Books are great. I have read a few of them and will be hoping to read many more.

But some books are just better than other books. Amongst the books I have read, I consider the following to be essential reading for anyone.

1. 1984 by George Orwell

War is peace. Freedom is slavery. Ignorance is strength.

2. Anti-fragile by Nassim Nicholas Taleb

3. Brave New World by Aldous Huxley

4. God’s Debris: A Thought Experiment by Scott Adams

5. Macbeth by Willian Shakespeare

Life is a tale, told by an idiot. Full of sound and fury. Signifying nothing.

6. Mastery by Robert Greene

7. Shoe Dog by Phil Knight

8. Skin in the Game by Nassim Nicholas Taleb

9. The 48 Laws of Power by Robert Greene

10. The Black Swan by Nassim Nicholas Taleb

11. The Courage to be Disliked by Fumitake Koga and Ichiro Kishimi

12. The Princess Bride by William Goldman

13. Sapiens by Yuval Noah Harari