!: A True Story of Turning Followers into Leaders (2012) β by L. David Marquet |
Older
π₯ | The Art of War β by Sun Tzu |
π₯ | Typescript of the Second Origin (1974) β Manuel de Pedrolo |
π₯ | 1984 (1949) β George Orwell |
π₯ | Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (1971) β Hunter S. Thompson |
π₯ | On the Road (1957) β by Jack Kerouac |
π₯ | Almost transparent Blue (1976) β RyΕ« Murakami |
π₯ | American Psycho (1991) β Breat Easton Ellis |
π₯ | Crucial Conversations: Tools for Talking When Stakes Are High (2001) β by Joseph Grenny |
π₯ | Trainspotting (1993) β Irvine Welsh |
π₯ | The Hobbit (1937) β John R. R. Tolkien |
π₯ | The Lord of the Rings (1954) β John R. R. Tolkien |
π₯ | The Two Towers (1954) β John R. R. Tolkien |
π₯ | The Return of the King (1955) β John R. R. Tolkien |
π₯ | The Silmarillion (1977) β John R. R. Tolkien |
π₯ | The Acid House (2001) β Irvine Welsh |
π₯ | Ecstasy (2011) β Irvine Welsh |
π₯ | Zero to One: Notes on Startups, or How to Build the Future (2014) β Peter Thiel |
π₯ | The Lean Startup: How Today’s Entrepreneurs Use Continuous Innovation to Create Radically Successful Businesses (2011) by Eric Ries |
π₯ | Business Model Generation: A Handbook for Visionaries, Game Changers, and Challengers (2010) β Alexander Osterwalder |
π₯ | Blue Ocean Strategy: How to Create Uncontested Market Space and Make the Competition Irrelevant (2004) β W. Chan Kim |
π₯ | The Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism (2007) β by Naomi Klein |
No Logo (1999) β by Naomi Klein | |
π₯ | Cyberia: Life in the Trenches of Cyberspace (2002) β by Douglas Rushkoff |
π₯ | Media Virus!: Hidden Agendas in Popular Culture (1994) β by Douglas Rushkoff |
π₯ | Life Inc.: How the World Became a Corporation and How to Take it Back (2009) β by Douglas Rushkoff |
π₯ | Get Back in the Box: Innovation from the Inside Out (2005) β by Douglas Rushkoff |