Adamou B. Amadou

Library

What I'm reading from.

A working shelf. Each one shaped how I think — that's why it's here. Grouped by the part of me they spoke to.

42 books · last updated 2026-05-05

Russian literature

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    Notes from Underground

    Fyodor Dostoevsky · 1864

  • Cover of Crime and Punishment

    Crime and Punishment

    Fyodor Dostoevsky · 1866

  • Cover of The Idiot

    The Idiot

    Fyodor Dostoevsky · 1869

  • Cover of Demons

    Demons

    Fyodor Dostoevsky · 1872

  • Cover of The Brothers Karamazov

    The Brothers Karamazov

    Fyodor Dostoevsky · 1880

French literature

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    Les Misérables

    Victor Hugo · 1862

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    L'Étranger

    Albert Camus · 1942

  • Cover of Il faut beaucoup aimer les hommes

    Il faut beaucoup aimer les hommes

    Marie Darrieussecq · 2013

African literature

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    L'Enfant noir

    Camara Laye · 1953

  • Cover of Le Pagne noir

    Le Pagne noir

    Bernard Dadié · 1955

  • Cover of Things Fall Apart

    Things Fall Apart

    Chinua Achebe · 1958

  • Cover of L'Aventure ambiguë

    L'Aventure ambiguë

    Cheikh Hamidou Kane · 1961

  • Cover of Une si longue lettre

    Une si longue lettre

    Mariama Bâ · 1979

  • Cover of Allah n'est pas obligé

    Allah n'est pas obligé

    Ahmadou Kourouma · 2000

  • Cover of Mémoires de porc-épic

    Mémoires de porc-épic

    Alain Mabanckou · 2006

  • Cover of Lumières de Pointe-Noire

    Lumières de Pointe-Noire

    Alain Mabanckou · 2013

  • Cover of Petit Piment

    Petit Piment

    Alain Mabanckou · 2015

Psychology & meaning

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    The Qur'an

    — · 632

  • Cover of How to Win Friends and Influence People

    How to Win Friends and Influence People

    Dale Carnegie · 1936

  • Cover of Influence

    Influence

    Robert Cialdini · 1984

  • Cover of The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari

    The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari

    Robin Sharma · 1997

  • Cover of Reality Transurfing

    Reality Transurfing

    Vadim Zeland · 2004

  • Cover of Antifragile

    Antifragile

    Nassim Nicholas Taleb · 2012

  • Cover of The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck

    The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck

    Mark Manson · 2016

  • Cover of 12 Rules for Life

    12 Rules for Life

    Jordan B. Peterson · 2018

  • Cover of Beyond Order

    Beyond Order

    Jordan B. Peterson · 2021

Society & history

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    Sapiens

    Yuval Noah Harari · 2011

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    Homo Deus

    Yuval Noah Harari · 2016

  • Cover of 21 Lessons for the 21st Century

    21 Lessons for the 21st Century

    Yuval Noah Harari · 2018

  • Cover of Nexus

    Nexus

    Yuval Noah Harari · 2024

Strategy & business

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    Rich Dad Poor Dad

    Robert Kiyosaki · 1997

  • Cover of The Five Dysfunctions of a Team

    The Five Dysfunctions of a Team

    Patrick Lencioni · 2002

  • Cover of Blue Ocean Strategy

    Blue Ocean Strategy

    W. Chan Kim, Renée Mauborgne · 2005

  • Cover of Zero to One

    Zero to One

    Peter Thiel · 2014

  • Cover of The Hard Thing About Hard Things

    The Hard Thing About Hard Things

    Ben Horowitz · 2014

Product & marketing

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    Made to Stick

    Chip Heath, Dan Heath · 2007

  • Cover of Tribes

    Tribes

    Seth Godin · 2008

  • Cover of Hooked

    Hooked

    Nir Eyal · 2014

  • Cover of This Is Marketing

    This Is Marketing

    Seth Godin · 2018

Habits & craft

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    The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People

    Stephen R. Covey · 1989

  • Cover of Never Split the Difference

    Never Split the Difference

    Chris Voss · 2016

  • Cover of Atomic Habits

    Atomic Habits

    James Clear · 2018

The full shelf

  1. The Qur'an — 632
  2. Allah n'est pas obligé Ahmadou Kourouma 2000
  3. Mémoires de porc-épic Alain Mabanckou 2006
  4. Lumières de Pointe-Noire Alain Mabanckou 2013
  5. Petit Piment Alain Mabanckou 2015
  6. L'Étranger Albert Camus 1942
  7. The Hard Thing About Hard Things Ben Horowitz 2014
  8. Le Pagne noir Bernard Dadié 1955
  9. L'Enfant noir Camara Laye 1953
  10. L'Aventure ambiguë Cheikh Hamidou Kane 1961
  11. Things Fall Apart Chinua Achebe 1958
  12. Made to Stick Chip Heath, Dan Heath 2007
  13. Never Split the Difference Chris Voss 2016
  14. How to Win Friends and Influence People Dale Carnegie 1936
  15. Notes from Underground Fyodor Dostoevsky 1864
  16. Crime and Punishment Fyodor Dostoevsky 1866
  17. The Idiot Fyodor Dostoevsky 1869
  18. Demons Fyodor Dostoevsky 1872
  19. The Brothers Karamazov Fyodor Dostoevsky 1880
  20. Atomic Habits James Clear 2018
  21. 12 Rules for Life Jordan B. Peterson 2018
  22. Beyond Order Jordan B. Peterson 2021
  23. Une si longue lettre Mariama Bâ 1979
  24. Il faut beaucoup aimer les hommes Marie Darrieussecq 2013
  25. The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck Mark Manson 2016
  26. Antifragile Nassim Nicholas Taleb 2012
  27. Hooked Nir Eyal 2014
  28. The Five Dysfunctions of a Team Patrick Lencioni 2002
  29. Zero to One Peter Thiel 2014
  30. Influence Robert Cialdini 1984
  31. Rich Dad Poor Dad Robert Kiyosaki 1997
  32. The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari Robin Sharma 1997
  33. Tribes Seth Godin 2008
  34. This Is Marketing Seth Godin 2018
  35. The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People Stephen R. Covey 1989
  36. Reality Transurfing Vadim Zeland 2004
  37. Les Misérables Victor Hugo 1862
  38. Blue Ocean Strategy W. Chan Kim, Renée Mauborgne 2005
  39. Sapiens Yuval Noah Harari 2011
  40. Homo Deus Yuval Noah Harari 2016
  41. 21 Lessons for the 21st Century Yuval Noah Harari 2018
  42. Nexus Yuval Noah Harari 2024

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