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A living collection of books that have shaped my journey and those waiting to be explored. Each title represents a checkpoint in my continuous pursuit of knowledge and growth.
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Non-Technical Books
Fiction & Literature
- The Alchemist - Paulo Coelho
- Digital Fortress - Dan Brown
- The Name of the Wind - Patrick Rothfuss (Kingkiller Chronicle #1)
- Dune - Frank Herbert
- Dune Messiah - Frank Herbert
- The Worlds Greatest Short Stories
Philosophy & Social Science
- 21 Lessons for the 21st Century - Yuval Noah Harari
- What We Owe To Each Other - T.M. Scanlon
- The Theory of Everything - Stephen Hawking
Poetry & Creative Writing
- Footprints on Zero Line - Gulzar
- A Poem a Day - Gulzar
- Unspoken Feelings of a Gentleman - Pierre Alex Jeanty
- Dear Stranger, I Know How You Feel - Ashish Bagrecha
- Love, Hope and Magic - Ashish Bagrecha
Personal Development
- The Subtle Art of Not Giving a Fuck - Mark Manson
- The Courage To Be Disliked - Ichiro Kishimi
- Talent Is Overrated - Geoff Colvin
- The Psychology of Money - Morgan Housel
- Atomic Habits - James Clear
- How to Take Smart Notes - Sönke Ahrens
- The Art of Learning - Josh Waitzkin
Biography & Memoir
- Wings of Fire: An Autobiography of Abdul Kalam - A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
- A.P.J. Abdul Kalam: A Life - Arun Tiwari
- Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing - Matthew Perry
Technical Books
Secure Development & Architecture
- Software Security: Building Security In - Gary McGraw
- Secure Programming with Static Analysis - Brian Chess & Jacob West
- Secure By Design - Dan Bergh Johnsson
- Core Software Security - James Ransome
- Security Engineering - Ross Anderson (3rd Edition)
Threat Modeling & Risk Management
- Threat Modeling: Designing for Security - Adam Shostack
- Threat Modeling: A Practical Guide - Izar Tarandach & Matthew Coles
- Securing Systems - Brook S.E. Schoenfield
Web & Application Security
- The Web Application Hacker’s Handbook - Dafydd Stuttard & Marcus Pinto
- Alice and Bob Learn Application Security - Tanya Janca
- Web Application Security - Andrew Hoffman
- The Tangled Web - Michal Zalewski
- The Browser Hacker’s Handbook - Wade Alcorn
Security Programs & Operations
- Building a Modern Security Program - Manjeet Rege
- Application Security Program Handbook - Derek Fisher
- Defensive Security Handbook - Lee Brotherston & Amanda Berlin
Agile & DevSecOps
- Agile Application Security - Laura Bell
- Building in Security at Agile Speed - James Ransome
- Sooner Safer Happier - Jonathan Smart
- The Phoenix Project - Gene Kim
- The Unicorn Project - Gene Kim
Cryptography
- Crypto 101 - Laurens Van Houtven
Software Architecture
- Fundamentals of Software Architecture - Mark Richards & Neal Ford
Espionage & Hacking Stories
- Gray Day - Eric O’Neill
- The Cuckoo’s Egg - Clifford Stoll
- Cult of the Dead Cow - Joseph Menn
📑 Curated Reading Lists
- Books in the Software Security Series - Gary McGraw
- Must-Read Books for Leaders - Mike Privette
- Security Leaders’ Reading List - Phil Venables
- Non-Technical Recommendations - Phil Venables
- Book Reviews - Marc G Gauthier
- Year in Review: Books I read (listened to) in 2025 - Prakash Jothiramalingam
- CISO Desk Reference Guide - Books for ecurity leaders and practitioners
- 10 Tech Books That Matter