Recommended books

Here are some of the best books matching my interests which I would like to recommend. I have thoroughly enjoyed every book on this list and learned something profound from each one of them. Note that most of the below books were consumed in the form of audiobooks.

Also, the below list is sorted in the chronological order in which I have read these books and doesn’t rate or rank one book over the other. In my opinion, all the below books are equally good but your mileage may vary depending upon your interests.

  1. Steve Jobs by Walter Isaacson
  2. Outliers: The Story of Success by Malcolm Gladwell
  3. Hatching Twitter: A True Story of Money, Power, Friendship, and Betrayal by Nick Bilton
  4. When Breath Becomes Air by Paul Kalanithi
  5. How Not to Die: Discover the Foods Scientifically Proven to Prevent and Reverse Disease
  6. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind
  7. David and Goliath: Underdogs, Misfits, and the Art of Battling Giants by Malcolm Gladwell
  8. The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference by Malcolm Gladwell
  9. Shoe Dog: A Memoir by the Creator of Nike by Phil Knight
  10. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood
  11. Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance
  12. I Can’t Make This Up: Life Lessons
  13. American Kingpin: The Epic Hunt for the Criminal Mastermind Behind the Silk Road by Nick Bilton
  14. Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption by Laura Hillenbrand
  15. Bad Blood: Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup
  16. Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking
  17. Educated: A Memoir by Tara Westover
  18. Becoming by Michelle Obama
  19. Billion Dollar Whale
  20. A Short History of Nearly Everything
  21. Can’t Hurt Me: Master Your Mind and Defy the Odds
  22. Talking to Strangers: What We Should Know About the People We Don’t Know
  23. Catch and Kill: Lies, Spies, and a Conspiracy to Protect Predators
  24. Inside Out: A Memoir by Demi Moore
  25. The Ride of a Lifetime: Lessons Learned from 15 Years as CEO of the Walt Disney Company
  26. Greenlights by Matthew McConaughey
  27. Maybe You Should Talk to Someone: A Therapist, HER Therapist, and Our Lives Revealed by Lori Gottlieb
  28. Liftoff: Elon Musk and the Desperate Early Days That Launched SpaceX by Eric Berger
  29. The Cult of We by Eliot Brown
  30. Play Nice But Win by Michael S. Dell and James Kaplan
  31. It’s About Damn Time by Arlan Hamilton and Rachel L. Nelson
  32. The Code Breaker – Jennifer Doudna, Gene Editing, and the Future of the Human Race by Walter Isaacson
  33. Untamed by Glennon Doyle
  34. Amp It Up: Leading for Hypergrowth by Raising Expectations, Increasing Urgency, and Elevating Intensity by Frank Slootman
  35. Will by Will Smith
  36. The Psychology of Money: Timeless lessons on wealth, greed, and happiness by Morgan Housel
  37. Build: An Unorthodox Guide to Making Things Worth Making by Tony Fadell
  38. Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing – A Memoir by Matthew Perry
  39. Excellent Advice for Living: Wisdom I Wish I’d Known Earlier by Kevin Kelly
  40. Elon Musk by Walter Isaacson
  41. Same as Ever: A Guide to What Never Changes by Morgan Housel