Reading

Welcome to my digital bookshelf. This is where I keep track of the books I read and recommend for you.

Survival

Miracle in the Andes

Nando Parrado

Parrado’s account of the 1972 plane crash in the Andes and how the survivors got out.

Finance

Morgan Housel

Short essays on how people think about money, risk, and saving.

History

Władysław Szpilman

A memoir of surviving in Warsaw during the Holocaust. Szpilman writes plainly about what happened to him and the city around him.

Business

Rob Walling

Practical advice on building and running a small software product business.

Psychology

Viktor E. Frankl

Frankl’s account of surviving the camps and his argument that meaning, not comfort, is what keeps people going.

History

Paul Brickhill

The story of the mass breakout from Stalag Luft III, told by one of the men involved.

Business

Eric Jorgenson

A collection of Naval Ravikant’s ideas on building wealth, making decisions, and thinking clearly over the long term.

History

Rudolf Vrba

Vrba escaped Auschwitz in 1944 and helped document what was happening inside the camp.

Psychology

Paul Gilbert

A clear look at how our brains react to threat, and how learning compassion for yourself and others can help.