Books
These are a list of the books I have read. The ones marked in asterisks (*) are my personal recommendation. Find me on Goodreads too: goodreads.com/irfan3.
Last Updated: Jan 10, 2023
2022
- The Dispossessed, by Ursula Le Guin
- The Left Hand of Darkness, by Ursula Le Guin*
- Solaris, by Stanislaw Lem
- System Design Interview, by Alex Xu
- The Last Wish (The Witcher #1), by Andrzej Sapkowski
- Talent, by Tyler Cowen & Daniel Gross*
- Building Mobile App at Scale, by Gergely Orosz
- Courage is Calling, by Ryan Holiday
- Piranesi, by Susanna Clarke*
- Jony Ive, by Leander Kahney
- Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals, by Oliver Burkeman
- The Code Breaker, by Walter Isaacson*
- Stolen Focus, by Johann Hari
2021
- Death's End (Three Body Problem #3), by Cixin Liu
- The Dark Forest (Three Body Problem #2), by Cixin Liu
- Three Body Problem, by Cixin Liu
- A Short Guide to a Happy Life, by Anna Quindlen
- Exhalation, by Ted Chiang
- After the Rain, by Alexandra Elle
- Wanting: The Power of Mimetic Desire in Everyday Life, by Luke Burgis
- The Moral Sayings of Publius Syrus: a Roman Slave, by Publius Syrus
- The Art of Leadership: Small Things, Done Well, by Michael Lopp
- Anything You Want, by Derek Sivers
- Sum: Forty Tales from the Afterlives, by David Eagleman*
- Idea Makers, by Stephen Wolfram
- Lives of the Stoics, by Ryan Holiday
- Stories of Your Life and Others, by Ted Chiang
- So Good They Can't Ignore You, by Cal Newport
- The Midnight Library, by Matt Haig*
2020
- Breaking Smart, Season 1: How Software is Eating the World, by Venkatesh Rao
- The Art of Learning, by Josh Waitzkin
- From Simi Valley to Silicon Valley, by Stephen Gillett
- The Alchemist, by Paulo Coelho * (2nd read)
- The Almanack of Naval Ravikant, by Eric Jorgenson
- The Three Body Problem, by Cixin Liu
- The Psychology of Money, by Morgan Housel*
- Direct Truth, by Kapil Gupta
- A Master's Secret Whispers, by Kapil Gupta
- Atmamun, by Kapil Gupta
- The Miracle of Mindfulness, by Thich Nhat Hanh
- The Bed of Procrustes, by Nassim Taleb
- The Great CEO Within, by Matt Mochary
- Deep Work, by Cal Newport
- The Lessons of History, by Will & Ariel Durant*
- Finite and Infinite Games, by James P. Carse
- The Art of Living, by Epictetus & Sharon Lebell
- The Ride of a Lifetime, by Bob Iger
- The Shallows, by Nicholas Carr*
- Can't Hurt Me, by David Goggins
- Meditations, by Marcus Aurelius, translated by Gregory Hays*
- Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind, by Yuval Noah Harari
- The Way to Wealth, by Benjamin Franklin
2019
- What You Do is Who You Are, by Ben Horowitz*
- Powerful: Building a Culture of Freedom and Responsibility, by Patty McCord (Netflix)
- Stillness is the Key, by Ryan Holiday
- Ego is the Enemy, by Ryan Holiday
- The Obstacle is the Way, by Ryan Holiday*
- AI Superpowers: China, Silicon Valley, and A New World Order, by Kai-Fu Lee
- Shoe Dog: A Memoir from the Creator of Nike, by Phil Knight
- Peak Performance, by Brad Stulberg
- Atomic Habits, by James Clear
- Digital Minimalism, by Cal Newport
- Secrets of Sand Hill Road: Venture Capital and How To Get It, by Scott Kupor
- Models, by Mark Manson
- Being Mortal, by Atul Gawande
- The Last Lecture, by Randy Pausch*
- When Breath Becomes Air, by Paul Kalanithi*
- Siddharta, by Herman Hesse
- Option B, by Sheryl Sandberg & Adam Grant*
- Cannery Row, by John Steinbeck
2018
- The Great Gatsby, by Scott F. Fritzgerald
- Educated, by Tara Westover*
- Extreme Ownership, by Jocko Willink*
- Managing Humans, by Michael Lopp
- Peopleware: Productive Projects and Teams, by Tom DeMarco
- The Manager's Path, by Camille Fournier
- Inspired: How To Create Products Customers Love, by Marty Cagan
2017
- The Graveyard Book, by Neil Gaiman*
- Man's Search for Meaning, by Viktor E. Frankl*
2016
- Biografi Sultan Para Wali, by Abdul Qadir Jailani
- How to Read a Book: The Classic Guide to Intelligent Reading, by Mortimer J. Adler
- Al-Ghazali's Letter to a Disciple, by Al Ghazali*
- Suluk Abdul Jalil: Perjalanan Ruhani Syaikh Siti Jenar, by Agus Sunyoto
- Sufi Talks: Teachings of an American Sufi Sheikh, by Robert Frager
- Al-Ghazali's Path to Sufism: His Deliverance from Error, by Al Ghazali
- The Little Prince, by Saint-Exupéry, Antoine de
- Everything That Remains: A Memoir by The Minimalists, by Joshua Fields Millburn
- Essential Zen Habits, by Leo Babauta
- The Lives of Muhammad, by Kecia Ali
- Al Hikam, by Ali ibn Abi Thalib
- How Will You Measure Your Life, by Clayton M. Christensen*
- HBR's 10 Must Reads on Managing Yourself, by Clayton M. Christensen
- The Achievement Habit, by Bernard Roth
- The Wall Street Journal Guide to the New Rules of Personal Finance, by Dave Kansas
- The Cheap Book: The Official Guide To Embracing Your Inner Cheapskate, by Robin Herbst
- Business Model Generation, by Alexander Osterwalder
- Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis, by J.D. Vance*
- Feynman, by Jim Ottaviani
- Julius Caesar, by William Shakespeare
- Candide, by Voltaire
- Gitanjali, by Rabindranath Tagore
- The Conference of the Birds, by Attar of Nishapur
- Melihat Api Bekerja: Kumpulan Puisi, by M. Aan Mansyur
- The News: A User's Manual, by Alain de Botton
- A Thousand Mornings, by Mary Oliver
- Mindset: The New Psychology of Success, by Carol Dweck*
- Modern Romance, by Aziz Ansari
- The Captain's Verses, by Pablo Neruda
- The Meaning of Internationalization: Practical Advice for a Connected Planet, by Edwin O. Reischauer
- Love is the Wine: Talks of a Sufi Master in America,
- The Alchemy of Happiness, by Al Ghazali
2015
- The Datacenter as a Computer, by Barroso, Cildaras, Holzle
- Mastery, by Robert Greene
- The Stranger, by Albert Camus *
- 1984, by George Orwell
- Tao Te Ching, by Lao Tzu
- The Startup of You, by Reid Hoffman
- Busines Adventures, by John Brooks *
- The Consolations of Philosophy, by Alain de Botton
- The Happiness of Pursuit, by Chris Guillebeau
- The Effective Engineers, by Edmond Lau
- Karena Selama Hidup Kita Belajar, by Faldo Maldini
- Hacking Your Education, by Dale J. Stephens
- The Hard Things about Hard Things, by Ben Horowitz
- Economics: The User Guide, by Ha-Joon Chang *
- Zero to One, by Peter Thiel *
- The Lean Startup, by Eric Ries *
2014
- The Google Resume, by Gayle Laakmann McDowell *
- Belajar dari Partai Masjumi, by Artawijaya
- The $100 Startup, by Chris Guillebeau
- Getting Good with Javascript, by Andrew Burgess
- Hardboiled Web Design, by Andy Clarke
- Like a Virgin, by Richard Branson
- Do the Work, by Steven Pressfield
- Marx’s Das Kapital for Beginners, by Michael Wayne
- Redesign the Web: The Extension, by Smashing Magazine
- Mobile First, by Luke Wroblewski
- Studentpreneurs Guidebook, by Arry Rahmawan
- How to be a Successful Entrepreneur, by Helga Drummond
- Responsive Web Design, by Ethan Marcotte
- Quiet, by Susan Cain
- Personal Branding, by Colin Wright
- Stop Stealing Dreams, by Seth Godin *
- Design is a Job, by Mike Monteiro
- Gita Wirjawan: Sebuah Perjalanan, edited by Michael Umbas *
- Aleph, by Paulo Coelho
- Indonesia Bagian dari Desa Saya, by Emha Ainun Nadjib
2013
- A Practical Guide to Designing for the Web, by Mark Boulton
- Web Design and Mobile Trends for 2013, by Awwards
- CSS3 for Web Designers, by Dan Cederholm
- HTML5 for Web Designers, by Jeremy Keith
- The Smashing Book 1, by Smashing Magazine
- Linchpin, by Seth Godin *
- Berjuta Rasanya, by Tere Liye
- Writing Down The Bones, by Natalie Goldberg
- Life of Pi, by Yann Martel
- Your Money or Your Life, by Vicki Robin *
- Selagi Masih Muda, by Dr. Aidh Al Qarni
- The Little Book of Contentment, by Leo Babauta
- Digital Fortress, by Dan Brown
- Tales of Space and Time, by H.G. Wells
- The Art of Happiness, by Dalai Lama XIV, Howard C. Cutler*
- Manuscript Found in Accra, by Paulo Coelho
- Iris on Rainy Days, by Takeshi Matsuyama
- The Fault in Our Stars, by John Green *
- Hopeless, by Colleen Hoover
- You Are a Writer, by Jeff Goins
- Prince of Thorns, by Mark Lawrence
- Tribes, by Seth Godin
- The Time Machine, by H. G. Wells
- The Power of Habit in 30 Minutes, by Charles Duhigg
- The Art of Happiness in a Troubled World, by Dalai Lama XIV, Howard C. Cutler *
- Dari Bui Sampai Nun, by Agus Vrisaba
- Bitterblue, by Kristin Cashore
- Screw It, Let’s Do It, by Richard Branson
2012
- The War of Art, by Steven Pressfield
- The Little Book of Talent, by Daniel Coyle
- The Happiness Project, by Gretchen Rubin *
- Edensor, by Andrea Hirata
- Perahu Kertas, by Dewi Lestari *
- The Bronte Story, by Tim Vicary
- A Storm of Sword, by George R.R. Martin
- Supernova : Akar, by Dewi Lestari
- Supernova : Ksatria, Putri, & Bintang Jatuh, by Dewi Lestari
- A Clash of Kings, by George R.R. Martin
- A Game of Thrones, by George R.R. Martin *
- A Million Suns, by Beth Revis
- The Prophet, by Khalil Gibran *
- Fire, by Kristin Cashore
- Pragmatic Thinking and Learning, by Andy Hunt *
- The Passionate Programmer, by Chad Fowler
- Sense and Sensibility (Oxford), by Jane Austen
- Great Expectations (Oxford), by Charles Dickens
- Recto Verso, by Dewi Lestari
- Graceling, by Kristin Cashore
- Mockingjay, by Suzanne Collins *
- Persuasion (Oxford), by Jane Austen *
- The Scarlett Letter (Oxford), by Nathaniel Hawthorne
- Black Beauty (Oxford), by Anna Sewell
- A Tale of Two Cities (Oxford), by Charles Dickens
- Peril at Plover Point, by Dorothy Perkins
- Underdog, by Marilyn Sachs
- Rich Dad, Poor Dad, by Robert T. Kiyosaki
- Robohnya Surau Kami, by A.A. Navis
- Memori Intellijen, by (I forgot)
- The Hobbit, by J.R.R. Tolkien *
- Wrecked for the Ordinary : A Manifesto for Misfits, by Jeff Goins
- The Writers Manifesto, Jeff Goins
- The Tower, by Chris Guillebeau
- Every Writers Dream, by Jeff Goins
- The Tombs of Atuan, by Ursula Le Guin
- Menjadi Kaya dengan Hati Nurani, by Ir. Goenardjoadi Goenawan
- A Wizard of Earthsea, by Ursula Le Guin
- The Cashflow Quadrant, by Robert T. Kiyosaki *
2011
- Catching Fire, by Suzanne Collins
- The Alchemist, by Paulo Coelho *
- The Hunger Games, by Suzanne Collins *
- Skyjack! (Oxford), by Tim Vicary
- Filosofi Kopi, by Dewi Lestari *
- Moondial (Oxford), by Helen Cresswell
- Through the Looking Glass (Oxford), by Lewis Carroll
- A Christmas Carol (Oxford), by Charles Dickens
- The Farthest Shore, by Ursula K. Le Guin *
- Justice (Oxford), by Tim Vicary
- The Picture of Dorian Gray (Oxford), by Oscar Wilde
- Kopi Merah Putih, by Indonesia Anonymus
- The Effortless Life, by Leo Babauta
- 3 Seni yang Lupa Diajarkan di Sekolah, by Rita Gouw
- Risalah Bala, by Badiuzzaman Said Nursi *
- Sukses Tanpa Gelar, by Andrias Harefa
- Jakarta Kafe : Kumpulan Cerita, by Tatyana
- Supernova: Petir, by Dewi Lestari
- Madre, by Dewi Lestari *
- Risalah Kebangkitan, by Badiuzzaman Said Nursi (incomplete)
- Jendela Tauhid, by Badiuzzaman Said Nursi *
- Diary Si Bocah Tengil, by Jeff Kinney
- Merah Putih di Benua Biru, by Erditya Arfah
- Percy Jackson and The Olympians : The Sea of Monster, by Rick Riordan
- A Thousand Splendid Suns, by Khaled Hosseini *
- Libido Junkie : A Memoir for the Radicals, by Nova Riyanti Yusuf
- Si Cacing dan Kotoran Kesayangannya, by Ajahn Brahm *
- Radikus Makankakus, by Raditya Dika
- Focus, by Leo Babauta *