Shane Parrish

Shane Parrish

Shane Parrish is the founder and CEO of Farnam Street, a website sharing timeless ideas for life and business. Prior to starting Farnam Street, Shane was a cybersecurity expert at Canada's top intelligence agency.

82 Book Recommendations

101 Things I Learned in Engineering School by John Kuprenas
101 Things I Learned in Engineering School
John Kuprenas
A Practical Guide for Policy Analysis by Eugene S. Bardach
A Practical Guide for Policy Analysis
Eugene S. Bardach
Adultery by Paulo Coelho
Adultery
Paulo Coelho
Antifragile by Nassim Nicholas Taleb
Antifragile
Nassim Nicholas Taleb
Applied Minds by Guruprasad Madhavan
Applied Minds
Guruprasad Madhavan
Being Wrong by Kathryn Schulz
Being Wrong
Kathryn Schulz
Bet With the Best by Andrew Beyer
Bet With the Best
Andrew Beyer
Brave Enough by Cheryl Strayed
Brave Enough
Cheryl Strayed
Buffett by Roger Lowenstein
Buffett
Roger Lowenstein
Charlie Munger by Tren Griffin
Charlie Munger
Tren Griffin
City of the Century by Donald Miller
City of the Century
Donald Miller
Dataclysm by Christian Rudder
Dataclysm
Christian Rudder
David Foster Wallace by David Foster Wallace
David Foster Wallace
David Foster Wallace
Diaminds by Mihnea Moldoveanu
Diaminds
Mihnea Moldoveanu
Different by Youngme Moon
Different
Youngme Moon
Dying Every Day by James Romm
Dying Every Day
James Romm
Filters Against Folly by Garrett Hardin
Filters Against Folly
Garrett Hardin
Gabriel Garcia Marquez by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
Gabriel Garcia Marquez
Gabriel Garcia Marquez
Get Smarter by Seymour Schulich
Get Smarter
Seymour Schulich
Goethe's Poems and Aphorisms by Goethe
Goethe's Poems and Aphorisms
Goethe
Happiness by Frederic Lenoir
Happiness
Frederic Lenoir
How to Get Lucky by Max Gunther
How to Get Lucky
Max Gunther
How to Read a Book by Mortimer J. Adler
How to Read a Book
Mortimer J. Adler
Immortality by Stephen Cave
Immortality
Stephen Cave
In Praise of Slowness by Carl Honore
In Praise of Slowness
Carl Honore
Information by Luciano Floridi
Information
Luciano Floridi
Letters to a Young Scientist by Edward Wilson
Letters to a Young Scientist
Edward Wilson
Lives of the Eminent Philosophers by Diogenes Laertius
Lives of the Eminent Philosophers
Diogenes Laertius
Living Within Limits by Garrett Hardin
Living Within Limits
Garrett Hardin
Maestro by Roger Nierenberg
Maestro
Roger Nierenberg
Man's Search for Meaning by Viktor Frankl
Man's Search for Meaning
Viktor Frankl
Managing Oneself by Peter Drucker
Managing Oneself
Peter Drucker
Meditations by Marcus Aurelius
Meditations
Marcus Aurelius
Mess by Barry Yourgrau
Mess
Barry Yourgrau
Mindfulness in Plain English by Bhante Henepola Gunaratana
Mindfulness in Plain English
Bhante Henepola Gunaratana
Mindware by Richard Nisbett
Mindware
Richard Nisbett
Montaigne's Essays by Michel de Montaigne
Montaigne's Essays
Michel de Montaigne
Obvious Adams by Robert Updegraff
Obvious Adams
Robert Updegraff
Pebbles of Perception by Laurence Enderson
Pebbles of Perception
Laurence Enderson
Poor Charlie's Almanack by Charlie Munger
Poor Charlie's Almanack
Charlie Munger
Posterity by Dorie Lawson
Posterity
Dorie Lawson
Powers of Two by Joshua Wolf Shenk
Powers of Two
Joshua Wolf Shenk
Primed to Perform by Neel Doshi
Primed to Perform
Neel Doshi
Rework by Jason Fried
Rework
Jason Fried
Sam Walton by Sam Walton
Sam Walton
Sam Walton
Same As Ever by Morgan Housel
Same As Ever
Morgan Housel
Seeking Wisdom by Peter Bevelin
Seeking Wisdom
Peter Bevelin
Shortcut by John Pollack
Shortcut
John Pollack
Simple Rules by Donald Sull
Simple Rules
Donald Sull
Sit Like a Buddha by Lodro Rinzler
Sit Like a Buddha
Lodro Rinzler
Steal Like an Artist by Austin Kleon
Steal Like an Artist
Austin Kleon
Superforecasting by Philip Tetlock
Superforecasting
Philip Tetlock
The (Honest) Truth About Dishonesty by Dan Ariely
The (Honest) Truth About Dishonesty
Dan Ariely
The Adventures of Henry Thoreau by Michael Sims
The Adventures of Henry Thoreau
Michael Sims
The Almanack of Naval Ravikant by Eric Jorgenson
The Almanack of Naval Ravikant
Eric Jorgenson
The Art of Stillness by Pico Iyer
The Art of Stillness
Pico Iyer
The Art of  Scientific Investigation by W. I. B. Beveridge
The Art of Scientific Investigation
W. I. B. Beveridge
The Back of the Napkin by Dan Roam
The Back of the Napkin
Dan Roam
The Creative Society by Lars Tvede
The Creative Society
Lars Tvede
The Devil's Financial Dictionary by Jason Zweig
The Devil's Financial Dictionary
Jason Zweig
The Emotionally Intelligent Investor by Ravee Mehta
The Emotionally Intelligent Investor
Ravee Mehta
The Essential Wooden by John Wooden
The Essential Wooden
John Wooden
The Great Mental Models by Shane Parrish
The Great Mental Models
Shane Parrish
The Laws of Thermodynamics by Peter Atkins
The Laws of Thermodynamics
Peter Atkins
The Lessons of History by Will & Ariel Durant
The Lessons of History
Will & Ariel Durant
The Letters of William Godwin by William Godwin
The Letters of William Godwin
William Godwin
The Power Broker by Robert Caro
The Power Broker
Robert Caro
The Power of Full Engagement by Jim Loehr
The Power of Full Engagement
Jim Loehr
The Reluctant Mr. Darwin by David Quammen
The Reluctant Mr. Darwin
David Quammen
The Soul of the World by Roger Scruton
The Soul of the World
Roger Scruton
The Stopwatch Gang by Greg Weston
The Stopwatch Gang
Greg Weston
The Ten Golden Rules of Leadership by M. Soupios
The Ten Golden Rules of Leadership
M. Soupios
The Three Marriages by David Whyte
The Three Marriages
David Whyte
The Unquiet Grave by Cyril Connolly
The Unquiet Grave
Cyril Connolly
The Utopia of Rules by David Graeber
The Utopia of Rules
David Graeber
Think Twice by Michael Mauboussin
Think Twice
Michael Mauboussin
Thinking with Type by Ellen Lupton
Thinking with Type
Ellen Lupton
Trump by Donald J. Trump
Trump
Donald J. Trump
Walden by Henry David Thoreau
Walden
Henry David Thoreau
Walter Benjamin by Howard Eiland
Walter Benjamin
Howard Eiland
When Genius Failed by Roger Lowenstein
When Genius Failed
Roger Lowenstein
Who Says Elephants Can't Dance? by Louis Gerstner
Who Says Elephants Can't Dance?
Louis Gerstner