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Favorite books of 2025

Matthew Rensberry 2026-01-06

Captivating Stories

  1. A Walk in the Park: The True Story of a Spectacular Misadventure in the Grand Canyon by Kevin Fedarko
  2. Nuclear War: A Scenario by Annie Jacobsen
  3. Free Ride: Heartbreak, Courage, and The 20,000-Mile Motorcycle Journey That Changed My Life by Noraly Schoenmaker

Interesting History

  1. On Her Game: Caitlin Clark and the Revolution in Women's Sports by Christine Brennan
  2. The Pursuit of Happiness: How Classical Writers on Virtue Inspired the Lives of the Founders and Defined America by Jeffrey Rosen
  3. The Siege: A Six-Day Hostage Crisis and the Daring Special-Forces Operation That Shocked the World by Ben Macintyre
  4. The Barn: The Secret History of a Murder in Mississippi by Wright Thompson

Life Lessons

  1. Captivate: The Science of Succeeding with People by Vanessa Van Edwards
  2. Four Ways of Thinking: A Journey into Human Complexity by David Sumpter
  3. Everything Is Predictable: How Bayesian Statistics Explain Our World by Tom Chivers
  4. The Richest Man in Babylon by George Clason