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.
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Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion
Written by Robert B. Cialdini
Psychology - Marketing
Rating: 5
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Boom: Bubbles and the End of Stagnation
Written by Byrne Hobart, Tobias Huber
Economics - Business - History
Rating: 4
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Zero to One: Notes on Startups, or How to Build the Future
Written by Peter Thiel with Blake Masters
Business - Entrepreneurship
Rating: 5
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Breakneck: China's Quest to Engineer the Future
Written by Dan Wang
China - Technology - Innovation
Rating: 4.5
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Apple in China: The Capture of the World's Greatest Company
Written by Patrick McGee
China - Business - Technology
Rating: 4.5
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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
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Nuclear War: A Scenario
Written by Annie Jacobsen
History - Science
Rating: 4.5
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The Leader Within Us
Written by Warren Rustand
Business - Leadership
Rating: 3
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The Art of Spending Money
Written by Morgan Housel
Money - Psychology
Rating: 5
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Dopamine Nation
Written by Anna Lembke
Psychology - Health
Rating: 4.5
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1929
Written by Andrew Ross Sorkin
Economics - History
Rating: 4.5
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Biological War
Written by Annie Jacobsen
History - Science
Rating: 4.5
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Poor Charlie's Almanack
Written by Charles T. Munger
Investing - Business - Psychology
Rating: 5
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Berkshire Hathaway Letters to Shareholders
Written by Warren E. Buffett
Business - Investing - Economics - History
Rating: 5
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That All May Be Edified
Written by Boyd K. Packer
Spirituality - Revelation - Gospel - Teaching
Rating: 5
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Like a Fiery Meteor
Written by Stephen C. Taysom
Gospel - Church - Biography
Rating: 2.5
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Finding Peace, Happiness, and Joy
Written by Richard G. Scott
Gospel - Peace - Happiness
Rating: 5
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Heart of the Matter
Written by Russell M. Nelson
Gospel - Wisdom - Biography
Rating: 5
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Overcoming Life's Disappointments
Written by Harold S. Kushner
Faith - Hope - Resilience
Rating: 4
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Born to Be Wired
Written by John Malone
Business - Media - Biography
Rating: 4.5
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The Courage to Be Disliked
Written by Ichiro Kishimi and Fumitake Koga
Psychology - Philosophy - Self-Help
Rating: 4.5
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The Almanack of Naval Ravikant
Written by Eric Jorgenson
Wealth - Happiness - Philosophy
Rating: 5
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High Output Management
Written by Andrew S. Grove
Business - Management - Leadership
Rating: 5
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How to Make a Few Billion Dollars
Written by Brad Jacobs
Business - Entrepreneurship - Investing
Rating: 3
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The Technological Republic
Written by Alexander C. Karp and Nicholas W. Zamiska
Technology - Geopolitics - Innovation
Rating: 4
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The Science of Scaling
Written by Dr. Benjamin Hardy and Blake Erickson
Business - Entrepreneurship - Growth
Rating: 4
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The Beginning of Infinity
Written by David Deutsch
Science - Philosophy - Physics
Rating: 5