# Library > [!deck] > A selection of what I've been reading. **Linear Algebra Done Right** — Sheldon Axler _A more proof-based introduction to linear algebra where vector spaces come first and determinants are last._ **The Outsiders** — William Thorndike *Iconoclastic CEOs are their shared and unshared idiosyncrasies.* **The 48 Laws of Power** — Robert Greene *A walkthrough of common traits of people in power throughout history.* **Complete Family Wealth** — James E. Hughes Jr., Susan E. Massenzio & Keith Whitaker *How to beat shirtsleeves to shirtsleeves in three generations; with the most unexpected serendipitous pieces of advice.* **In the Shadow of the Sword** — Tom Holland *How the exhaustion of the ancient empires cleared the ground for Islam and the Arab conquests.* **Siddhartha** — Hermann Hesse *A young seeker leaves every teacher behind to find wisdom in a river.* **Radical Candor** — Kim Scott *How to lead by challenging directly while caring personally — and why most managers do neither.* **Staff Engineer** — Will Larson *What senior technical leadership looks like when you don't take the management track.* **Peopleware** — Tom DeMarco & Timothy Lister *The classic case that software projects fail for human reasons, not technical ones.* **Letters from a Stoic** — Seneca *A Roman statesman's letters on how to live well and meet death unafraid.* **Hiking with Nietzsche** — John Kaag *A philosopher retraces Nietzsche's alpine paths to ask what it means to become who you are.* **The Real Estate Game** — William J. Poorvu *A Harvard professor's framework for reading property deals, risk, and timing.*