A great book is both a map and a mirror: it shows us where the world has been and reflects parts of ourselves we haven't yet met. This collection is a tribute to the ideas that challenge our defaults and expand our horizons.

Leadership, Management & Professional Growth

On organizational strategy, scaling businesses, and personal mastery.

1. The Ride of a Lifetime (Bob Iger)

2. Trillion Dollar Coach (Bill Campbell / Eric Schmidt et al.)

3. High Output Management (Andy Grove)

4. The Hard Thing About Hard Things (Ben Horowitz)

5. Measure What Matters (John Doerr)

6. The Lean Startup (Eric Ries)

7. Shoe Dog (Phil Knight)

8. The Start-Up Nation (Dan Senor & Saul Singer)

9. Mastery (Robert Greene)

10. The 48 Laws of Power (Robert Greene)

11. The Intelligent Investor (Benjamin Graham)

12. Mind Master: Winning Lessons from a Champion's Life (Vishy Anand and Viswanathan Anand)

Indian Classical Music & Arts

A deep dive into the lives and technicalities of India’s musical legends.

1. Indian Sun: The Life and Music of Ravi Shankar (Oliver Craske)

2. Zakir Hussain: A Life in Music (Nasreen Munni Kabir)

3. The Sixth String of Vilayat Khan (Namita Devidayal)

4. Classical Music of India: A Practical Guide (L. Subramaniam)

5. The Practice of Nada (Baird Hersey)

6. Song of the Clay Pot: My Journey with the Ghatam (Sumana Chandrashekar)

Spirituality, Yoga & Philosophy

On internal development, mindfulness, and ancient wisdom.

1. Autobiography of a Yogi (Paramhansa Yogananda)

2. Be Here Now (Ram Dass)

3. Love Everyone (Parvati Markus)

4. The Heart of Yoga (T.K.V. Desikachar)

5. Light on the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali (B.K.S. Iyengar)

6. The Bible and The Talmud

Design, Data & Communication

Bridge the gap between technical execution and human-centric presentation.

1. Design as Art (Bruno Munari)

2. Creative Confidence (Tom & David Kelley)

3. Storytelling with Data (Cole Nussbaumer Knaflic)

4. The Story Factor (Annette Simmons)

5. Presence (Amy Cuddy)

Modern Literature & Classics:

A mix of 20th-century staples and contemporary masterpieces.

1. The Sun Also Rises & A Moveable Feast (Ernest Hemingway)

2. The Great Gatsby (F. Scott Fitzgerald)

3. Hamlet (William Shakespeare)

4. 1984 (George Orwell)

5. The God of Small Things (Arundhati Roy)

6. Never Let Me Go & The Remains of the Day (Kazuo Ishiguro)

7. Norwegian Wood (Haruki Murakami)

8. Life of Pi (Yann Martel)

9. The Unbearable Lightness of Being (Milan Kundera)

10. Shantaram (Gregory David Roberts)

11. Antim Aranya (Nirmal Verma)

12. The Promise (Damon Galgut)

13. Disgrace (J.M. Coetzee)

History, Society & Human Connection

Narratives that explain how we got here and how we relate to one another.

1. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind (Yuval Noah Harari)

2. Age of Ambition (Evan Osnos)

3. 150 American Events (Bennett & Cribb)

4. When Breath Becomes Air (Paul Kalanithi)

5. Confessions of a Book Lover (Ruskin Bond)

6. The Five Languages of Love (Gary Chapman)

7. Why Him? Why Her? (Helen Fisher)