Books that made me think.

A running list, sorted by how much I liked them. See the full shelf on Goodreads.

• The Remains of the Day Kazuo Ishiguro
  May 2020
• Age of Ambition: Chasing Fortune, Truth, and Faith in the New China Evan Osnos
  Apr 2020
• Traction Gabriel Weinberg
  Sep 2018
• Shantaram Gregory David Roberts
  Sep 2018
• Indonesia, Etc.: Exploring the Improbable Nation Elizabeth Pisani
  Aug 2018
• Kitchen Confidential Updated Edition: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly Anthony Bourdain
  Jul 2018
• Antifragile: Things That Gain from Disorder Nassim Nicholas Taleb
  Apr 2018
• Seeking Wisdom: From Darwin to Munger Peter Bevelin
  Dec 2017
• When Breath Becomes Air Paul Kalanithi
  Nov 2017
• A Guide to the Good Life: The Ancient Art of Stoic Joy William Braxton Irvine
  May 2017
• Zero to One Peter Thiel
  Mar 2016
• The Truth: An Uncomfortable Book about Relationships Neil Strauss
  Apr 2019
• The Elephant in the Brain: Hidden Motives in Everyday Life Kevin Simler
  Oct 2018
• The War on Normal People Andrew Yang
  Sep 2018
• Little Fires Everywhere Celeste Ng
  Aug 2018
• How to Change Your Mind: What the New Science of Psychedelics Teaches Us About Consciousness, Dying, Addiction, Depression, and Transcendence Michael Pollan
  Jun 2018
• Homo Deus: A Brief History of Tomorrow Yuval Noah Harari
  May 2018
• Superforecasting: The Art and Science of Prediction Philip E. Tetlock et al.
  Jan 2018
• Hillbilly Elegy J. D. Vance
  Jan 2018
• The Prophet Kahlil Gibran
  Dec 2017
• Doing Good Better William MacAskill
  Mar 2017
• Shoe Dog Phil Knight
  Jan 2017
• Man's Search for Meaning Viktor E. Frankl
  Jan 2017
• Deep Work Cal Newport
  Nov 2016
• The Game Neil Strauss
  Jun 2016
• Hard Landing: The Epic Contest for Power and Profits That Plunged the Airlines into Chaos Thomas Petzinger Jr.
  May 2020
• The Gene: An Intimate History Mukherjee, Siddhartha
  Feb 2020
• PiHKAL: A Chemical Love Story Alexander Shulgin
  Mar 2019
• Who Is Michael Ovitz? Michael Ovitz
  Mar 2019
• Americanah Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
  Nov 2018
• The Magic of Thinking Big David J Schwartz
  Jul 2018
• 12 Rules for Life: An Antidote to Chaos Jordan B. Peterson
  Jun 2018
• Post Grad: Five Women and Their First Year Out of College Caroline Kitchener
  Jun 2018
• Conspiracy: Peter Thiel, Hulk Hogan, Gawker, and the Anatomy of Intrigue Ryan Holiday
  Mar 2018
• Go Kaneshiro, Kazuki
  Feb 2018
• Chaos Monkeys Antonio Garcia Martinez
  Jan 2018
• Elon Musk: Tesla, SpaceX, and the Quest for a Fantastic Future Ashlee Vance
  Sep 2017
• The World Changer's Handbook Zachary Jones
  Aug 2017
• Steal Like an Artist Austin Kleon
  Jul 2017
• Total Recall: My Unbelieveably True Life Story Arnold Schwarzenegger
  Jun 2017
• Heat Bill Buford
  Mar 2017
• Search inside yourself Chade-Meng Tan
  Feb 2017
• Kite Runner Khaled Hosseini
  Nov 2016
• Four Hour Work Week Tim Ferriss
  Apr 2016
• Ready Player One Ernest Cline
  Feb 2016
• Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore Robin Sloan
  Jan 2016
• Nudge Robert H. Thaler
  Oct 2015
• The Alchemist Paulo Coelho
  Jun 2019
• The Tenth Island: Finding Joy, Beauty, and Unexpected Love in the Azores Diana Marcum
  Jul 2018
• Harry Potter and the Cursed Child J.K. Rowling
  Jun 2018
• Crazy Rich Asians Kevin Kwan
  Jun 2018
• Magpie Murders: A Novel Anthony Horowitz
  Jun 2018
• Sourdough Robin Sloan
  Mar 2018
• Sous Chef: 24 Hours on the Line Michael Gibney
  Mar 2018
• Warcross Marie Lu
  Jan 2018
• Moneyball Michael Lewis
  Oct 2017
• Tools of Titans Tim Ferriss
  Jan 2017
• Heroes of the Frontier Dave Eggers
  Jan 2017
• Vagabonding Rolf Potts
  Nov 2016
• Give and Take Adam Grant
  Oct 2016
• The Road Cormac McCarthy
  Jul 2016
• Rich Dad Poor Dad Robert Kiyosaki
  Jul 2016
• In the Unlikely Event Judy Blume
  Jun 2016
• Purple Cow Seth Godin
  Jun 2016
• Zeitoun Dave Eggers
  May 2016
• Moonwalking with Einstein Joshua Foer
  Apr 2016
• Let My People Go Surfing Yvon Chouinard
  Mar 2016
• The Casual Vacancy J.K Rowling
  Feb 2016
• The Circle Dave Eggers
  Jan 2016
• Choose Yourself James Altucher
  Nov 2015
• How to Get Filthy Rich in Rising Asia Mohsin Hamid
  Mar 2019
• Principles Ray Dalio
  Oct 2018
• Finding My Virginity Richard Branson
  Sep 2018
• Disrupted: My Misadventure in the Start-Up Bubble Dan Lyons
  Jun 2018
• China Rich Girlfriend Kevin Kwan
  Jun 2018
• Boomerang Michael Lewis
  Feb 2018
• Whiskey Tango Foxtrot David Shafer
  Dec 2017
• The Power of Broke Daymond John
  Feb 2017
• The Art of the Deal Donald Trump & Tony Shwartz
  Jun 2016
• Unshakeable Tony Robbins
  Jan 2018
• Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close Jonathan Safran Foer
  Dec 2017
• Born for This Chris Guillebeau
  May 2017
• Crush It! Gary Vaynerchuck
  Jul 2016