Bookshelf

Every time I see someone (intellectually) interesting, I'm always curious in what books they read. However, by making this list, I'm not claiming as someone who are intellectually interesting.

I didn't finish reading everything listed here. I'm intrigued with the concept of anti-library that argues how unread books we own express things beyond our perimeter of knowledge.

Books I found particularly interesting are in bold.

Adams, Douglas. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.
Albom, Mitch. Tuesdays with Morrie.
Anwar, Chairil. Aku Ini Binatang Jalang.

A collection of Anwar's greatest hits, including: "Hujan menebal jendala," "mengingat Kau penuh seluruh," and "Sepi di luar, sepi menekan-mendesak." Also, don't forget about the whole "Sajak Putih"—it's definitely his magnum opus.
Armand, Avianti. Perempuan yang Dihapus Namanya.
Armstrong, Karen. Muhammad: A Biography of the Prophet.
Brodie, Richard. Virus of the Mind.
Brown, Dan. Angels & Demons.
Brown, Dan. Da Vinci Code.
Brown, Dan. Digital Fortress.
Camus, Albert. The Outsider.

How would you be treated by society if you didn't shed a tear in your mother's funeral?
Camus, Albert. The Plague.

What would you do if a plague strikes the town you live?
Carnegie, Dale. How to Win Friends & Influence People.
Cathcart, Thomas & Daniel Klein. Plato and a Platypus Walk into a Bar.

This is the book that made me interested to philosophy. Fun read, but can also be thought-provoking.
Clark, Duncan. Alibaba: The House That Jack Ma Built.
Coelho, Paulo. The Alchemist.
Coelho, Paulo. By the River Piedra I Sat Down and Wept.
Coelho, Paulo. The Devil And Miss Prym.
Coelho, Paulo. Veronika Decides to Die.
Coelho, Paulo. The Zahir.
Colbert, David. Magical Worlds of Harry Potter.
Collins, Jim & Jerry I. Porras. Built to Last.
Dalio, Ray. Principles.
Darmono, Sapardi Djoko. Mantra Orang Jawa.
Darwin, Charles. The Origin of the Species.
Dhirgantara, Donny. 5 Cm.
Diamond, Jared. Guns, Germs, and Steel.

The reason why the Western civilization is more technologically advanced then the Papua Nugeaneans might simply be explained as a pure geographical luck.
Doerr, John. Measure What Matters.
Eaton, Leonard K. Hardy Cross: American Engineer.
Einstein, Albert. Ideas and Opinions.
El Shirazy, Habiburrahman. Ayat-Ayat Cinta.
Ferriss, Timothy. Tribe of Mentors.
Fitzgerald, F. Scott. The Great Gatsby.
Fitzgerald, F. Scott. Tender Is the Night.
Gallagher, Leigh. The Airbnb Story.
Gie, Soe Hok. Catatan Seorang Demonstran.
Haddon, Mark. A Spot of Bother.
Haddon, Mark. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time.
Harari, Yuval Noah. Homo Deus.
Harari, Yuval Noah. Sapiens.

Humans managed to advance far beyond the capacity shown by the other species on earth because of their ability to have shared, fictional narratives.
Hart, Michael H. The 100: A Ranking of the Most Influential Persons in History
Hawking, Stephen. A Brief History of Time.
Hayden, Torey. Sheila.
Hemingway, Ernest. The Old Man and the Sea.
Hergé. The Adventures of Tintin series (complete).
Hitler, Adolf. Mein Kampf.
Horowitz, Ben. The Hard Thing About Hard Things.
Isaacson, Walter. Leonardo da Vinci.
Isaacson, Walter. Steve Jobs.
Ishiguro, Kazuo. Never Let Me Go.
Ishiguro, Kazuo. The Remains of the Day.
Ito, E.S. Negara Kelima.

Dan Brown-esque plot that revolves around a conspiracy theory that argues Atlantis as the ancient Indonesia.
Ito, E.S. Rahasia Meede.
Jackson, Eric M. The PayPal Wars.
Jerome, Jerome K. Three Men in a Boat and Three Men on the Bummel.
Junaedi, Fajar. Bonek: Komunitas Suporter Pertama dan Terbesar di Indonesia.
Kafka, Franz. Metamorphosis and Other Stories.
Katsir, Ibnu. Kisah Para Nabi.
Knapp, Jake, John Zeratsky, & Braden Kowitz. Sprint: How to Solve Big Problems and Test New Ideas in Just Five Days.
Knight, Phil. Shoe Dog.
Kuhn, Thomas S. The Structure of Scientific Revolutions.
Laksono, P. M., Aris Arif Mundayat, Y. Tri Subagya, & Y. Widiati Nuraini. Anotasi Bibliografi Rencana Pembangunan PLTN di Indonesia.
Lestari, Dewi. Filosofi Kopi.
Lestari, Dewi. Perahu Kertas.
Lestari, Dewi. Rectoverso.
Lestari, Dewi. Supernova: Akar.
Lestari, Dewi. Supernova: Kesatria, Putri dan Bintang Jatuh.
Lestari, Dewi. Supernova: Petir.
Lewis, C. S. The Chronicles of Narnia series (Volume 1 - 7).
Lubis, Mochtar. Harimau! Harimau!
MacDonald, Ian. Revolution in the Head.

Breakdown of all important details of each of Beatles songs. A treasure for a true Beatles fan.
Machiavelli, Niccolo. The Prince.

Practical and cunning guide to be a prince. This is not a book about moral lessons.
Mahmud, Kusman K. Chairil Anwar & HB Jassin.
Malaka, Tan. Gerpolek: Gerilya, Politik, Ekonomi.
Malaka, Tan. Madilog: Materialisme, Dialektika, Logika.
Mansfiled, Peter. A History of the Middle East.
Moore, Alan & Dave Gibbons. Watchmen.
Mukherjee, Siddhartha. The Gene: An Intimate History.
Mulya, Adhitya, Alaya Setya, Iman Hidajat, & Ninit Yuanita. Travelers' Tale / Belok Kanan: Barcelona!
Murakami, Haruki. 1Q84.

When writing 1Q84, his editor accused him as lazy by leaving so many questions unclarified until the end, despite it being known as his signature style. He replied, "If an author succeeded in writing a story 'put together in an exceptionally interesting way' that 'carries the reader along to the very end' who could possibly call such a writer 'lazy'."
Murakami, Haruki. Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki and His Years of Pilgrimage.
Murakami, Haruki. Kafka on the Shore.
Murakami, Haruki. Norwegian Wood.
Murakami, Haruki. Sputnik Sweetheart.
Murakami, Haruki. What I Talk About When I Talk About Running.
Murakami, Haruki. The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle.
Nabokov, Vladimir. Lolita.
Nabokov, Vladimir. Pnin.
Norris, Mary. Between You & Me.
Obama, Barack. The Audacity of Hope.
Ohainian, Alexis. Without Their Permission.
Olthof, W. L. (translator) Babad Tanah Jawi.
Orwell, George. 1984.
Orwell, George. Animal Farm.
Pamuk, Orhan. My Name Is Red.
Pamuntjak, Laksmi. Aruna & Lidahnya.
Piketty, Thomas. Capital in the Twenty-First Century.
Plato. Republic.
Ricklefs, M. C. Sejarah Indonesia Modern: 1200 - 2008.
Ries, Eric. The Lean Startup.
Ries, Eric. The Startup Way.
Rowling, J. K. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them.
Rowling, J. K. Harry Potter series (Volume 1 - 7).
Rowling, J. K. Quidditch Through the Ages.
Rushdie, Salman. Luka and the Fire of Life.
Salinger, J. D. The Catcher in the Rye.
Salinger, J.D. Franny and Zooey.
Smith, Greg. Why I Left Goldman Sachs: A Wall Street Story.
Stoker, Bram. Dracula.
Stone, Brad. The Everything Store: Jeff Bezos and the Age of Amazon.
Studwell, Joe. How Asia Works.

Why North East Asian states are more economically developed then the South East Asian states? Studwell argued three reasons: incentive-based agriculture, export-oriented manufacturing, and aligned financial institutions.
Sundararajan, Arun. The Sharing Economy.
Taleb, Nassim Nicholas. Skin in the Game: Hidden Asymmetries in Daily Life.
TEMPO. Hatta: Jejak yang Melampaui Zaman.
TEMPO. Sjahrir: Peran Besar Bung Kecil.
TEMPO. Sukarno: Paradoks Revolusi Indonesia.
TEMPO. Tan Malaka: Bapak Republik yang Dilupakan.
Thiel, Peter & Blake Masters. Zero to One.
Tjokroamidjojo, Bintoro. Bapak Mati Ditembak Belanda / Menjadi Duta Besar untuk Kerajaan Belanda.
Toer, Pramoedya Ananta. Anak Semua Bangsa.
Toer, Pramoedya Ananta. Bumi Manusia.
Toer, Pramoedya Ananta. Jejak Langkah.
Toer, Pramoedya Ananta. Rumah Kaca.
Tolstoy, Leo. Hadji Murat.
Twain, Mark. The Adventure of Huckleberry Finn.
Tyson, Neil deGrasse. Astrophysics for People in a Hurry.
Vance, Ashlee. Elon Musk.
Walker, Matthew. Why We Sleep.

Everything I knew about sleep was wrong. This book probably have saved my life.
Wasserman, Noah. The Founder's Dilemmas.
Watanabe, Ken. Problem Solving 101.
Winchester, Simon. Atlantic: Great Sea Battles, Heroic Discoveries, Titanic Storms,and a Vast Ocean of a Million Stories.
Wilson, William Scott. The Lone Samurai: The Life of Miyamoto Musashi.

Have any recommendation? Let me know.