Bookshelf

A running shelf of the 203 books I’ve finished, grouped by genre. Within each shelf they’re ordered by how much I liked them, then by when I read them.

Science Fiction & Fantasy 29

  • Words of Radiance (Stormlight Archive) Sanderson, Brandon

    The second entry in a vast saga of magic, politics, and ancient oaths.

  • The Way of Kings (Stormlight Archive) Sanderson, Brandon

    Multiple characters struggle across a war-torn world where ancient magic resurfaces.

  • Circe Miller, Madeline

    Reimagines the story of Circe, the mythological witch from The Odyssey, tracing her transformation from a scorned nymph to a formidable sorceress.

  • The Ocean at the End of the Lane Gaiman, Neil

    A man returns to his childhood home and remembers a series of fantastical and terrifying events involving a mysterious girl and ancient, otherworldly forces.

  • The Three-Body Problem Liu, Cixin

    A secret military project in China sends a signal into space, and the alien civilization that receives it is on the brink of collapse.

  • Nexus (The Nexus Trilogy Book 1) Naam, Ramez

    A near-future thriller where a brain-enhancing drug sparks political and ethical upheaval.

  • Children of Time Tchaikovsky, Adrian

    Humanity encounters an uplifted spider civilization.

  • Rhythm of War (Stormlight Archive) Sanderson, Brandon

    The fourth installment deepens character conflicts amidst world-altering events.

  • Klara and the Sun Ishiguro, Kazuo

    An android observes human life while serving as a companion to a sick child.

  • Death’s End (The Three-Body Problem Book 3) Liu, Cixin

    Final installment of the Remembrance trilogy where humanity faces extinction-level decisions.

  • The Dark Forest (The Three-Body Problem Book 2) Liu, Cixin

    Facing an impending alien invasion, humanity develops a desperate defense plan based on a dark, game-theory-inspired view of cosmic sociology.

  • The Wandering Earth Cixin, Liu

    Earth is moved across space to escape the dying sun.

  • The Memory Police Ogawa, Yoko

    On an island where objects — and memories of them — vanish by decree, resistance forms.

  • Sea of Tranquility Mandel, Emily St. John

    A time-bending exploration of humanity across centuries, following mysterious anomalies that link distant lives.

  • Only Forward (Voyager Classics) Smith, Michael Marshall

    A man journeys through bizarre neighborhoods to find a missing person in a strange future city.

  • The Paper Menagerie and Other Stories Liu, Ken

    Award-winning collection blending sci-fi and folklore with emotional depth.

  • Dawnshard (Stormlight Archive) Sanderson, Brandon

    A short tale set between Stormlight books featuring a perilous sea voyage.

  • Oathbringer (Stormlight Archive) Sanderson, Brandon

    Highking Dalinar confronts his past while uniting warring nations.

  • Semiosis: A Novel of First Contact Burke, Sue

    Human colonists encounter sentient flora.

  • Exhalation Chiang, Ted

    A collection of science fiction short stories exploring profound philosophical questions about humanity, consciousness, free will, technology, and time.

  • The Handmaid's Tale Atwood, Margaret

    In the totalitarian society of Gilead, a woman is forced into sexual servitude as a Handmaid and must navigate a world of oppression to survive.

  • The Fifth Season: The Broken Earth, Book 1 Jemisin, N. K.

    In a continent wracked by cataclysmic seismic events, three women with earth-shattering power navigate the end of the world and a society that fears them.

  • Blindsight (Firefall Book 1) Watts, Peter

    A transhuman crew investigates a mysterious alien signal and confronts the limits of sentience.

  • Edgedancer (Stormlight Archive) Sanderson, Brandon

    A young girl learns to use her powers while helping the forgotten.

  • Recursion Crouch, Blake

    A mysterious affliction drives its victims mad with memories of lives they never lived, unraveling a vast, reality-bending conspiracy.

  • Dark Matter Crouch, Blake

    A physicist is abducted into a dizzying multiverse of alternate lives, forcing him to battle his way back to his own reality and family.

  • Project Hail Mary Weir, Andy

    An amnesiac astronaut awakens on a lone mission in deep space to find he is humanity's last hope for survival.

  • Sum: Forty Tales from the Afterlives Eagleman, David

    A set of whimsical speculative visions of what happens after death.

  • Upgrade Crouch, Blake

    A man discovers he's been genetically enhanced and must confront those behind the experiment.

Literary & Contemporary Fiction 27

  • Siddhartha Hesse, Hermann

    A young man's spiritual journey toward enlightenment in ancient India, exploring the nature of wisdom and self-discovery.

  • The Dutch House: Longlisted for the Women’s Prize 2020 Patchett, Ann

    A brother and sister navigate decades shaped by the home they lost.

  • Homegoing Gyasi, Yaa

    Traces the descendants of two half-sisters in 18th-century Ghana through 300 years of history, one who marries an Englishman and one sold into slavery.

  • The Overstory Powers, Richard

    Interwoven stories centered around forests and ecology.

  • Normal People Rooney, Sally

    Follows the complex and tender relationship between two Irish teenagers as they navigate social class, family, and love from school to university.

  • Em and the Big Hoom Pinto, Jerry

    A poignant novel about a young man's coming of age in Bombay while navigating his mother's bipolar disorder and its profound impact on his family.

  • The Catcher in the Rye Salinger, J. D.

    A cynical teenager wanders New York after being expelled from school.

  • Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow Zevin, Gabrielle

    Follows two friends who build a hit video game empire while navigating ambition and emotional complexity.

  • Anxious People: The No. 1 New York Times bestseller, now a Netflix TV Series Backman, Fredrik

    A failed bank robber accidentally takes an apartment viewing hostage.

  • Little Fires Everywhere Ng, Celeste

    The intertwined fates of a picture-perfect family and an enigmatic mother-daughter duo are upended by secrets, art, and a contentious custody battle.

  • Men without Women: Stories Murakami, Haruki

    Murakami's collection of melancholy stories about men navigating life without the women they loved.

  • After Dark Murakami, Haruki

    A young woman wanders through Tokyo at night encountering strange happenings.

  • Babel, or the Necessity of Violence Kuang, R.F.

    Students at a magical translation institute uncover the cost of empire.

  • Ghostwritten Mitchell, David

    A series of seemingly unrelated lives intersect through mysterious forces.

  • Beautiful World, Where Are You Rooney, Sally

    Two friends navigate relationships and purpose in modern Ireland.

  • Dear Edward: The heart-warming New York Times bestseller Napolitano, Ann

    A boy is the sole survivor of a plane crash and must rebuild his life.

  • A Gentleman in Moscow Towles, Amor

    An aristocrat is sentenced to house arrest in a grand Moscow hotel in 1922, where he discovers a new, richer world within its walls.

  • Ayako Tezuka, Osamu

    A dark portrait of a family's corruption in postwar Japan.

  • A Passage to India Forster, E. M.

    Explores cultural tensions between Indians and British during colonial rule.

  • Falling Walls Ashk, Upendranath

    A young man's struggle for success in pre-independence India amid social decay.

  • 2034: A Novel of the Next World War Ackerman, Elliot & Stavridis, James

    A speculative account of how a future U.S.-China conflict spirals into global war.

  • Wild Dark Shore McConaghy, Charlotte

    A mysterious woman washes ashore on a remote island where a family guards precious seeds, uncovering dark secrets as storms intensify.

  • Cloud Cuckoo Land Doerr, Anthony

    Multiple timelines connect through a mysterious ancient text.

  • Carrie Soto is Back Reid, Taylor Jenkins

    A retired tennis champion returns for one last shot at greatness.

  • Apeirogon McCann, Colum

    Two fathers—one Israeli, one Palestinian—bond over shared loss.

  • Love in the Time of Cholera Márquez, Gabriel García

    A man waits decades to reunite with his lifelong love.

  • Memories of My Melancholy Whores Márquez, Gabriel García

    A 90-year-old man seeks intimacy and confronts his past.

Thriller, Mystery & Crime 24

  • Battle Royale: Remastered Takami, Koushun

    A class of students is forced by a totalitarian government to fight to the death on a remote island.

  • The Godfather Puzo, Mario

    Follows the rise of the Corleone crime family and its reluctant heir.

  • The Seven Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle Turton, Stuart

    A man wakes up in the body of a different guest at a party each day and must solve a murder before the day resets again.

  • The Shadow of the Wind Zafón, Carlos Ruiz

    A boy discovers a mysterious book that draws him into a decades-old literary mystery.

  • Bad Blood: Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup Carreyrou, John

    The gripping inside story of the massive fraud at the blood-testing startup Theranos, detailing its rise and fall orchestrated by its charismatic CEO.

  • The Firm Grisham, John

    A young lawyer uncovers criminal activity at his prestigious firm.

  • First Lie Wins Elston, Ashley

    A woman living under false identities must outplay her enemies before being exposed.

  • Age of Vice Kapoor, Deepti

    A fatal accident reveals the dark underbelly of power and privilege in India.

  • Hostage Mukundan, Sudhir (assumed? unclear)

    A tense narrative revolving around confinement and negotiation.

  • The Chestnut Man Sveistrup, Soren

    A psychological thriller where two Copenhagen detectives hunt a serial killer who leaves behind a small chestnut doll at each gruesome crime scene.

  • American Dirt: The heartstopping story that will live with you for ever Cummins, Jeanine

    A Mexican mother and son flee a drug cartel and attempt a dangerous journey to the U.S. border.

  • Dark Echo Cottam, F. G.

    A group of explorers on a salvage mission discover a long-lost luxury liner, only to find themselves haunted by the dark secrets within the ghost ship.

  • The Silence of the Lambs Harris, Thomas

    FBI trainee Clarice Starling seeks help from imprisoned killer Hannibal Lecter to catch another murderer.

  • Salvation of a Saint (Detective Galileo Series) Higashino, Keigo

    A seemingly perfect wife becomes the prime suspect in her husband’s death, with a scientist aiding the investigation.

  • Out Kirino, Natsuo

    Four factory workers get entangled in a brutal murder cover-up.

  • The Bullet That Missed: A Thursday Murder Club Mystery Osman, Richard

    A quirky group of seniors investigates a journalist’s disappearance with charm and wit.

  • The Decagon House Murders Ayatsuji, Yukito

    Mystery club members are picked off one by one on a remote island.

  • The Silent Patient Michaelides, Alex

    A psychotherapist becomes obsessed with his new patient, a famous painter who has gone silent after allegedly murdering her husband.

  • Newcomer (The Detective Kaga Series Book 2) Higashino, Keigo

    A detective solves a neighborhood mystery through patient questioning and empathy.

  • Verity Hoover, Colleen

    A struggling writer uncovers disturbing truths while finishing another author’s novel.

  • MW Tezuka, Osamu

    A corrupted man enacts vengeance with chilling precision.

  • What Have You Done Flynn, Matthew

    A man is drawn into a murder investigation linked to his past.

  • Six Stories Wesolowski, Matt

    An investigative journalist re-examines a twenty-year-old cold case through a series of six podcast interviews, uncovering dark secrets and conflicting truths.

  • Of Love and Other Demons Márquez, Gabriel García

    A girl believed to be possessed becomes the center of a tragic romance.

Business & Economics 23

  • Principles for Dealing with the Changing World Order: Why Nations Succeed and Fail Dalio, Ray

    Analyzes historical patterns of rising and declining world powers to predict future trends.

  • The Ride of a Lifetime: Lessons in Creative Leadership from 15 Years as CEO of the Walt Disney Company Iger, Robert

    Former Disney CEO Robert Iger shares leadership principles and stories from his career, including his role in acquiring Pixar, Marvel, and Lucasfilm.

  • Build: An Unorthodox Guide to Making Things Worth Making Fadell, Tony

    Lessons from the creator of the iPod on building world-changing products.

  • The Nvidia Way: Jensen Huang and the Making of a Tech Giant Kim, Tae

    Chronicles Nvidia’s rise under Jensen Huang and its domination of AI hardware.

  • The Sovereign Individual: Mastering the Transition to the Information Age Davidson, James Dale; Rees-Mogg, Lord William

    Predicts the decline of the nation-state and the rise of autonomous individuals empowered by new technologies like cryptography.

  • Superforecasting: The Art and Science of Prediction Tetlock, Philip; Gardner, Dan

    Examines the methods and traits of ordinary people with an extraordinary ability to predict future events with remarkable accuracy.

  • It Doesn't Have to Be Crazy at Work Fried, Jason; Heinemeyer Hansson, David

    Advocates for a low-stress, distraction-free work culture.

  • Let's Talk Money: You've Worked Hard for It, Now Make It Work for You Halan, Monika

    A practical guide to personal finance for Indians, offering a simple system for managing money, from banking and insurance to investing for life goals.

  • Measure What Matters: OKRs: The Simple Idea that Drives 10x Growth Doerr, John

    Venture capitalist John Doerr introduces the goal-setting system of Objectives and Key Results (OKRs) that has helped drive success at companies like Google.

  • The Upstarts: How Uber, Airbnb and the Killer Companies of the New Silicon Valley are Changing the World Stone, Brad

    Chronicles the parallel rise of Uber and Airbnb, detailing their disruptive strategies, controversies, and the intense ambition of their founders.

  • The Cold Start Problem: How to Start and Scale Network Effects Chen, Andrew

    Explains how to overcome the early phase challenges of building network-based products.

  • Manage Your Day-to-Day 99U; edited by Jocelyn K. Glei

    Essays from creatives on building consistent workflows.

  • High Growth Handbook: Scaling Startups From 10 to 10,000 People Gil, Elad

    A playbook for navigating the challenges of scaling a high-growth technology startup, offering practical advice on management, recruiting, and fundraising.

  • Facebook: The Inside Story Levy, Steven

    A deeply reported account of Facebook's rise, detailing its internal culture, pivotal decisions, and the controversies that shaped its global impact.

  • What You Do Is Who You Are: How to Create Your Business Culture Horowitz, Ben

    Argues that a company's culture is defined by its actions, not its stated values, using historical examples to illustrate how to build a lasting culture.

  • The Culture Map (INTL ED): Decoding How People Think, Lead, and Get Things Done Across Cultures Meyer, Erin

    Provides a practical framework for navigating the complexities of cross-cultural communication in the global business world.

  • Principles Dalio, Ray

    Ray Dalio outlines his personal and organizational principles.

  • The Tatas: How a Family Built a Business and a Nation Piramal, Gita

    Chronicles the Tata family’s rise and impact on India’s economy.

  • How to Day Trade for a Living: A Beginner’s Guide to Trading Tools and Tactics, Money Management, Discipline and Trading Psychology Aziz, Andrew

    Teaches beginner traders the tools and mindset required for intraday trading.

  • Let My People Go Surfing: The Education of a Reluctant Businessman Chouinard, Yvon

    The founder of Patagonia shares his unconventional business philosophy, emphasizing environmental responsibility, employee welfare, and quality.

  • A Bank for the Buck Singh, Tamal Bandyopadhyay

    The inside story of HDFC Bank’s rise in India.

  • Bulls, Bears and Other Beasts Nair, Santosh

    A gripping account of the Indian stock market's journey through its most turbulent phases, told from the perspective of a veteran market insider.

  • Blitzscaling: The Lightning-Fast Path to Building Massively Valuable Companies Hoffman, Reid; Yeh, Chris

    Presents a set of strategies for growing a startup at a breakneck pace to achieve market dominance, even at the cost of efficiency.

Memoir & Biography 23

  • Kitchen Confidential: 25th Anniversary Edition Bourdain, Anthony

    Anthony Bourdain exposes the chaotic and addictive world of professional kitchens.

  • The Code Breaker Isaacson, Walter

    Follows Jennifer Doudna and the race to harness gene editing.

  • From Third World to First: The Singapore Story Lee Kuan Yew

    Singapore’s founding prime minister recounts its rapid economic rise.

  • Educated: A Memoir Westover, Tara

    A woman escapes a survivalist upbringing through learning.

  • Open Agassi, Andre

    A candid memoir of the tennis star’s struggles and triumphs.

  • Steve Jobs Isaacson, Walter

    Biography of Apple co-founder Steve Jobs, covering his visionary rise, failures, and lasting impact on technology and culture.

  • When Breath Becomes Air Kalanithi, Paul

    A moving memoir by a young neurosurgeon who, diagnosed with terminal lung cancer, confronts mortality and explores what makes life worth living.

  • Elon Musk Isaacson, Walter

    Biography of Elon Musk’s relentless pursuit of innovation across electric cars, rockets, and AI.

  • What It Takes: Lessons in the Pursuit of Excellence Schwarzman, Stephen A.

    The Blackstone founder shares principles of success and resilience.

  • The Lion Tracker’s Guide to Life Varty, Boyd

    Lessons on presence and purpose inspired by tracking lions in the wild.

  • On All Fronts: The Education of a Journalist Ward, Clarissa

    A CNN correspondent recounts her life covering wars worldwide.

  • Maybe You Should Talk to Someone: A Therapist, Her Therapist, and Our Lives Revealed Gottlieb, Lori

    A therapist chronicles her own experience undergoing therapy.

  • The Diary of a Young Girl Frank, Anne

    The journal of a Jewish girl hiding from Nazis in Amsterdam.

  • Half - Lion: How P.V. Narasimha Rao Transformed India Sitapati, Vinay

    Biography of the prime minister who liberalized India's economy.

  • Burn Rate Dunn, Andy

    The Bonobos founder recounts building a startup while secretly battling bipolar disorder.

  • In My Time of Dying n My Time of Dying

    Sebastian Junger's exploration of his near-death experience and what it revealed about mortality, consciousness, and the nature of existence.

  • Mortality Hitchens, Christopher

    Final essays written by Hitchens during his battle with cancer.

  • Man's Search for Meaning Frankl, Viktor E

    A psychiatrist's memoir of his experiences in Nazi concentration camps and his development of logotherapy, a therapy based on finding purpose in life.

  • That Will Never Work: The Birth of Netflix by the first CEO and co-founder Marc Randolph Randolph, Marc

    The inside story of Netflix's creation, told by its co-founder and first CEO, covering the initial idea, early struggles, and entrepreneurial spirit.

  • Our Moon Has Blood Clots Pandita, Rahul

    A Kashmiri Pandit recounts his community’s forced displacement.

  • Shahrukh Khan: Legend, Icon, Star Basu, Mohar (corrected from Mohar Basu)

    Traces Shah Rukh Khan’s ascent from outsider to one of the world’s biggest film icons.

  • The Man Who Solved the Market: How Jim Simons Launched the Quant Revolution Zuckerman, Gregory

    The story of secretive mathematician Jim Simons, who pioneered quantitative investing and built Renaissance Technologies into the most successful hedge fund in history.

  • Alibaba: The House That Jack Ma Built Clark, Duncan

    An insider's account of how Jack Ma, a former English teacher, founded and built Alibaba into one of the world's largest e-commerce companies.

Graphic Novels & Comics 17

  • Jimmy Corrigan: The Smartest Kid on Earth Ware, Chris

    A graphic novel following a lonely man reconnecting with his estranged father while exploring themes of isolation and generational trauma.

  • Munnu: A Boy from Kashmir Sajad, Malik

    A coming-of-age graphic novel about a boy growing up in conflict-ridden Kashmir, where the inhabitants are depicted as endangered hangul deer.

  • Maus Spiegelman, Art

    A son depicts his father’s Holocaust survival using mice and cats as allegory.

  • The Complete Persepolis Satrapi, Marjane

    A woman’s coming-of-age in revolutionary Iran.

  • Daytripper Ba, Gabriel; Moon, Fabio

    Follows multiple versions of a man’s life across different pivotal moments.

  • The Best We Could Do Bui, Thi

    Family’s escape from Vietnam and rebuilding in the U.S.

  • The Arab of the Future: Volume 1 Sattouf, Riad

    Cartoonist recounts growing up in Gaddafi-era Libya and Assad’s Syria.

  • Rolling Blackouts: Dispatches from Turkey, Syria, and Iraq Glidden, Sarah

    Graphic narrative documenting journalists covering war-torn regions.

  • Burma Chronicles Delisle, Guy

    Cartoonist recounts life in military-ruled Myanmar.

  • Good Talk: A Memoir in Conversations Jacob, Mira

    Dialogues exploring identity and motherhood in America.

  • Logicomix: An epic search for truth Doxiadis, Apostolos; Papadimitriou, Christos; Doxiadis, Apostolos; P...

    A graphic exploration of Bertrand Russell’s quest to ground mathematics in logic.

  • Watchmen (2019 Edition) Moore, Alan

    A deconstruction of the superhero genre set in an alternate 1985 America, where a murder mystery uncovers a vast conspiracy with world-altering consequences.

  • Asterios Polyp Mazzucchelli, David

    A fallen architect reexamines his life after losing everything.

  • The Arab of the Future 2 Sattouf, Riad

    The author's experiences growing up in Syria and France.

  • Alex + Ada: The Complete Collection Luna, Jonathan; Vaughn, Sarah

    A man falls in love with an android he awakens beyond her programming.

  • Alone Chabouté, Christophe

    A silent tale of a man living alone in a lighthouse and the meaning he finds in solitude.

  • The Incal: Digital Omnibus Jodorowsky, Alejandro

    A detective finds a mystical artifact that thrusts him into galactic conflict.

Science & Technology 15

  • The Song of the Cell: An Exploration of Medicine and the New Human Mukherjee, Siddhartha

    Explores the story of the cell and how understanding it reshaped modern medicine.

  • The Emperor of All Maladies Mukherjee, Siddhartha

    A biography of cancer tracing humanity’s battle against it.

  • Scale: The Universal Laws of Growth, Innovation, Sustainability, and the Pace of Life in Organisms, Cities, Economies, and Companies West, Geoffrey

    Explores universal scaling patterns across organisms and companies.

  • The Beginning of Infinity Deutsch, David

    Argues that human knowledge can expand indefinitely through reason.

  • The Gene: An Intimate History Mukherjee, Siddhartha

    A comprehensive history of the gene, weaving scientific concepts with the personal stories of scientists and families affected by genetic diseases.

  • The New Map: Energy, Climate, and the Clash of Nations Yergin, Daniel

    Examines how energy systems shape world politics and future conflicts.

  • Chip War: The Fight for the World’s Most Critical Technology Miller, Chris

    Explores the global struggle for control over microchip manufacturing.

  • Lifespan: Live Longer and Healthier Sinclair, David

    A geneticist presents his theory on why we age and argues that aging should be treated as a disease that can be slowed, stopped, or even reversed.

  • Human Compatible: AI and the Problem of Control Russell, Stuart

    Proposes redesigning AI systems to be provably aligned with human values.

  • The Story of the Human Body: Evolution, Health and Disease Lieberman, Daniel

    An evolutionary biologist explains how the human body evolved and why this legacy contributes to many modern chronic diseases.

  • Our Mathematical Universe: My Quest for the Ultimate Nature of Reality Tegmark, Max

    Proposes that reality itself is a mathematical structure.

  • The Selfish Gene Dawkins, Richard

    This book frames evolution from the perspective of the gene, arguing that organisms are "survival machines" for these replicating molecules.

  • The Language Instinct: How the Mind Creates Language (Penguin Science) Pinker, Steven; Pinker, Steven

    Argues that humans are born with an innate capacity for language.

  • Breakneck: China's Quest to Engineer the Future Wang, Dan

    Explores China’s aggressive push toward high-tech dominance.

  • Gene Machine: The Race to Decipher the Secrets of the Ribosome Ramakrishnan, Venki

    A memoir by Nobel laureate Venki Ramakrishnan about the decades-long scientific race to uncover the structure of the ribosome, a key component of life.

Essays, Journalism & Other Non-fiction 9

  • On Writing Well, 30th Anniversary Edition: An Informal Guide to Writing Nonfiction Zinsser, William

    A classic manual on writing clear, engaging nonfiction.

  • Masala Lab: The Science of Indian Cooking Ashok, Krish

    Breaks down Indian cooking through scientific method and kitchen physics.

  • The Obesity Code Fung, Jason

    Argues obesity is driven by hormonal imbalance, not calories.

  • Born to Run McDougall, Christopher

    Investigates a reclusive tribe of superhuman runners and the secrets of endurance.

  • The Inner Game of Tennis: The Ultimate Guide to the Mental Side of Peak Performance Gallwey, W. Timothy

    A classic guide to mastering the mental side of any activity, focusing on overcoming self-doubt and distraction to achieve peak performance.

  • Bottle of Lies: Ranbaxy and the Dark Side of Indian Pharma Eban, Katherine

    An investigative exposé on the fraudulent practices at the Indian generic drug manufacturer Ranbaxy, revealing its systemic data fabrication and public health consequences.

  • The Silent Coup: A History of India’s Deep State Joseph, Josy

    Investigates the hidden political machinery in India.

  • Read This If You Want to Take Great Photographs Carroll, Henry

    A jargon-free introduction to the fundamentals of photography, offering simple explanations of key concepts illustrated with iconic images.

  • The Great Derangement: Climate Change and the Unthinkable Ghosh, Amitav

    An essay examining why modern society, particularly in literature, history, and politics, has failed to adequately address the urgency of climate change.

Psychology & Self-Improvement 9

  • The Power of Now Tolle, Eckhart

    A guide to spiritual enlightenment that emphasizes living fully in the present moment and transcending the pain-body and egoic mind.

  • The Almanack of Naval Ravikant Jorgensen, Eric

    A compilation of Naval Ravikant's wisdom on building wealth, finding happiness, and living a meaningful life through clear thinking and leverage.

  • The Happiness Hypothesis: Finding Modern Truth in Ancient Wisdom Haidt, Jonathan

    A social psychologist examines ten "Great Ideas" from ancient wisdom through the lens of modern science to explore the nature of happiness.

  • The Righteous Mind: Why Good People Are Divided by Politics and Religion Haidt, Jonathan

    Explores why moral intuitions lead people to different political beliefs.

  • The Elephant in the Brain: Hidden Motives in Everyday Life Simler, Kevin; Hanson, Robin

    Explores the unconscious, self-interested motives behind our behavior, arguing that we often conceal our true intentions from ourselves and others.

  • The Art of Impossible: A Peak Performance Primer Kotler, Steven

    Science-based strategies for achieving extreme performance.

  • The Courage To Be Disliked Kishimi, Ichiro; Koga, Fumitake

    Uses dialogues to explain how embracing personal responsibility leads to freedom and happiness.

  • Thinking, Fast and Slow Kahneman, Daniel

    Nobel laureate Daniel Kahneman explains how our minds operate with fast intuition and slow logic.

  • No Limits: The Art and Science of High Performance Bansal, Mukesh

    A guide to achieving peak performance across life domains by integrating principles from health, psychology, and business, written by the founder of Myntra.

Politics & Society 8

  • The Secret of Our Success: How Culture Is Driving Human Evolution, Domesticating Our Species, and Making Us Smarter Henrich, Joseph

    Argues culture—not genes—is the primary driver of human success.

  • The Origins of Political Order: From Prehuman Times to the French Revolution Fukuyama, Francis

    Explores how political systems emerge across civilizations.

  • Democracy on the Road: A 25 Year Journey through India Sharma, Ruchir

    A journalist's account of covering two decades of Indian elections on the road, offering a unique, ground-level perspective on the country's vibrant democracy.

  • Blueprint: The Evolutionary Origins of a Good Society Christakis, Nicholas A.

    Argues that our genes predispose us to build societies with common positive traits like love, friendship, cooperation, and learning.

  • Juggernaut: The BJP Before Modi Sitapati, Vinay

    Chronicle of BJP’s rise before Narendra Modi’s leadership.

  • 10 Judgements That Changed India Mody, Zia

    Highlights landmark judicial decisions shaping Indian society.

  • ANNIHILATION OF CASTE: with a reply to mahatma gandhi Ambedkar, Dr. Bhimrao Ramji

    Radical critique of caste-based oppression in India.

  • Virtue Signaling Shapiro, Ben (assumed title?)

    A critique of performative moral posturing in public discourse.

History 7

  • The Lessons of History Durant, Will; Durant, Ariel

    Summary of historical patterns across civilizations.

  • India After Gandhi Guha, Ramachandra

    A sweeping history of India from 1947 to the present.

  • India’s Struggle for Independence Chandra, Bipan; Mukherjee, Mridula; Mukherjee, Aditya; Panikkar, K. N.; et al.

    A detailed history of India's fight against British rule.

  • Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World Weatherford, Jack

    Argues that Genghis Khan's Mongol Empire fostered trade, religious tolerance, and cultural exchange, laying groundwork for the modern world.

  • Careless People Churchwell, Sarah

    Investigates the real-life events that may have inspired The Great Gatsby.

  • These Truths: A History of the United States Lepore, Jill

    A comprehensive, one-volume narrative history of the United States that grapples with the nation's founding principles and its struggle to live up to them.

  • India Unbound: from Independence to the Global Information age Das, Gurcharan

    A narrative history of India's economic journey from post-independence socialism to its rise as a global economic player in the information age.

Philosophy & Spirituality 5

  • Spiritual Enlightenment: The Damnedest Thing McKenna, Jed

    A provocative account of spiritual awakening that challenges conventional beliefs about enlightenment through raw, irreverent storytelling.

  • Awareness de Mello, Anthony

    A guide to breaking free from unconscious living through radical self-awareness.

  • The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse Mackesy, Charlie

    A philosophical illustrated tale about unlikely friends discovering life’s gentle truths.

  • A Little History of Religion (Little Histories) Holloway, Richard

    An accessible overview of the history of world religions, explaining the origins, beliefs, and practices of major faiths in a clear and engaging manner.

  • The Untethered Soul: The Journey Beyond Yourself Singer, Michael A.

    Guides readers to free themselves from inner limitations.

Other 7

  • Do No Harm Marsh, Henry
  • Flesh Szalay, David
  • The Borrowed Ho-kei, Chan
  • Crux Naam, Ramez
  • The Essentials of Street Photography Meher, James
  • Culpability Holsinger, Bruce
  • The Last Economy Mostaque, Emad