Below is a list of the top books I read in 2022. The themes range from America’s political evolution, psychology, and tech history/futurism. My biggest recommendation in this list is How the Internet Happened, it’s a must read for anyone in tech.
For 2023, I’ll be going deeper into political economics and China.
Talent – Tyler Cowen and Daniel Gross
The Network State – Balaji Srinivasan
How the Internet Happened: From Netscape to the iPhone – Brian McCullough
The Billionaire’s Folly: The Untold Story of Ethereum and the Unicorn that Wasn’t – Faisal Khan
Bowling Alone: The Collapse and Revival of the American Community – Robert Putnam
The Psychology of Money – Morgan Housel
Elequent Rage – Brittney Cooper
Emergence: The Connected Lives of Ants, Brains, Cities, and Software – Steven Johnson
Conscious Loving: The Journey to Co-Commitment – Gay Hendricks and Kathlyn Hendricks
The Idiot - Elif Batuman
The Revolt of the Public - Martin Gurri
Books I found myself going back to.
The High Growth Handbook - Elad Gill
From Counterculture to Cyberculture - Fred Turner
The Four Agreements - Don Miguel Ruiz