Starting from January 2024, I will regularly share some of the best books I have read. I maintain a high standard for recommending a book here; my broader readings can be found here. The list is in no particular order.

1. Lee Kuan Yew – From Third World to First: The Singapore Story: 1965-2000
2. Cixin Liu – Remembrance of Earth’s Past
3. Graham Moore – The Last Days of Night
4. Ted Chiang – Exhalation and Story of Your Life
5. Stefan Zweig – The World of Yesterday
6. Thomas Mann – Magic Mountain
7. Robert Caro – LBJ Biography Series

Here are some of my all-time favourite books, including the Classics and textbooks:

1. MTW – Gravitation is my favourite GR textbook.
2. Edwin Abbott – Flatland is an exhilarating “mathematical fiction”.
3. Norbert Wiener – Cybernetics
4. JW von Goethe – Faust

Here are some of my favourite literary essays:

1. David Foster Wallace – Consider the Lobster

I sometimes come across interesting memos while researching my latest curiorisities. I curate and share the most interesting ones below.

1. “The Downfall of a Great American Airplane Company – An Insider’s Perspective” Memo by Boeing engineers on the downfall of their commercial airline division.
2. The Secret Diary of a ‘Sustainable Investor’ Memo by Tariq Fancy, former CIO for Sustainable Investing at Blackrock, outlining why ESG is not working.