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# Bookmarked Books
- URL: https://starikov.co/books/
- Published: 2024-03-01T10:08:53.000Z
- Updated: 2026-06-12T06:11:44.000Z
- Description: So many books, so little time.
- Author: Illya Starikov
- Tags: Self, Interests

The following are my favorite books I’ve read. I’ve added them here in the hopes you might like some of them too. For a full list, check out my [Goodreads](https://www.goodreads.com/review/list/137314885?shelf=read&ref=starikov.co).

**Fiction**

[Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone (Harry Potter, #1…Harry Potter has no idea how famous he is. That’s becau…![](https://www.goodreads.com/favicon.ico)GoodreadsJ.K. Rowling![](https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1474154022i/3.jpg)](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3.Harry%5FPotter%5Fand%5Fthe%5FSorcerer%5Fs%5FStone?ref=starikov.co)

[And Then There Were NoneFirst, there were ten—a curious assortment of strangers…![](https://www.goodreads.com/favicon.ico)GoodreadsAgatha Christie![](https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1638425885i/16299.jpg)](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/16299.And%5FThen%5FThere%5FWere%5FNone?ref=starikov.co)

[The Great GatsbyThe Great Gatsby, F. Scott Fitzgerald’s third book, sta…![](https://www.goodreads.com/favicon.ico)GoodreadsF. Scott Fitzgerald![](https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1490528560i/4671.jpg)](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4671.The%5FGreat%5FGatsby?ref=starikov.co)

1. The Harry Potter series [1](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3.Harry%5FPotter%5Fand%5Fthe%5FSorcerer%5Fs%5FStone?ref=starikov.co) [2](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/28141183-harry-potter-and-the-chamber-of-secrets?ref=starikov.co) [3](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/28143415-harry-potter-and-the-prisoner-of-azkaban?ref=starikov.co) [4](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/28137887-harry-potter-and-the-goblet-of-fire?ref=starikov.co) [5](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/29411529-harry-potter-and-the-order-of-the-phoenix?ref=starikov.co) [6](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/61450442-harry-potter-and-the-half-blood-prince?ref=starikov.co) [7](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/61917439-harry-potter-and-the-deathly-hallows?ref=starikov.co)
2. [And Then There Were None](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/16299.And%5FThen%5FThere%5FWere%5FNone?ref=starikov.co)
3. [The Great Gatsby](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4671.The%5FGreat%5FGatsby?ref=starikov.co)
4. [Treasure Island](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/295.Treasure%5FIsland?ref=starikov.co)

**Non-Fiction**

[Red Famine: Stalin’s War on UkraineThe momentous new book from the Pulitzer Prize-winning …![](https://www.goodreads.com/favicon.ico)GoodreadsAnne Applebaum![](https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1487060451i/33864676.jpg)](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/33864676-red-famine?ref=starikov.co)

[American PrometheusPULITZER PRIZE WINNER • The definitive biography of J. …![](https://www.goodreads.com/favicon.ico)GoodreadsKai Bird![](https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1690235422i/8131063.jpg)](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/8131063-american-prometheus?ref=starikov.co)

[Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivit…In today’s world, yesterday’s methods just don’t work. …![](https://www.goodreads.com/favicon.ico)GoodreadsDavid Allen![](https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1312474060i/1633.jpg)](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1633.Getting%5FThings%5FDone?ref=starikov.co)

1. [Red Famine: Stalin's War on Ukraine](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/33864676-red-famine?ref=starikov.co)
2. [American Prometheus](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/8131063-american-prometheus?ref=starikov.co)
3. [Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1633.Getting%5FThings%5FDone?ref=starikov.co)
4. [I'm Glad My Mom Died](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/60763786-i-m-glad-my-mom-died?ref=starikov.co)
5. [Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/8161568-kitchen-confidential?ref=starikov.co)
6. [The Antidote: Happiness for People Who Can't Stand Positive Thinking](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18745074-the-antidote?ref=starikov.co)
7. [The Gates of Europe: A History of Ukraine](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/34346417-the-gates-of-europe?ref=starikov.co)
8. [Masters of Doom: How Two Guys Created an Empire and Transformed Pop Culture](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/222146.Masters%5Fof%5FDoom?ref=starikov.co)
9. [The Hidden Brain: How Our Unconscious Minds Elect Presidents, Control Markets, Wage Wars, and Save Our Lives](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6772529-the-hidden-brain?ref=starikov.co)
10. [Hold Me Tight: Seven Conversations for a Lifetime of Love](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/8149981-hold-me-tig?ref=starikov.co)
11. [How Google Works](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/23158207-how-google-works?ref=starikov.co)
12. [The Theory of Poker: A Professional Poker Player Teaches You How To Think Like One](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/104825.The%5FTheory%5Fof%5FPoker?ref=starikov.co)

**Textbooks**

[The Algorithm Design ManualThis volume helps take some of the “mystery” out of ide…![](https://www.goodreads.com/favicon.ico)GoodreadsSteven S. Skiena![](https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1388183113i/425208.jpg)](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/425208.The%5FAlgorithm%5FDesign%5FManual?ref=starikov.co)

[Introduction to Evolutionary Computing (Natural Computi…Evolutionary Computing is the collective name for a ran…![](https://www.goodreads.com/favicon.ico)GoodreadsA.E. Eiben![](https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1347626764i/1542001.jpg)](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1542001.Introduction%5Fto%5FEvolutionary%5FComputing?ref=starikov.co)

[Effective Modern C++: 42 Specific Ways to Improve Your …Coming to grips with C++11 and C++14 is more than a mat…![](https://www.goodreads.com/favicon.ico)GoodreadsScott Meyers![](https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1416178786i/22800553.jpg)](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/22800553-effective-modern-c?ref=starikov.co)

1. [The Algorithm Design Manual](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/425208.The%5FAlgorithm%5FDesign%5FManual?ref=starikov.co)
2. [Introduction to Evolutionary Computing](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1542001.Introduction%5Fto%5FEvolutionary%5FComputing?ref=starikov.co)
3. [Effective Modern C++: 42 Specific Ways to Improve Your Use of C++11 and C++14](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/22800553-effective-modern-c?ref=starikov.co)
4. [Modern Vim: Craft Your Development Environment with Vim 8 and Neovim](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/36517607-modern-vim?ref=starikov.co)