Reading Journey
Books that shape my understanding and perspective
2023
Education
How to Read a Book
by Mortimer J. Adler
Biography
The Chancellor: The Remarkable Odyssey of Angela Merkel
by Kati Marton
Philosophy
The Abolition of Man
by C. S. Lewis
Theology
The Screwtape Letters
by C. S. Lewis
Philosophy
The Two Greatest Ideas
by Linda Zagzebski
Psychology
Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World
by David Epstein
Memoir
Never Finished
by David Goggins
Finance
The Psychology of Money
by Morgan Housel
Philosophy
Meditations
by Robin Waterfield
Business
Post Corona: From Crisis to Opportunity
by Scott Galloway
Statistics
Factfulness: Ten Reasons We're Wrong About the World
by Hans Rosling
Memoir
And There Was Light
by Jacques Lusseyran
2024
Productivity
Deep Work
by Cal Newport
Productivity
Digital Minimalism
by Cal Newport
Literature
Kalila and Dimna
by Nasrullah Munshi
Spiritual Reflection
The Beginning of Guidance: The Imam and proof of Islam
by Al-Ghazali
Philosophy
The Consolation of Philosophy
by Boethius
Psychology
Stolen Focus: Why You Can't Pay Attention
by Johann Hari
Psychology
Hidden Potential: The Science of Achieving Greater Things
by Adam Grant
Business & Psychology
Made to Stick: Why Some Ideas Survive and Others Die
by Dan Heath
2025
Spiritual Growth
The Illumination on Abandoning Self-Direction
Al-Tanwir fi Isqat Al-Tadbir
by Ibn Ata Allah Al-Iskandari
Spiritual Reflection
The Afterlife Manual: Every Muslim's Guide to Happily Ever Hereafter
by Ousama Iyad Alshurafa
Spiritual Reflection
Al-Ghazali on Disciplining the Soul & on Breaking the Two Desires
by Al-Ghazali
Spiritual Reflection
Diseases of the Heart and Their Cure
by Shaykh Al-Islam Ibn Taymiya
Spiritual Reflection
Al Ghazali on Patience and Thankfulness
by Al-Ghazali