Most of the books I read are influenced by similar threads on HN. This year has not been good overall and it impacted my reading. I need to finish writing the post https://brajeshwar.com/2023/books/ “How to Be Perfect: The Correct Answer to Every Moral Question” by Michael Schur is a fun book that opens with a good question, “Should I punch my friend in the face for no reason?” I have been meaning to and this year I finally read The Diary of a Young Girl. For 2024, here are some of the ones from my list (sorry for the formatting, copied Markdown from my notes); - [Chip War: The Fight for the World's Most Critical Technology](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chip_War:_The_Fight_for_the_Wo... (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chip_War:_The_Fight_for_the_World%27s_Most_Critical_Technology)) by [Chris Miller](https://www.christophermiller.net) - [First Principles](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Principles_%28book%29) by [Thomas E. Ricks](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_E._Ricks_%28journalist%29) - [Greenlights](https://greenlights.com) by [Matthew McConaughey](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matthew_McConaughey)…
Also recommended in this reply
- Chip War: The Fight for the World's Most Critical Technology
- The End of the World Is Just the Beginning: Mapping the Collapse of Globalization
- How to Be Perfect: The Correct Answer to Every Moral Question
- The Book You Wish Your Parents Had Read (and Your Children Will Be Glad That You Did)
- Windfall: The Booming Business of Global Warming
- The Tatas: How a Family Built a Business and a Nation
- Dieter Rams: The Complete Works
- Greenlights
- How Asia Works: Success and Failure in the World's Most Dynamic Region
- Poor Economics: A Radical Rethinking of the Way to Fight Global Poverty
- Raising an Emotionally Intelligent Child: The Heart of Parenting