UP | HOME

Reading List

Introduction

I'm a voracious reader. No matter how much I read, my reading list only grows. I know my time is limited to a finite amount I can read in my lifetime. However, I believe reading is like compound interest, it pays off over the long run. I keep this list as a reminder that time is limited. Be mindful of where you spend it. I try to be balanced, rotate topics and vary between fiction and non-fiction.

The Daily Dose

Backlog

(tags: f = finance, cs=computer science, p=protocols, b=business, sf = scifi, l&a=Literature & Arts)

Tech

Protocols

  • TCP/IP Illustrated Volume 1: The Protocols (cs, p)
  • TCP/IP Illustrated Volume 2: The Implementation (cs, p)
  • Network Flow Analysis (cs, p)
  • Computer Networking: A Top-Down Approach (cs, p)

Fiction

  • Head of Zeus ISBN 978 1 78497 157 1 (sf)
  • The Dark Forest by Cixin Liu, translated by Joel Martinsen (sf)
  • Head of Zeus, 512 pp, £8.99, July 2016, ISBN 978 1 78497 161 8 (sf)
  • Biography: Rise of The Three-Body Problem by Cixin Liu, translated by Ken Liu (sf)
  • Death’s End by Cixin Liu, translated by Ken Liu (sf)
  • The Wandering Earth by Cixin Liu, translated by Ken Liu (sf)
  • Invisible Planets edited and translated by Ken Liu (sf)

History

  • Brief History of HomoSapiens (la)
  • Lessons from History by Will and Ariel Durant A 104-page distillation of the themes of history by great historians who covered 500 years of history in all countries.
  • A River From Eden by Richard Dawkins, which in a little over 100 pages covers all evolution of all life through time.
  • Joseph Campbell’s Hero of a Thousand Faces, which looks at the archetypical life evolutions of all heroes through different civilizations through time.

Worthy Reads