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April 2026 Highlights
1 book·1 recommendation·1 curator
The Thinking Machine — Official Nvidia Keynote / Authorized Access
"Mustafa Suleyman (Microsoft AI CEO) calls it 'gripping and brilliantly told'; Witt had unprecedented access to Huang."
March 2026 Highlights
Current110 books·136 recommendations·79 curators
Snow Crash — Official NVIDIA Keynotes / Interviews
"Nvidia CEO uses Snow Crash as the literal blueprint for his 'Omniverse' vision of the 2026 economy."
Quality of Earnings — Pershing Square Investor Letters
"Ackman: 'One of the books you must read before I will even interview you.'"
The Essays of Warren Buffett — Self-Authored / Official Archive
"The definitive collection of Buffett's investment philosophy; cited by every major value investor."
Business Adventures — Berkshire Hathaway Shareholder Letters
"Buffett: '[Business Adventures] is the best business book I've ever read.' (He famously lent his copy to Bill Gates)."
The Player of Games — Official Biography (Isaacson) / X
"Musk: 'Compelling picture of a grand future... I am reading The Culture series by Banks.'"
The Three-Body Problem — Official "A Year of Books" Archive
"Zuckerberg: 'A long-time favorite for its look at the cyclical nature of power and civilizations.'"
The Hero with a Thousand Faces — Principles.com Official Resource
"Dalio's internal principles are deeply rooted in Campbell's archetypal cycles of the hero's journey."

The Beginning of Infinity — Official PatrickCollison.com Bookshelf
"Stripe CEO calls this a transformative explanation of how progress and knowledge grow."
Range — Khosla Ventures Archive / Interviews
"Khosla uses this book as his primary hiring standard; generalists outperform specialists."
Man's Search for Meaning — Official Blog / Goodreads
"Altman's #1 recommendation for mental resilience and perspective in hyper-growth."
Beating the Street — Self-Authored / Official Books
"Lynch's primary source for individual investors to achieve better-than-market returns."
Market Wizards — Citadel Investment Archive
"Griffin recommends this to every new hire to understand the psychology of the world's best traders."
The Black Swan — Principles.com Official Resource
"Dalio uses Taleb's theories to manage tail-risk and high-probability world-shifting events."
Antifragile — Benzinga / Official X
"CZ cites Antifragility as the reason why the crypto ecosystem is designed to thrive on volatility."
The Beginning of Infinity — Official Scaling AI Blog / X
"Meta's new Chief AI Officer cites Deutsch as his primary influence for technical optimism."
Can't Hurt Me — Adani Group Press Release / Interviews
"Adani reads Goggins for the mental resilience needed during hyper-growth expansion."

The Dream Machine — Official PatrickCollison.com Bookshelf
"The most comprehensive history of the dawning of the computer age and Licklider's vision."
Abundance — GatesNotes (Official Blog)
"A refreshing and optimistic take on how we can solve the world's biggest challenges."
Chip War — X (Twitter) / Official Reading List
"The most critical book to understand the next decade of power and semiconductors."

The Worlds I See — Self-Authored / Stanford HAI
"The definitive memoir on the human side of the AI revolution; Li's 'Truth' record for 2026."
Superintelligence — Official OpenAI Blog / Goodreads
"A must-read for anyone thinking about the alignment and future of AGI."
Zero to One — Self-Authored / Official Website
"Thiel's manifesto on contrarian thinking; endorsed by Zuckerberg as the best guide to startups."
Principles for Dealing with the Changing World Order — Principles.com Official Resource
"Using the archetypal cycles of history to predict the debt and power shifts we see in 2026."
More Money than God — Citadel 2026 Founder Interview
"The most accurate and definitive history of how the hedge fund industry was built."
Margin of Safety — Baupost Group Shareholder Letter
"Klarman's 'Bible' of value investing, famously out of print but mandatory for high-stakes risk-aversion."
Security Analysis — Pershing Square Investor Letters
"The foundational text for every analyst at Pershing Square; required reading for the first 90 days."
The Idea Factory — Official "A Year of Books" Archive
"The definitive story of Bell Labs... a blueprint for how breakthrough innovation is managed at scale."
The Intelligent Investor — Berkshire Hathaway Shareholder Letters
"Reading [The Intelligent Investor] in 1949 was the best investment I ever made."
Foundation — Official Biography (Isaacson) / X
"The Foundation series is fundamental to the creation of SpaceX... heroes who felt a duty to save the world."
The Idea Factory — Zuckerberg 2026 Archive
"The best look at how breakthrough innovation is actually managed."
Chip War — Ackman 2026 List
"The most critical book to understand the next decade of power."
Can't Hurt Me — Adani Resilience List
"Mental resilience is the only thing that matters in hyper-growth."

The Dream Machine — Collison 2026 Bookshelf
"The most comprehensive history of how the computer came to be."
Quality of Earnings — Ackman 2026 List
"One of the books you must read before I will even interview you."
More Money than God — Griffin Strategy Update
"The definitive history of the hedge fund industry."
Life on the Edge — Khosla 2026 Update
"Makes you think differently about the quantum biology of life."
The Lord of the Rings — Hoffman 2026 Archive
"The book I have most often read; it's a guide to alliances."
Man's Search for Meaning — Altman Philosophy
"Essential for maintaining perspective during hyper-growth cycles."
Superintelligence — Altman AI Safety List
"Probably the greatest threat to the continued existence of humanity."

The Beginning of Infinity — Collison 2026 Bookshelf
"A transformative explanation of how progress and knowledge grow."

The Dream Machine — Collison 2026 Bookshelf
"The most comprehensive history of how the personal computer came to be."
Snow Crash — Brin 2026 Archive
"Ten years ahead of its time; anticipated what was going to happen."
Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman! — Brin 2026 Archive
"I remember really enjoying Feynman's books; they celebrate curiosity."
Resurrection From the Underground — Thiel Girard Archive
"The best book for understanding the mimetic nature of human desire."
The American Challenge — Thiel Strategy Update
"A book that correctly foresaw the coming of the information age."
The Alchemist — Spotify CEO 2026 Picks
"A reminder that the journey is the discovery of your Personal Legend."
Tao Te Ching — Jack Ma 2026 Archive
"Winning without fighting is the highest form of mastery."
L'Audition pour les nuls — L'Oreal Heir Archive
"Understanding the mechanics of how we hear is fundamental to connection."
The Fidelity Factor — Fidelity Archive 2026
"Empowering the next generation is the only sustainable legacy."
The Remains of the Day — Scott Literary Context
"A masterful exploration of duty and the pain of regret."
Snow Crash — Li Ka-shing 2026 Meta Update
"Creative and forward-looking; envisions a world where people live online."
The Art of War — Tencent Founder Strategy
"The strategy of winning without fighting is the core of the digital age."
The Innovator's Dilemma — Bloomberg 2026 Update
"Absolutely brilliant analysis of changing technology and future success."
The Power Broker — Bloomberg 2026 Update
"The definitive study of how things actually get done in a city."
Sapiens — Hassabis 2026 Archive
"Made me think about 20 new ideas I hadn't considered before."

The Worlds I See — Salesforce 2026 AI Picks
"A vision of what AI is and the human forces that shaped it."
How the War Was Won — Krugman 2026 Update
"An illuminating book on the air-sea power of World War II."
Billionaires and Stealth Politics — Krugman 2026 Update
"Tells us how billionaires back right-wing politicians and causes."
Creativity, Inc. — Hassabis 2026 Archive
"A brilliant book about the Pixar management philosophy."
Gödel, Escher, Bach — Hassabis 2026 Archive
"Tying together math, art, and music; showing they're all related."
The Player of Games — Bezos's 2026 Shelf
"Banks's vision of the future is as challenging as it is inspiring."
Stranger in a Strange Land — Elon's 2026 Archive
"A must-read for anyone interested in the future of humanity."
The Bloody Chamber — Anya's Classics
"Carter's writing is like a fever dream you never want to wake from."
The Ape that Understood the Universe — Modern Wisdom Recs
"This is the cheat code for understanding human behavior in 2026."
Foundation — Elon's Archive
"The Foundation series is the best lesson on how civilizations fall."
Small Boat — Service95 March Read
"An essential story for our political times... it left me speechless."
Call Her Barbie — RuPaul's Book Club
"A story of empowerment and historical industry; simply fabulous."
Parable of the Sower — Staff Picks
"Butler's work feels eerily prophetic for the world today."
The 5 Types of Wealth — Huberman Lab Podcast
"A framework for building a balanced life across time, money, and health."
Diorama — TeaTime Book Club
"A Brazilian literary thriller about a woman haunted by an assassination."
Bad Feminist — Service95 Book Club
"An essay collection that feels like a conversation with your smartest friend."
Lady Tremaine — Reese's Book Club
"A royal ball offers a chance to change everything for Lady Tremaine."
Kin — Oprah's Book Club
"Our 121st pick follows two girls in Louisiana grappling with motherlessness."
The Diary of a CEO — Podcast Collaboration Context
"Principles that actually change how you work."
Kim Jiyoung, Born 1982 — Updated 2026 Reading List
"A powerful and necessary mirror to society."
How to Think Like an Anthropologist — March 2026 Feature
"A new 'thinking way' to understand the world."
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland — 2026 Goodreads Update
"A timeless journey through the looking glass."
Hamnet — 2026 Film Release Interview
"Bringing Shakespeare's family to life was a profound experience."
The Bitcoin Standard — 2026 Digital Energy List
"The essential guide to understanding hard money."
The Snowball — 2026 Investor Picks
"The definitive study of Warren Buffett's compounding."
The Innovator's Dilemma — Updated 2026 Recs
"Essential for anyone trying to disrupt incumbents."
The Sovereign Individual — Updated 2026 Recs
"Prophetic about the transition to the digital age."
Thinking in Systems — 2026 Recommended Reading
"The ultimate primer for understanding complex environments."
The Four Agreements — Updated 2026 Recs
"A simple yet profound guide to personal freedom."
The Score Takes Care of Itself — Updated 2026 Recs
"Walsh's philosophy is the blueprint for excellence."
The Beginning of Infinity — Updated 2026 Naval List
"Deutsch explains the nature of progress better than anyone."
High Output Management — Updated 2026 Reading List
"The best book on management ever written."
The True Believer — Updated 2025/2026 Recs
"Essential for understanding mass movements today."
The Network State — Updated 2025/2026 Recs
"A fascinating look at the future of digital governance."
The Origin of Consciousness in the Breakdown of the Bicameral Mind — Updated 2025/2026 Recs
"A wild and thought-provoking theory of mind."
The Death and Life of Great American Cities — Updated 2025/2026 Recs
"Fundamental understanding of how humans organize."
Blitzscaling — CEO Library Update 2026
"Essential reading for anyone building a massive platform."
The Ride of a Lifetime — Updated 2026 Recs
"A masterclass in leadership and scaling creativity."
The Roots of Green Misanthropy — Newsletter Recommendation
"A sharp critique of modern environmentalism."
Creativity, Inc. — 2026 Recommended Reading
"The best book on building a creative culture."
Destined for War — Updated 2026 Recs
"Crucial for understanding current geopolitical tensions."
The Valley of Vengeful Ghosts — Belletrist March Pick
"A grieving woman loses her tether to reality in this alluring tale."
The Beginning Comes After the End — Natalie's Book Club
"Solnit argues that social progress is still occurring."
The Untethered Soul — Updated 2025/2026 Recs
"Finding peace through understanding the self."
The Four Agreements — Updated 2025/2026 Recs
"A book that truly changed my perspective on life."
Lost Lambs — Belletrist March Pick
"A hilarious and thought-provoking story about identity."
Lady Tremaine — Reese's Book Club Pick
"A novel of breathtaking twists and ferocious love."
Kin — Oprah's 121st Book Club Pick
"Jones delivers a triumphant novel... It's a tour de force."
Trauma — Updated 2026 Huberman List
"The best resource for understanding how the mind heals."
Slow Productivity — Tim Ferriss Show March 2026
"The lost art of accomplishment without burnout."
Norwegian Wood — Updated 2025 Recommendations
"A beautiful, melancholic story that stays with you."
Forgive and Remember — Updated 2026 Attia Picks
"A vital look at medical failure and learning."
A World Appears — March 2026 Shelfworthy Picks
"Every title has earned its place as a monthly pick."

Foundation
Isaac Asimov

The Beginning of Infinity
David Deutsch



Abundance
Ezra Klein & Derek Thompson

Superintelligence
Nick Bostrom

The Scout Mindset
Julia Galef

Snow Crash
Neal Stephenson
Range
David Epstein

The Dream Machine
M. Mitchell Waldrop




Zero to One
Peter Thiel

The Lord of the Rings
J.R.R. Tolkien

The Alchemist
Paulo Coelho
The Art of War
Sun Tzu
Kin
Tayari Jones

Hamnet
Maggie O'Farrell
High Output Management
Andrew Grove

Quality of Earnings
Thornton O'Glove

The Player of Games
Iain M. Banks

Man's Search for Meaning
Viktor E. Frankl

Can't Hurt Me
David Goggins

Chip War
Chris Miller

The Worlds I See
Fei-Fei Li



More Money than God
Sebastian Mallaby

The Idea Factory
Jon Gertner
The Remains of the Day
Kazuo Ishiguro

The Innovator's Dilemma
Clayton M. Christensen

Sapiens
Yuval Noah Harari
Creativity, Inc.
Ed Catmull

Small Boat
Vincent Delecroix
Lady Tremaine
Rachel Hochhauser

The Diary of a CEO
Steven Bartlett
Just Kids
Patti Smith

The Four Agreements
Don Miguel Ruiz

The Founders
Jimmy Soni

Meditations
Marcus Aurelius
Wait for Me
Amy Jo Burns
The Essays of Warren Buffett
Warren Buffett & Lawrence Cunningham
The Essays of Warren Buffett
Warren Buffett & Lawrence Cunningham
Business Adventures
John Brooks
Business Adventures
John Brooks

The Three-Body Problem
Liu Cixin

The Hero with a Thousand Faces
Joseph Campbell

Beating the Street
Peter Lynch
Market Wizards
Jack D. Schwager

The Black Swan
Nassim Nicholas Taleb

Antifragile
Nassim Nicholas Taleb

Principles for Dealing with the Changing World Order
Ray Dalio

Margin of Safety
Seth Klarman

Security Analysis
Benjamin Graham

The Intelligent Investor
Benjamin Graham
Life on the Edge
Johnjoe McFadden & Jim Al-Khalili

Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!
Richard P. Feynman

Resurrection From the Underground
René Girard

The American Challenge
Jean-Jacques Servan-Schreiber

Tao Te Ching
Lao Tzu

L'Audition pour les nuls
Françoise Bettencourt Meyers

The Fidelity Factor
Lagang Princewill
The Power Broker
Robert A. Caro

How the War Was Won
Phillips Payson O'Brien

Billionaires and Stealth Politics
Benjamin I. Page

Gödel, Escher, Bach
Douglas Hofstadter

Stranger in a Strange Land
Robert A. Heinlein

The Bloody Chamber
Angela Carter
The Ape that Understood the Universe
Steve Stewart-Williams

Call Her Barbie
Renée Rosen

Parable of the Sower
Octavia Butler
The 5 Types of Wealth
Sahil Bloom

Clutch
Emily Nemens

Diorama
Carol Bensimon
Bad Feminist
Roxane Gay
Finale
Stephanie Garber
Kim Jiyoung, Born 1982
Cho Nam-joo
How to Think Like an Anthropologist
Matthew Engelke
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
Lewis Carroll
King Kong Theory
Virginie Despentes

1984
George Orwell

The Kite Runner
Khaled Hosseini

Red Notice
Bill Browder
The Bitcoin Standard
Saifedean Ammous

The Snowball
Alice Schroeder

The Outsiders
William N. Thorndike
Hard Drive
James Wallace

The Sovereign Individual
James Dale Davidson
High Growth Handbook
Elad Gil

Thinking in Systems
Donella H. Meadows
Clear Thinking
Shane Parrish
Proof of Stake
Vitalik Buterin

The Score Takes Care of Itself
Bill Walsh
Founders at Work
Jessica Livingston

The True Believer
Eric Hoffer

The Network State
Balaji Srinivasan

The Origin of Consciousness in the Breakdown of the Bicameral Mind
Julian Jaynes

The Death and Life of Great American Cities
Jane Jacobs

Blitzscaling
Reid Hoffman

The Ride of a Lifetime
Robert Iger

The Roots of Green Misanthropy
Maarten Boudry
Destined for War
Graham Allison
Liar's Poker
Michael Lewis
The Valley of Vengeful Ghosts
Kim Fu

The Beginning Comes After the End
Rebecca Solnit

The Miniature Wife
Manuel Gonzalez

The Untethered Soul
Michael A. Singer
Lost Lambs
Madeline Cash
Trauma
Paul Conti
Deep Work
Cal Newport

Slow Productivity
Cal Newport
My Body
Emily Ratajkowski

Girl, Forgotten
Karin Slaughter

Norwegian Wood
Haruki Murakami
Forgive and Remember
Charles Bosk

Spaghetti Code
Karlie Kloss

A World Appears
Michael Pollan

Strange Buildings
Uketsu
February 2026 Highlights
38 books·42 recommendations·31 curators
The Diamond Age — Startup Origin Stories / Wired Archive
"Page's primary fiction pick for predicting the move from centralized data to atomic-level manufacturing."
The Captive Mind — Official Twitter Archive / Goodreads
"Andreessen recommends this for understanding how intellectuals survive and adapt under pressure."
The 48 Laws of Power — Upworthy Feature / Official YouTube
"Tilbury recommends this to finally recognize the 'game' that is always being played around you."
Psycho-Cybernetics — Upworthy Feature / Official YouTube
"Self-made millionaire Tilbury cites this as one of the 5 books that actually changed his life."
Winning — ByteDance Founder Interview Archive
"Welch's management grit is what allowed us to scale TikTok; his principles are the core of our culture."
The Rational Optimist — The Navalmanack / Podcast
"The most brilliant and enlightening book I've read in years on why progress is inevitable."
Winning — ByteDance Growth Archive
"Welch's grit is what allowed us to scale TikTok globally."
The Managerial Revolution — Andreessen 2026 Picks
"Explains the rise of the bureaucratic class in modern corporations."
The Captive Mind — Andreessen 2026 Picks
"A favorite for understanding how intellectuals survive under pressure."
The Rational Optimist — Naval 2026 Archive
"The most brilliant and enlightening book I've read in years."
The Most Important Thing — Marks Investing Archive
"Experience is what you got when you didn't get what you wanted."
The Man from Zara — Ortega Authorized Archive
"In the street, I only want to be recognized by my work and family."
Pilgrim at Tinker Creek — Walton Art & Nature Archive
"No explanation needed; it captures the sacred poetics of place."
Children of Ash and Elm — Harvard Faculty Picks
"A history of the Vikings that makes one wish to be a student again."
Everybody — Emma Corrin Reads
"Laing's exploration of freedom is the book I give to everyone right now."
The Mermaid of Black Conch — Emma Corrin Reads
"It's a beautiful, dark fairytale that stays with you forever."
Thinking, Fast and Slow — The 2026 Shelf
"My favorite book for understanding why we make the mistakes we do."
Kin — Oprah's Book Club
"A tale of two lifelong friends who reconnect after a tragedy in Louisiana."
The Beginning of Infinity — Naval's 2026 Update
"Rereading for the 10th time; still the best explanation of progress."
The Secret Pulse of Time — The Drive Podcast
"Operating instructions for how the human mind perceives duration."
I Want to Show You More — Library Science
"Our February 2026 pick; stories that push the boundaries of faith and desire."
Diary of a Murderer — 2025/2026 Updated Favorites
"A gripping thriller about memory and truth."
My Mess Is a Bit of a Life — 2026 Reading Vlog
"This book is too funny and incredibly relatable."
Decoy Saves Opening Day — 2026 Book Release
"A celebration of friendship, teamwork, and my pup, Decoy."
The Courage to Be Disliked — 2025/2026 Updated Favorites
"A book that teaches you how to free yourself from others' expectations."
I Want to Show You More — Library Science February Pick
"Short stories that hit with visceral power."
Three Women — Only Natural Diamonds Interview
"A pillar [for me] to feel less alone with my experiences."
Small Boat — Service95 Book Club
"This book challenged me profoundly... an essential story."
Strangers — Belletrist February Pick
"A beautifully written eulogy for the loss of a relationship."
Mother Mary Comes to Me — Natalie's Book Club
"An ode to freedom, a tribute to thorny love and savage grace."
In Her Defense — Reese's Book Club Pick
"Sharply observed and tender... about impossible choices."
Wuthering Heights — 2026 Reading List
"I'm re-reading and watching in cautious curiosity."
The Age of Calamities — Audacious Book Club February 2026
"Audacious writing that boldly disregards normal restraints."

The Beginning of Infinity
David Deutsch
Kin
Tayari Jones
One & Only
Maurene Goo

The Captive Mind
Czesław Miłosz

Winning
Jack Welch

The Rational Optimist
Matt Ridley
I Want to Show You More
Jamie Quatro
Wait for Me
Amy Jo Burns

The Courage to Be Disliked
Ichiro Kishimi

Small Boat
Vincent Delecroix

Wuthering Heights
Emily Brontë

The Diamond Age
Neal Stephenson

The 48 Laws of Power
Robert Greene

Psycho-Cybernetics
Maxwell Maltz

The Managerial Revolution
James Burnham

The Most Important Thing
Howard Marks

The Man from Zara
Covadonga O'Shea

Pilgrim at Tinker Creek
Annie Dillard
Children of Ash and Elm
Neil Price
The Son of Man
Jean-Baptiste Del Amo

Everybody
Olivia Laing
The Mermaid of Black Conch
Monique Roffey

Thinking, Fast and Slow
Daniel Kahneman
Discipline
Larissa Pham

The Secret Pulse of Time
Stefan Klein
Diary of a Murderer
Kim Young-ha
My Mess Is a Bit of a Life
Georgia Pritchett
Decoy Saves Opening Day
Shohei Ohtani

Three Women
Lisa Taddeo

Read Between the Lies
Jesse Q. Sutanto
Opposed Positions
Gwendoline Riley

Sea of Strangers
Lang Leav
Defiance
Loubna Mrie
Strangers
Belle Burden
Mother Mary Comes to Me
Arundhati Roy

In Her Defense
Philippa Malicka

The Age of Calamities
Senaa Ahmad
In the Dream House
Carmen Maria Machado
January 2026 Highlights
33 books·40 recommendations·30 curators
Sam Walton: Made in America — Walton Family Archive / Skinny Confidential
"Jim Walton recommends his father's memoir as the 'only blueprint' for retail excellence."
Atomic Habits — JamesClear.com (Official Endorsement)
"Huffington calls it 'one of my all-time favorite books' for sustainable high-performance."
Mindset — HBR / Official Biography (Hit Refresh)
"Nadella's wife Anu gave him this book; he used it to transform Microsoft from 'know-it-alls' to 'learn-it-alls'."
The Scout Mindset — Official Vitalik.ca Blog / Goodreads
"Essential for clear thinking in high-stakes industries; Vitalik's pick for decentralized logic."
High Output Management — CEO Interview / Masters of Scale
"The most important book on leadership I have ever read; a manual for scaling Airbnb."
The Scout Mindset — Buterin 2026 Crypto Picks
"Essential for seeing things clearly in a high-stakes industry."
The Scout Mindset — Buterin 2026 Crypto Picks
"Essential for seeing things clearly in a high-stakes, noisy industry."
High Output Management — Chesky Management List
"The definitive guide for anyone who has a team of more than 10."
The Count of Monte Cristo — Ferrero Literary Archive
"A masterpiece of patient strategy and eventual justice."
The Art of War — Uniqlo Founder Strategy
"Success is won by those who study the history of their own craft."
Sam Walton: Made in America — Walton Family Picks
"The man behind the largest retailer; a unique look at building an empire."
Inside the Situation Room — Oxford Off The Shelf 2026
"The theory and practice of crisis decision-making in real-time."
A Brief History of Time — Doudna Science Picks
"Masterpiece that explains complex science with no equations."
The Gene — Doudna Science Picks
"Mukherjee's language is poetic; a deep dive into our history."
Finding My Way — Malala's 2026 Launch
"This is the story I've been waiting to tell—about life after the spotlight."
Feel-Good Productivity — Creator Notes
"Success doesn't have to be a grind; it can be an act of joy."
London Falling — SJP Early 2026 Roundup
"Incredible journalistic, investigative writing as we expect from Patrick."
The Optimists — SJP Early 2026 Roundup
"An ambitious, big-hearted story of learning and legacy."
Nexus — Podcast Interview
"The book raises crucial questions about the relationship between AI and power."
Widow Basquiat — Service95 Archive
"My highest ranked pick of 2025; rereading for the New Year."
Strange Pictures — Nat's Book Club
"An eerie take on mystery-horror; unlike anything I've read."
Wuthering Heights — 2026 Film Release
"Intended to recreate the feeling of reading this for the first time."
Without Their Permission — 2026 Digg Relaunch Context
"The internet will be made, not managed."
Helen of Nowhere — 10 Books for 2026
"A book I am really, really hoping to read and discuss this year."
Strange Pictures — Natalie's Book Club
"A mind-bending mystery that explores the secrets behind images."
The First Time I Saw Him — Reese's Book Club Pick
"The perfect way to start the new year with heart."
The Hitch — Audacious Book Club January 2026
"Compelling stories with brutal honesty and wit."

The Scout Mindset
Julia Galef
Nexus
Yuval Noah Harari
High Output Management
Andrew Grove
The Art of War
Sun Tzu

Hamnet
Maggie O'Farrell
One & Only
Maurene Goo
Sam Walton: Made in America
Sam Walton

Finding My Way
Malala Yousafzai

Meditations
Marcus Aurelius
Strange Pictures
Uketsu

Wuthering Heights
Emily Brontë

Atomic Habits
James Clear

Mindset
Carol Dweck
The Count of Monte Cristo
Alexandre Dumas
Inside the Situation Room
Hillary Clinton & Keren Yarhi-Milo

A Brief History of Time
Stephen Hawking

The Gene
Siddhartha Mukherjee
Night People
Mark Ronson

Feel-Good Productivity
Ali Abdaal
London Falling
Patrick Radden Keefe
The Optimists
Brian Platzer

Widow Basquiat
Jennifer Clement

The Coming Wave
Mustafa Suleyman

The Stranger
Albert Camus
The Startup of You
Reid Hoffman
Read Write Own
Chris Dixon

Without Their Permission
Alexis Ohanian
Helen of Nowhere
Makenna Goodman
Tokyo Express
Seicho Matsumoto

The First Time I Saw Him
Laura Dave

The Hitch
Sara Levine
East of Eden
John Steinbeck

Year of the Monkey
Patti Smith
December 2025 Highlights
21 books·27 recommendations·18 curators
The Ten Commandments for Business Failure — Official Foreword by Warren Buffett
"Buffett wrote the foreword and states: 'Don Keough's Ten Commandments should be required reading for all managers.'"
The Alchemy of Finance — Official Website / Soros on Soros
"The primary source for the Theory of Reflexivity; my core guide to why markets are irrational."
Good to Great — Ballmer Business Archive
"Discipline and greatness aren't born; they are grown and practiced."
Abundance — FT Business Book 2025
"A masterful look at the calculations that propel us forward."
The Thinking Machine — FT Business Book 2025
"A definitive look at the bets that transformed modern computing."
Abundance — a16z Winter 2025
"A sharp look at why America struggles to build and what it will take to fix it."
Ra — a16z Winter 2025
"Treats the premise of magic with a rigor and modernity that feels fresh."
The Technological Republic — a16z Winter 2025
"Calls for the private sector to step up and serve."
Cursed Daughters — Audacious Book Club
"A riveting saga of women in Lagos contending with a family curse."
The Precipice — Modern Wisdom Recs
"An essential look at existential risk and why we should stay optimistic."
The Heir Apparent — Reese's Book Club
"Lexi Villiers has escaped royal life... until tragedy thrusts her back."
Brightly Shining — Dua's Festive Picks
"The suspense is not just the read, it's the conversation that follows."
We the People — Obama's 2025 Favorites
"Lepore's history of our founding is essential for 2026."
Abundance — Reid's Reading Room
"A sharp look at how America can rebuild its capacity to get big things done."
Flashlight — Obama's 2025 Favorites
"Choi is a master of the form; this pick was a late-year standout."
The Alchemist — Weverse Live/Reddit Archive
"Difficult to comprehend but absolutely worth reading."
The Courage to Be Disliked — Weverse Live Rec
"Helped shift my mindset during a tough time."

Abundance
Ezra Klein & Derek Thompson
The Thinking Machine
Stephen Witt

The Alchemist
Paulo Coelho

The Alchemy of Finance
George Soros
We the People
Jill Lepore
The Look
Michelle Obama
Flashlight
Susan Choi
Paper Girl
Beth Macy

The Courage to Be Disliked
Ichiro Kishimi

Finding My Way
Malala Yousafzai
The Ten Commandments for Business Failure
Donald Keough
The Ten Commandments for Business Failure
Donald Keough
Good to Great
Jim Collins
Ra
qntm

The Technological Republic
Alex Karp

Cursed Daughters
Oyinkan Braithwaite
The Precipice
Toby Ord
The Heir Apparent
Rebecca Armitage
Brightly Shining
Helen Garner

Rebecca
Daphne du Maurier

The Experimentation Machine
Stefan H. Thomke

The White Album
Joan Didion
November 2025 Highlights
17 books·18 recommendations·14 curators
Fooling Some of the People All of the Time — Self-Authored / Greenlight Capital
"A first-person account of short-selling fraud; Einhorn's 'Truth' record for contrarian research."
The Remains of the Day — Authorized Biography (The Everything Store)
"Bezos's favorite novel; he claims it teaches the pain of regret better than any non-fiction text."
The Alchemy of Finance — Soros Reflexivity Archive
"Reflexivity is the core of why markets aren't always rational."
The Handmaid's Tale — Service95 Book Club — November 2025
"Dua's November 2025 Monthly Read."
When Everyone Knows That Everyone Knows — Gates Notes Winter 2025
"Shows how 'common knowledge' lets people coordinate."
The Thinking Machine — Recommended Reads 2025
"Strategic decisions and technical bets that transformed modern computing."
Superintelligence — Altman's 2025 Update
"Essential reading for anyone building the future of AGI."
Forest of Noise — Amerie's Book Club
"Poetry that captures the beauty and pain of a world in transition."
The Founders — Elon's Archive
"A great read for anyone interested in the early days of PayPal and tech."
Father Figure — Natalie's Nov Pick
"A story of discovering who you are while others try to define you."
Some Bright Nowhere — Oprah's Book Club
"An expansive family saga about the things we leave behind."
Remarkably Bright Creatures — Gates Notes Winter List
"I loved this terrific novel about Tova and a clever octopus named Marcellus."
The Secret History — IG Story Book Curation
"The aesthetic and the story are just perfect."
Detective Duck: The Mystery at Emerald Pond — Busy This Week Promo
"The perfect mystery for young readers."
Who Knew — 2025 Holiday Reading List
"Raw and honest in a way most business memoirs usually aren't."
Clearing the Air — 2025 Holiday Reading List
"Realistic about the risks but grounded in data."
Remarkably Bright Creatures — 2025 Holiday Reading List
"Helped me make a bit more sense out of aging."

Superintelligence
Nick Bostrom
The Thinking Machine
Stephen Witt
The Remains of the Day
Kazuo Ishiguro

The Alchemy of Finance
George Soros

The Founders
Jimmy Soni

Remarkably Bright Creatures
Shelby Van Pelt

Fooling Some of the People All of the Time
David Einhorn

The Handmaid's Tale
Margaret Atwood
When Everyone Knows That Everyone Knows
Steven Pinker
Forest of Noise
Mosab Abu Toha

Father Figure
Emma Forrest
Some Bright Nowhere
Ann Packer

The Secret History
Donna Tartt
Detective Duck: The Mystery at Emerald Pond
Lauren McBride

Who Knew
Barry Diller
Clearing the Air
Hannah Ritchie
Big Magic
Elizabeth Gilbert
October 2025 Highlights
9 books·9 recommendations·9 curators
Foundation — Manual for Civilization
"Selected as one of the essential books for restarting civilization."
The Fountainhead — VentureBookClub / Official Interviews
"Ellison: 'As a kid, I wanted to be an architect. That's before I read The Fountainhead.'"
My Inventions — Wired Interview / Stanford Archive
"Page read this autobiography at age 12 and cried, realizing Tesla was a brilliant inventor who failed as a businessman—shaping Page's obsession with technical commercialization."
The Art of War — Walton Strategy Update
"The complete guide to basic strategy applied to every aspect of life."
Sex and World Peace — Updated 2025 Recs
"This book reveals that world peace is dependent on how we treat women."
Wanting — All-In Podcast Recs 2025/2026
"Super book. Very easy to read and deeply insightful."
A Guardian and a Thief — Oprah's Book Club Pick
"An electrifying new novel... piercing and propulsive."

Foundation
Isaac Asimov
The Art of War
Sun Tzu

The Fountainhead
Ayn Rand
My Inventions
Nikola Tesla
My Inventions
Nikola Tesla

Sex and World Peace
Valerie Hudson

Wanting
Luke Burgis

Flesh
David Szalay
A Guardian and a Thief
Megha Majumdar
How to Stop Time
Matt Haig
September 2025 Highlights
11 books·12 recommendations·10 curators
The Lord of the Rings — Shortform Official Reading List
"Hoffman: '[The book] that I've most often read; a guide to building alliances and fellowships.'"
The Alchemist — One Grand Books Interview
"One of the top ten books that shaped the Spotify founder's life and journey."
Blueprint — Pinker 2025 Archive
"How DNA makes us who we are; essential for modern cognitive science."
The Beginning of Infinity — Pinker 2025 Archive
"An expository masterpiece on the nature of progress."
The Edible Woman — LuckyChap Production News
"A psychological drama about identity and consumerism."
Good Morning Means I Love You — Frankfurt 2025 Rights Guide
"A living portrait of intimacy written in poetic prose."
All the Way to the River — Oprah's Book Club Pick
"A new memoir about finding freedom and love in the face of tragedy."
The Artist's Way — 2025 Empowerment List
"Perfect for anyone looking to re-ignite their love for art."

The Beginning of Infinity
David Deutsch

The Lord of the Rings
J.R.R. Tolkien

The Alchemist
Paulo Coelho
All the Way to the River
Elizabeth Gilbert
Beautyland
Marie-Helene Bertino

Blueprint
Robert Plomin
The Trees
Percival Everett

The Edible Woman
Margaret Atwood

Good Morning Means I Love You
Kendra Allen
My Phantoms
Gwendoline Riley

The Artist's Way
Julia Cameron
August 2025 Highlights
5 books·5 recommendations·5 curators
The Palace of Illusions — YouTube Short Recommendation
"A magical retelling that every woman should read."
Matriarch — Oprah's 114th Book Club Pick
"A story about so much more than being a mother to stars."
Make Your Way Home — TeaTime Book Club August Pick
"Stunning and heartfelt... explores love and belonging."
July 2025 Highlights
3 books·3 recommendations·3 curators
June 2025 Highlights
5 books·5 recommendations·5 curators
The March of Folly — Princeton Summer 2025
"Explores the foolish errors governments have made across centuries."
This Bright Future — Underrated Book Club
"A powerful look at finding your own light when the world feels dark."
May 2025 Highlights
5 books·5 recommendations·5 curators
Great Big Beautiful Life — Belletrist Pick
"The perfect escapist summer read from a Belletrist favorite."
April 2025 Highlights
1 book·1 recommendation·1 curator
March 2025 Highlights
7 books·7 recommendations·6 curators
Cutting for Stone — Shiv Nadar Foundation Archive
"The best book I've read in 30 years; it tells universal truths."
James — Amerie's Book Club
"Everett's subversion of a classic is as funny as it is devastating."

James
Percival Everett
Funny Story
Emily Henry
Beautyland
Marie-Helene Bertino

The Memory Police
Yoko Ogawa
Cutting for Stone
Abraham Verghese
There There
Tommy Orange

The Art of Loving
Erich Fromm
February 2025 Highlights
2 books·2 recommendations·2 curators
January 2025 Highlights
17 books·17 recommendations·6 curators
Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead — Service95 Book Club — January 2025
"Dua's January 2025 Monthly Read."
Set My Heart on Fire — Library Science #048
"A rebellious take on science fiction and identity."

The Women
Kristin Hannah
Orbital
Samantha Harvey

Great Big Beautiful Life
Emily Henry

The Memory Police
Yoko Ogawa

Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead
Olga Tokarczuk
Heiress Takes All
Emily Wibberley and Austin Siegemund-Broka

Broken Country
Clare Leslie Hall

Wild Dark Shore
Charlotte McConaghy

To the Moon and Back
Eliana Ramage
Once Upon a Time in Dollywood
Ashley Jordan

Spectacular Things
Beck Dorey-Stein

The Phoenix Pencil Company
Allison King
Stuck Up And Stupid
Angourie Rice and Kate Rice

All That Life Can Afford
Emily Everett
Isola
Allegra Goodman

The Three Lives of Cate Kay
Kate Fagan
Set My Heart on Fire
Izumi Suzuki
December 2024 Highlights
5 books·6 recommendations·2 curators
The Anxious Generation — Gates Notes 2024 Favorites
"A generation-defining investigation into the collapse of youth mental health."
The Anxious Generation — Obama's 2024 Favorites
"A generation-defining investigation into the collapse of youth mental health."
November 2024 Highlights
3 books·3 recommendations·3 curators
Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion — Harvard Speech (Psychology of Human Misjudgment)
"Munger sent Cialdini a $75,000 share of Berkshire stock as a 'thank you' for the clarity provided in this book."
On Earth We Are Briefly Gorgeous — Service95 Book Club — November 2024
"Dua's November 2024 Monthly Read."
October 2024 Highlights
3 books·3 recommendations·2 curators
September 2024 Highlights
3 books·3 recommendations·3 curators
August 2024 Highlights
2 books·2 recommendations·2 curators
July 2024 Highlights
13 books·13 recommendations·4 curators
Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World — Musk Audiobook Thread
"Highly recommended audiobook on world-building."
The Gallic Wars — Musk Audiobook Thread
"Essential reading for those who think about Rome every day."
The Wages of Destruction — Musk Audiobook Thread
"A masterful look at the economy of the Third Reich."
The Guns of August — Musk X Archive
"Recommended for understanding how global conflicts start."
American Caesar — Musk X Archive
"High-conviction recommendation for Douglas MacArthur's biography."
The Road to Serfdom — Musk X Archive
"Recommended for its analysis of government and economics."
All Fours
Miranda July

The God of the Woods
Liz Moore

Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World
Jack Weatherford

The Gallic Wars
Julius Caesar

The Wages of Destruction
Adam Tooze

The Guns of August
Barbara W. Tuchman

Storm of Steel
Ernst Junger

American Caesar
William Manchester

The Road to Serfdom
F.A. Hayek

The Story of Civilization
Will Durant

Masters of Doom
David Kushner

Twelve Against the Gods
William Bolitho

Noughts & Crosses
Malorie Blackman
June 2024 Highlights
4 books·4 recommendations·3 curators
May 2024 Highlights
4 books·4 recommendations·4 curators
Foundation — Cool Tools Archive
"The quintessential sci-fi series on the nature of history."
April 2024 Highlights
2 books·2 recommendations·2 curators
March 2024 Highlights
5 books·6 recommendations·6 curators
Foundation — NVIDIA Archive
"Cited as an inspiration for NVIDIA's focus on massive system simulation."
Foundation — Graham Booklist
"Listed as high-conviction sci-fi essential for YC founders."
Bad Therapy — Musk X Archive
"One of the most eye-opening books I've ever read... must read for any parent."
The Women — Oprah Book Club Spring 2024
"I was moved to tears. A story that must be told."
February 2024 Highlights
4 books·4 recommendations·4 curators
Foundation — Shopify Archive
"Shopify CEO lists it as a fundamental guide to building systems."
A Thousand Splendid Suns — Service95 Book Club — February 2024
"Dua's February 2024 Monthly Read."
January 2024 Highlights
17 books·18 recommendations·4 curators
Foundation — Naval Bookshelf
"Asimov's best work. Essential for thinking about civilization."

Foundation — Collison Bookshelf
"Featured on his primary bookshelf for its focus on progress and decay."

Foundation
Isaac Asimov


The Guest
Emma Cline

The Cliffs
J. Courtney Sullivan

Throwback
Maurene Goo
City of Nightbirds
Juhea Kim

We Will Be Jaguars
Nemonte Nenquimo & Mitch Anderson

Society of Lies
Lauren Ling Brown

Looking for Smoke
K.A. Cobell

The Comfort of Crows
Margaret Renkl

Slow Dance
Rainbow Rowell

The Unwedding
Ally Condie

Twelfth Knight
Alexene Farol Follmuth

How to End a Love Story
Yulin Kuang

The Most Fun We Ever Had
Claire Lombardo

Anita de Monte Laughs Last
Gabby Rivera

Redwood Court
DéLana R.A. Dameron

First Lie Wins
Ashley Elston
December 2023 Highlights
1 book·1 recommendation·1 curator
November 2023 Highlights
4 books·4 recommendations·4 curators
Foundation — Microsoft Archive
"Highly recommended for its look at historical systems and change."
The Vanishing Half — Service95 Book Club — November 2023
"Dua's November 2023 Monthly Read."
October 2023 Highlights
2 books·2 recommendations·2 curators
September 2023 Highlights
1 book·1 recommendation·1 curator
August 2023 Highlights
2 books·2 recommendations·2 curators
July 2023 Highlights
2 books·2 recommendations·1 curator
June 2023 Highlights
2 books·2 recommendations·2 curators
May 2023 Highlights
2 books·2 recommendations·2 curators
March 2023 Highlights
1 book·1 recommendation·1 curator
January 2023 Highlights
13 books·13 recommendations·3 curators
Foundation — Lex Fridman Podcast
"Asimov is the reason I design computer chips. The scale is the same."

Foundation
Isaac Asimov

Ignition!
John Drury Clark

Cassandra in Reverse
Holly Smale

Before We Were Innocent
Ella Berman

Maybe Next Time
Cesca Major
Starling House
Alix E. Harrow

Mother-Daughter Murder Night
Nina Simon

Yellowface
R.F. Kuang

Did You Hear About Kitty Karr?
Crystal Smith Paul
Romantic Comedy
Curtis Sittenfeld

The Nightingale
Kristin Hannah

The House of Eve
Sadeqa Johnson
The House in the Pines
Ana Reyes
November 2022 Highlights
2 books·2 recommendations·2 curators
July 2022 Highlights
2 books·2 recommendations·2 curators
April 2022 Highlights
1 book·1 recommendation·1 curator
January 2022 Highlights
13 books·13 recommendations·1 curator

The Marriage Portrait
Maggie O'Farrell

Tiny Beautiful Things
Cheryl Strayed

Our Missing Hearts
Celeste Ng

On the Rooftop
Margaret Wilkerson Sexton
Wrong Place, Wrong Time
Gillian McAllister

Honey & Spice
Bolu Babalola

Counterfeit
Kirstin Chen

Dictionary of Lost Words
Pip Williams

True Biz
Sara Nović

The Club
Ellery Lloyd

The Christie Affair
Nina de Gramont

Anatomy
Dana Schwartz

Honor
Thrity Umrigar
January 2021 Highlights
18 books·19 recommendations·3 curators
Foundation — Buterin Blog Archive
"Discusses Psychohistory as a mental model for social systems."

Foundation
Isaac Asimov

Lucky
Marissa Stapley

The Island of Missing Trees
Elif Shafak

Sankofa
Chibundu Onuzo
Within These Wicked Walls
Lauren Blackwood
L.A. Weather
María Amparo Escandón

We Were Never Here
Andrea Bartz
The Downstairs Girl
Stacey Lee

The Paper Palace
Miranda Cowley Heller
Seven Days in June
Tia Williams
Tokyo Ever After
Emiko Jean

The Last Thing He Told Me
Laura Dave
Northern Spy
Flynn Berry

Firekeeper's Daughter
Angeline Boulley

Infinite Country
Patricia Engel

The Sanatorium
Sarah Pearse
Outlawed
Anna North
You Have a Match
Emma Lord
December 2020 Highlights
1 book·1 recommendation·1 curator
October 2020 Highlights
1 book·1 recommendation·1 curator
February 2020 Highlights
2 books·2 recommendations·1 curator
January 2020 Highlights
17 books·17 recommendations·1 curator

The Chicken Sisters
KJ Dell'Antonia
The Light in Hidden Places
Sharon Cameron

Group
Christie Tate

A Cuban Girl's Guide to Tea and Tomorrow
Laura Taylor Namey
His Only Wife
Peace Adzo Medie
Fable
Adrienne Young
The Last Story of Mina Lee
Nancy Jooyoun Kim

Furia
Yamile Saied Méndez

You Should See Me in a Crown
Leah Johnson
Everything Inside
Edwidge Danticat
I'm Still Here: Black Dignity in a World Made for Whiteness
Austin Channing Brown
The Guest List
Lucy Foley
The Henna Artist
Alka Joshi

Untamed
Glennon Doyle
The Jetsetters
Amanda Eyre Ward
The Scent Keeper
Erica Bauermeister

Such a Fun Age
Kiley Reid
November 2019 Highlights
2 books·2 recommendations·1 curator
January 2019 Highlights
12 books·12 recommendations·1 curator
Conviction
Denise Mina

The Giver of Stars
Jojo Moyes

Fair Play
Eve Rodsky
The Secrets We Kept
Lara Prescott

The Last House Guest
Megan Miranda

Whisper Network
Chandler Baker
The Cactus
Sarah Haywood

From Scratch
Tembi Locke

The Night Tiger
Yangsze Choo

Daisy Jones & The Six
Taylor Jenkins Reid

The Proposal
Jasmine Guillory

The Library Book
Susan Orlean
September 2018 Highlights
1 book·1 recommendation·1 curator
June 2018 Highlights
2 books·2 recommendations·1 curator
Atlas Shrugged — Musk Rand Post
"A counterpoint to communism... should be tempered with kindness."
May 2018 Highlights
2 books·2 recommendations·1 curator
If the Universe Is Teeming with Aliens... Where Is Everybody? — Musk Fermi Paradox
"Great book. Read it when it came out."
August 2017 Highlights
2 books·2 recommendations·2 curators
January 2017 Highlights
1 book·1 recommendation·1 curator
February 2016 Highlights
2 books·2 recommendations·2 curators
March 2015 Highlights
1 book·1 recommendation·1 curator
December 2014 Highlights
1 book·1 recommendation·1 curator
October 2013 Highlights
1 book·1 recommendation·1 curator
May 2013 Highlights
2 books·2 recommendations·2 curators
March 2012 Highlights
1 book·1 recommendation·1 curator
January 2012 Highlights
1 book·1 recommendation·1 curator
December 2011 Highlights
1 book·1 recommendation·1 curator
November 2011 Highlights
1 book·1 recommendation·1 curator
Foundation — New Yorker Profile
"Thiel uses the Seldon Crisis as a framework for venture capital."
October 2011 Highlights
1 book·1 recommendation·1 curator
September 2011 Highlights
1 book·1 recommendation·1 curator
October 2010 Highlights
1 book·1 recommendation·1 curator
September 2010 Highlights
2 books·2 recommendations·2 curators
May 2010 Highlights
1 book·1 recommendation·1 curator














































