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DALLAS, TX
SATURDAY, MAY 23, 2026
Keshav · Raghavan
a personal manual, set throughout in Times Roman
PLATE 04
A Reader's Shelf
PRICE — FREE
PLATE 04LIBRARY
A Reader’s Shelf
fig. 4 — 33 VOLUMES CATALOGUEDSET IN TINOS

What I’m reading, with notes in the margin.

ON KEEPING A LIBRARY

“A library is not a place to put books. It is a place to find the one you didn’t know you needed.”

All titles recommended. Links open Amazon.

FICFIC-001
The Ship of Theseus
Straka, V.M.
vol. 01Fiction
BUSBUS-001
The Accidental Creative
Henry, Todd
vol. 02Business
PHIPHI-001
Wabi Sabi: The Wisdom in Imperfection
Suzuki, Nobuo
vol. 03Philosophy
CLSCLS-001
The Odyssey
Homer (trans. Fitzgerald)
vol. 04Classics
PHIPHI-002
The Complete Works of Epictetus
Epictetus
vol. 05Philosophy
BUSBUS-002
The Goal 2
Goldratt, Eliyahu
vol. 06Business
BUSBUS-003
Too Big to Fail
Sorkin, Andrew Ross
vol. 07Business
PHIPHI-003
Mindware
Nisbett, Richard E.
vol. 08Philosophy
BUSBUS-004
When to Rob a Bank
Levitt & Dubner
vol. 09Business
BUSBUS-005
Can't Hurt Me
Goggins, David
vol. 10Business
CLSCLS-002
The Iliad
Homer
vol. 11Classics
FICFIC-002
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
Twain, Mark
vol. 12Fiction
CLSCLS-003
Moby Dick (Annotated)
Melville, Herman
vol. 13Classics
PHIPHI-004
The Confessions of Saint Augustine
Augustine, Saint
vol. 14Philosophy
FICFIC-003
Star Wars: Rise and Fall of Darth Vader
Windham, Ryder
vol. 15Fiction
PHIPHI-005
Sapiens
Harari, Yuval Noah
vol. 16Philosophy
CLSCLS-004
Ramayana
Rajagopalachari, C.
vol. 17Classics
BUSBUS-006
Building a Second Brain
Forte, Tiago
vol. 18Business
BUSBUS-007
Manifest
Nafousi, Roxie
vol. 19Business
BUSBUS-008
Deep Work
Newport, Cal
vol. 20Business
BUSBUS-009
Think Like a Freak
Levitt & Dubner
vol. 21Business
PHIPHI-006
Thinking, Fast and Slow
Kahneman, Daniel
vol. 22Philosophy
PHIPHI-007
How to Think Like a Roman Emperor
Robertson, Donald
vol. 23Philosophy
BUSBUS-010
Habit Stacking
Scott, S.J.
vol. 24Business
PHIPHI-008
Nicomachean Ethics
Aristotle
vol. 25Philosophy
FICFIC-004
Ender's Game
Card, Orson Scott
vol. 26Fiction
BUSBUS-011
HBR's 10 Must Reads: The Essentials
Harvard Business Review
vol. 27Business
BUSBUS-012
HBR's 10 Must Reads on Strategy
Harvard Business Review
vol. 28Business
BUSBUS-013
HBR's 10 Must Reads on Leadership
Harvard Business Review
vol. 29Business
BUSBUS-014
Start With Why
Sinek, Simon
vol. 30Business
BUSBUS-015
Shoe Dog
Knight, Phil
vol. 31Business
BUSBUS-016
Think Again
Grant, Adam
vol. 32Business
BUSBUS-017
The Visual MBA
Barron, Jason
vol. 33Business
fig. 4 z Showing 33 of 33 titles. Books are kept at arm’s reach, with pencil in hand.