Bookshelf
These are books I’ve read and would read again, listed alphabetically. There are so many amazing books I’ve excluded because I’m not sure I’d read them again, but that might not be the best filter. There’s also a present me bias toward books I’ve read recently or care about now (when I set up this bookshelf in summer 2025).
A Small Matter of Programming by Bonnie Nardi For programmers
Born to Run by Christopher McDougall For runners
Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver For Dickens readers
Don’t Sweat the Small Stuff by Richard Carlson For humans
How Not to Die by Dr. Michael Greger For the vegan-interested
Make It Stick by Brown, Roediger, McDaniel For lifelong learners
The Anxious Generation by Jonathan Haidt For parents, teachers
The Artist’s Way by Julia Cameron For (aspiring) artists
The Business of Being a Writer by Jane Friedman For writers and bloggers
The Coddling of the American Mind by Jonathan Haidt & Greg Lukianoff For Gen Z and Gen Z-interested
The Creative Act by Rick Rubin For creatives, artists
The David Foster Wallace Reader by David Foster Wallace For anyone, really
The Dream Machine by Mitchell Waldrop For programmers
The Food Lab by Kenji López-Alt For science-y cooks
The Last Traverse by Ty Gagne For hikers, skiers, White Mountaineers
Why We Sleep by Matthew Walker For humans