Game Theory
Steven Tadelis, 2013. A clear introduction to strategic decision-making.
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Books
Books I am reading, revisiting, or keeping nearby.
field / nonfiction
Discrete Mathematics with Applications
Susanna S. Epp, 2020. A broad discrete math text with proofs and applications.
The Man Who Solved the Market
Gregory Zuckerman, 2019. A sharp look at Jim Simons and Renaissance Technologies.
Barbarians at the Gate
Bryan Burrough and John Helyar, 1990. A fast account of the RJR Nabisco takeover.
Misbehaving
Richard H. Thaler, 2015. A readable path into behavioral economics.
The Prince
Niccolo Machiavelli, 1532. A compact classic on power, rule, and strategy.
The Order of Time
Carlo Rovelli, 2018. A short physics book about how time changes with perspective.
Mathematical Statistics
Jun Shao, 2003. A rigorous statistics text for theory and proofs.
A Modern Introduction to Probability and Statistics
F. M. Dekking, C. Kraaikamp, H. P. Lopuhaa, and L. E. Meester, 2005. A self-study friendly path through probability and statistics.
Combinatorial Reasoning
Duane DeTemple and William Webb, 2014. A counting text for building combinatorics intuition.
Introduction to Time Series and Forecasting
Peter J. Brockwell and Richard A. Davis, 2016. A practical text on time series methods and forecasting.
literature
The Brothers Karamazov
Fyodor Dostoevsky, 1880. A large novel about faith, doubt, family, and responsibility.
Stoner
John Williams, 1965. A quiet novel about work, love, and endurance.
The Catcher in the Rye
J. D. Salinger, 1951. A direct coming-of-age novel with a restless voice.
Crime and Punishment
Fyodor Dostoevsky, 1866. A psychological novel about guilt, poverty, and moral pressure.
Poor Folk
Fyodor Dostoevsky, 1846. An early Dostoevsky novel told through letters.
Notes from Underground
Fyodor Dostoevsky, 1864. A short, bitter novel about alienation and self-consciousness.
The Stranger
Albert Camus, 1942. A spare novel about alienation, judgment, and the absurd.
The Trial
Franz Kafka, 1925. A nightmare of bureaucracy, accusation, and unreachable authority.
The Metamorphosis
Franz Kafka, 1915. A short, unsettling story about transformation and estrangement.
Sadegh Hedayat Collection
Sadegh Hedayat. Read and recommended as a whole collection.