Reading & Notes

My reading list

I started keeping this list in 2020. It includes fiction, biography, Islamic learning, psychology, communication, business, finance, philosophy, productivity, and personal development.

43Books completed
1Currently reading
44Books recorded
2020–PresentReading record

Currently Reading

Cover of The 48 Laws of Power by Robert Greene
Currently Reading

The 48 Laws of Power

Robert Greene

Category
Strategy
What I’m reading for

I am reading this slowly because it mixes historical stories with strong claims about power and influence. I want to understand the ideas without treating every law as advice I should follow.

Things I’m watching for

  • Power and influence
  • Reputation and timing
  • How historical examples are used
  • Where strategy needs an ethical limit

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A short list

Eight books from my reading record that I would suggest to other readers.

Cover of Can’t Hurt Me by David Goggins
Personal Development

Can’t Hurt Me

David Goggins

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Productivity and Habits

Atomic Habits

James Clear

Cover of The Psychology of Money by Morgan Housel
Business and Finance

The Psychology of Money

Morgan Housel

Cover of How to Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie
Communication

How to Win Friends and Influence People

Dale Carnegie

Cover of The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen R. Covey
Personal Development

The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People

Stephen R. Covey

Cover of The Story of My Life by Helen Keller
Biography and Memoir

The Story of My Life

Helen Keller

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Fiction and Literature

The Old Man and the Sea

Ernest Hemingway

Cover of The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho
Fiction and Literature

The Alchemist

Paulo Coelho

Complete reading archive

Currently Reading

The 48 Laws of PowerRobert Greene · Strategy

44 books shown

2020

First books in this record

1 completed book shown

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Book 01 · 2020

Danny the Champion of the World

Roald Dahl

Fiction and LiteratureCompleted
2021

More stories

2 completed books shown

Book 02 · 2021

Night of the Creepy Carnival

George Ivanoff

Fiction and LiteratureCompleted
Book 03 · 2021

Tales from Shakespeare

Charles and Mary Lamb

Fiction and LiteratureCompleted
2022

Biography, faith, and fiction

5 completed books shown

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Book 04 · 2022

Who Was Nelson Mandela?

Pam Pollack and Meg Belviso

Biography and MemoirCompleted
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Book 05 · 2022

The Story of My Life

Helen Keller

Biography and MemoirCompleted
Book 06 · 2022

The Story of Muhammad: The Prophet of Islam

Khurshid Rizvi

Islamic LearningCompleted
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Book 07 · 2022

Follow Your Heart

Andrew Matthews

Personal DevelopmentCompleted
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Book 08 · 2022

The Old Man and the Sea

Ernest Hemingway

Fiction and LiteratureCompleted
2023

Study skills and mindset

7 completed books shown

Cover of Who Moved My Cheese? by Spencer Johnson
Book 09 · 2023

Who Moved My Cheese?

Spencer Johnson

Personal DevelopmentCompleted
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Book 10 · 2023

The Art of War

Sun Tzu

StrategyCompleted
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Book 11 · 2023

As a Man Thinketh

James Allen

Psychology and MindsetCompleted
Book 12 · 2023

The Teachings of Islam, also known as Ta‘lim-ul-Islam

Mufti Muhammad Kifayatullah Dehlawi

Islamic LearningCompleted
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Book 13 · 2023

Attitude Is Everything

Jeff Keller

Personal DevelopmentCompleted
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Book 14 · 2023

The Speed Reading Book

Tony Buzan

Productivity and HabitsCompleted
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Book 15 · 2023

The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens

Sean Covey

Personal DevelopmentCompleted
2024

Money, psychology, and personal growth

9 completed books shown

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Book 16 · 2024

You Can Win

Shiv Khera

Personal DevelopmentCompleted
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Book 17 · 2024

The Magic of Getting What You Want

David J. Schwartz

Personal DevelopmentCompleted
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Book 18 · 2024

The Psychology of Money

Morgan Housel

Business and FinanceCompleted
Cover of How to Stop Overthinking by Chase Hill and Scott Sharp
Book 19 · 2024

How to Stop Overthinking

Chase Hill and Scott Sharp

Psychology and MindsetCompleted
Cover of How Successful People Think by John C. Maxwell
Book 20 · 2024

How Successful People Think

John C. Maxwell

Psychology and MindsetCompleted
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Book 21 · 2024

The Richest Man in Babylon

George S. Clason

Business and FinanceCompleted
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Book 22 · 2024

Think Like a Monk

Jay Shetty

Personal DevelopmentCompleted
Cover of Rich Dad Poor Dad by Robert T. Kiyosaki
Book 23 · 2024

Rich Dad Poor Dad

Robert T. Kiyosaki

Business and FinanceCompleted
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Book 24 · 2024

Thank You for Leaving

Rithvik Singh

Fiction and LiteratureCompleted
2025

Habits and communication

11 completed books shown

Cover of Who Will Cry When You Die? by Robin Sharma
Book 25 · 2025

Who Will Cry When You Die?

Robin Sharma

Personal DevelopmentCompleted
Cover of Think and Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill
Book 26 · 2025

Think and Grow Rich

Napoleon Hill

Business and FinanceCompleted
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Book 27 · 2025

Atomic Habits

James Clear

Productivity and HabitsCompleted
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Book 28 · 2025

The Alchemist

Paulo Coelho

Fiction and LiteratureCompleted
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Book 29 · 2025

The Forty Rules of Love

Elif Shafak

Fiction and LiteratureCompleted
Cover of How to Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie
Book 30 · 2025

How to Win Friends and Influence People

Dale Carnegie

CommunicationCompleted
Cover of The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari by Robin Sharma
Book 31 · 2025

The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari

Robin Sharma

Personal DevelopmentCompleted
Cover of The 5 AM Club by Robin Sharma
Book 32 · 2025

The 5 AM Club

Robin Sharma

Productivity and HabitsCompleted
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Book 33 · 2025

The Fall

Albert Camus

PhilosophyCompleted
Book 34 · 2025

The Book of Rumi: 105 Stories and Fables That Illumine, Delight, and Inform

translated and retold by Maryam Mafi

Fiction and LiteratureCompleted
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Book 35 · 2025

Can’t Hurt Me

David Goggins

Personal DevelopmentCompleted
2026

Business, literature, and personal development

8 completed books shown

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Book 36 · 2026

The Bastard of Istanbul

Elif Shafak

Fiction and LiteratureCompleted
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Book 37 · 2026

The Personal MBA

Josh Kaufman

Business and FinanceCompleted
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Book 38 · 2026

The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People

Stephen R. Covey

Personal DevelopmentCompleted
Book 39 · 2026

Maktub

Paulo Coelho

Fiction and LiteratureCompleted
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Book 40 · 2026

The Zahir

Paulo Coelho

Fiction and LiteratureCompleted
Cover of Eleven Minutes by Paulo Coelho
Book 41 · 2026

Eleven Minutes

Paulo Coelho

Fiction and LiteratureCompleted
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Book 42 · 2026

Dopamine Detox

Thibaut Meurisse

Productivity and HabitsCompleted
Cover of The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck by Mark Manson
Book 43 · 2026

The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck

Mark Manson

Personal DevelopmentCompleted
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