Curated Collections

From Yale University Library's Reading Resilience Project, a comprehensive initiative launched in 2015 to amplify diverse voices and foster inclusive reading communities through curated recommendations of works by and about people of color. This community-driven collection features user-generated suggestions, aiming at promoting cultural understanding and belonging across the community.

When done right, a work of literary journalism can be as compelling as a great novel. In the following books, all by Columbia alumni, the authors have immersed themselves in complex events or difficult situations in dogged pursuit of two things — a great story, and the truth.

Beat resistance, find flow, and ship work you're proud of—again and again.

Cut the noise. Set boundaries, fix energy leaks, and do the right work at the right time.

A16Z founders, general partners, and senior operators were asked to share the under-recognized books that shaped how they think about building companies, markets and culture. This is the curated list. Happy Reading!

From Data Rebels to Sci-Fi Prophets: A Celebration of Women Who Code, Calculate, and Create Worlds. This curated list celebrates visionary women who challenge the status quo. From scientists who reshaped our understanding of the universe to activists wielding data for justice and forgotten authors who prophesied our digital future, these books showcase how women have always been at the forefront of science, technology, and critical thought.

The best way to learn about design is to do it, but this curated selection offers books that help contextualize what the d.school does. Drawn from works written by d.school or Stanford faculty, these titles are intended to deepen readers’ understanding of design mindsets and applications. Selective rather than exhaustive, it is presented as the “staff favorites” section one might find in a local bookstore — a starting point for exploring the world of design.

Design legends, visual literacy, and the business behind style—fashion in full context.

A growth plan in upgrading the quality of your thinking — from understanding cognitive biases, to building cross-domain mental models, to developing the kind of judgment that consistently produces better decisions and better ideas.

Turn groups into great teams: culture, accountability, and modern engineering management that actually scales.

The 8 essential books YC-style founders read to think clearly, build fast, find product-market fit, and scale enduring companies.

A Lunar New Year special on China's rise, strategic speed, and the forces shaping global power, technology, and economic momentum.