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Books

I like to read books. I try to read all sorts of books. Reading is like listening to people, except the writing in books is usually more polished than in speech, so it usually makes more sense and has better flow. Plus, you can start and stop whenever you want and you don't have to say anything in response. But if you want, you can ask them as many questions as you want and they won't get mad. You can write your own responses to the author and they probably won't respond because they're dead or too busy. Sometimes reading books is like having a really good conversation.

Books I've Read

Here's an incomplete table of books I've read. Titles are listed in alphabetical order by the last names of the first author. Dates are estimated. The table is sortable. * means I read over 50% but did not complete the book, and ** means I read less than 50%, which usually happens when only part of the book is assigned for a class and I don't finish it on my own.

TitleAuthor / EditorLast ReadPublished
How to Study as a Mathematics MajorLaura Alcock2017-082013-01-10
The New Jim CrowMichelle Alexander2020-112010-02
The Handmaid's TaleMargaret Atwood2018-041985
An Approach to Ip Man Style Wing ChunWayne Belonoha2022-11-252015-07-21
Three Dialogues Between Hylas and PhilonousGeorge Berkeley2018-041713
Anthropology and Contemporary Human Problems, 6eJohn H. Bodley2017-122012-04-12
Tattoos on the Heart: The Power of Boundless CompassionGregory Boyle2018-042011-02-22
Emotional Intelligence 2.0Travis Bradburry and Jean Greaves2022-07-092009-06-16
Running with Scissors*Augusten Burroughs2017-082002
The Business of Personal Finance: How to Improve Financial WellnessJoseph Calandro Jr. and John Hoffmire2022-11-232022-05-16
Loneliness: Human Nature and the Need for Social ConnectionJohn T. Cacioppo and William Patrick2017-082008-08-17
The StrangerAlbert Camus2016-101942
Metamorphosis: The Butterfly ExperienceAlicia Cass 2018-022016-10-26
It Was The Best Of Sentences, It Was The Worst Of SentencesJune Casagrande2021-122010-07-27
The YąnomamöNapoleon A. Chagnon2017-102012-01-01
Exhalation: StoriesTed Chiang2022-042019-05-07
The AwakeningKate Chopin2016-101899-04-22
Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad OnesJames Clear2024-02-222018-10-16
Between the World and MeTa-Nehisi Coates2023-07-022015-07-14
The Gift of Fear: Survival Signals That Protect Us from ViolenceGavin de Becker2023-02-151997-06-01
Meditations on First PhilosophyRené Descartes2017-031641
Poverty, By AmericaMatthew Desmond2023-10-152023-03-21
Grit: The Power of Passion and PerseveranceAngela Duckworth2017-082016-05-03
Biased: Uncovering the Hidden Prejudice That Shapes What We See, Think, and DoJennifer L. Eberhardt2019-102019-03-26
Gender: What Everyone Needs to KnowLaura Erickson-Schroth, Benjamin Davis2022-012020-12-02
The Fine Art of Small Talk: How to Start a Conversation, Keep it Going, Build Networking Skills--and Leave a Positive Impression!Debra Fine2022-08-222005-10-01
Complex Variables, 2e**Stephen D. Fisher2017-051999-02-16
The Great GatsbyF. Scott Fitzgerald2016-091925-02-10
Moonwalking with Einstein: The Art and Science of Remembering EverythingJoshua Foer2017-082012-02-28
Man's Search for MeaningViktor E. Frankl2022-061959 (2006)
The Foundations of ArithmeticGottlob Frege2018-031884
Better: A Surgeon's Notes on PerformanceAtul Gawande2019-052007-04-03
The Checklist Manifesto: How to get Things RightAtul Gawande2019-04-142009-12-22
Complications: A Surgeon's Notes on an Imperfect ScienceAtul Gawande2019-052003-04-01
Being Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in the EndAtul Gawande2019-022014-07-10
Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents: How to Heal from Distant, Rejecting, or Self-Involved ParentsLindsay C. Gibson2022-11-052015-06-01
The ImmoralistAndré Gide2016-111902
Eat, Pray, LoveElizabeth Gilbert2017-062006-02-16
Talking to Strangers: What We Should Know about the People We Don't KnowMalcolm Gladwell2020-032019-09-10
Breathe: A Life in FlowRickson Gracie2024-01-312021-08-21
Bullshit Jobs: A TheoryDavid Graeber2021-062018-05-15
Give and Take: Why Helping Others Drives Our SuccessAdam Grant2017-082013-04-09
Just Like Compton: Finally a real hood novelKevon L. Gulley2018-032010-11-07
Minor Feelings: An Asian American ReckoningCathy Park Hong2021-092020-05-25
All About Love: New Visionsbell hooks2022-07-221999-12-22
Gangs in America III*C. Ronald Huff2018-052011-11-06
An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding*David Hume2018-031748
Food: What the Heck Should I Eat?Mark Hyman2018-082018-02-27
The TrialFranz Kafka2022-09-281925-04-26
When Breath Becomes AirPaul Kalanithi2019-022016-01-12
Prolegomena to Any Future Metaphysics**Immanuel Kant2018-051783
How to Be an AntiracistIbram X. Kendi2023-04-282019-08-13
One the RoadJack Kerouac2016-091957-09-05
Flowers for AlgernonDaniel Keyes2016-051966-03
On Writing: A Memoir of the CraftStephen King2017-072010-07-06
Sexual Intelligence: What We Really Want from Sex - and How to Get It.Marty Klein2022-06-222012-02-07
Introduction to a Philosophy of MusicPeter Kivy2017-092002-08
Naming and Necessity*Saul Kripke2018-041980
Survive the Unthinkable: A Total Guide to Women's Self-ProtectionTim Larkin2023-02-272012-09-04
When Violence Is the Answer: Learning How to Do What It Takes When Your Life Is at StakeTim Larkin2023-06-132017-09-05
The Dobe Ju/'hoansi, 4eRichard B. Lee2017-092012-02-27
Be Water, My Friend: The Teachings of Bruce LeeShannon Lee2022-12-212020-10-06
Discourse on Metaphysics*Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz2017-031986
Carry On: Reflections for a New GenerationJohn Lewis2022-07-302021-07-13
We Were Dreamers: An Immigrant Superhero Origin StorySimu Liu2023-05-122022-05-17
An Essay Concerning Human Understanding**John Locke2018-031690
Doing Good Better: How Effective Altruism Can Help You Help Others, Do Work that Matters, and Make Smarter Choices about Giving BackWilliam MacAskill2017-122015-07-28
Lais of Marie de FranceMarie de France2016-1011??
The Subtle Art of Not Giving a Fuck: A Counterintuitive Approach to Living a Good LifeMark Manson2017-072016-09-13
Philosophy of LawAndrei Marmor2017-122011-01-17
I'm Glad My Mom DiedJennette McCurdy2023-07-112022-08-09
Know My Name: A MemoirChanel Miller2023-05-062019-09-24
Facing ViolenceRory Miller2024-02-082011-05-01
Meditations on ViolenceRory Miller2017-072008-06-01
The Bluest EyeToni Morrison2016-091970
A Severed Head**Iris Murdoch2016-091961
The Emperor of all Maladies: A Biography of CancerSiddhartha Mukherjee2019-072010-11-16
Murphy's Law: My Journey from Army Ranger and Green Beret to Investigative JournalistJack Murphy2024-01-152019-02-01
Aesthetics: A Very Short IntroductionBence Nanay2023-06-162020-01-01
Deep Work: Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted WorldCal Newport2017-072016-01-05
How To Become a Straight-A Student: The Unconventional Strategies Real College Students Use to Score High While Studying LessCal Newport2017-072006-12-26
So Good They Can't Ignore You: Why Skills Trump Passion in the Quest for Work You LoveCal Newport2017-072012-09-18
The Death Of Expertise: The Campaign Against Established Knowledge and Why it MattersTom Nichols2022-09-192017-04-27
Algorithms of Oppression: How Search Engines Reinforce RacismSafiya Umoja Noble2022-08-192018-02-20
Boys & Sex: Young Men on Hookups, Love, Porn, Consent, and Navigating the New MasculinityPeggy Orenstein2020-022019-01-07
1984George Orwell2020-021949-06-08
Harvey Penick's Little Red BookHarvey Penick with Bud Shrake2022-021992-05-15
The Game for a Lifetime: More Lessons and TeachingsHarvey Penick with Bud Shrake2022-031996-04-08
Introduction to Computing Using Python: An Application Development FocusLjubomir Perkovic2022-08-032015-04-15
Demonic Males: Apes and the Origins of Human ViolenceDale Peterson and Richard Wrangham2018-031997-11-14
Elementary Differential Geometry**Andrew Pressley2018-032010-03-18
What is this Thing Called Knowledge?, 2eDuncan Pritchard2016-122009-10-25
Real Mathematical Analysis, 2e*Charles Pugh2018-052015
Saving Capitalism: For the Many, Not the FewRobert Reich2019-082019-09-29
Always Running: La Vida Loca: Gang Days in L.A.Luis J. Rodriguez2018-021993
An American Sickness: How Healthcare Became Big Business and How You Can Take It Back Elisabeth Rosenthal2020-052017-04-11
Golf is Not a Game of PerfectBob Rotella with Bob Cullen2022-011996-05-09
Make Your Next Shot Your Best Shot: The Secret to Playing Great GolfBob Rotella with Roger Schiffman2022-032021-09-21
The Problems of PhilosophyBertrand Russell2018-041912
Striking Distance: Bruce Lee and the Dawn of Martial Arts in AmericaCharles Russo2024-01-262016-07-01
The Catcher in the RyeJ. D. Salinger2016-091951-07-16
Justice: What's the Right Thing to Do? Michael Sandel2017-062009-09-15
Secrets and Lies: Digital Security in a Networked WorldBruce Schneier2022-09-042000-08-28
Noncognitivism in Ethics**Mark Schroeder2017-112010-04-16
Ethics in the Real World: 82 Brief Essays on Things That MatterPeter Singer2020-122017-09-05
The Life You Can Save: Acting Now to End World PovertyPeter Singer2017-102009-03-10
The Most Good You Can Do: How Effective Altruism Is Changing Ideas About Living EthicallyPeter Singer2017-102016-07-05
Utilitarianism: For and AgainstJ.J.C. Smart and Bernard Williams2019-061973-01-01
Permanent RecordEdward Snowden2019-112019-09-17
The Analytic Tradition in Philosophy, Volume 1: The Founding Giants**Scott Soames2018-022014-03-23
The Analytic Tradition in Philosophy, Volume 2: A New Vision**Scott Soames2018-032017-11-28
Philosophy of Language**Scott Soames2018-042010-08-15
Concepts of Modern Mathematics*Ian Stewart2017-081995-02-01
Essential CalculusJames Stewart2018-082012-03-02
Methods in Medical EthicsJeremy Sugarman and Daniel Sulmasy2019-082010-10-19
Beneath a Scarlet SkyMark Sullivan2018-122017-05-01
Action: A Book About SexAmy Rose Spiegel2022-07-182016-05-17
Wikinomics: How Mass Collaboration Changes EverythingDon Tapscott and Anthony D. Williams2019-092010-09-28
Big Little Man: In Search of My Asian SelfAlex Tizon2022-09-212014-01-01
80,000 Hours: Find a fulfilling career that does goodBenjamin Todd2017-122016-12-10
The Hobbit: Or, There and Back AgainJ.R.R. Tolkein2019-07-101937-09-21
Activate Your GreatnessAlex Toussaint2024-02-252023-10-10
Taste: My Life Through FoodStanley Tucci2023-07-232021-10-05
Wing Chun Kung Fu: Traditional Chinese Kung Fu for Self-Defense and HealthMichael Tse and Ip Chun2022-11-261998-04-01
Metaphysics, 4ePeter van Inwagen2017-072014-08-12
The Color PurpleAlice Walker2017-041982
Why We Sleep: The New Science of Sleep and DreamsMatthew Walker2018-082017-10-03
Gangsters Without Borders: An Ethnography of a Salvadoran Street GangThomas W. Ward2018-052012-06-01
Writing Philosophy: A Student's Guide to Writing Philosophy EssaysLewis Vaughn2018-042005-11-10
The Timeless SwingTom Watson with Nick Seitz2022-022011-03-29
Left of Bang: How the Marine Corps' Combat Hunter Program Can Save Your LifePatrick Van Horne and Jason Riley2023-05-132014-06-13
On Desire: Why We Want What We WantIrivine B. William2017-072005-11-01
A Guide to the Good Life: The Ancient Art of Stoic JoyIrivine B. William2017-072008-11-04
A Slap in the Face: Why Insults Hurt--And Why They Shouldn'tIrivine B. William2017-072013-03-01
Extreme Ownership: How U.S. Navy SEALs Lead and WinJocko Willink, Leif Babin2024-02-142015-10-20
Making a SceneConstance Wu2023-08-082022-10-04
Crying in H MartMichelle Zauner2023-06-082021-04-20