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Keep Calm and Read a Book

A list of my favourite books. Covers modern classics, adventures, mathematics, music, economics and history with an Anglo-Sino focus.
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1984 (George Orwell)
1984
1
George Orwell
Adventures of Ibn Battuta (Ross E. Dunn (Ed))
Adventures of Ibn Battuta
2
Ross E. Dunn (Ed)
American Born Chinese (Gene Luen Yang)
American Born Chinese
3
Gene Luen Yang
Animal Farm (George Orwell)
Animal Farm
4
George Orwell
Around the World in 80 Days (Michael Palin)
Around the World in 80 Days
5
Michael Palin
The Art of War (Sun Tzu)
The Art of War
6
Sun Tzu
The Ascent of Money: A Financial History of the World
The Ascent of Money: A Financial History of the World
7
Beijing Coma (Ma Jian)
Beijing Coma
8
Ma Jian
Being and Nothingness (Jean-Paul Sartre)
Being and Nothingness
9
Jean-Paul Sartre
The Bell Curve (Charles Murray)
The Bell Curve
10
Charles Murray
Beyond the Brain (Stanislav Grof)
Beyond the Brain
11
Stanislav Grof
The Billionaire's Vinegar (Benjamin Wallace)
The Billionaire's Vinegar
12
Benjamin Wallace
Canton Elegy (Stephen Lee)
Canton Elegy
13
Stephen Lee
Celebrated Cases of Judge Dee (Robert Van Gulik)
Celebrated Cases of Judge Dee
14
Robert Van Gulik
The Children Act (Ian McEwan)
The Children Act
15
Ian McEwan
City of Djinns: A Year in Delhi (William Dalrymple)
City of Djinns: A Year in Delhi
16
William Dalrymple
Cityboy : Confessions Explosives D'un Trader Repenti - Geraint Anderso
Cityboy : Confessions Explosives D'un Trader Repenti - Geraint Anderso
17
Civilisation (Niall Ferguson)
Civilisation
18
Niall Ferguson
A Concise History of Hong Kong (John Carroll)
A Concise History of Hong Kong
19
John Carroll
Confessions of an Economic Hit Man (John Perkins)
Confessions of an Economic Hit Man
20
John Perkins
Confucianism - The Analects of Confucius
Confucianism - The Analects of Confucius
21
Dandy in the Underworld: An Unauthorized Autobiography (Sebastian Horsley)
Dandy in the Underworld: An Unauthorized Autobiography
22
Sebastian Horsley
Decadence Manchu (Edmund Backhouse)
Decadence Manchu
23
Edmund Backhouse
Decline and Fall (Evelyn Waugh)
Decline and Fall
24
Evelyn Waugh
The Decline and Fall of the British Empire (Piers Brendon)
The Decline and Fall of the British Empire
25
Piers Brendon
Down and Out in Paris and London (George Orwell)
Down and Out in Paris and London
26
George Orwell
Dream of the Red Chamber (Cao Xueqin)
Dream of the Red Chamber
27
Cao Xueqin
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (Hunter S. Thompson)
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
28
Hunter S. Thompson
Fooled by Randomness: The Hidden Role of Chance in Life and in the Mar
Fooled by Randomness: The Hidden Role of Chance in Life and in the Mar
29
Forever Rumpole (John Mortimer)
Forever Rumpole
30
John Mortimer
The German Genius (Peter Watson)
The German Genius
31
Peter Watson
Godel, Escher, Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid by Douglas R. Hofstadter
Godel, Escher, Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid by Douglas R. Hofstadter
32
The Great Railway Bazar (Paul Theroux)
The Great Railway Bazar
33
Paul Theroux
Gullivers Travels (Jonathan Swift)
Gullivers Travels
34
Jonathan Swift
Guns, Germs, and Steel (Jared Diamond)
Guns, Germs, and Steel
35
Jared Diamond
Historical Sites of Jakarta (Adolf Heuken)
Historical Sites of Jakarta
36
Adolf Heuken
The Honourable Schoolboy
The Honourable Schoolboy
37
How Not to Be Wrong (Jordan Ellenberg)
How Not to Be Wrong
38
Jordan Ellenberg
Huangdi Neijing (Huangfu Mi)
Huangdi Neijing
39
Huangfu Mi
Influence
Influence
40
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