Some of the books that have left a lasting impact on me:

• The Myth of Sisyphus by Albert Camus
• The Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor Dostoevsky
• Things Hidden Since the Foundation of the World by René Girard
• Gödel, Escher, Bach by Douglas Hofstadter
• The Meritocracy Trap by Daniel Markovits
• Deep Work by Cal Newport
• The Last Lecture by Randy Pausch
• Discrimination and Disparities by Thomas Sowell
• The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt
• Zero to One by Peter Thiel
• It's Kind of a Funny Story by Ned Vizzini