Shane Parrish
Shane Parrish is the founder of Farnam Street, a website dedicated to mastering the best of what other people have already figured out, and is widely recognized for his insights on decision making and mental models.
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The Power Broker
It’s amazing. But it’s not a light read. - Shane Parrish
Robert A. Caro
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Lives of the Eminent Philosophers
I picked up this book as there is a small section on [Bion of Borysthenes]. - Shane Parrish
Diogenes Laertius
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Shortcut
I thought I’d skim this book but I had a hard time putting it down. - Shane Parrish
John Pollack
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101 Things I Learned® in Engineering School
You can read it in a night and walk away thinking about materials differently. - Shane Parrish
John Kuprenas
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Mindware
Explores how scientific and philosophical concepts change the way we solve problems by helping us think better. - Shane Parrish
Richard E. Nisbett
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Mindfulness in Plain English
Deepens our understanding of the nuts-and-bolts of meditation. - Shane Parrish
Henepola Gunaratana
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Thinking with type
The foundational book that’s used around the world. - Shane Parrish
Ellen Lupton
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Filters Against Folly
One man’s attempt to answer the question of how we, as laymen, can survive in a world increasingly dominated by experts. - Shane Parrish
Garrett Hardin
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Living within Limits
You need to read the source material over and over in order to soak up the available wisdom. - Shane Parrish
Garrett Hardin
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Seeking Wisdom
Inspired by Munger, [the author's] put together a book of the big ideas that carry a lot of weight in life. - Shane Parrish
Peter Bevelin
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Think Twice
I highly recommend reading [this book]. - Shane Parrish
Michael Mauboussin
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Simple Rules
Way more useful than I would have guessed based on the title. - Shane Parrish
Donald Sull
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Brave Enough
Well worth picking up and makes the perfect gift for anyone going through something difficult in life. - Shane Parrish
Cheryl Strayed
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Managing Oneself
An excellent short read. - Shane Parrish
Peter Drucker
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Sam Walton
The big lesson I took away from [this book] is that you don’t need to come up with all the ideas yourself. - Shane Parrish
Sam Walton
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The Laws of Thermodynamics
Explains the four laws and how they work in relatively accessible language. - Shane Parrish
Peter Atkins
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The Art of the Deal
It’s clear he’s honed his persuasion skills over many years and he’s one of the best. - Shane Parrish
Donald Trump
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The Reluctant Mr. Darwin
A short biography of Darwin. - Shane Parrish
David Quammen
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How to Read a Book
If you believe that you’re not getting everything out of your reading that you should, this book is awesome. - Shane Parrish
Mortimer J. Adler
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Pebbles of Perception
An invitation to be curious, build character, and make better choices. - Shane Parrish
Laurence Endersen
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The Creative Society
An interesting take that creative decay is normal a la revision to the mean. - Shane Parrish
Lars Tvede
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Man's Search for Meaning
As hard as you think your life is, it pales in comparison to Auschwitz. - Shane Parrish
Viktor E. Frankl
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Walden
A reflection on simplicity. - Shane Parrish
Henry David Thoreau
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The Art Of Scientific Investigation
Endeavors to understand the methods by which discoveries have been made and form some general observations. - Shane Parrish
W. I. B. Beveridge
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The Stopwatch Gang
The first book I ever read cover to cover for pleasure. - Shane Parrish
Greg Weston
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The Honest Truth About Dishonesty
A fascinating look at our own propensity to cheat and rationalize our dishonesty. - Shane Parrish
Dan Ariely
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The Complete Essays
Really helped foster my interest in philosophy. - Shane Parrish
Michel de Montaigne
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Primed to Perform
Yet another book on unleashing human performance. - Shane Parrish
Neel Doshi
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The Soul of the World
Shane Parrish recommended this book in his blog.
Roger Scruton
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The Back of the Napkin
Consider this a smart primer on visual thinking. - Shane Parrish
Dan Roam
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Charlie Munger
Does an extraordinary job of curating, synthesizing, and organizing the vast wisdom Munger has left for humanity. - Shane Parrish
Tren Griffin
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Information
Explores information as it relates to both philosophy and science. - Shane Parrish
Hans Christian von Baeyer
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When Genius Failed
It was great to re-read this. - Shane Parrish
Roger Lowenstein
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Tiny Beautiful Things
Ran me through the range of emotions from happy to crying. - Shane Parrish
Cheryl Strayed
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In Praise of Slowness
An interesting history of our relationship with time. - Shane Parrish
Carl Honore
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Antifragile
Changed how I see the world. - Shane Parrish
Nassim Taleb
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The Almanack of Naval Ravikant
Packed with unforgettable wisdom and penetrating insights, your mental gears will be working overtime. - Shane Parrish
Eric Jorgenson
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The Adventures of Henry Thoreau
A worthwhile chronicle of Thoreau’s formative years. - Shane Parrish
Michael Sims
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The Ten Golden Rules of Leadership
Offers a practical philosophical underpinning that fosters mental discipline and a spirit of critical self-examination. - Shane Parrish
M. Soupio
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Rework
This book showed me that I wasn’t alone or crazy. - Shane Parrish
Jason Fried
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Meditations
Really helped foster my interest in philosophy. - Shane Parrish
Marcus Aurelius
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Maestro
Exceptional. - Shane Parrish
Roger Nierenberg
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Wild
Ran me through the range of emotions from happy to crying. - Shane Parrish
Cheryl Strayed
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Superforecasting
Shane Parrish recommended this book in his blog.
Philip E. Tetlock
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Buffett
By pure luck I came across this book and it introduced me to the thinking of Warren Buffett and his partner Charlie Munger. - Shane Parrish
Roger Lowenstein
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The Emotionally Intelligent Investor
Has less to do with investing and more to do with decision making. - Shane Parrish
Ravee Mehta
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The Devil's Financial Dictionary
Takes an equally beautiful and cynical view of the entire finance industry. - Shane Parrish
Jason Zweig
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Letters to a Young Scientist
Partly a memoir and partly a how-to guide for a thoughtful young person interested in making a dent in science. - Shane Parrish
Edward O. Wilson
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The Lessons of History
I’ll be re-reading this a few times. - Shane Parrish
Will & Ariel Durant
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Poor Charlie's Almanack
If it’s knowledge and not credentials you’re after, [read this book]. - Shane Parrish
Charlie Munger
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City of the Century
The most referenced book I could find [about the history of the Chicago fire] and it did not disappoint. - Shane Parrish
Donald L. Miller
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A Practical Guide for Policy Analysis
Not as boring as it sounds but not as thoughtful as I had hoped. - Shane Parrish
Eugene S. Bardach
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