Starting from January 2024, I will regularly share some of the best books I have read. I maintain a high standard for recommending a book here; my broader readings can be found here. The list is in no particular order.
- Lee Kuan Yew – From Third World to First: The Singapore Story: 1965-2000
- Cixin Liu – Remembrance of Earth’s Past
- Graham Moore – The Last Days of Night
- Ted Chiang – Exhalation and Story of Your Life
- Stefan Zweig – The World of Yesterday
- Thomas Mann – Magic Mountain
- Robert Caro – LBJ Biography Series
Here are some of my all-time favourite books, including the Classics and textbooks:
- MTW – Gravitation is my favourite GR textbook.
- Edwin Abbott – Flatland is an exhilarating “mathematical fiction”.
- Norbert Wiener – Cybernetics
- JW von Goethe – Faust
Here are some of my favourite literary essays:
- David Foster Wallace – Consider the Lobster
I sometimes come across interesting memos while researching my latest curiorisities. I curate and share the most interesting ones below.
- “The Downfall of a Great American Airplane Company – An Insider’s Perspective” Memo by Boeing engineers on the downfall of their commercial airline division.
- The Secret Diary of a ‘Sustainable Investor’ Memo by Tariq Fancy, former CIO for Sustainable Investing at Blackrock, outlining why ESG is not working.