Books

When We Cease to Understand the World

When We Cease to Understand the World, Benjamín Labatut One of my favorite books of 2023, without a doubt. It’s like a whole new genre, […]

Build

Build: An Unorthodox Guide to Making Things Worth Making, Tony Fadell I think I would have taken more from if it I was a founder […]

The New Silk Roads

The New Silk Roads, Peter Frankopan This was interesting, but as it’s written about present day and published in 2019 it was a little like […]

Skin in the Game

Skin in the Game, Nassim Nicholas Taleb I really loved The Black Swan – the book that brought Taleb fame – but unfortunately he’s continued […]

The Boys in the Boat

The Boys in the Boat, Daniel James Brown Goodreads: For readers of Laura Hillenbrand’s Seabiscuit and Unbroken, the dramatic story of the American rowing team […]

The End of the Golden Gate

The End of the Golden Gate, Gary Kamiya Really enjoyed this collection of short stories, a must read for anyone who has lived some part […]

Feral

Feral, George Monbiot Goodreads: This book explodes with wonder and delight. Making use of remarkable scientific discoveries that transform our understanding of how natural systems […]

Who Gets What and Why

Who Gets What and Why, Alvin E. Roth Goodreads: A Nobel laureate reveals the often surprising rules that govern a vast array of activities — […]

The Undoing Project

The Undoing Project, Michael Lewis Goodreads: “Brilliant. . . . Lewis has given us a spectacular account of two great men who faced up to […]

Meditation for Fidgety Skeptics

Meditation for Fidgety Skeptics, Dan Harris The meat of this book could have been written an about five pages… Goodreads: ABC News anchor Dan Harris […]

Talking to Strangers

Talking to Strangers, Malcolm Gladwell Goodreads: How did Fidel Castro fool the CIA for a generation? Why did Neville Chamberlain think he could trust Adolf […]

The Elegant Universe

The Elegant Universe, Brian Greene Goodreads: Brian Greene, one of the world’s leading string theorists, peels away the layers of mystery surrounding string theory to […]

Einstein’s Shadow

Einstein’s Shadow, Seth Fletcher Goodreads: Einstein’s Shadow follows a team of elite scientists on their historic mission to take the first picture of a black […]

Trillions

Trillions, Robin Wigglesworth I really enjoyed this book, thanks for the Christmas present, Suzanne! A ton of it revolved around San Francisco and the creation […]

Shoe Dog

Shoe Dog, Phil Knight A big thanks to Lance Munselle for lending this to me, not one I’d have picked up on my own but […]

I Am Malala

I Am Malala: The Story of the Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban, Malala Yousafzai Goodreads: When the Taliban […]

Conspiracy

Conspiracy: Peter Thiel, Hulk Hogan, Gawker, and the Anatomy of Intrigue, Ryan Holiday Goodreads: In 2007, a short blogpost on Valleywag, the Silicon Valley-vertical of […]

Son of Hamas

Son of Hamas, Mosab Hassan Yousef and Ron Brackin Goodreads: Since he was a small boy, Mosab Hassan Yousef has had an inside view of […]

Boomerang

Not my favorite of the Lewis books, but a great find at the op shop for $1!