Books I've Read

Foundation and Earth

Isaac Asimov

Great ending to the series. It felt like another sequal was being setup, but maybe that is just the tie-in with the Robot and Spacers series by the same author.

Foundation's Edge

Isaac Asimov

Veering away from Seldon's plan, but still an great read.

Second Foundation

Isaac Asimov

Foundation and Empire

Isaac Asimov

Foundation

Isaac Asimov

Way better than the TV show. I can only imagine how groundbreaking this was on its release in 1951.

The Secret History of the Mongols

Translated by Chrisopher P. Atwood

Great insight into the people of the felt tents. Also good context to the culture that shaped Chenggis Khan.

Book of Roads & Kingdoms

Richard Fidler

Forward the Foundation

Isaac Asimov

I probably shouldn't have read these first two first...

Prelude to Foundation

Isaac Asimov

The Singularity is Nearer

Ray Kurzweil

From the Ship of Theseus, to deskilling, upskilling, then nonskilling – I learnt a lot from this book.

After Long Silence

Helen Fremont

Discovery of hidden Jewish heritage unfolding across two generations.

Rise and Fall: A history of the World in Ten Empires

Paul Strathern

A fantastic introduction to some of the world's greatest civilizations.

Design for the Real World

Victor Papanek

Designers and humans still need to apply a lot of the thinking from this 1971 design essential.

Blitzed

Norman Ohler

Nazi drug use intertwined with a WW2 history lesson.

Chapterhouse Dune

Frank Herbert

Amazing ending to the Dune 6 book series, I highly recommend.

Heritics of Dune

Frank Herbert

An infux of new ideas into the Dune universe.

The Land of Green Plums

Herta Müller,
translation by Michael Hofmann

A fitting read for my travels around Romania.

God Emperor of Dune

Frank Herbert

I didn't see the ending twist coming, a gripping read.

Childen of Dune

Frank Herbert

Continuation of the great story, adding new layers and depth.

Dune Messiah

Frank Herbert

A must read follow-up to the original Dune.

Dune

Frank Herbert

Finally got around to reading this sci-fi epic. 5 more to go in the series.

Connected by Design

Barry Wacksman, Chris Stutzman

Insights into R/GA's design approach, circa 2014.

Steve Jobs

Walter Isaacson

Captivating from cover to cover – I'd really like to work at Apple one day.

The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People

Stephen R. Covey

The Creative Act: A Way of Being

Rick Rubin

A journey on how to approach creativity, told in 70-ish short chapters. Helpful for expanding your perspective on creativity.

Design Leadership

Richard Banfield

A good book to keep with me as I grow in the design field.

Strategy is your words

Mark Pollard

Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind

Yuval Noah Harari

Understanding Comics

Scott McCloud

A journey into the medium of comics, exploring what is in, and between, the panels.

So Good They Can't Ignore You

Cal Newport

Pattern Recognition

Willian Gibson

Great book with many still relevant concepts 20 years later – time to find more Gibson books to read.

Stasiland

Anna Funder

Great insight into the history of East Berlin, one that is still felt in parts of the city.

What I Talk About When I Talk about Running

Haruki Murakami

The Invention of Nature

Andrea Wulf

Facinating story about Alexander Von Humboldt and his world-wide travels documenting nature.

SPRINT

Jake Knapp

Essential reading for anyone who wants to create and test ideas quickly.

Edible Mushrooms

Geogg Dann

Even with this great guide, I'm still not brave enough to eat a mushroom I identified and picked.

Drive

Daniel H. Pink

Rich Dad Poor Dad

Robert T. Kiyosaki

Starter guide to cash flow and building wealth, some nice stories within the hyperbole.

Salt

Mark Kurlansky

Facinating history of the role of salt in human development, from early usage to mass production.

The Design of Everyday Things

Don Norman

The Alchemist

Paulo Coelho

Given to me by my best friend when I moved overseas, maybe the treasure is still where it all started?

The Inner Game of Tennis

W. Timothy Gallwey

"If by learning to hit a tennis ball, you learn how to apply yourself, you have learnt something much more important."

The Great Book of B.A.S.E.

Matt Gerdes

A no-hype technical guide that for sure has saved my life at least once.

The House by the Lake

Thomas Harding

Deep Work

Cal Newport

Brave New World

Aldous Huxley