For as long as I can remember, I have been enamored by bookstores. Below is an assortment of the recent books, essays, and other writing that I have found most impactful. Topics are fairly random, ranging from esoteric interests to widely discussed topics. I maintain this list partly to track what has influenced my thinking, but also to share worthwhile discoveries with others who might appreciate them. I'll update the collection occasionally as new meaningful works cross my path.
Strategy, Innovation & Entrepreneurship
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Inside the Black Box: Technology & Economics (Nathan Rosenberg)
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Paths of Innovation: Technological Change in 20th-Century America (David Mowery & Nathan Rosenberg)
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Perspectives on Technology (Nathan Rosenberg)
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The Nvidia Way (Tae Kim)
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Bad Blood: Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup (John Carreyrou)
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The Everything Store: Jeff Bezos and the Age of Amazon (Brad Stone)
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Winning the Right Game: How to Disrupt, Defend, and Deliver in a Changing World (Ron Adner)
Auto- & Biographies
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From Third World to First: The Singapore Story: 1965-2000 (Lee Kuan Yew)
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Miracle & Wonder: Conversations with Paul Simon (Malcolm Gladwell and Bruce Headlam)
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Greenlights (Matthew McConaughey)
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When Breath Becomes Air (Paul Kalanithi)
Economics & Global Issues
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Stubborn Attachments: A Vision for a Society of Free, Prosperous, and Responsible Individuals (Tyler Cowen)
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Of Boys and Men (Richard V. Reeves)
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Factfulness: Ten Reasons We're Wrong About the World – and Why Things Are Better Than You Think (Hans Rosling et al.)
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Randomistas: How Radical Researchers Are Changing Our World (Andrew Leigh)
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Reimagining Capitalism in a World on Fire (Rebecca Henderson)
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The Revolt of the Public and the Crisis of Authority in the New Millennium (Martin Gurri)
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The Billionaire Raj: A Journey Through India's New Gilded Age (James Crabtree)
History
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The Anarchy: The East India Company, Corporate Violence, and the Pillage of an Empire (William Darymple)
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Age of Revolutions: Progress and Backlash from 1600 to the Present (Fareed Zakaria)
Fiction
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The Covenant of Water (Abraham Varghese)
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Cutting for Stone (Abraham Varghese)
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A Great Country (Shilpi Somaya Gowda)
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Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine (Gail Honeyman)
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Calypso (David Sedaris)
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The Sympathizer: A Novel (Viet Thanh Nguyen)
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Midnight's Children (Salman Rushdie)
Health & Personal Development
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Breath (James Nestor)
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The Psychology of Money (Morgan Housel)
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Can't Hurt Me (David Goggins)
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The Courage to Be Disliked (Ichiro Kishimi and Fumitake Koga)
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The Surrender Experiment (Michael A. Singer)