This is a collection of what I’ve read[1] over the past years, automatically generated from my Goodreads profile. Entries indicated by ➺ are books I strongly advise.
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2024
- Do Good, Get Paid: How to Make a Difference in Your Day Job by
- How to Save the World For Free by
- The Expectant Dad's Survival Guide: Everything You Need to Know by
- 12 Rules for Life: An Antidote to Chaos by
- No Excuses!: The Power of Self-Discipline by
2023
- Baby Food Matters: What science says about how to give your child healthy eating habits for life by
- Saga, Volume 10 by
- How Not To Hate Your Husband After Kids by
- Cribsheet: A Data-Driven Guide to Better, More Relaxed Parenting, from Birth to Preschool by
- Expecting Better: Why the Conventional Pregnancy Wisdom is Wrong and What You Really Need to Know by
- Blood of Elves by
2022
- Stillness Is the Key by
- Heroes: Mortals and Monsters, Quests and Adventures by
- Mythos: The Greek Myths Retold by
- How to Listen to and Understand Great Music by
- The Selfish Gene by
- The Secret Lives of Colour by
- The Scout Mindset: Why Some People See Things Clearly and Others Don't by
- Make Time: How to Focus on What Matters Every Day by
- The Art of Gathering: How We Meet and Why It Matters by
- Work Clean: The life-changing power of mise-en-place to organize your life, work, and mind by
- Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less by
2021
- Saga, Volume 8 by
- Start With Why: How Great Leaders Inspire Everyone to Take Action by
- Men Without Women by
- A Practical Guide to Information Architecture by
- The Lean Startup by
- Saga, Volume 9 by
- Saga, Volume 7 by
- Saga, Volume 5 by
- Saga, Volume 4 by
- Saga, Volume 3 by
- Saga, Volume 2 by
- Saga, Volume 1 by
- Emotional Agility: Get Unstuck, Embrace Change, and Thrive in Work and Life by
- Mating in Captivity: Unlocking Erotic Intelligence by
- Houseplants: A Guide to Choosing and Caring for Indoor Plants by
- How Not to Kill Your Houseplant: Survival Tips for the Horticulturally Challenged by
- Intuitive Fasting: The Flexible Four-Week Intermittent Fasting Plan to Recharge You Metabolism and Renew Your Health by
- Waypoints by
- Nonviolent Communication: A Language of Life by
- Do Fly: Find Your Way. Make a Living. Be Your Best Self. by
- Selected Stories Of Philip K. Dick by
- Super Sourdough by
- Stoic Spiritual Exercises by
- Sandworm: A New Era of Cyberwar and the Hunt for the Kremlin's Most Dangerous Hackers by
- The Black Swan: The Impact of the Highly Improbable by
- An Elegant Puzzle: Systems of Engineering Management by
- Radical Candor: Be a Kickass Boss Without Losing Your Humanity by
- Silk Roads by
- The Courage to Be Disliked: How to Free Yourself, Change your Life and Achieve Real Happiness by
- A Little History of Philosophy by
- Men Without Women by
- Dune by
2020
- The War of Art: Break Through the Blocks and Win Your Inner Creative Battles by
- The Lost Art of Running: A Journey to Rediscover the Forgotten Essence of Human Movement by
- Lives of the Stoics: The Art of Living from Zeno to Marcus Aurelius by
- The Elephant Vanishes by
- 1Q84 by
- Scott Pilgrim, Volume 6: Scott Pilgrim's Finest Hour by
- Scott Pilgrim, Volume 5: Scott Pilgrim vs. the Universe by
- Scott Pilgrim, Volume 3: Scott Pilgrim & The Infinite Sadness by
- Scott Pilgrim, Volume 4: Scott Pilgrim Gets It Together by
- Scott Pilgrim vs. The World by
- Scott Pilgrim's Precious Little Life by
- Americana by
- Thinking: The New Science of Decision-Making, Problem-Solving, and Prediction by
- On Emotional Intelligence by
- Linchpin: Are You Indispensable? by
- Haarkon Adventures: Japan by
- Reasons to Stay Alive by
- Dune by
- Strange Weather in Tokyo by
- The Moon is a Harsh Mistress by
- Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones by
- Growing Object-Oriented Software, Guided by Tests by
- The Manager's Path: A Guide for Tech Leaders Navigating Growth and Change by
- Daytripper by
- The Gigantic Beard that Was Evil by
2019
- Foundation by
- French Children Don't Throw Food by
- Binge Watching London by
- Binge Watching New York by
- A Short History of Nearly Everything by
- City Quitters: An Exploration of Post-Urban Life by
- Endure: Mind, Body, and the Curiously Elastic Limits of Human Performance by
- Doing Good Better: Effective Altruism and a Radical New Way to Make a Difference by
- Finding Ultra: Rejecting Middle Age, Becoming One of the World's Fittest Men, and Discovering Myself by
- The Bullet Journal Method: Track the Past, Order the Present, Design the Future by
- Life 3.0: Being Human in the Age of Artificial Intelligence by
- Apprenticeship Patterns: Guidance for the Aspiring Software Craftsman by
- Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us by
- Enlightenment Now: The Case for Reason, Science, Humanism, and Progress by
2018
- Homo Deus: A History of Tomorrow by
- Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind by
- Why's (Poignant) Guide to Ruby by
- Eat and Run: My Unlikely Journey to Ultramarathon Greatness by
- Meditations by
- Suggestible You: The Curious Science of Your Brain's Ability to Deceive, Transform, and Heal by
- A Rapariga que Inventou um Sonho by
- The Man in the High Castle by
- The Quick and Easy Way to Effective Speaking by
- Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap... and Others Don't by
- Do You Really Need Eyeglasses? by
- Thanks for the Feedback: The Science and Art of Receiving Feedback Well by
- MAKE: Bootstrapper's Handbook by
- Modern Romance by
- Kinfolk Volume 18: The Design Issue by
- The Goal: A Process of Ongoing Improvement by
- Stealing Fire: How Silicon Valley, the Navy SEALs, and Maverick Scientists Are Revolutionizing the Way We Live and Work by
- The Symposium by
- The Happiness Project: Or, Why I Spent a Year Trying to Sing in the Morning, Clean My Closets, Fight Right, Read Aristotle, and Generally Have More Fun by
- Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance by
- Marathon: The Ultimate Training Guide by
- Elon Musk: Tesla, SpaceX, and the Quest for a Fantastic Future by
2017
- Hacking Work: Breaking Stupid Rules for Smart Results by
- The Daily Stoic: 366 Meditations on Wisdom, Perseverance, and the Art of Living by
- The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck: A Counterintuitive Approach to Living a Good Life by
- The Charisma Myth: How Anyone Can Master the Art and Science of Personal Magnetism by
- The Obstacle Is the Way: The Timeless Art of Turning Trials into Triumph by
- The Course of Love by
- A Prática do Poder do Agora by
- 97 Things Every Software Architect Should Know by
- Ultramarathon Man: Confessions of an All-Night Runner by
- The Four-Dimensional Human: Ways of Being in the Digital World by
- Pretty Good Number One: An American Family Eats Tokyo by
2016
- Lord of the Flies by
- Brave New World by
- 1984 by
- How to Win Friends and Influence People by
- The New York Nobody Knows: Walking 6,000 Miles in the City by
- The Technological Singularity by
- The Art of Peace by
- On the Shortness of Life by
- O Cavaleiro da Armadura Enferrujada by
- Radical Focus : Achieving Your Most Important Goals with Objectives and Key Results by
- How to Be a 3% Man, Winning the Heart of the Woman of Your Dreams by
- The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up: The Japanese Art of Decluttering and Organizing by
- Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World by
- Crónica do Pássaro de Corda by
- A Guide to the Good Life: The Ancient Art of Stoic Joy by
- Meditations by
- Thinking, Fast and Slow by
2015
- The Strange Library by
- After Dark by
- Courage Under Fire: Testing Epictetus's Doctrines in a Laboratory of Human Behavior by
- The Bulletproof Diet: Lose up to a Pound a Day, Reclaim Energy and Focus, Upgrade Your Life by
- Sono by
- Down and Out in Paris and London by
- Full Dark House by
- The Mythical Man-Month: Essays on Software Engineering by
- Norwegian Wood by
- How To Talk To Anyone: 92 Little Tricks for Big Success in Relationships by
- The Science of Interstellar by
- Design for the Real World: Human Ecology and Social Change by
- Sputnik Sweetheart by
2014
- 1984 by
- What I Talk About When I Talk About Running by
- My Inventions: The Autobiography of Nikola Tesla by
- The Metamorphosis and Other Stories by
- The 4-Hour Work Week: Escape the 9-5, Live Anywhere and Join the New Rich by
- Recollections: An Autobiography by
- Born to Run by
- Einstein & The Art of Mindful Cycling: Achieving Balance in the Modern World by
- Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions by
- The Art of War by
- Walden; Or, Life in the Woods by
- How To Win Friends & Influence People by
2013
- A Technique for Producing Ideas by
- The Tao of Programming by
- Siddhartha by
- What Makes You Not a Buddhist by
- Kafka à Beira-Mar by
2012
- Beard by
- A Feast for Crows by
- A Storm of Swords by
- A Dance with Dragons by
- The Game by
- Bushido: The Way of the Samurai by
- The Psychopath Test: A Journey Through the Madness Industry by
- Hagakure: The Book of the Samurai by
- Damn Good Advice (For People with Talent!): How To Unleash Your Creative Potential by America's Master Communicator, George Lois by
- Rework by
- The Knight in Rusty Armor by
- The Shack by
- The Design of Everyday Things by
2011
2004
[1] Read or listened; audiobooks are great companions for long runs and I find them in some ways superior to paper books.