Here’s a list of all the books I’ve read over the past 10 years.

[1] https://taylor.town/books

My general advice is to read classics.

[2] https://taylor.town/eschew-the-new

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Here are some audiobooks that I think HN folk would enjoy:

• Guns, Germs, and Steel: https://www.amazon.com/Guns-Germs-Steel-Fates-Societies/dp/0...

• The Anthropocene Reviewed: https://www.amazon.com/Anthropocene-Reviewed-Essays-Human-Ce...

• Snowcrash: https://www.amazon.com/Snow-Crash-Neal-Stephenson/dp/0553380...

• How to Win Friends and Influence People: https://www.amazon.com/How-Win-Friends-Influence-People/dp/1...

• Distrust That Particular Flavor: https://www.amazon.com/Distrust-Particular-Flavor-WILLIAM-GI...

• A Supposedly Fun Thing I’ll Never Do Again: https://www.amazon.com/Supposedly-Fun-Thing-Never-Again/dp/0...

• Surely You’re Joking, Mr. Feynmann!: https://www.amazon.com/Surely-Youre-Joking-Mr-Feynman/dp/039...

• Faster: https://www.amazon.com/Faster-Acceleration-Just-About-Everyt...

• How We Got To Now: https://www.amazon.com/How-We-Got-Now-Innovations/dp/1594633...

Taking on Infinite Jest as your introduction to David Foster Wallace is a little like getting started in rock climbing by tackling Mount Everest.

A much friendlier/more accessible place to start is A Supposedly Fun Thing I'll Never Do Again (https://www.amazon.com/Supposedly-Fun-Thing-Never-Again/dp/0...), a collection of his essays. They're shorter, tighter and generally much better commute reading.

And if you're not you could read his essay collections -

"A Supposedly Fun Thing I'll Never Do Again" the title essay of which is now available on the internet and is a terrific introduction to the late great American author (http://www.amazon.com/Supposedly-Fun-Thing-Never-Again/dp/03...)

"Consider the Lobster" (http://www.amazon.com/Consider-Lobster-David-Foster-Wallace/...)

Some of the few pieces of physical literature I actually own and chase back every time I lend them to someone.