Books & Reading
Reading List
I love to read and learn about new things constantly. Below I've shared what I'm currently working through and some of the books I've come to love over the years. If you happen to pick any of these up, I hope you enjoy them as much as I have.
Currently Reading
On the Nightstand
Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents
The Demon-Haunted World
Recommended Non-Fiction
How Civil Wars Start and How to Stop Them
A fantastic framework for understanding intrastate conflict. Highly relevant.
Breath: The New Science of a Lost Art
An in-depth treatment of the evolution of our breath. Very eye-opening.
Alien Oceans: The Search for Life in the Depths of Space
One of the best treatments of origins-of-life research by an incredible expert.
The Mosquito: A Human History of Our Deadliest Predator
Did you think roving bands of marauders might be the biggest threat if societies collapse? Think again.
The Model Thinker
Dozens of helpful (and simple!) mental models for navigating our complex world.
The Wizard and the Prophet
A wonderful treatment of climate science rooted in the stories of scientists who shaped 20th-century food production.
On Grand Strategy
On temperament and aligning ends with means.
The Color of Law
An essential foundation for understanding residential segregation and generational poverty in America.
The Book Collectors
A study of life in a warzone centered on a thing I love: books.
Ghosts of the Tsunami
One of the most heartbreaking books I've ever read. On how we grapple with profound loss.
Braiding Sweetgrass
Take only half.
Complexity: A Guided Tour
There is no better tour guide for a sojourn in complexity.
1491: New Revelations of the Americas Before Columbus
An essential history to help us unlearn the lies our teachers told us.
Recommended Fiction
The Light Pirate
Strangely a very hopeful book. The first third is harrowing.
One Hundred Years of Solitude
"Many years later, as he faced the firing squad, Colonel Aureliano Buendía was to remember that distant afternoon when his father took him to discover ice."