The
bookshelf
Everything I've highlighted, annotated, and returned to — strategy, history, stoicism, and the occasional thriller.
The Fourth Turning Is Here: What the Seasons of History Tell Us about How and When This Crisis Will End
Neil Howe
No Bullsh*t Strategy: A Founder’s Guide to Gaining Competitive Advantage with a Strategy That Actually Works
Alex M H Smith
Hannibal and Me: What History's Greatest Military Strategist Can Teach Us About Success and Failu re
Andreas Kluth
Building a Second Brain: A Proven Method to Organize Your Digital Life and Unlock Your Creative Potential
Tiago Forte
The Quest for Character: What the Story of Socrates and Alcibiades Teaches Us about Our Search for Good Leaders
Massimo Pigliucci
Same as Ever: A Guide to What Never Changes
Morgan Housel
On Grand Strategy
John Lewis Gaddis
The New Makers of Modern Strategy: From the Ancient World to the Digital Age
Hal Brands, John Bew, Lawrence Freedman, Walter Russell Mead, Toshi Yoshihara, Matthew Kroenig, Hew Strachan, Antulio Echevarria, John H. Maurer, Michael Cotey Morgan, James Lacey, Eric Helleiner, Jonathan Kirshner, Iskander Rehman, Matt J. Schumann, Michael V. Leggiere, Charles Edel, Kori Schake, Wayne Wei-siang Hsieh, Sarah C. M. Paine, Priya Satia, Margaret MacMillan, Williamson Murray, Robert Kagan, Tami Biddle, Brendan Simms, Francis Gavin, Daniel Marston, Guy Laron, Tanvi Madan, Sergey Radchenko, Thomas G. Mahnken, Christopher J. Griffin, Dmitry Adamsky, Carter Malkasian, Ahmed S. Hashim, Elizabeth Economy, Seth G. Jones, Sue Mi Terry, Jason K. Stearns, Joshua Rovner, Thomas Rid, John Lewis Gaddis, Eric Edelman, Andrew Ehrhardt, and Mark Moyar
Extreme Ownership: How U.S. Navy SEALs Lead and Win
Jocko Willink and Leif Babin
Confessions of an Economic Hit Man, 3rd Edition
John Perkins
The Prize: The Epic Quest for Oil, Money & Power
Daniel Yergin
Us vs. Them: The Failure of Globalism
Ian Bremmer
Call Sign Chaos: Learning to Lead
Jim Mattis, Bing West
The Almanack of Naval Ravikant: A Guide to Wealth and Happiness
Eric Jorgenson, Jack Butcher, and Tim Ferriss
Outliers: The Story of Success
Malcolm Gladwell
Principles: Life and Work
Ray Dalio
The Dichotomy of Leadership: Balancing the Challenges of Extreme Ownership to Lead and Win
Jocko Willink, Leif Babin
The Book of Five Rings (The Way of the Warrior Series) by Miyamoto Musashi
Miyamoto Musashi
The Prince
Niccolò Machiavelli
THINK STRAIGHT: Change Your Thoughts, Change Your Life
Darius Foroux
The Lessons of History
Will Durant and Ariel Durant
Secret Tradecraft of Elite Advisors: Covert Techniques for a Remarkable Practice
David C. Baker, Emily Mills, and Bryn Mooth
Coach Wooden's Pyramid of Success: Building Blocks For a Better Life
John Wooden and Jay Carty
The Hard Thing About Hard Things: Building a Business When There Are No Easy Answers
Ben Horowitz
The New Confessions of an Economic Hit Man
John Perkins
The Real Business of Blockchain: How Leaders Can Create Value in a New Digital Age
David Furlonger, Christophe Uzureau
The Art of War
Sunzi and Lionel Giles
The Widow Clicquot: The Story of a Champagne Empire and the Woman Who Ruled It (P.S.)
Tilar J. Mazzeo
Good Strategy Bad Strategy: The Difference and Why It Matters
Richard Rumelt
The 48 Laws of Power
Robert Greene
Excellent Advice for Living: Wisdom I Wish I'd Known Earlier
Kevin Kelly