This is a list of books that have impacted me deeply in some ways. See this journal post for the definition of impactful.
There is no planned order but it might take a chronological shape in some time.
- Consciousness and the Social Brain — Michael S.A. Graziano
- Bad Science: Quacks, Hacks, and Big Pharma Flacks — Ben Goldacre
- Deep Work: Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World — Cal Newport
- Visual Explanations: Images and Quantities, Evidence and Narrative — Edward R. Tufte
- The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks — Rebecca Skloot
- The End of Night: Searching for Natural Darkness in an Age of Artificial Light — Paul Bogard
- Sword of Destiny (The Witcher, #2) — Andrzej Sapkowski
- The Selfish Gene — Richard Dawkins
- Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!: Adventures of a Curious Character — Richard Feynman
- Culture & Empire: Digital Revolution — Pieter Hintjens
- Silent Spring — Rachel Carson
- Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking — Susan Cain
- Solaris — Stanisław Lem
- Watchmen — Alan Moore
- Flowers for Algernon — Daniel Keyes
- Fahrenheit 451 — Ray Bradbury
- Einstein's Dreams — Alan Lightman
- The Sandman — Neil Gaiman
- The Noonday Demon: An Atlas of Depression — Andrew Solomon
- The Course of Love — Alain de Botton
- A Thousand Brains: A New Theory of Intelligence — Jeff Hawkins
- Lifespan: Why We Age—and Why We Don't Have To — David Sinclair
- Rendezvous with Rama — Arthur C. Clarke
- A Guide to the Good Life: The Ancient Art of Stoic Joy — William B. Irvine
- How to Take Smart Notes — Sönke Ahrens