Book Notes

A curated collection of books I’ve read, with notes, key ideas, and personal reflections. Each entry includes the author, a rating, and topic tags to make it easy to explore ideas worth revisiting. Book ratings are out of 1-5.

  • Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion

    Written by Robert B. Cialdini

    Psychology - Marketing

    Rating: 5

  • Boom: Bubbles and the End of Stagnation

    Written by Byrne Hobart,Tobias Huber

    Economics - Business - History

    Rating: 4

  • Zero to One: Notes on Startups, or How to Build the Future

    Written by Peter Thiel with Blake Masters.

    Business - Entrepreneurship

    Rating: 5

  • Breakneck: China's Quest to Engineer the Future

    Written by Dan Wang

    China - Technology - Innovation

    Rating: 4.5

  • Apple in China: The Capture of the World's Greatest Company book cover

    Apple in China: The Capture of the World's Greatest Company

    Written by Patrick McGee

    China - Business - Technology

    Rating: 4.5

  • Crucial Conversations: Tools for Talking When Stakes are High, Third Edition

    Written by Joseph Grenny, Kerry Patterson, Ron McMillan, Al Switzler, Emily Gregory

    Communication - Leadership

    Rating: 5

  • Nuclear War: A Scenario book cover

    Nuclear War: A Scenario

    Written by Annie Jacobsen

    History - Science

    Rating: 4.5

  • The Leader Within Us book cover

    The Leader Within Us

    Written by Warren Rustand

    Business - Leadership

    Rating: 3

  • The Art of Spending Money book cover

    The Art of Spending Money

    Written by Morgan Housel

    Money - Psychology

    Rating: 5

  • Dopamine Nation

    Written by Anna Lembke

    Psychology - Health

    Rating: 4.5

  • 1929 book cover

    1929

    Written by Andrew Ross Sorkin

    Economics - History

    Rating: 4.5

  • Biological War

    Written by Annie Jacobsen

    History - Science

    Rating: 4.5

  • Poor Charlie's Almanack book cover

    Poor Charlie's Almanack

    Written by Charles T. Munger

    Investing - Business - Psychology

    Rating: 5

  • Berkshire Hathaway Letters to Shareholders book cover

    Berkshire Hathaway Letters to Shareholders

    Written by Warren E. Buffett

    Business - Investing - Economics - History

    Rating: 5

  • That All May Be Edified book cover

    That All May Be Edified

    Written by Boyd K. Packer

    Spirituality - Revelation - Gospel - Teaching

    Rating: 5

  • Like a Fiery Meteor book cover

    Like a Fiery Meteor

    Written by Stephen C. Taysom

    Gospel - Church - Biography

    Rating: 2.5

  • Finding Peace, Happiness, and Joy book cover

    Finding Peace, Happiness, and Joy

    Written by Richard G. Scott | Gospel - Peace - Happiness | Rating: 5

  • Heart of the Matter

    Written by Russell M. Nelson | Gospel - Wisdom - Biography | Rating: 5