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title: Books
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Learning is acting different in the same circumstance. If your behavior does not
change from reading a book, you did not learn. Pick a few concepts from each
book to apply to your life.

The best way to learn is to start trying and see what works. Before starting,
books provide only a vague idea of how you should act to see results. Reading
after starting gives context to the book's ideas.

If a topic is new to you, read original and foundational books first. Here are
my recommendations:

## Theology

- *The Reformation Study Bible*
- Bahnsen, Greg - *Van Til's Apologetic: Readings and Analysis*

## Computer Science

- Petzold, Charles - *Code: The Hidden Language of Computer Hardware and
  Software*
- Petzold, Charles - *The Annotated Turing*
- Brian, Kernighan and Dennis, Ritchie - *C Programming Language*
- Laaksonen, Antti - *[Competitive Programmer's
  Handbook](https://cses.fi/book/book.pdf)*

## Business

- Carnegie, Dale - *How to Win Friends and Influence People*
- Dalio, Ray - *Principles*
- Jorgenson, Eric - *The Almanack of Naval Ravikant*
- Parrish, Shane - *The Great Mental Models Volume 1: General Thinking Concepts*
- Clear, James - *Atomic Habits*
- Sinek, Simon - *Start with Why: How Great Leaders Inspire Everyone to Take
  Action*

## Finance

- Klarman, Seth - *Margin of Safety: Risk-Averse Value Investing Strategies for
  the Thoughtful Investor*
- Kiyosaki, Robert - *Rich Dad Poor Dad: What the Rich Teach Their Kids About
  Money That the Poor and Middle Class Do Not!*
- Turner, Brandon - *The Book on Rental Property Investing: How to Create Wealth
  and Passive Income Through Smart Buy & Hold Real Estate Investing*
- Graham, Benjamin - *The Intelligent Investor*
- Hill, Napolean - *Think and Grow Rich*

## Physics

- Feynman, Richard - *Six Easy Pieces: Essentials of Physics Explained by Its
  Most Brilliant Teacher*
- Hawking, Stephen - *A Brief History of Time*