2018
​Favorites

Man's Search for Meaning
Viktor Frankl

The Big Picture: On the Origins of Life, Meaning, and the Universe Itself
Sean Carroll

Origin Story:
A Big History of Everything
David Christian

Steve Jobs
Walter Isaacson

Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side
​of Everything
Steven D. Levitt,  Stephen J. Dubner

SuperFreakonomics: Global Cooling, Patriotic Prostitutes And
Why Suicide Bombers Should Buy Life Insurance
​Steven D. Levitt,  Stephen J. Dubner

Antifragile: Things That Gain
from Disorder
Nassim Nicholas Taleb

Stealing Fire: How Silicon Valley,
the Navy SEALs, and Maverick Scientists Are Revolutionizing the Way We Live and Work
Steven Kotler,  Jamie Wheal

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

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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

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​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

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​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