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<main id="main">
<div class="container">
<h1 class="visually-hidden">Reading List</h1>

<h2>2026</h2>
<p class="section-description">
Starting fresh in 2026 with explorations into psychology, philosophy, and personal growth.
</p>

<article class="book-item">
<div class="book-cover">
<a href="https://www.thriftbooks.com/w/mind-to-matter-the-astonishing-science-of-how-your-brain-creates-material-reality_dawson-church/18645933/?resultid=2de6c45e-dd46-4b5c-92e6-cf8019dea194#edition=19846831&idiq=32358812" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">
<img loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-isbn="9781788171151" alt="Mind to Matter by Dawson Church" data-title="Mind to Matter" data-author="Dawson Church">
</a>
</div>
<div class="book-details">
<h3 class="book-title">Mind to Matter: The Astonishing Science of How Your Brain Creates Material Reality<span class="currently-reading-badge">Currently Reading</span></h3>
<div class="book-author">by Dawson Church</div>
<p class="book-notes">An exploration of the mind-body connection, revealing scientific evidence for how consciousness and intention can influence physical reality, healing, and the material world around us.</p>
</div>
</article>

<article class="book-item">
<div class="book-cover">
<a href="https://www.thriftbooks.com/w/the-courage-to-be-disliked_ichiro-kishimi_fumitake-koga/10893847/?resultid=d93bd8ae-8fc6-4db4-880f-134d5c931410#edition=73839563&idiq=85807882" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">
<img loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-isbn="9781501197277" data-alt-isbns="9780646824857,9784477308265" alt="The Courage to Be Disliked by Ichiro Kishimi and Fumitake Koga" data-title="The Courage to Be Disliked" data-author="Ichiro Kishimi and Fumitake Koga">
</a>
</div>
<div class="book-details">
<h3 class="book-title">The Courage to Be Disliked</h3>
<div class="book-author">by Ichiro Kishimi and Fumitake Koga</div>
<p class="book-notes">A groundbreaking dialogue that reimagines Adlerian psychology through modern conversations, exploring how we can break free from past trauma, embrace our potential, and live authentically by having the courage to be disliked. Introduces Alfred Adler's revolutionary teleology approach—the idea that we are driven by future goals rather than past causes (etiology)—challenging the notion that our history determines our destiny.</p>
</div>
</article>

<h2>2025</h2>
<p class="section-description">
In 2025, I became obsessed with one question: What is money? To find the answer, I read these six books, piecing together the history of our financial system. This journey transformed my understanding of what it means to operate in an economy built on fiat currency and geopolitical force, rather than the stability of sound money.
</p>

<article class="book-item">
<div class="book-cover">
<a href="https://www.thriftbooks.com/w/paper-soldiers-how-the-weaponization-of-the-dollar-changed-the-world-order_saleha-mohsin/55037738/?resultid=b45c7b57-ac03-4945-9e3d-74a29ea8aab4#edition=67591091&idiq=57992781" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">
<img loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-isbn="9780593539118" data-alt-isbns="9780593197543,059319754X" alt="Paper Soldiers by Saleha Mohsin" data-title="Paper Soldiers" data-author="Saleha Mohsin">
</a>
</div>
<div class="book-details">
<h3 class="book-title">
Paper Soldiers: How the Weaponization of the Dollar Changed the World Order
</h3>
<div class="book-author">by Saleha Mohsin</div>
<p class="book-notes">An inside look at how the U.S. dollar became a powerful geopolitical weapon through financial sanctions and economic warfare, reshaping global power dynamics and raising questions about the future of American financial dominance.</p>
</div>
</article>

<article class="book-item">
<div class="book-cover">
<a href="https://www.thriftbooks.com/w/the-case-against-the-fed_murray-n-rothbard/343797/#edition=4404863&idiq=4178217" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">
<img loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-isbn="9781987817720" alt="The Case Against the Fed by Murray N. Rothbard" data-title="The Case Against the Fed" data-author="Murray N. Rothbard">
</a>
</div>
<div class="book-details">
<h3 class="book-title">The Case Against the Fed</h3>
<div class="book-author">by Murray N. Rothbard</div>
<p class="book-notes">A foundational critique of the Federal Reserve System, examining its origins, operations, and effects on the economy while arguing for a return to free-market banking and sound money backed by gold.</p>
</div>
</article>

<article class="book-item">
<div class="book-cover">
<a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0F2NCPQ2K" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">
<img loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-isbn="9798992242515" alt="The Big Print by Lawrence Lepard" data-title="The Big Print" data-author="Lawrence Lepard">
</a>
</div>
<div class="book-details">
<h3 class="book-title">The Big Print: What Happened to America and How Sound Money Will Fix It</h3>
<div class="book-author">by Lawrence Lepard</div>
<p class="book-notes">A compelling analysis of how decades of monetary expansion and currency debasement have eroded American prosperity, and a call for returning to sound money principles to restore economic stability and opportunity.</p>
</div>
</article>

<article class="book-item">
<div class="book-cover">
<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Price-Tomorrow-Deflation-Abundant-Future/dp/1999257405" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">
<img loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-isbn="1999257405" alt="The Price of Tomorrow by Jeff Booth" data-title="The Price of Tomorrow" data-author="Jeff Booth">
</a>
</div>
<div class="book-details">
<h3 class="book-title">The Price of Tomorrow: Why Deflation Is the Key to an Abundant Future</h3>
<div class="book-author">by Jeff Booth</div>
<p class="book-notes">A thought-provoking exploration of how exponential technological advancement is creating deflation in a world built on inflationary economic systems, and why embracing this shift could unlock unprecedented prosperity.</p>
</div>
</article>

<article class="book-item">
<div class="book-cover">
<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Layered-Money-Dollars-Bitcoin-Currencies/dp/1736110527" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">
<img loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-isbn="1736110527" alt="Layered Money by Nik Bhatia" data-title="Layered Money" data-author="Nik Bhatia">
</a>
</div>
<div class="book-details">
<h3 class="book-title">Layered Money: From Gold and Dollars to Bitcoin and Central Bank Digital Currencies</h3>
<div class="book-author">by Nik Bhatia</div>
<p class="book-notes">An innovative framework for understanding money as a layered system, tracing its evolution from gold-backed currencies through modern banking to cryptocurrencies and the future of digital central bank money.</p>
</div>
</article>

<article class="book-item">
<div class="book-cover">
<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Deficit-Myth-Monetary-Peoples-Economy/dp/1541736184" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">
<img loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-isbn="1541736184" alt="The Deficit Myth by Stephanie Kelton" data-title="The Deficit Myth" data-author="Stephanie Kelton">
</a>
</div>
<div class="book-details">
<h3 class="book-title">The Deficit Myth: Modern Monetary Theory and the Birth of the People's Economy</h3>
<div class="book-author">by Stephanie Kelton</div>
<p class="book-notes">A leading economist challenges conventional deficit thinking and explains how Modern Monetary Theory reveals the true power and limitations of sovereign currencies in advancing the public good.</p>
</div>
</article>
<div data-reading-list></div>
</div>
</main>
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}

const READING_LIST = [
{
year: 2026,
description: "Starting fresh in 2026 with explorations into psychology, philosophy, and personal growth.",
books: [
{
title: "Mind to Matter: The Astonishing Science of How Your Brain Creates Material Reality",
author: "Dawson Church",
shortTitle: "Mind to Matter",
authorAlt: "Dawson Church",
altText: "Mind to Matter by Dawson Church",
link: "https://www.thriftbooks.com/w/mind-to-matter-the-astonishing-science-of-how-your-brain-creates-material-reality_dawson-church/18645933/?resultid=2de6c45e-dd46-4b5c-92e6-cf8019dea194#edition=19846831&idiq=32358812",
isbn: "9781788171151",
notes: "An exploration of the mind-body connection, revealing scientific evidence for how consciousness and intention can influence physical reality, healing, and the material world around us.",
currentlyReading: true,
},
{
title: "The Courage to Be Disliked",
author: "Ichiro Kishimi and Fumitake Koga",
altText: "The Courage to Be Disliked by Ichiro Kishimi and Fumitake Koga",
link: "https://www.thriftbooks.com/w/the-courage-to-be-disliked_ichiro-kishimi_fumitake-koga/10893847/?resultid=d93bd8ae-8fc6-4db4-880f-134d5c931410#edition=73839563&idiq=85807882",
isbn: "9781501197277",
altIsbns: "9780646824857,9784477308265",
notes: "A groundbreaking dialogue that reimagines Adlerian psychology through modern conversations, exploring how we can break free from past trauma, embrace our potential, and live authentically by having the courage to be disliked. Introduces Alfred Adler's revolutionary teleology approach—the idea that we are driven by future goals rather than past causes (etiology)—challenging the notion that our history determines our destiny.",
},
],
},
{
year: 2025,
description: "In 2025, I became obsessed with one question: What is money? To find the answer, I read these six books, piecing together the history of our financial system. This journey transformed my understanding of what it means to operate in an economy built on fiat currency and geopolitical force, rather than the stability of sound money.",
books: [
{
title: "Paper Soldiers: How the Weaponization of the Dollar Changed the World Order",
author: "Saleha Mohsin",
altText: "Paper Soldiers by Saleha Mohsin",
link: "https://www.thriftbooks.com/w/paper-soldiers-how-the-weaponization-of-the-dollar-changed-the-world-order_saleha-mohsin/55037738/?resultid=b45c7b57-ac03-4945-9e3d-74a29ea8aab4#edition=67591091&idiq=57992781",
isbn: "9780593539118",
altIsbns: "9780593197543,059319754X",
notes: "An inside look at how the U.S. dollar became a powerful geopolitical weapon through financial sanctions and economic warfare, reshaping global power dynamics and raising questions about the future of American financial dominance.",
},
{
title: "The Case Against the Fed",
author: "Murray N. Rothbard",
altText: "The Case Against the Fed by Murray N. Rothbard",
link: "https://www.thriftbooks.com/w/the-case-against-the-fed_murray-n-rothbard/343797/#edition=4404863&idiq=4178217",
isbn: "9781987817720",
notes: "A foundational critique of the Federal Reserve System, examining its origins, operations, and effects on the economy while arguing for a return to free-market banking and sound money backed by gold.",
},
{
title: "The Big Print: What Happened to America and How Sound Money Will Fix It",
author: "Lawrence Lepard",
altText: "The Big Print by Lawrence Lepard",
link: "https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0F2NCPQ2K",
isbn: "9798992242515",
notes: "A compelling analysis of how decades of monetary expansion and currency debasement have eroded American prosperity, and a call for returning to sound money principles to restore economic stability and opportunity.",
},
{
title: "The Price of Tomorrow: Why Deflation Is the Key to an Abundant Future",
author: "Jeff Booth",
altText: "The Price of Tomorrow by Jeff Booth",
link: "https://www.amazon.com/Price-Tomorrow-Deflation-Abundant-Future/dp/1999257405",
isbn: "1999257405",
notes: "A thought-provoking exploration of how exponential technological advancement is creating deflation in a world built on inflationary economic systems, and why embracing this shift could unlock unprecedented prosperity.",
},
{
title: "Layered Money: From Gold and Dollars to Bitcoin and Central Bank Digital Currencies",
author: "Nik Bhatia",
altText: "Layered Money by Nik Bhatia",
link: "https://www.amazon.com/Layered-Money-Dollars-Bitcoin-Currencies/dp/1736110527",
isbn: "1736110527",
notes: "An innovative framework for understanding money as a layered system, tracing its evolution from gold-backed currencies through modern banking to cryptocurrencies and the future of digital central bank money.",
},
{
title: "The Deficit Myth: Modern Monetary Theory and the Birth of the People's Economy",
author: "Stephanie Kelton",
altText: "The Deficit Myth by Stephanie Kelton",
link: "https://www.amazon.com/Deficit-Myth-Monetary-Peoples-Economy/dp/1541736184",
isbn: "1541736184",
notes: "A leading economist challenges conventional deficit thinking and explains how Modern Monetary Theory reveals the true power and limitations of sovereign currencies in advancing the public good.",
},
],
},
];

function renderReadingList(container) {
const shortTitleOf = book => book.shortTitle || book.title.split(':')[0].trim();
const html = READING_LIST.map(section => {
const books = section.books.map(book => {
const altIsbns = book.altIsbns ? ` data-alt-isbns="${book.altIsbns}"` : '';
const badge = book.currentlyReading
? '<span class="currently-reading-badge">Currently Reading</span>'
: '';
return `
<article class="book-item">
<div class="book-cover">
<a href="${book.link}" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">
<img loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-isbn="${book.isbn}"${altIsbns} alt="${book.altText}" data-title="${shortTitleOf(book)}" data-author="${book.author}">
</a>
</div>
<div class="book-details">
<h3 class="book-title">${book.title}${badge}</h3>
<div class="book-author">by ${book.author}</div>
<p class="book-notes">${book.notes}</p>
</div>
</article>`;
}).join('');
return `
<h2>${section.year}</h2>
<p class="section-description">${section.description}</p>
${books}`;
}).join('');
container.insertAdjacentHTML('beforeend', html);
}

// Render immediately so theme.js's DOMContentLoaded observer sees the items.
// Safe under `defer`: the DOM is parsed before this script executes.
const readingListContainer = document.querySelector('[data-reading-list]');
if (readingListContainer) renderReadingList(readingListContainer);

// Resolve book covers on page load
window.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', () => {
// Resolve covers with fallbacks/alternates
document.querySelectorAll('.book-cover img[data-isbn]').forEach(img => {
tryLoadCover(img);
});
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