Book Recommendations
A curated list of books that have shaped my thinking, improved my workflow, or simply provided a great escape.

Atomic Habits
James Clear
No matter your goals, Atomic Habits offers a proven framework for improving--every day. James Clear, one of the world's leading experts on habit formation, reveals practical strategies that will teach you exactly how to form good habits, break bad ones, and master the tiny behaviors that lead to remarkable results.

Deep Work
Cal Newport
Deep work is the ability to focus without distraction on a cognitively demanding task. It's a skill that allows you to quickly master complicated information and produce better results in less time.

Clean Code
Robert C. Martin
A foundational guide to writing readable, maintainable, and scalable code through principles of software craftsmanship.

Designing Data-Intensive Applications
Martin Kleppmann
Deeply explores storage systems, distributed systems, scalability, fault tolerance, and data architecture—essential for backend and high-traffic applications.

Universal Principles of Design
William Lidwell
A comprehensive reference outlining 125 key design principles applicable across UX, engineering, architecture, and product development.

Less but Better
Dieter Rams
Legendary designer Dieter Rams shares the philosophy and principles behind minimalist, essential, and timeless product design.

Ranks of the Divine Seekers
Ibn al-Qayyim
A deep exploration of the spiritual stations a believer traverses, written by Ibn al-Qayyim and rooted in classical Islamic scholarship.

The Almanack of Naval Ravikant
Eric Jorgenson
A distilled collection of Naval’s insights on wealth, decision-making, and leverage—practical, no fluff.

Why Nations Fail
Daron Acemoglu & James Robinson
A groundbreaking exploration of how political and economic institutions shape prosperity or poverty.

Starting Strength
Mark Rippetoe
The definitive guide to building strength through barbell training. Focuses on the mechanics of the major lifts and programming for linear progression.

Introduction to Algorithms
Cormen, Leiserson, Rivest, Stein
The standard reference for algorithms, covering data structures, graph theory, dynamic programming, and complexity.

Accelerate
Nicole Forsgren, Jez Humble, Gene Kim
Backed by research, this book outlines the scientific principles behind high-performing engineering teams and DevOps culture.

The Lean Startup
Eric Ries
The foundational framework for validating products, delivering value fast, and avoiding waste through iteration and experimentation.

Site Reliability Engineering
Google SRE Team
A pillar resource for high-availability systems, observability, reliability engineering, and operating large-scale distributed systems.

Trading and Exchanges
Larry Harris
The most complete explanation of market structure, order flow, execution, and trading dynamics — perfect for your Stockwise SaaS.

The Pragmatic Programmer
Andrew Hunt & David Thomas
Timeless lessons on software craftsmanship, problem solving, and becoming a world-class engineer.

Building Machine Learning Powered Applications
Emmanuel Ameisen
Covers the full lifecycle of ML-powered products—great for your AI/RAG projects and chatbot SaaS.

Working in Public
Nadia Eghbal
A deep look into modern open-source ecosystems, maintainership, contributor dynamics, and how sustainable software gets built.

Basic Economics
Thomas Sowell
A citizen's guide to economics, written for those who want to understand how the economy works but have no interest in jargon or equations. Sowell reveals the general principles behind any kind of economy—capitalist, socialist, feudal, and so on.

The Lessons of History
Will Durant & Ariel Durant
W ill and Ariel Durant distill the vast knowledge gained from their extensive exploration of civilization over four decades, offering readers a profound survey of human history. This concise volume encapsulates the key themes and patterns that have shaped societies, cultures, and human behavior throughout the ages.

The Design of Everyday Things
Don Norman
The Design of Everyday Things shows that good, usable design is possible. The rules are simple: make things visible, exploit natural relationships that couple function and control, and make intelligent use of constraints.

The Sealed Nectar
Safiur Rahman Mubarakpuri
A complete authoritative book on the life of Prophet Muhammad (S) by Sheikh Safi-ur-Rahman al-Mubarkpuri. It was honored by the World Muslim League as first prize winner book.