Books

Books I've read and my thoughts on them.

2026

July 23, 2026 · Jim Paul, Brendan Moynihan · ★★★★★

What I Learned Losing a Million Dollars

There are a thousand ways to win in markets, but people lose in remarkably similar ways. One of the few honest finance books: no success formula to copy, just the failure formula to avoid.
May 03, 2026 · Andy Weir · ★★★★★

Project Hail Mary

Confession: I only read it because of the movie, racing to finish before going. Joke's on me - hard sci-fi this fun, with the best buddy act in the genre, never needed a trailer to sell it.
March 23, 2026 · Andy Hunt, Dave Thomas · ★★★★★

The Pragmatic Programmer: From Journeyman to Master

The closest thing the craft has to a journeyman's handbook. DRY, orthogonality, tracer bullets - the vocabulary it gave us is still load-bearing decades later.
March 22, 2026 · Ethan Mollick · ★★★ ☆☆

Co-Intelligence: Living and Working with AI

A level-headed field guide to treating AI as a coworker instead of an oracle. The framing is sound; little of it feels new once you already spend your days in these tools.
March 22, 2026 · Jay Wengrow · ★★★★ ☆

A Common-Sense Guide to Data Structures and Algorithms: Level Up Your Core Programming Skills

Big-O and the core data structures made intuitive for working programmers, with just enough rigor that the ideas stick.
March 21, 2026 · Richard P. Feynman · ★★★★ ☆

The Pleasure of Finding Things Out: The Best Short Works of Richard P. Feynman

Feynman's talks and essays gathered in one place. Scattered the way collections always are, but the peaks capture exactly why curiosity was his whole method.
March 08, 2026 · Jocko Willink, Leif Babin · ★★★★★

Extreme Ownership: How U.S. Navy SEALs Lead and Win

A highly practical book packed with real-world examples that easily translate to everyday life. Best of all, it's written by leaders who have actually lived and borne the heavy consequences of their own philosophy.
February 28, 2026 · Jack Kerouac · ★★★ ☆☆

On the Road

Relentless
January 25, 2026 · Bill Gates · ★★★ ☆☆

Source Code: My Beginnings

Passion to the power of privilege.

2025

May 15, 2025 · Liam Vaughan · ★★★★ ☆

Flash Crash

Reads like a detective novel.
April 21, 2025 · Richard P. Feynman, Ralph Leighton · ★★★★★

What Do You Care What Other People Think?: Further Adventures of a Curious Character

More intimate than Surely You’re Joking - Feynman unfiltered, curious, and quietly devastating.
March 23, 2025 · Richard Hamming · ★★★★★

The Art of Doing Science and Engineering: Learning to Learn

A masterclass in lifelong learning, turning hard-earned wisdom into unforgettable parables.
January 26, 2025 · Stefan Klein · ★★★★★

On the Edge of Infinity

A beautifully poetic exploration of how our universe operates and the extraordinary coincidences that brought us to this moment. An absolutely fantastic read.
January 15, 2025 · George Orwell · ★★★★ ☆

Animal Farm

It’s one thing to read Animal Farm as a student of history. It’s another to read it as someone who’s lived in its aftermath. The satire turns solemn, the fiction feels factual, and the pigs look all too familiar.

2024

June 18, 2024 · Charles T. Munger, Peter E. Kaufman (Editor) · ★★★★★

Poor Charlie's Almanack

A delightful manual of mental models and timeless common sense - this book shows how clear thinking and a few basic principles can outmatch all the noise. Munger’s tricks aren’t magic - they’re just what happens when you refuse to fool yourself.
June 15, 2024 · Morgan Housel · ★★★ ☆☆

Same as Ever: A Guide to What Never Changes

A well-crafted reflection on enduring patterns in human behavior, though at times it feels like watching the same wave roll in - graceful, but not surprising.

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