Books I have read so far
Number of books: 83
2025
Source Code by Bill Gates
Memoir book of Bill Gates, focused primarily his journey till Microsoft
Category: Biography
Rating: 6.5/10
Amusing Ourselves To Death
Arguments that makes you reconsider your whole view about digitized information
Category: Non-fiction
Rating: 8/10
Muqadimmah
An overview of history, religion, economics, politics and science of 14th century
Category: Non-fiction
Rating: 6.5/10
The Art of Doing Science and Engineering
Great ideas from Richard Hamming himself. Many of his predictions are very close, especially about AI
Category: Non-fiction
Rating: 6.5/10
Oleg Tinkov: I am like everyone else
Biography of russian millioner Oleg Tinkov, a very straightforward and honest person
Category: Non-fiction
Rating: 6.5/10
2024
First You Write A sentence
Another gem about writing
Category: Writing
Rating: 7.5/10
The Death of Ivan Ilyich
Story about a person dying, the last moment thoughts and regrets
Category: Fiction
Rating: 6/10
Don Quixote
It deals with unrealistic perfection that fiction worlds bring.
Category: Fiction
Rating: 7/10
Predictably Irrational
More about irrational everyday behaviour in simple terms
Category: Economics
Rating: 6.5/10
Sane Society
A great analysis of man's unhappiness despite the huge rise of economics
Category: Non-fiction
Rating: 8/10
The Lily of The Valley
Good writing style, but I didn't enjoy the plot. It is about how women sacrifice themselves for others
Category: Uncategorized
Rating: 4/10
The Cat And Racket
Short story about simple and beautiful girl Augustine - who gets unlucky in marriage
Category: Fiction
Rating: 9/10
White Nights
Short story about love triangle. Showed the main character as too desperate
Category: Fiction
Rating: 5/10
The Sense of Style: The Thinking Person's Guide in Writing
List of recommendations for writing technical and Non-fiction things
Category: Writing
Rating: 6/10
Writing With Style: The Economist Guide
Helped me to understand how to write copies that people like reading
Category: Writing
Rating: 7.5/10
The Elements of Computing Systems: Building Modern Computer from First Principles
Helped me to see overall picture of whole computer, need to read it some time later
Category: Programming
Rating: 6.5/10
Courage to Write
The best book I have read about writing so far in my life
Category: Writing
Rating: 8/10
Adibus Soniy
16 page book that explains the core things that young learner should know
Category: Non-fiction
Rating: 9.5/10
Sense and Sensibility
Story of 2 sisters, one is sensible and the other is emotional. In short, it is about love, marriage and money.
Category: Fiction
Rating: 7/10
The Prince
Practical book about politics by Nicollo Machiavelli. I liked how honest and clear he was in his writing.
Category: Politics
Rating: 8/10
Operating Systems: Three Easy Pieces
Nice book about OS, helped me to understand what is happening under the hood of my computer
Category: Programming
Rating: 7/10
Why We Can't Just Print More Money
Simple and short explanation of economics, written in a very casual way so that everyone can understand it.
Category: Economics
Rating: 6/10
Metamorphosis
Very short story by Franz Kafka, at first it was weird, but after finishing it, I got the overall message. No matter how much you did good for anyone, they will hate you if you are not useful to them
Category: Fiction
Rating: 7.5/10
2023
Why Poor Countries Are Poor
A book that took shots on Adam Smith. Well, it changed my perspective on the economy afterall
Category: Economics
Rating: 5.5/10
Brothers Karamazov
I liked this book, even though it was a bit long. A great exploration of human relationships, meaning of life, religion and philosophy
Category: Fiction
Rating: 8.5/10
Antifragile
Reminded myself of the importance of discomfort, mistakes and failures in life. The only way to grow is to expose yourself to these things
Category: Non-fiction
Rating: 8/10
Digital Minimalism
Great book by my favorite author Cal Newport. I had issues related to social media, and this book helped me to lower my screen time noticeably
Category: Non-fiction
Rating: 6/10
From Influence Empire: The Story of Tencent
Detailed look into the history ofTencent, a company that has shaped the modern Chinese economy. Quite inspiring and interesting to learn how young Pony Ma was able to build such a big empire from scratch
Category: Non-fiction
Rating: 6/10
Art of Computer Science
It looked a bit overrated for me, the information is good, but I found it hard to consume it because of the way it was presented, too much formality and jargon
Category: Programming
Rating: 4/10
A mind for numbers
For those who struggle with math, I found some effective techniques to learn science in a better way
Category: Non-fiction
Rating: 5/10
Nobody Reads Your Sh*t
Well, not that great book, at least for me. Outline for writing good stories was the only thing I found useful in this books
Category: Writing
Rating: 4/10
Universal Principles of UX
Very practical, understandable and useful resource. Written by a professional in the field, real life examples from her own work for Google, Spotify ,etc
Category: Non-fiction
Rating: 5.5/10
Hackers and Painters
Collection of essay by Paul Graham on various topics
Category: Non-fiction
Rating: 7.5/10
Great Mental Models
Good book that made me to rethink my decision making process.
Category: Non-fiction
Rating: 4.5/10
And The Wind Is Coming Back
Weird book by a anticommunist author, how he tried to stand against communism and been in jail for 4 times and 2 times in mental hospital
Category: Non-fiction
Rating: 3/10
Build
Amazing book by amazing person Tony Fadell, a person behind iPod, iPhone and Nest. I learnt about product design, innovation, business and leadership
Category: Non-fiction
Rating: 6.5/10
2022
1984
Continuation of Animal Farm, a controversial and thoughtprovoking book about power, control and manipulation
Category: Fiction
Rating: 6.5/10
Queen's Gambit
A book that sparked my interest in chess. Didn't impress me much, but I liked the main character
Category: Fiction
Rating: 3/10
Animal Farm
Oh yeah, it was a great satire on communism. Very simple, yet interesting book
Category: Fiction
Rating: 7/10
Flowers For Algernon
One of the favorites. Probably one of the few books that actually made me emotional. Imaginary story that shows the importance of love, empathy and intelligence
Category: Fiction
Rating: 8/10
Stoner
Fictional story of a person who kind of failed in career and love
Category: Fiction
Rating: 4/10
Malcolm X
Book about a person who tranformed from a criminal to an activist
Category: Non-fiction
Rating: 3.5/10
Deep Work
It was my 2nd attempt to read this book, and I finally finished it. Now I understand the message of the book. Showed how our focus and productivity were destroyed in this modern world and how to get it back
Category: Non-fiction
Rating: 6.5/10
How To Become A Straight A Student
Fine book about getting good grades in college by Cal Newport
Category: Non-fiction
Rating: 3.5/10
Why Has Nobody Told Me This Before
Wasted my time on this book
Category: Non-fiction
Rating: 4/10
Courage To Be Disliked
Some tips on how to pursue happier life, some of them are useful, only some though
Category: Non-fiction
Rating: 4/10
Jab, Jab, Jab, Right Hook
Good but old book about social media marketing, I mean it should have been good for its period, it was written by Gary Vaynerchuk
Category: Non-fiction
Rating: 3/10
Choke
Interesting and a bit sad story by Chuck Palahniuk
Category: Fiction
Rating: 6.5/10
Contagious
Very good and practical book about virality
Category: Non-fiction
Rating: 7/10
Benjamin Franklin
It was interesting to learn about the life of Benjamin Franklin. How he helped shape the modern United States by bringing together all the people
Category: Non-fiction
Rating: 7/10
The Man's Search For Meaning
A book written by a person who survived the World War II concentration camp. How he managed to stay alive in the moments that many wished to be dead. A book that makes you feel grateful for your life
Category: Non-fiction
Rating: 6.5/10
Fahrenheit 451
Very different book that shows the importance of books and knowledge, how they help us to think and question the world around us. One of my favorites
Category: Fiction
Rating: 7/10
Richest Man in Babylon
Not that great book, seemed very basic idea to me
Category: Non-fiction
Rating: 5/10
Everybody Writes
I learnt about copywriting, content marketing and writing in general. Good resource
Category: Writing
Rating: 6.5/10
From Zero To One
Good insights on how to build a successful startup
Category: Non-fiction
Rating: 4/10
Tribes of Mentors
Didn't like it much
Category: Non-fiction
Rating: 2/10
Product Design
Below average book about designing good products
Category: Non-fiction
Rating: 5.5/10
Everything is figureoutable
Another bad selfhelp book
Category: Non-fiction
Rating: 4/10
Zag
Amazing book about differentiation and innovation
Category: Marketing
Rating: 6.5/10
2021
Brand Gap
Loved this work by Marty Neumeier. Eyeopening book about branding
Category: Marketing
Rating: 7/10
So Good They Can't Ignore You
A bit controversial book by Cal Newport. About passion and success in career
Category: Non-fiction
Rating: 8/10
Bada$$
Good book about making and marketing good products
Category: Non-fiction
Rating: 6/10
How will you measure your life
I don't remember what it was about
Category: Non-fiction
Rating: 3/10
Storyteller's Secret
Kind of okay book to learn about building stories, mainly for marketing
Category: Marketing
Rating: 4/10
Wolf of Wall Street: Straight Line
As in the movie, the words of Jordan Belfort sounded a bit scammish, I mean too many promises
Category: Non-fiction
Rating: 5/10
The Passionate Programmer
A nice story of selftaught programmer who became a successful software developer
Category: Programming
Rating: 6.5/10
Win Without Pitching
Must read book for people who want to open their business in creative industry
Category: Marketing
Rating: 7.5/10
Elon Musk
A bit long, but inspiring life story of Elon Musk
Category: Non-fiction
Rating: 5.5/10
Pocket Full of Do's
Short, practical and useful suggestions gathered by Chris Do himself
Category: Non-fiction
Rating: 5.5/10
Greenlights
A nice self reflecting book of Matthew McConaughey. He was totally transparent about his life. The main thing that I got you have to travel. Accept the challenges.
Category: Non-fiction
Rating: 5.5/10
No Filter
Real look into the life of Instagram founders. How they built the company and how they survived the competition
Category: Non-fiction
Rating: 5.5/10
Outliers
Okayyish book about success, I disagreed with many ideas in that book
Category: Non-fiction
Rating: 6.5/10
48 Laws of Power
I found it interesting and useful at the time of reading it, but later I realized it was all about manipulation, so I changed my mind about it
Category: Non-fiction
Rating: 6/10
Leonardo Da Vinci
Long and detailed book about the life of my favorite artist Leonardo Da Vinci by Walter Isaacson
Category: Non-fiction
Rating: 6.5/10
Limitless
Waste of time
Category: Non-fiction
Rating: 0/10
4Hour Workweek
To me it is a scam
Category: Non-fiction
Rating: 0/10
2020
The Third Door
Don't get attached to success or failure , be attached to trying and growing. It is our choices, ...far more than our abilities. We can choose
Category: Non-fiction
Rating: 5.5/10
The Alchemist
Frankly, it was a bit boring, but I liked some parts of it
Category: Fiction
Rating: 4.5/10
Power of Habit
Overrated book about habits
Category: Non-fiction
Rating: 2/10
Think And Grow Rich
Scam, lies and misinformation
Category: Non-fiction
Rating: 0/10
2019
Rich dad poor dad
Overrated book or I am dumb
Category: Non-fiction
Rating: 0/10
Steve Jobs
Good book showing the life of visionary and entrepreneur Steve Jobs. But there is one sentence that offended me
Category: Non-fiction
Rating: 6/10
Little Prince
Short, simple and beautiful book about life
Category: Fiction
Rating: 8/10