Reading

via Ricardo Siri Yea, Lindy. From the term popularised in Taleb’s Antifragile. That is how most of the folks I learn from, read. Shane Parrish uses it as a guide to choose a book. As do the readers of his blog at Farnam Street. Vishal Khandelwal writes about it on his awesome blog. And also uses it as a guide to reading for investors. So these, are my Lindy books....

Collections of posts around a theme or just long posts that needed a separate home

January The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse, Charlie Mackesy*¶ Number Go Up, Zeke Faux*† Dread Knight, Sarah Hawke* The Basic Laws of Human Stupidity, Carlo M. Cipolla† February Romans in Space, Episode 412, The Rest is History, Tom Holland & Dominic Sandbrook*†# Just William, Richmal Crompton* Iron Widow, Xiran Jay Zhao* Empire Podcast, Series 5, Episodes 112–125, Empires of Iran, Part II*†# The Author Blog: Easy Blogging for Busy Authors, Anne R....

January Morgan’s Run, Colleen McCullough* The Little Prince, Antoine de Saint-Exupéry¶* Brave, Cheryl Strayed¶*† Atomic Habits, James Clear¶*† Code for Your Life, John Arundel† Dark Crimes, Great Noir Fiction From the ’40s to the ’90s, Ed Gorman (editor)* February The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse, Charlie Mackesy¶* Recursion, Blake Crouch* The Book of Signs, Rudolf Koch*† Accidental Mobster, Catherine Banks & Daisy Emory Dark Crimes 2, Modern Masters of Noir, Ed Gorman (editor)* The Hidden Staircase (Nancy Drew), Carolyn Keene The Bungalow Mystery (Nancy Drew), Carolyn Keene The Secret of the Old Mill (The Hardy Boys), Franklin W....

White Fire, Douglas Preston & Lincoln Child Blue Labyrinth, Douglas Preston & Lincoln Child Crimson Shore, Douglas Preston & Lincoln Child The Obsidian Chamber, Douglas Preston & Lincoln Child City of Endless Night, Douglas Preston & Lincoln Child Verses for the Dead, Douglas Preston & Lincoln Child Crooked River, Douglas Preston & Lincoln Child Bloodless, Douglas Preston & Lincoln Child Thunderhead, Douglas Preston & Lincoln Child The Scorpion’s Tail, Douglas Preston & Lincoln Child Old Bones, Douglas Preston & Lincoln Child The Art of PostgreSQL, Dimitri Fontaine‡ Hourly Billing Is Nuts, Jonathan Stark† Drive, James S....

The Half-Inch Himalayas, Agha Shahid Ali Drive, James S. A. Corey The Churn, James S. A. Corey The Butcher of Anderson Station, James S. A. Corey Reacher Said Nothing; Lee Child and the Making of Make Me, Andy Martin† The Golden Spider, Anne Renwick The Silver Skull, Anne Renwick The Iron Fin, Anne Renwick Ask Gary Vee, Gary Vaynerchuk† Aidan Redding Against the Universes, Michael W Lucas Sticky Supersaturation, Michael W Lucas No More Lonesome Blue Rings, Michael W Lucas Cashflow for Creators, Michael W Lucas‡ The Total Money Makeover, Dave Ramsey† Pirate Latitudes, Michael Crichton Dying Every Day, James Romm† Atomic Habits, James Clear¶*†‡ Habeas Data, Cyrus Farivar† The MaxCoders Guide To Finding Your Dream Developer Job, Charles Max Wood‡ Art Matters, Neil Gaiman & Chris Riddell*† The Curse of Capistrano, Johnston McCulley Project Hail Mary, Andy Weir* The Mongol Empire, Craig G....

Presto!: How I Made Over 100 Pounds Disappear and Other Magical Tales, Penn Jillette† Revolution in The Valley: The Insanely Great Story of How the Mac Was Made, Andy Hertzfeld† Fanocracy, David & Reiko Scott The Muscle & Strength Pyramid: Nutrition, Eric Helms, Andrea Valdez, and Andy Morgan‡ The Muscle & Strength Pyramid: Training, Eric Helms, Andrea Valdez, and Andy Morgan‡ Convict Conditioning, Paul Wade‡ A Life in Parts, Bryan Cranston Happy For No Reason, Mandira Bedi Altered Carbon, Richard Morgan Run Spy, Run (Nick Carter Killmaster #1) The Case of the Amorous Aunt (Perry Mason), Erle Stanley Gardner The Case of the Angry Mourner (Perry Mason), Erle Stanley Gardner The Case of the Beautiful Beggar (Perry Mason), Erle Stanley Gardner The Case of the Bigamous Spouse (Perry Mason), Erle Stanley Gardner The Case of the Baited Hook (Perry Mason), Erle Stanley Gardner The Case of the Black Eyed Blonde (Perry Mason), Erle Stanley Gardner Stillness is the Key, Ryan Holiday*‡ The Wit and Wisdom of Downton Abbey, Emma Marriott* Study Less, Study Smart, Marty Lobdell*‡ Forest 404, BBC Sounds*# Ben-Hur, Lew Wallace* David and Goliath, Malcolm Gladwell‡ The Count of Monte Cristo, Alexandre Dumas¶* The Skystone (Camulod Chronicles), Jack Whyte The Picture of Dorian Gray, Oscar Wilde Butterick’s Practical Typography, Matthew Butterick 1984, George Orwell A Tale of Two Cities, Charles Dickens We Need to Talk About the British Empire, Afua Hirsch# Asterix and the Chariot Race* Asterix and the Missing Scroll* Asterix and the Picts* Asterix and Obelix’s Birthday – the Golden Book* Asterix and the Falling Sky* Asterix and the Class Act* Asterix and the Actress* Asterix and Obelix All at Sea* Asterix and the Secret Weapon* Asterix and the Magic Carpet* Asterix and Son* Asterix and the Magic Carpet* Asterix and the Black Gold* Asterix and the Great Divide* Asterix in Belgium* Obelix and Co....

That Will Never Work, Marc Randolph Can’t Hurt Me, David Goggins*† The 33 Marks of Maturity, Brett & Kate McKay† Our Magnificient Bastard Tongue, John McWhorter*† The Perpetual Beginner, Dave Isaacs† The Revelation Space Omnibus, Alastair Reynolds* Retire Inspired, Chris Hogan† The Greatest Trade Ever, Gregory Zuckerman† The Odessa File, Frederick Forsyth The Deceiver, Frederick Forsyth Avenger, Frederick Forsyth* The Day of the Jackal, Frederick Forsyth The Fox, Frederick Forsyth The Kill List, Frederick Forsyth The Fist of God, Frederick Forsyth The Afghan, Frederick Forsyth The Cobra, Frederick Forsyth Icon, Frederick Forsyth The Dogs of War, Frederick Forsyth The Biafra Story, Frederick Forsyth The Outsider, Frederick Forsyth The Proximity Principle, Ken Coleman‡ Forever and Ever, Amen, Randy Travis*† The Body, A Guide for Occupants, Bill Bryson Morgan’s Run, Colleen McCullough¶* Everyday Millionaires, Chris Hogan† The Veteran, Frederick Forsyth* Myths, Lies, and Half-Truths of Language Usage, John McWhorter*† Ultralearning, Scott H Young*‡ Memories, Lang Leav* The Universe of Us, Lang Leav* Dissent on Aadhaar, compilation, Reetika Khera (editor)† Love Looks Pretty on You, Lang Leav* Working, Robert Caro*‡ The Fifth Season, The Broken Earth Trilogy, N....

This is Marketing, Seth Godin* Atomic Habits, James Clear¶*‡ How to Fight a Hydra, Josh Kaufman (lovely fable! timely (for me) too!)* Value-Based Fees: How to Charge and Get What You’re Worth, Alan Weiss‡ Million Dollar Maverick, Alan Weiss‡ Million Dollar Consulting, Alan Weiss‡ The Consulting Bible, Alan Weiss‡ Getting Started in Consulting, Alan Weiss‡ Million Dollar Consulting Proposals, Alan Weiss‡ What I Talk About When I Talk About Running, Haruki Murakami*† The Fifth Risk, Michael Lewis† High Output Management, Andrew S....

Antifragile: Things That Gain from Disorder, Nassim Nicholas Taleb (this book will always be special to me. It was my first, punch above my level, quake book)¶*‡ How to Read a Book: The Classic Guide to Intelligent Reading, Mortimer J. Adler (and this book changed my life!)*‡ The Tao of Seneca, Tim Ferriss (my introduction to stoicism)*‡ Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind, Yuval Noah Harari*† Starfish, Peter Watts* Maelström, Peter Watts* Behemoth, Peter Watts* Firefall, Peter Watts* Blindsight, Peter Watts* Echopraxia,Peter Watts* The End of Jobs: Money, Meaning and Freedom Without the 9-to-5, Taylor Pearson† 15 Secrets Successful People Know About Time Management: The Productivity Habits of 7 Billionaires, 13 Olympic Athletes, 29 Straight-A Students, and 239 Entrepreneurs, Kevin Kruse† Hustle: The Life Changing Effects of Constant Motion, Jesse Tevelow† Get Some Headspace: 10 minutes can make all the difference, Andy Puddicombe*‡ The Habitual Hustler: Daily Habits of 50 Self-Employed Entrepreneurs, Corey Breier† Chankya’s Chant, Ashwin Sanghi Dream With Your Eyes Open, Ronnie Screwvala*† The Mahabharata Quest: The Alexander Secret, Christopher C....