1) Shadows of the Pomegranate Tree - Rating 3&#x2F;5 - Got an idea about the times in receding Muslim powers, at the end of the 15th Century, in Spain -  The author is an historian so positive point is that fiction rooted in history. But some of the fictional narratives could have been better, as he was not a fiction writer when he started out.<p>2) Zero to One - Rating 4&#x2F;5 - Thoroughly enjoyed reading the book. Insights into and anecdotal examples of <i>Paypal mafia</i>, among the numerous over there.<p>3) Liar&#x27;s Poker - Rating 4&#x2F;5 - The first of several best seller&#x27;s by Michael Lewis, gives insights into the working of Investment Finance business, and in a very interesting way (lots of humor)<p>4) Devotion of Suspect X - Rating 4&#x2F;5 - Work of fiction by the Japanese best seller author Keigo Higashino. Enjoyable read - contrasts a Physicist and a Mathematician trying to out think each other in a crime context (reference to Maths&#x2F;Physics are just pop-level so don&#x27;t expect too much)<p>5) &#x27;Digital Gold...&#x27; by Nathaniel Popper - Currently reading (very enjoyable at around 41%) - Captures the history of evolution of Bitcoin. Also made me sad for various people for different reasons, e.g. Hal Finney, who was the first adopter of Satoshi Nakamoto&#x27;s idea. Reading this book made me appreciate why not knowing who is SN is important. I am no longer curious.<p>6) Guns, Germs and Steel by Jared Diamond - Rating 5&#x2F;5 - A perspective changing book, if there can be one. Had picked it up from Gates notes&#x27; reading list couple years back. After reading this, my entire perspective on religions, politics, culture changed and I view everything from the reference point of when we started to do agriculture some 20,000 years ago, and of course geographical perspective.<p>Some others in my to-read list (hope to pick one before the turn of the year):<p>1) Emperor of all maladies - book on cancer research<p>2) Ashley Vance&#x27;s book on Elon Musk<p>3) 100 years of solitude<p>4) The selfish gene<p>5) The hard thing about hard things<p>6) Or, if I see any other book: either on this page, or on Gates Notes or on HN reading share the other day. Am a big fan of exchanging&#x2F;sharing reading lists.<p>Edit: Formatting. HN post editor needs two new lines (&#x27;\n&#x27;) to display one<p>Edit 2: Had wrongly named book #4 as Salvation of a saint (which is another book, I read earlier by the same author)