These are some of my favorites books. I would have read some multiple times.
Philosophy
- The Enchiridion of Epictetus by Epictetus
- Meditations of Marcus Aurelius by Marcus Aurelius
- On the shortness of life by Seneca
- The Cynic Philosophers by Julian
- The Universe Doesn’t Give a Flying Fuck About You by J. Truant
- On Friendship by Michel de Montaigne
- Be Here Now by Dass, Ram
- How We Weep and Laugh at the Same Thing by Michel de Montaigne
- Why I Am so Clever by Friedrich Nietzsche
- Varieties of Religious Experience, a Study in Human Nature by William James
- Zen And The Art Of Motorcycle Maintenance: 40th Anniversary Edition by Robert Pirsig
- The First and Last Freedom by J Krishnamurti
- On Fear by J. Krishnamurti
- J Krishnamurti – Why do you live With Stress by Jiddu Krishnamurti
- As One Is: To Free the Mind from All Condition: To Free the Mind from All Conditioning by Jiddu Krishnamurti
- On Love and Loneliness by Jiddu Krishnamurti
- Freedom from the Known by Jiddu Krishnamurti
- Total Freedom by Jiddu Krishnamurti
- Autobiography of a Yogi by Paramahansa Yogananda
- The Courage To Be Disliked: How to free yourself, change your life and achieve real happiness by Ichiro Kishimi, Fumitake Koga
Biography or Autobiography
- Sam Walton: Made In America by Sam Walton, John Huey
- Behind the Cloud by Benioff, Marc
- The Life and Times of Jamsetji Tata by R M Lala
- Who Is Michael Ovitz?: A Memoir by Michael Ovitz
- Einstein: His Life and Universe by Walter Isaacson
- Made in Japan by Akio Morita
- The Wizard of Menlo Park: How Thomas Alva Edison Invented the Modern World by Randall E. Stross
- The Letters of Vincent Van Gogh by Vincent Van Gogh, Elfreda Powell
- Charlie Munger: The Complete Investor by Tren Griffin
- Very Truly Yours, Nikola Tesla by Nikola Tesla
- Wit and Wisdom from Poor Richard’s Almanack by Benjamin Franklin
History
- The Anarchy: The East India Company, Corporate Violence, and the Pillage of an Empire by Dalrymple, William
- Ascetic Games: Sadhus, Akharas and the Making of the Hindu Vote by Dhirendra K Jha
- What the Dormouse Said: How the Sixties Counterculture Shaped the Personal Computer Industry by John Markoff
Health
- The Viral Storm: The Dawn of a New Pandemic Age by Nathan D. Wolfe
- Good Calories, Bad Calories: Fats, Carbs, and the Controversial Science of Diet and Health by Taubes, Gary
- Your Brain at Work: Strategies for Overcoming Distraction, Regaining Focus, and Working Smarter All Day Long by David Rock
- The Haywire Heart: How too much exercise can kill you, and what you can do to protect your heart by Case Christopher J., Mandrola Dr. John, Zinn Lennard
- Spark: How exercise will improve the performance of your brain by Dr John J. Ratey, Eric Hagerman, John Ratey
- Deep Work: Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World by Cal Newport
- Wheat Belly: Lose the Wheat, Lose the Weight and Find Your Path Back to Health by William Davis MD
- Gut: The Inside Story of Our Body’s Most Under-Rated Organ by Giulia Enders
- 10% Human: How Your Body’s Microbes Hold the Key to Health and Happiness by Alanna Collen
- Brain Maker: The Power of Gut Microbes to Heal and Protect Your Brain – for Life by David Perlmutter
Business
- The Mom Test: How to talk to customers & learn if your business is a good idea when everyone is lying to you by Rob Fitzpatrick
- eBoys: The First Inside Account of Venture Capitalists at Work by Stross, Randall E.
- Category Creation: How to Build a Brand that Customers, Employees, and Investors Will Love by Kennada, Anthony
- What You Do Is Who You Are : How to Create Your Business Culture by Ben Horowitz
- Company of One by Jarvis, Paul
- Secrets of Sand Hill Road: Venture Capital-and How to Get It by Scott Kupor, Eric Ries
- The 80/20 Principle by Richard Koch
- Secrets Of Closing The Sale by Zig Zigler
- Competing Against Luck: The Story of Innovation and Customer Choice by Clayton M. Christensen
- When Coffee and Kale Compete: Become great at making products people will buy by Alan Klement
- Principles: Life and Work by Ray Dalio
- The One Thing by Gary Keller, Jay Papasan
- Monetizing Innovation: How Smart Companies Design the Product Around the Price by Madhavan Ramanujam, Georg Tacke
- The Mythical Man Month: Essays on Software Engineering by Frederick P. Brooks
- The Design of Everyday Things by Don Norman
- Don’t Make Me Think by Steve Krug
- Hooked by Nir Eyal
- Inspired: How To Create Products Customers Love
by Marty Cagan - Made to Stick: Why some ideas take hold and others come unstuck
Chip Heath, Dan Heath - Crossing the Chasm by Geoffrey A. Moore, Regis McKenna
Contributions
I have been lucky to have contributed as an author in these published books.
I wrote a chapter in this book letting the world know why documentation is important & how documentation changed my life. Thanks to Lydia for giving me an opportunity for the same.
I was lucky to work with Kiran, Yogesh, Susendran & Johnson as a team & coming up with one of the very first books on OpenStack which later became part of OpenStack Official Documentation.