2018
Favorites
A Crack in Creation: Gene Editing
and the Unthinkable Power to
​Control Evolution
Jennifer Doudna & Samuel Sternberg
Sapiens
A Brief History of Humankind
Yuval Noah Harari
Homo Deus
A Brief History of Tomorrow
Yuval Noah Harari
The Social Conquest of Earth
Edward O. Wilson
2017
​Favorites
Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking
​Susan Cain
Solitude: In Pursuit of a Singular Life in a Crowded World
Michael Harris
Deep Work: Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World
Cal Newport
So Good They Can't Ignore You: Why Skills Trump Passion in the Quest for Work You Love
Cal Newport
Elon Musk: Inventing the Future
Ashlee Vance
The Everything Store: Jeff Bezos
​and the Age of Amazon
Brad Stone
Leaders Eat Last
Simon Sinek
How the Way We Talk Can Change the Way We Work: Seven Languages for Transformation
Robert Kegan, Lisa Laskow Lahey
Radical Candor: Be a Kickass Boss Without Losing Your Humanity
Kim Malone Scott
Captivate: The Science of
​Succeeding with People
Vanessa Van Edwards
Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a
​Family and Culture in Crisis
J.D. Vance
When Breath Becomes Air
Paul Kalanithi

​2016
​Favorites
How Bad Do You Want It?: Mastering the Psychology of Mind Over Muscle
Matt Fitzgerald
David and Goliath: Underdogs, Misfits, and the Art of Battling Giants
Malcolm Gladwell
Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!: Adventures of a Curious CharacterRichard Feynman
Bold: How to Go Big, Create
​Wealth and Impact the World
Diamandis, Kotler

​2009 - 2015
​Favorites
Outliers: The Story of Success
Malcolm Gladwell
The Art of Learning
Josh Waitzkin
How We Decide
Jonah Lehrer
Abundance: The Future is
​Better Than You Think
Diamandis, Kotler
Bringing Up Bebe
Pamela Druckerman
A Mind That Found Itself
​Clifford Whittingham Beers
Predictably Irrational: The Hidden Forces That Shape Our Decisions
Dan Ariely
The Mind's Eye
Oliver Sacks
Mindset: The New
​Psychology of Success
Carol Dweck
The Social Animal
David Brooks
Stumbling on Happiness
Dan Gilbert
Willpower: Rediscovering the Greatest Human Strength
Roy F. Baumeister, John Tierney