Books
What I have read
A log of what I have read, with a verdict beside each.
How I keep it
Verdicts
- loved5
- good7
- fine9
- dropped2
The shelf
Everything I have read
The log as I have kept it, at the precision I kept it. Several are recorded as a span of years rather than a date.
fine2026
When Genius Failed
Roger Lowenstein Sizing and governance, not the model. Ranked below The Man Who Solved the Market. Read the write-up →
loved2025
Thinking, Fast and Slow
Daniel Kahneman System 1/2; biases — feeds directly into market work. No write-up
fine2025
Think Faster, Talk Smarter
Matt Abrahams No write-up
good2025
The Prince
Niccolo Machiavelli Short, readable, genuinely interesting politics. No write-up
fine2025
The Art of War
Sun Tzu Classic, but thin on application. No write-up
fine2025
Steve Jobs
Walter Isaacson Didn't finish. No write-up
loved2025
Outliers
Malcolm Gladwell No write-up
dropped2023
The Republic
Plato Too mystic, hard to decipher, no clear message. No write-up
good2023
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People
Stephen Covey No write-up
good2023
The 48 Laws of Power
Robert Greene No write-up
good2023
Surrounded by Idiots
Thomas Erikson No write-up
dropped2023
Superintelligence
Nick Bostrom No write-up
good2023
How to Win Friends and Influence People
Dale Carnegie No write-up
fine~2021–23
Who Moved My Cheese
Spencer Johnson No write-up
fine~2021–23
The Psychology of Money
Morgan Housel No write-up
good~2021–23
Deep Work
Cal Newport Long blocks; applied situationally (not on holiday). No write-up
fine~2021–22
The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck
Mark Manson No write-up
fine~2021–22
Elon Musk
Ashlee Vance No write-up
loved~2021–22
Can't Hurt Me
David Goggins Discipline over motivation — a load-bearing idea for me. No write-up
loved2021
The Man Who Solved the Market
Gregory Zuckerman Closest book to what I actually do. No write-up
good2021
Rich Dad Poor Dad
Robert Kiyosaki First book I ever read. No write-up
loved2021
Atomic Habits
James Clear Systems over goals; habit stacking. No write-up
fine—
How to Talk to Anyone: 92 Little Tricks
Leil Lowndes Lower end of the genre. No write-upReading list
Bought, not yet read
reading now
Man's Search for Meaning
Viktor E. Frankl In progress
unread
A Man for All Markets
Edward O. Thorp Not read yet
unread