📚 Books📚 | A collection of my pleasant reads. Listed by subject and publication year.
Reading Now
| Book | Author | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Nexus: A Brief History of Information Networks from the Stone Age to AI | Yuval Noah Harari | 2024 |
| The Thinking Machine: Jensen Huang, Nvidia, and the World's Most Coveted Microchip | Stephen Witt | 2025 |
| Breakneck | Dan Wang | 2025 |
| 《万历十五年》 | 黄仁宇 | 1982 |
Life and Minds
| Book | Author | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion (New & Expanded) | Robert B. Cialdini | 2021 |
| How Will You Measure Your Life? | Clayton M. Christensen, James Allworth, Karen Dillon | 2012 |
| Power: Why Some People Have It—and Others Don't | Jeffrey Pfeffer | 2010 |
| The Last Lecture | Randy Pausch | 2008 |
| 《上帝掷骰子吗？量子物理史话》 | 曹天元 | 2006 |
| Finite and Infinite Games | James P. Carse | 1986 |
Silicon Valley / Tech & Startups
| Book | Author | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Elon Musk | Walter Isaacson | 2023 |
| Secrets of Sand Hill Road | Scott Kupor | 2019 |
| Elon Musk: Tesla, SpaceX, and the Quest for a Fantastic Future | Ashlee Vance | 2015 |
| Zero to One | Peter Thiel, Blake Masters | 2014 |
| 《浪潮之巅》 | 吴军 | 2011 |
| Steve Jobs | Walter Isaacson | 2011 |
Business and Investing
| Book | Author | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Hot Seat | Jeff Immelt | 2021 |
| Mastering the Market Cycle | Howard Marks | 2018 |
| The Frackers | Gregory Zuckerman | 2013 |
| Private Empire | Steve Coll | 2012 |
| The Most Important Thing | Howard Marks | 2011 |
| Poor Charlie’s Almanack | Charlie Munger | 2005 |
| One Up on Wall Street | Peter Lynch | 1989 |
| The Essays of Warren Buffett | Warren Buffett, Lawrence Cunningham | 1997 |
| Common Stocks and Uncommon Profits | Philip A. Fisher | 1958 |
| The Intelligent Investor | Benjamin Graham | 1949 |
History and Society
| Book | Author | Year |
|---|---|---|
| 《文明、现代化、价值投资与中国》 | 李录 | 2020 |
| The Quest | Daniel Yergin | 2011 |
| Sapiens | Yuval Noah Harari | 2011 |
| 《龙应台：大江大海一九四九》 | 龙应台 | 2009 |
| 林达《近距离看美国》系列（四册） | 林达 | 1997 - 2006 |
| Guns, Germs, and Steel | Jared Diamond | 1997 |
Literature
| Book | Author | Year |
|---|---|---|
| 《没有色彩的多崎作和他的巡礼之年》 | 村上春树 | 2013 |
| 《繁花》 | 金宇澄 | 2012 |
| 《1Q84》三部曲 | 村上春树 | 2009–2010 |
| 《小团圆》 | 张爱玲 | 2009 |
| 《激荡三十年：中国企业 1978–2008》 | 吴晓波 | 2007–2008 |
| 《兄弟》 | 余华 | 2005–2006 |
| 《狼图腾》 | 姜戎 | 2004 |
| 《许三观卖血记》 | 余华 | 1995 |
| 《活着》 | 余华 | 1993 |
| 《在细雨中呼喊》 | 余华 | 1992 |
| 《挪威的森林》 | 村上春树 | 1987 |
| 《平凡的世界》 | 路遥 | 1986–1989 |
| 《穆斯林的葬礼》 | 霍达 | 1988 |
| 《钟鼓楼》 | 刘心武 | 1985 |
| 《坚硬如水》 | 阎连科 | 1985 |
| Cien años de soledad / 《百年孤独》 | Gabriel García Márquez | 1967 |
| 《围城》 | 钱钟书 | 1947 |
On China
| Book | Author | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Other Rivers: A Chinese Education | Peter Hessler | 2024 |
| Red Roulette | Desmond Shum | 2021 |
| 《猫鱼》 | 陈冲 | 2020 |
| 《邓小平时代》 (Deng Xiaoping and the Transformation of China) | Ezra F. Vogel | 2011 |
| 《辛亥：摇晃的中国》 | 张鸣 | 2011 |
| 《重说中国近代史》 | 张鸣 | 2011 |
| 《寻路中国》 (Country Driving) | Peter Hessler | 2010 |
| 《江城》 (River Town) | Peter Hessler | 2001 (CN 2011) |
| Chinabound: A Fifty-Year Memoir | John King Fairbank | 1982 |