The Reading List
Books.
A running log of everything I've read since the project began. Fiction and finance, biography and Bond. Numbered in the order I finished them.
Book № 69
Fear and Loathing on the Campaign Trail '72
Hunter S. Thompson
August 6, 2024
Book № 68
Never Split the Difference
Chris Voss
August 5, 2024
Book № 67
Thinking Fast and Slow
Daniel Kahneman
August 5, 2024
Book № 66
The Five Dysfunctions of a Team
Patrick Lencioni
August 1, 2024
Book № 65
The World for Sale
Javier Blas & Jack Farchy
July 8, 2024
Book № 64
Gold Finger
Ian Fleming
July 4, 2024
Book № 63
Casino Royale
Ian Fleming
July 4, 2024
Book № 62
The Loom of Time
Robert D. Kaplan
July 4, 2024
Book № 61
Means of Ascent
Robert Caro
July 4, 2024
Book № 60
Confronting Reality
Larry Bossidy & Ram Charan
July 4, 2024
Book № 59
Talent Wins
Ram Charan, Dominic Barton & Dennis Carey
July 4, 2024
Book № 58
The Basic Laws of Human Stupidity
Carlo M. Cipolla
July 1, 2024
Book № 57
A Random Walk Down Wall Street
Burton G. Malkiel
July 4, 2024
Book № 56
Fooled
Randomness
July 14, 2024
Book № 55
So Many Steves, Afternoons with Steve Martin
Steve Martin & Adam Gopnik
June 17, 2024
Book № 54
Principles For Navigating a Big Debt Crises
Ray Dalio
June 10, 2024
Book № 53
Debt - Updated and Expanded: The First 5,000 Years
David Graeber
June 10, 2024
Book № 52
A Legacy of Spies
John le Carré
November 29, 2023
Book № 51
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo: A Lisbeth Salander Novel
Stieg Larsson
June 10, 2024
Book № 50
The Spy Who Came in from the Cold
John le Carré
June 10, 2024
Book № 49
Security Analysis: Sixt Edition
Benjamin Graham & David Dodd
June 10, 2024
Book № 48
The Secret Pilgram
John le Carré
June 10, 2024
Book № 47
Hercule Poirot’s Christmas
Agatha Christie
June 10, 2024
Book № 46
Capital Without Borders Wealth Managers and the One Percent
Brooke Harrington
June 10, 2024
Book № 45
A History of the United States in Five Crashes: Stock Market Meltdowns That Defined a Nation
Scott Nations
June 10, 2024
Book № 44
Atomic Habits
James Clear
June 10, 2024
Book № 43
The Doorbell Rang
Rex Stout
June 10, 2024
Book № 42
Smiley's People: A George Smiley Novel
John le Carré
June 10, 2024
Book № 41
A Message to Garcia: And Other Essential Writings on Success
Elbert Hubbard
June 10, 2024
Book № 40
Finish Big: How Great Entrepreneurs Exit Their Companies on Top
Bo Burlingham
June 10, 2024
Book № 38
The EOS Life
Gino Wickman
June 10, 2024
Book № 37
How to Tell a Story: The Essential Guide to Memorable Storytelling from The Moth
The Moth
June 10, 2024
Book № 36
Principles for Dealing with the Changing World Order: Why Nations Succeed or Fail
Ray Dalio
June 10, 2024
Book № 35
Warren Buffett and the Interpretation of Financial Statements
Mary Buffett & David Clark
June 8, 2024
Book № 34
The Little Book of Valuation: How to Value a Company, Pick a Stock and Profit
Aswath Damodaran
April 2, 2024
Book № 33
Corporate Finance
Harvard Business Review
April 2, 2024
Book № 32
Finance Basics
Harvard Business Review
April 2, 2024
Book № 31
The Founders
Jimmy Soni
April 2, 2024
Book № 30
The Fantastic Mr. Fox and other Stories
Roald Dahl
April 2, 2024
Book № 29
Breath: The New Science of a Lost Art
James Nestor
April 2, 2024
Book № 28
The House of Morgan
Ron Chernow
April 2, 2024
Book № 27
The Book on Rental Property Investing
Brandon Turner
April 2, 2024
Book № 26
Titan the Life of John D. Rockefeller
Ron Chernow
April 2, 2024
Book № 25
The Little Book of Common Sense Investing
John C. Bogle
April 2, 2024
Book № 24
Fiber Fueled
Will Bulsiewicz
April 2, 2024
Book № 23
The Intelligent Investor
Benjamin Graham
April 2, 2024
Book № 22
The Four Obsessions of An Extraordinary Executive
Patrick Lencioni
April 2, 2024
Book № 21
A Gentleman in Moscow
Amor Towles
October 24, 2021
Book № 20
How to be a Great Boss
Gino Wickman & René Boer
September 28, 2021
Book № 19
The Five Temptations of a CEO
Patrick Lencioni
September 28, 2021
Book № 18
Rocket Fuel
Gino Wickman & Mark C. Winters
September 6, 2021
Book № 17
Traction
Gino Wickman
August 29, 2021
Book № 16
Noise
Daniel Kahneman, Olivier Sibony & Cass R. Sunstein
August 9, 2021
Book № 15
The Five Dysfunctions of a Team
Patrick Lencioni
August 1, 2021
Book № 14
The Signal and the Noise
Nate Silver
July 19, 2021
Book № 13
Homicide Trinity
Rex Stout
July 18, 2021
Book № 12
In Defense of Food
Michael Pollan
June 27, 2021
Book № 11
The Omnivore's Dilemma
Michael Pollan
June 27, 2021
Book № 10
Champagne for One (Nero Wolfe #31)
Rex Stout
June 20, 2021
Book № 9
Gambit (Nero Wolfe #37)
Rex Stout
June 20, 2021
Book № 8
Necessary Endings
Henry Cloud
June 11, 2021
Book № 7
Start with Why
Simon Sinek
June 7, 2021
Book № 6
The Pope and Mussolini
David Kertzer
June 6, 2021
Book № 5
Global Tilt: Leading Your Business Through The Great Economic Power Shift
Ram Charan
May 27, 2021
Book № 4
American Icon: Alan Mulally and the Fight to Save Ford Motor Company
Bryce G. Hoffman
May 22, 2021
Book № 3
Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy
John le Carré
May 15, 2021
Book № 2
Rethinking Competitive Advantage
Ram Charan
May 8, 2021
Book № 1
Execution: The Discipline of Getting Things Done
Larry Bossidy & Ram Charan
May 2, 2021
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