Reading

Readings Ideas Link to heading

non-fiction Link to heading

  • The Making of Princeton Univeristy by James Axtell
  • American History: A Very Short Introduction by Paul S. Boyer
  • The Worlds I See: Curiosity, Exploration, and Discovery at the Dawn of AI by Fei-Fei Li
  • Helsinki: A Cultural History by Neil Kent
  • The Structure of Scientific Revolutions by Thomas S. Kuhn
  • Meditations by Marcus Aurelius
  • Modern World History by Dan Allosso & Tom Williford
  • Invention and Innovation: A Brief History of Hype and Failure by Vaclav Smil
  • How the World Really Works: A Scientist’s Guide to Our Past, Present and Future by Vaclav Smil

general textbooks Link to heading

  • Introduction to Linear Algebra by Gilbert Strang
  • Introduction to Finance: Markets, Investments, and Financial Management by Ronald Melicher and Edgar Norton
  • Quantitative Trading: How to Build Your Own Algorithmic Trading Business by Ernest P. Chan
  • Trading and Exchanges: Market Microstructure for Practitioners by Larry Harris
  • Gaming the Market: Applying Game Theory to Create Winning Trading Strategies by Ronald B. Shelton

medical textbooks Link to heading

  • Chemistry: The Central Science by Brown, LeMay, Bursten, Murphy, and Woodward
  • Biology by Campbell, Reece, Urry, Cain, Wasserman, Minorsky, and Jackson
  • Calculus: Early Transcendentals by James Stewart
  • The Norton Field Guide to Writing by Richard Bullock, Maureen Daly Goggin, and Francine Weinberg
  • Psychology by David G. Myers and C. Nathan DeWall
  • Sociology by John J. Macionis
  • Organic Chemistry by Paula Yurkanis Bruice
  • University Physics with Modern Physics by Hugh D. Young and Roger A. Freedman
  • The Basic Practice of Statistics by David S. Moore, William I. Notz, and Michael A. Fligner
  • Lehninger Principles of Biochemistry by David L. Nelson and Michael M. Cox
  • The Elements of Moral Philosophy by James Rachels and Stuart Rachels
  • Human Physiology: An Integrated Approach by Dee Unglaub Silverthorn
  • Genetics: Analysis and Principles by Robert J. Brooker
  • The Norton Anthology of English Literature by Stephen Greenblatt et al.
  • Microbiology: An Introduction by Gerard J. Tortora, Berdell R. Funke, and Christine L. Case
  • Molecular Biology of the Cell by Bruce Alberts et al.
  • Introduction to Public Health by Mary-Jane Schneider
  • Robbins and Cotran Pathologic Basis of Disease by Vinay Kumar, Abul K. Abbas, and Jon C. Aster
  • Gray’s Anatomy for Students by Richard L. Drake, A. Wayne Vogl, and Adam W. M. Mitchell
  • Wheater’s Functional Histology: A Text and Colour Atlas by Barbara Young, Geraldine O’Dowd, and Phillip Woodford
  • Guyton and Hall Textbook of Medical Physiology by John E. Hall
  • Bates’ Guide to Physical Examination and History Taking by Lynn S. Bickley
  • Principles of Biomedical Ethics by Tom L. Beauchamp and James F. Childress
  • Braunwald’s Heart Disease: A Textbook of Cardiovascular Medicine by Douglas P. Zipes et al.
  • Murray & Nadel’s Textbook of Respiratory Medicine by Robert J. Mason et al.
  • Brenner & Rector’s The Kidney by Maarten W. Taal et al.
  • Williams Hematology by Kenneth Kaushansky et al.
  • Robbins and Cotran Pathologic Basis of Disease by Vinay Kumar, Abul K. Abbas, and Jon C. Aster
  • Users’ Guides to the Medical Literature by Gordon Guyatt et al.
  • Harrison’s Principles of Internal Medicine by J. Larry Jameson et al.
  • Schwartz’s Principles of Surgery by F. Charles Brunicardi et al.
  • Nelson Textbook of Pediatrics by Robert M. Kliegman et al.
  • Williams Obstetrics by F. Gary Cunningham et al.
  • Kaplan and Sadock’s Synopsis of Psychiatry by Benjamin J. Sadock, Virginia A. Sadock, and Pedro Ruiz
  • Rakel’s Textbook of Family Medicine by Robert E. Rakel and David P. Rakel
  • Adams and Victor’s Principles of Neurology by Allan H. Ropper and Martin A. Samuels
  • Tintinalli’s Emergency Medicine: A Comprehensive Study Guide by Judith E. Tintinalli et al.
  • Irwin and Rippe’s Intensive Care Medicine by Richard S. Irwin and James M. Rippe
  • Ambulatory Medicine: Medical Textbook and Primary Care Guide by Nicholas J. Talley and Simon O’Connor
  • Braunwald’s Heart Disease: A Textbook of Cardiovascular Medicine by Douglas P. Zipes et al.
  • DeVita, Hellman, and Rosenberg’s Cancer: Principles & Practice of Oncology by Vincent T. DeVita Jr., Theodore S. Lawrence, and Steven A. Rosenberg
  • Global Health: An Introduction to Current and Future Trends by Kevin McCracken and David R. Phillips

fiction Link to heading

  • Sophie’s World by Jostein Gaarder
  • Der Prozeß by Franz Kafka
  • Dune by Frank Herbert
  • The Stranger by Albert Camus
  • The Restaurant at the End of the Universe by Douglas Adams
  • The Plague by Albert Camus
  • Foundation’s Edge by Isaac Asimov
  • Foundation and Earth by Isaac Asimov
  • Wilhelm Tell by Friedrich Schiller
  • The Redemption of Time (A Three-Body Problem Novel) by Baoshu

Past Readings Link to heading

  • The Fall (Cherub) by Robert Muchamore
  • Man vs Beast (Cherub) by Robert Muchamore
  • Divine Madness (Cherub) by Robert Muchamore
  • The Killing (Cherub) by Robert Muchamore
  • Maximum Security (Cherub) by Robert Muchamore
  • Class A (Cherub) by Robert Muchamore
  • The Recruit (Cherub) by Robert Muchamore
  • Thinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman (16 February 2024)
  • Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (30 January 2024)
  • Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (24 January 2024)
  • Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (16 January 2024)
  • Harry Potter and the Prizoner of Azkaban (13 January 2024)
  • Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (12 January 2024)
  • Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone (9 January 2024)
  • Animal Farm by George Orwell (4 January 2024)
  • Becoming by Michelle Obama (March 2023)
  • The Second Foundation (February 2023)
  • Death’s End by Liu Cixin (February 2023)
  • The Dark Forest by Liu Cixin (Feburary 2023)
  • Brave New World by (January 2023)
  • The Hitchiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams (January 2023)
  • 1984 by George Orwell (January 2023)
  • Foundation and Empire by Isaac Asimov (January 2023)
  • Ready Player Two by Ernest Cline (January 2023)
  • The Three-Body Problem by Liu Cixin (January 2023)
  • Foundation by Isaac Asimov (2022)