Books I love

Here is a selection of the books I love. I’ve been lucky enough to develop a passion for reading quite early in life. When I was (much) younger, I used to eat horror, thriller and action-packed books for breakfast. Since high school times, I started shifting into non-fiction.

Amongst the non-fiction titles that I choose to read, I try to dig back in the past most of the times.

I have my reasons for it. I find most modern writers (especially the American authors in the last decade) to be quite repetitive in their narrative: to my disappointment, I often end up reading long books which could have been summarised in a blog post. Also, for the type of topics I’m interested in, I find that the truly original material was written decades ago – everything else that came up later is, often, simply a re-hash of old thoughts.

When thinking of books to recommend, I would encourage the reader to start with the titles below (sorted in alphabetical order!). I believe each of these books has had a profound impact on my life and has shaped my thinking in significant ways.

Of course, this list will keep evolving as I come across more titles. Enjoy!