10 Books To Reread in 2025

A good book gets better at the second reading. A great book at the third. Any book not worth rereading isn't worth reading. - Nassim Nicholas Taleb

Reasons to Reread

A great book is a book worth revisiting.

An author distills his wisdom into a few-hundred-page book with years of work. We shouldn't be so arrogant to believe that we could absorb all the ideas in a single read.

A great book is like a flowing river. It is never the same every time you step into it. You will have experienced life a little bit more when you read the book again. Sometimes, you need the experience to understand what the author is saying.

By reading great books that contain life-changing ideas, you really hammer these ideas into your brain and have your thoughts dyed. You will be surprised how it subconsciously changes your way of thinking and actions.

Without further ado, here are 10 books I want to reread in 2025.

1. Anti-Fragile - Nassim Nicholas Taleb

The central idea of this essay collection is that randomness makes life beautiful. Instead of taming the unknown, we should embrace the right kind of risks and randomness to stand a chance in this ununderstandable world.

2. Mediation -Marcus Aurelius

Marcus Aurelius, the most powerful man 2,000 years ago, wrote this journal to himself without the intention of publishing it.

If you have ever wondered how we could worry less about things that we have no control over or thought about the meaning of human lives in this utterly enormous Universe, read the journal and be surprised by how applicable his advice is to today's world.

3. On The Shortness of Life - Seneca

This is another stoic classic. This is written, again, over 2,000 years ago.

Time is the only resource that we can never regenerate. We all need the reminder of how short it is and how to spend it wisely.

4. The Psychology of Money - Morgan Housel

The best book about money, investment, and money mindset, period.

5. The Lessons Of History - Will Durant

Will Durant was an American historian and philosopher best known for his 11-volume work, The Story of Civilization which covers the history of Greece, Religion, the Renaissance, the Age of Revolution, and many more.

He condensed all his life works into 10 short chapters in The Lessons Of History.

I don't think anyone could absorb the wisdom contained in The Lessons Of History by reading it once.

6. The Book of Joy: Lasting Happiness in a Changing World - Dalai Lama and Desmond Tutu

We all want to be happy, but few know how. Daila Lama and Archbishop Desmond Tutu tell us that the willingness to give and be compassionate may be the key.

7. Thinking Fast and Slow - Daniel Kahneman

We are not as logical as we think, and this book tells us how so and what to do about that.

8. Homo-Sapiens: A Brief History of Mankind - Yuval Noah Harari

This book changed how I look at some of the most fundamental aspects of human society, including nation, laws, and money, and it introduced me to the power of story.

9. Man's Search For Meaning - Viktor Frankl

When I think that life is hard, I think of this book.

If Viktor Frankly could find meaning in life in a concentration camp, maybe I don't have much to complain about.

10. A Fiction - I still don't know which yet, and I just want to make the list 10.

I love to immerse myself in the imaginary world created by the author. Reading a fiction twice allows me to look into the details and enjoy the work more. (Quick Question to Harry Potter Fans: What's the first question Snape asked Harry, and what's the meaning behind that? )

I wish to indulge myself by rereading a fiction series - I just don't know which to pick from yet.

I Hope You Give It a Try

I cannot summarise any of the books above succinctly, and I made them sound rather bland and might have butchered the title. I'm going to cut myself some slack as any good book is impossible to summarise (and it again shows how difficult writing is and why we should re-read a book.)

It'd be my greatest pleasure if you pick up one of them, give it a read, and share with me what you think. Or, share with me some books you'd like to re-read in 2025.