Recently sold a bunch of books to Recycle Bookstore in San Jose, in anticipation of moving to San Francisco. A little sad, because I had always wanted to have a large, musty home library when I’m older. Getting rid of them will let me stay light; if I ever do want to re-read any of these books, I can always download them on my Kindle (I did keep books I either may re-read or just couldn’t part with). For now, here’s a list (alphabetized because I was bored one night and needed to practice coding), along with some notes.

Ambrose, Stephen E. - Undaunted Courage

Dostoyevsky, Fyodor - Crime and Punishment

Dumas, Alexandre - The Count of Monte Cristo

I thought this was a great read.

Franklin, Benjamin - Autobiography

Heinlein, Robert A. - Stranger in a Strange Land

Book with two halves.

Hosseini, Khaled - The Kite Runner

Great dive into a foreign land, with a touching human story to boot.

Isaacson, Walter - Einstein

Kerouac, Jack - On the Road

Sometimes you feel out of breath just reading Kerouac’s flowing prose.

Lee, Harper - To Kill a Mockingbird

Lorayne, Harry & Jerry Lucas - The Memory Book

Luttrell, Marcus - Lone Survivor

Pretty epic story of a badass Navy SEAL.

Martin, George R.R. - A Clash of Kings

Martin, George R.R. - A Feast for Crows

Martin, George R.R. - A Game of Thrones

Martin, George R.R. - A Storm of Swords

Meredith, Martin - The Fate of Africa

Orwell, George - 1984

Rand, Ayn - Anthem

Rand, Ayn - Atlas Shrugged

Rand, Ayn - The Fountainhead

Very influential, in good and bad ways.

Salinger, J.D. - The Catcher in the Rye

Vonnegut, Kurt - Cat’s Cradle