274 books across 11 years. The quake books are the ones that changed how I think.
In my whole life, I have known no wise people (over a broad subject matter area) who didn't read all the time—none, zero. You'd be amazed at how much Warren reads—and at how much I read. My children laugh at me. They think I'm a book with a couple of legs sticking out.
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These are the books that fundamentally shifted my worldview — the ones I return to and reference constantly. Not the best books I've read, but the ones that left the deepest mark.
A private library is not an ego-boosting appendage but a research tool. Read books are far less valuable than unread ones. The library should contain as much of what you do not know as your financial means, mortgage rates, and the currently tight real-estate market allow you to put there. You will accumulate more knowledge and more books as you grow older, and the growing number of unread books on the shelves will look at you menacingly. Indeed, the more you know, the larger the rows of unread books. Let us call this collection of unread books an antilibrary.
1Harlem Shuffle: A NovelColson Whitehead2021318—Recommended during the NCX partner presentation, captured on December 13th, 2021 — NCX Partner Presentation.↗
1Leviathan Falls (The Expanse, Book 9)James S.A. Corey2021518Leviathan WakesRecommended during the NCX partner presentation, captured on December 13th, 2021 — NCX Partner Presentation (noted as the sequel/finale to Leviathan Wakes).↗
1One from Many: VISA and the Rise of Chaordic OrganizationDee Hock2005307VisaSaved in Kyle's April 30th, 2020 Roam 'Quick Capture' reading log (tagged #Visa). Same batch as the Fast Company profile 'The Trillion-Dollar Vision of Dee Hock'; Dee Hock recommended to Kyle by Tim Riser.↗
1Process and Reality: An Essay in CosmologyAlfred North Whitehead1929448—Cited in Charlie Munger — Harvard Law School Fiftieth Reunion Address — surfaced during the 2026-06-19 connection sweep.↗
1The Lincoln Highway: A NovelAmor Towles2021592A Gentleman in MoscowRecommended during the NCX partner presentation, captured on December 13th, 2021 — NCX Partner Presentation (shared as an Amazon link).↗
1The MANIACBenjamin Labatut2023368—Saved to #books-to-read from Roam daily-note — January 24th, 2024 (Amazon link)↗