My Reading List

Currently Reads:

MS-13: The Making of America's Most Notorious Gang by Steven Dudley
The Meditations of Marcus Aurelius by Marcus Aurelius
The Tao Of Chess: 200 Principles to Transform Your Game and Your Life by Peter Kurzdorfer
A Complaint Free World: How to Stop Complaining and Start Enjoying the Life You Always Wanted by Will Bowen
Into Siberia: George Kennan's Epic Journey Through the Brutal, Frozen Heart of Russia by Gregory J. Wallance
These are the Plunderers: How Private Equity Runs—and Wrecks—America by Gretchen Morgenson and Joshua Rosner

My list of books which I have read and enjoyed:

(Favorites are in bold)

Jump to Year:

2024; 2023; 2022; 2021; 2020; 2019; 2018; 2017; 2016; 2015; 2014; 2013; 2012; 2011

2024:

Look Again: The Power of Noticing What Was Always There by Tali Sharot and Cass R. Sunstein
Butts: A Backstory by Heather Radke
The Dish: The Lives and Labor Behind One Plate of Food by Andrew Friedman
Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing: A Memoir by Matthew Perry
Spying on Whales: The Past, Present, and Future of Earth's Most Awesome Creatures by Nick Pyenson
How to Keep House While Drowning: A Gentle Approach to Cleaning and Organizing by KC Davis
The Art of War by Sun Tzu
The Bill of Obligations: The Ten Habits of Good Citizens by Richard Haass
Fair Play: A Game-Changing Solution for When You Have Too Much to Do (and More Life to Live) (Reese's Book Club) by Eve Rodsky
Better Living Through Birding: Notes from a Black Man in the Natural World by Christian Cooper
The Mystery of the Exploding Teeth: And Other Curiosities from the History of Medicine by Thomas Morris
Flawless: Lessons in Looks and Culture from the K-Beauty Capital by Elise Hu
The World According to Star Wars by Cass R. Sunstein
Man's Search for Meaning: An Introduction to Logotherapy by Viktor E. Frankl
Stay True: A Memoir by Hua Hsu
Your Face Belongs to Us: A Secretive Startup's Quest to End Privacy as We Know It by Kashmir Hill
Gator Country: Deception, Danger, and Alligators in the Everglades by Rebecca Renner
The Last Outlaws: The Desperate Final Days of the Dalton Gang by Tom Clavin
Random Acts of Medicine: The Hidden Forces That Sway Doctors, Impact Patients, and Shape Our Health by Anupam B. Jena and Christopher Worsham
Stuff They Don't Want You to Know by Ben Bowlin, Matt Frederick, and Noel Brown
Smart Brevity: The Power of Saying More with Less by Jim VandeHei, Mike Allen, and Roy Schwartz
How to Think: A Survival Guide for a World at Odds by Alan Jacobs
The System: Who Rigged It, How We Fix It by Robert B. Reich
How to Think: A Survival Guide for a World at Odds by Alan Jacobs
The Power of Meaning: Crafting a Life That Matters by Emily Esfahani Smith
Gentleman of Jazz: A Life in Music by Ramsey Lewis
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy: Techniques for Retraining Your Brain by Jason M. Satterfield

2023:

Katrina: A History, 1915-2015 by Andy Horowitz
Devil in the Grove: Thurgood Marshall, the Groveland Boys, and the Dawn of a New America by Gilbert King
The Tao Te Ching by Lao Tsu
The Big Bang Theory: The Definitive, Inside Story of the Epic Hit Series by Jessica Radloff
Unscripted: The Epic Battle for a Media Empire and the Redstone Family Legacy by James B Stewart and Rachel Abrams
The Fifth Act: America's End in Afghanistan by Elliot Ackerman
The Other Family Doctor: A Veterinarian Explores What Animals Can Teach Us About Love, Life, and Mortality by Karen Fine
Why Fish Don't Exist: A Story of Loss, Love, and the Hidden Order of Life by Lulu Miller
Everyone You Hate Is Going to Die: And Other Comforting Thoughts on Family, Friends, Sex, Love, and More Things That Ruin Your Life by Daniel Sloss
A Curious Man The Strange and Brilliant Life of Robert "Believe It or Not!" Ripley by Neal Thompson
How to Stop Worrying and Start Living by Dale Carnegie
The Spymasters How the CIA's Directors Shape History and Guard the Future by Chris Whipple
The Longest Race Inside the Secret World of Abuse, Doping, and Deception on Nike's Elite Running Team by Kara Goucher
Definitely Hispanic Essays on Growing Up Latino and Celebrating What Unites Us by LeJuan James
Cobalt Red: How the Blood of the Congo Powers Our Lives by Siddharth Kara
Fox & I: An Uncommon Friendship by Catherine Raven
No One Cares About Crazy People: The Chaos and Heartbreak of Mental Health in America by Ron Powers
Civilian Warriors: The Inside Story of Blackwater and the Unsung Heroes of the War on Terror by Erik Prince
Choosing to Run: A Memoir by Des Linden
Nation of Victims: Identity Politics, the Death of Merit, and the Path Back to Excellence by Vivek Ramaswamy
Black Wave: Saudi Arabia, Iran, and the Forty-Year Rivalry that Unraveled Culture, Religion, and Collective Memory in the Middle East by Kim Ghattas
Nation of Victims: Identity Politics, the Death of Merit, and the Path Back to Excellence by Vivek Ramaswamy
Basic Economics: A Common Sense Guide to the Economy by Thomas Sowell
The Laws of Medicine by Siddhartha Mukherjee
Manhunters: How We Took Down Pablo Escobar by Steve Murphy and Javier F. Peña
Dog Is Love: Why and How Your Dog Loves You by Clive D. L. Wynne
The Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee Book by Jerry Seinfeld
Invisibles: The Power of Anonymous Work in an Age of Relentless Self-Promotion by David Zweig
Operation Pineapple Express by Scott Mann
The Strange Case of Dr. Couney: How a Mysterious European Showman Saved Thousands of American Babies by Dawn Raffel
Extra Life: A Short History of Living Longer by Steven Johnson
Vanderbilt: The Rise and Fall of an American Dynasty by Anderson Cooper and Katherine Howe
Walk the Walk: How Three Police Chiefs Defied the Odds and Changed Cop Culture by Neil Gross
Fast Food Nation: The Dark Side of the All-American Meal by Eric Schlosser
The War on the West by Douglas Murray
Bibi: My Story by Benjamin Netanyahu
How to Tell a Story: The Essential Guide to Memorable Storytelling from The Moth by The Moth
How to Think Like Leonardo da Vinci: Seven Steps to Genius Every Day by Michael J. Gelb
Sentient: How Animals Illuminate the Wonder of Our Human Senses by Jackie Higgins
The Feather Thief: Beauty, Obsession, and the Natural History Heist of the Century by Kirk Wallace Johnson
Major Labels: A History of Popular Music in Seven Genres by Kelefa Sanneh
Maxims and Hints on Angling, Chess, Shooting, and Other Matters by Richard Penn
Running for My Life: One Lost Boy's Journey from the Killing Fields of Sudan to the Olympic Games by Lopez Lomong
26 Marathons: What I Learned About Faith, Identity, Running, and Life from My Marathon Career by Meb Keflezighi
North: Finding My Way While Running the Appalachian Trail by Scott Jurek and Jenny Jurek
Devil in Pew Number Seven: A True Story by Rebecca Nichols Alonzo
Treating People Well: The Extraordinary Power of Civility at Work and in Life by Lea Berman and Jeremy Bernard
Dangerous Rhythms: Jazz and the Underworld by T. J. English
Future Crimes: Everything Is Connected, Everyone Is Vulnerable and What We Can Do About It by Marc Goodman
Thinking Inside the Box: Adventures with Crosswords and the Puzzling People Who Can't Live Without Them by Adrienne Raphel
What's the Use? How Mathematics Shapes Everyday Life by Ian Stewart
The Middle Zone: Mastering the Most Difficult Hands in Hold'em Poker by Annie Duke
How to Think Like a Roman Emperor: The Stoic Philosophy of Marcus Aurelius by Donald J. Robertson (Live like a stoic)
The Magic Feather Effect: The Science of Alternative Medicine and the Surprising Power of Belief by Melanie Warner
Blood, Sweat & Chrome: The Wild and True Story of Mad Max: Fury Road by Kyle Buchanan

2022:

Breakfast with Seneca: A Stoic Guide to the Art of Living by David Fideler (Live like a stoic)
Simply Clean: The Proven Method for Keeping Your Home Organized, Clean, and Beautiful in Just 10 Minutes a Day by Becky Rapinchuk
Glock: The Rise of America's Gun by Paul M. Barrett
The Puzzler: One Man's Quest to Solve the Most Baffling Puzzles Ever, from Crosswords to Jigsaws to the Meaning of Life by A.J. Jacobs
Dreamland: The True Tale of America's Opiate Epidemic by Sam Quinones
Tell Yourself a Better Lie: Use the power of Rapid Transformational Therapy to edit your story and rewrite your life. by Marisa Peer
Running with the Kenyans: Passion, Adventure, and the Secrets of the Fastest People on Earth by Adharanand Finn
Rumsfeld's Rules by Donald Rumsfeld
Financial Freedom: A Proven Path to All the Money You Will Ever Need by Grant Sabatier
The Last Wild Men of Borneo by Carl Hoffman
Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game by Michael Lewis
You Can't Lose Them All: Tales of a Degenerate Gambler and His Ridiculous Friends by Sal Iacono
Together: The Healing Power of Human Connection in a Sometimes Lonely World by Vivek H. Murthy
What I Talk About When I Talk About Running by Haruki Murakami
The Book of Five Rings by Miyamoto Musashi
Press Reset: Ruin and Recovery in the Video Game Industry by Jason Schreier
Not Afraid: the Evolution of Eminem by Anthony Bozza
Operation Columba--The Secret Pigeon Service: The Untold Story of World War II Resistance in Europe by Gordon Corera
Black Edge: Inside Information, Dirty Money, and the Quest to Bring Down the Most Wanted Man on Wall Street by Sheelah Kolhatkar
Breaking History: A White House Memoir by Jared Kushner
Return of the God Hypothesis: Three Scientific Discoveries That Reveal the Mind Behind the Universe by Stephen C. Meyer
The Sleeping Beauties: And Other Stories of Mystery Illness by Suzanne O'Sullivan
David Copperfield's History of Magic by David Copperfield
Why We Love Dogs, Eat Pigs, and Wear Cows: An Introduction to Carnism by Melanie Joy, PhD
Father of Lions: One Man's Remarkable Quest to Save Mosul's Zoo by Louise Callaghan
Drawing on the Dominant Eye: Decoding the Way We Perceive, Create, and Learn by Betty Edwards
No Rules Rules: Netflix and the Culture of Reinvention by Reed Hastings and Erin Meyer
A Most Elegant Equation by David Stipp
The Secret Life of Fat: The Science Behind the Body's Least Understood Organ and What It Means for You by Sylvia Tara
Mentors: How to help and be helped by Russel Brand
Shit, Actually: The Definitive, 100% Objective Guide to Modern Cinema by Lindy West
Rabid by Bill Wasik
If I Understood You, Would I Have This Look on My Face? My Adventures in the Art and Science of Relating and Communicating by Alan Alda
Payoff by Dan Ariely
The Automatic Millionaire by David Bach
Generation Friends: An Inside Look at the Show That Defined a Television Era by Saul Austerlitz
Proofiness by Charles Seife
How to Be Perfect: The Correct Answer to Every Moral Question by Michael Schur
The Nineties by Chuck Klosterman
The Feud by Dean King
The Economist Numbers Guide (6th Ed): The Essentials of Business Numeracy by The Economist
Two Meals a Day: The Simple, Sustainable Strategy to Lose Fat, Reverse Aging, and Break Free from Diet Frustration Forever by Mark Sisson
Leadership Strategy and Tactics: Field Manual by Jocko Willink
The Chess Machine: A Novel by Robert Lohr
Instant Anger Management: Quick and Simple CBT Strategies to Defuse Anger on the Spot by Aaron Karmin LCPC
Good Habits, Bad Habits: The Science of Making Positive Changes That Stick by Wendy Wood
The Falcon Thief: A True Tale of Adventure, Treachery, and the Search for the Perfect Bird by Joshua Hammer
Made by Hand: Searching for Meaning in a Throwaway World by Mark Frauenfelder
Shark Drunk by Morten Stroksnes
Meet the Frugalwoods: Achieving Financial Independence Through Simple Living by Elizabeth Willard Thames
Is This Anything? by Jerry Seinfeld
Aristotle's Nicomachean Ethics by Aristotle
Emotional: How Feelings Shape Our Thinking by Leonard Mlodinow
A Grief Observed by C.S. Lewis
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy #5 - Mostly Harmless by Douglas Adams
Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion by Robert B. Cialdini
The Joy of Sweat: The Strange Science of Perspiration by Sarah Everts
Digital Minimalism: Choosing a Focused Life in a Noisy World by Cal Newport
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy #4 - So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish by Douglas Adams
The Speckled Beauty: A Dog and His People by Rick Bragg
The Upside of Irrationality: The Unexpected Benefits of Defying Logic by Dr. Dan Ariely
Walk This Way: The Autobiography of Aerosmith by Aerosmith and Stephen Davis
Money Magic: An Economist’s Secrets to More Money, Less Risk, and a Better Life by Laurence Kotlikoff
Becoming Forrest: The extraordinary true story of one man’s epic run across America by Rob Pope
The Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism by Naomi Klein
Pirate Hunters: Treasure, Obsession, and the Search for a Legendary Pirate Ship by Robert Kurson
Patient Zero: A Curious History of the World's Worst Diseases by Lydia Kang
The Art of More: How Mathematics Created Civilization by Michael Brooks
Free Speech: A History from Socrates to Social Media by Jacob Mchangama
The Case Against Sugar by Gary Taubes
Principles: Life and Work by Ray Dalio
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy #3 - Life, the Universe and Everything by Douglas Adams
Gangsters of Capitalism: Smedley Butler, the Marines, and the Making and Breaking of America's Empire (2021) by Jonathan M. Katz
Farm City: The Education of an Urban Farmer by Novella Carpenter
Churchill's Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare: The Mavericks Who Plotted Hitler's Defeat by Giles Milton
Spying on the South: An Odyssey Across the American Divide by Tony Horwitz
The Hoarder in You: How to Live a Happier, Healthier, Uncluttered Life by Dr. Robin Zasio
The Restaurant at the End of the Universe (HHGTTG 2) by Douglas Adams
An Economist Gets Lunch: New Rules for Everyday Foodies by Tyler Cowen
System Error: Where Big Tech Went Wrong and How We Can Reboot by Rob Reich
Traffic: Why We Drive the Way We Do (and What It Says About Us) by Tom Vanderbilt
Loserthink: How Untrained Brains Are Ruining America by Scott Adams
RISK!: True Stories People Never Thought They'd Dare to Share by Kevin Allison
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (HHGTTG 1) by Douglas Adams
The 99% Invisible City: A Field Guide to the Hidden World of Everyday Design by Roman Mars
Shape: The Hidden Geometry of Information, Biology, Strategy, Democracy, and Everything Else by Jordan Ellenberg

2021:

Beeline: What Spelling Bees Reveal About Generation Z's New Path to Success by Shalini Shankar
Four Fish: The Future of the Last Wild Food by Paul Greenberg
The Logic of Life: The Rational Economics of an Irrational World by Tim Harford
Before You Know It: The Unconscious Reasons We Do What We Do by John Bargh Ph.D.
Noise: A Flaw in Human Judgment by Daniel Kahneman
The Minimalist Home: A Room-by-Room Guide to a Decluttered, Refocused Life by Joshua Becker
How We Got to Now: Six Innovations That Made the Modern World by Steven Johnson
Running with Sherman: How a Rescue Donkey Inspired a Rag-tag Gang of Runners to Enter the Craziest Race in America by Christopher McDougall
Putin's World by Angela Stent
Grocery: The Buying and Selling of Food in America by Michael Ruhlman
Life Undercover: Coming of Age in the CIA Roughcut by Amaryllis Fox
It's Elemental: The Hidden Chemistry in Everything by Kate Biberdorf
Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less by Greg McKeown
World of Wonders: In Praise of Fireflies, Whale Sharks, and Other Astonishments by Aimee Nezhukumatathil
The TB12 Method: How to Do What You Love, Better and for Longer by Tom Brady
The Talent Code: Greatness Isn't Born. It's Grown. Here's How. by Daniel Coyle
Breaking the News: Exposing the Establishment Media's Hidden Deals and Secret Corruption by Alex Marlow
Checkmate in Berlin: The Cold War Showdown That Shaped the Modern World by Giles Milton
River Monsters: True Stories of the Ones that Didn't Get Away by Jeremy Wade
Beyond Order: 12 More Rules for Life by Jordan B. Peterson
Jesus on Trial: A Lawyer Affirms the Truth of the Gospel by David Limbaugh
Despite Doubt: Embracing a Confident Faith by Michael E. Wittmer
The Captain Class: The Hidden Force That Creates the World's Greatest Teams by Sam Walker
Super Thinking: The Big Book of Mental Models by Gabriel Weinberg
Crazy Is My Superpower: How I Triumphed by Breaking Bones, Breaking Hearts, and Breaking the Rules by A. J. Mendez
Welcome to the Goddamn Ice Cube: Chasing Fear and Finding Home in the Great White North by Blair Braverman
The Elements of Effort: Reflections on the Art and Science of Running by John Jerome
The Buy Nothing, Get Everything Plan: Discover the Joy of Spending Less, Sharing More, and Living Generously by Liesl Clark, Rebecca Rockefeller
Beyond Infinity: An Expedition to the Outer Limits of Mathematics by Eugenia Cheng
1:59: The Sub-Two-Hour Marathon Is Within Reach—Here's How It Will Go Down, and What It Can Teach All Runners about Training and Racing by Philip Maffetone
The Perfect Mile by Neal Bascomb
The Devil's Teeth: A True Story of Obsession and Survival Among America's Great White Sharks by Susan Casey
The Ultra Mindset: An Endurance Champion's 8 Core Principles for Success in Business, Sports, and Life by Travis Macy and John Hanc
Panama Fever: The Epic Story of the Building of the Panama Canal by Matthew Parker
The Pig That Wants to Be Eaten: 100 Experiments for the Armchair Philosopher by Julian Baggini
How to Have Impossible Conversations: A Very Practical Guide by James Lindsay
Economics in One Lesson: The Shortest and Surest Way to Understand Basic Economics by Henry Hazlitt
Power Ball: Anatomy of a Modern Baseball Game by Rob Neyer
Endgame: Bobby Fischer's Remarkable Rise and Fall - from America's Brightest Prodigy to the Edge of Madness by Frank Brady
The Story of English in 100 Words by David Crystal
Unmasked: Inside Antifa's Radical Plan to Destroy Democracy by Andy Ngo
The Big Oyster: History on the Half Shell by Mark Kurlansky
Meditation for Fidgety Skeptics: A 10% Happier How-to Book by Dan Harris
Hell's Angels: A Strange and Terrible Saga by Hunter S. Thompson
Pappyland: A Story of Family, Fine Bourbon, and the Things That Last by Wright Thompson
Real Influence: Persuade Without Pushing and Gain Without Giving In by Dr. John Ullmen
The Half-Life of Facts: Why Everything We Know Has an Expiration Date by Samuel Arbesman
Natural Born Heroes: Mastering the Lost Secrets of Strength and Endurance by Christopher McDougall
Never Cry Wolf : Amazing True Story of Life Among Arctic Wolves by Farley Mowa
The Glamour of Grammar: A Guide to the Magic and Mystery of Practical English by Roy Peter Clark
Make Your Bed: Little Things That Can Change Your Life...And Maybe the World by Admiral William H. McRaven
Scurvy by Stephen Bown
A World on the Wing: The Global Odyssey of Migratory Birds by Scott Weidensaul
Nature's Best Hope: A New Approach to Conservation That Starts in Your Yard by Douglas W. Tallamy
The 7 Laws of Magical Thinking: How Irrational Beliefs Keep Us Happy, Healthy, and Sane by Matthew Hutson
Mustache Shenanigans: Making Super Troopers and Other Adventures in Comedy Jay Chandrasekhar
The Greatest Beer Run Ever: A Memoir of Friendship, Loyalty, and War by John "Chick" Donohue and J. T. Molloy
Fight Club by Chuck Palahniuk
Find Out Who's Normal and Who's Not: The proven system to to quickly assess anyone's emotional stability by David Lieberman
We Have Been Harmonized: Life in China's Surveillance State by Kai Strittmatter
100 Side Hustles: Unexpected Ideas for Making Extra Money Without Quitting Your Day Job by Chris Guillebeau
Superforecasting: The Art and Science of Prediction by Philip E. Tetlock and Dan Gardner
The Coddling of the American Mind: How Good Intentions and Bad Ideas Are Setting Up a Generation for Failure by Greg Lukianoff and Jonathan Haidt
The Biggest Bluff: How I Learned to Pay Attention, Master Myself, and Win by Maria Konnikova
Make Time: How to Focus on What Matters Every Day by Jake Knapp and John Zeratsky
Bit by Bit: How Video Games Transformed Our World by Andrew Ervin
Confessions of a Cartel Hit Man by Martin Corona and Tony Rafael
A Colorful History of Popular Delusions by Robert E. Bartholomew
Once Upon a Time in Russia: The Rise of the Oligarchs ― A True Story of Ambition, Wealth, Betrayal, and Murder by Ben Mezrich
Foolproof: Why Safety Can Be Dangerous and How Danger Makes Us Safe by Greg Ip
The Revenge of Analog: Real Things and Why They Matter by David Sax
Understanding Other People: The Five Secrets to Human Behavior by Beverly Flaxington
Strays: The True Story of a Lost Cat, a Homeless Man, and Their Journey Across America by Britt Collins
The State of Jones: The Small Southern County that Seceded from the Confederacy by Sally Jenkins and John Stauffer
A Walk Around the Block: Stoplight Secrets, Mischievous Squirrels, Manhole Mysteries & Other Stuff You See Every Day (And Know Nothing About) by Spike Carlsen
Chances Are . . .: Adventures in Probability by Michael Kaplan
59 Seconds: Change Your Life in Under a Minute by Richard Wiseman
50 Popular Beliefs That People Think Are True by Guy P. Harrison
Birth of the Chess Queen: A History by Marilyn Yalom
Antisocial Media: How Facebook Disconnects Us and Undermines Democracy by Siva Vaidhyanathan
All the Wrong Moves: A Memoir About Chess, Love, and Ruining Everything by Sasha Chapin
United States of Socialism: Who's Behind It. Why It's Evil. How to Stop It. by Dinesh D'Souza
How to Destroy America in Three Easy Steps by Ben Shapiro
The Happiness Hypothesis: Finding Modern Truth in Ancient Wisdom by Jonathan Haidt
Hotel Scarface: Where Cocaine Cowboys Partied and Plotted to Control Miami by Roben Farzad
Searching for Bobby Fischer: A Father's Story of Love and Ambition by Fred Waitzkin
The First 20 Minutes: Surprising Science Reveals How We Can Exercise Better, Train Smarter, Live Longer by Gretchen Reynolds

2020:

10 Books That Screwed Up the World: And 5 Others That Didn't Help by Benjamin Wiker
Don't Burn This Book: Thinking for Yourself in an Age of Unreason by Dave Rubin
Just Six Numbers: The Deep Forces That Shape The Universe by Martin Rees
Blackout: How Black America Can Make Its Second Escape from the Democrat Plantation by Candace Owens
Never Home Alone: From Microbes to Millipedes, Camel Crickets, and Honeybees, the Natural History of Where We Live by Rob Dunn
The Upswing: How America Came Together a Century Ago and How We Can Do It Again by Robert D. Putnam
Factfulness: Ten Reasons We're Wrong About the World - and Why Things Are Better Than You Think by Hans Rosling
The Sweet Science by A.J. Liebling
The Third Coast: When Chicago Built the American Dream by Thomas L. Dyja
The Simpsons and Their Mathematical Secrets by Simon Singh
Zillow Talk: Rewriting the Rules of Real Estate by Spencer Rascoff and Stan Humphries
The Color of Law: A Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregated America by Richard Rothstein
Project Management for The Unofficial Project Manager by Kory Kogon, et al.
The Fruit Hunters: A Story of Nature, Adventure, Commerce, and Obsession by Adam Leith Gollner
Talking to Strangers: What We Should Know About the People We Don't Know by Malcolm Gladwell
The Numbers Game: The Commonsense Guide to Understanding Numbers in the News,in Politics, and in Life by Michael Blastland
The Gift of Forgiveness: Inspiring Stories from Those Who Have Overcome the Unforgivable by Katherine Schwarzenegger Pratt
The First Tour de France: Sixty Cyclists and Nineteen Days of Daring on the Road to Paris by Peter Cossins
Radical: The Science, Culture, and History of Breast Cancer in America by Kate Pickert
An Elegant Defense: The Extraordinary New Science of the Immune System: A Tale in Four Lives by Matt Richtel
The Genius of Dogs: How Dogs Are Smarter Than You Think by Brian Hare
Justice: What's the Right Thing to Do? by Michael J. Sandel
Code Name: Lise: The True Story of the Woman Who Became WWII's Most Highly Decorated Spy by Larry Loftis
Straight Flush: The True Story of Six College Friends Who Dealt Their Way to a Billion-Dollar Online Poker Empire and How It All Came Crashing Down... by Ben Mezrich
Run for Your Life: How to Run, Walk, and Move Without Pain or Injury and Achieve a Sense of Well-Being and Joy by Mark Cucuzzella MD
How to Disappear: Notes on Invisibility in a Time of Transparency by Akiko Busch
The Office: The Untold Story of the Greatest Sitcom of the 2000s: An Oral History by Andy Greene
The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe: How to Know What's Really Real in a World Increasingly Full of Fake by Dr. Steven Novella
Overkill: When Modern Medicine Goes Too Far by Paul A. Offit M.D.
Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis by J. D. Vance
Cat Tale: The Wild, Weird Battle to Save the Florida Panther by Craig Pittman
Keep Travelin', Rider by Louis L'Amour
Coders: The Making of a New Tribe and the Remaking of the World by Clive Thompson
Operation Paperclip: The Secret Intelligence Program that Brought Nazi Scientists to America by Annie Jacobsen
Invisible Women: Data Bias in a World Designed for Men by Caroline Criado Perez
The Fat Tail: The Power of Political Knowledge in an Uncertain World: The Power of Political Knowledge in an Uncertain World by Ian Bremmer and Preston Keat
The War to End All Wars: World War I by Russell Freedman
Surrounded by Idiots: The Four Types of Human Behavior and How to Effectively Communicate with Each in Business (and in Life) by Thomas Erikson
Situations Matter: Understanding How Context Transforms Your World by Sam Sommers
Deep Work: Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World by Cal Newport
The 80/20 Principle: The Secret to Achieving More with Less by Richard Koch
Theodore Roosevelt for the Defense: The Courtroom Battle to Save His Legacy by David Fisher, Dan Abrams
The Mosquito: A Human History of Our Deadliest Predator by Timothy C. Winegard
Why the West Rules--for Now: The Patterns of History, and What They Reveal About the Future by Ian Morris
Scorecasting: The Hidden Influences Behind How Sports Are Played and Games Are Won by L. Jon Wertheim and Tobias Moskowitz
Embrace Your Weird: Face Your Fears and Unleash Creativity by Felicia Day
Do You Mind If I Cancel?: Things That Still Annoy Me by Gary Janetti
The Gardner Heist: The True Story of the World's Largest Unsolved Art Theft by Ulrich Boser
You're Not Listening: What You're Missing and Why It Matters by Kate Murphy
The Information: A History, a Theory, a Flood by James Gleick
Economics for Everyone: A Short Guide to the Economics of Capitalism by Jim Stanford
Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption by Bryan Stevenson
Finding Ultra by Rich Roll
Destiny of the Republic: A Tale of Madness, Medicine and the Murder of a President by Candice Millard
Bottle of Lies: The Inside Story of the Generic Drug Boom by Katherine Eban
Fallen Glory: The Lives and Deaths of History's Greatest Buildings by James Crawford
Who by Geoff Smart and Randy Street
Every Tool's a Hammer: Life Is What You Make It by Adam Savage
Sapiens by Yuval Noah Harari
Cod: A Biography of the Fish that Changed the World by Mark Kurlansky

2019:

The Problem of Pain by C. S. Lewis
How Democracies Die by Steven Levitsky and Daniel Ziblatt
Palaces for the People: How Social Infrastructure Can Help Fight Inequality, Polarization, and the Decline of Civic Life by Eric Klinenberg
How To: Absurd Scientific Advice for Common Real-World Problems by Randall Munroe
Uncommon Grounds: The History of Coffee and How It Transformed Our World by Mark Pendergrast
How Fiction Works by James Wood
Nuking the Moon: And Other Intelligence Schemes and Military Plots Left on the Drawing Board by Vince Houghton
Elastic: Flexible Thinking in a Constantly Changing World by L. Mlodinow
Lessons From Lucy: The Simple Joys of an Old, Happy Dog by Dave Barry
Accidental Presidents: Eight Men Who Changed America by Jared Cohen
The Wikipedia Revolution: How a Bunch of Nobodies Created the World's Greatest Encyclopedia by Andrew Lih
The Practical Book of Beekeeping: A Complete How-To Manual on the Satisfying Art of Keeping Bees and Their Day to Day Care by David Cramp
Fast Girl: A Life Spent Running from Madness by Suzy Favor Hamilton
Don't Put Me In, Coach: My Incredible NCAA Journey from the End of the Bench by Mark Titus
Emperors of the Deep: Sharks - The Ocean's Most Mysterious, Most Misunderstood, and Most Important Guardians by William McKeever
The Stranger in the Woods: The Extraordinary Story of the Last True Hermit by Michael Finkel
Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World by David Epstein
Report On The Investigation Into Russian Interference In The 2016 Presidential Election by Special Counsel Robert S. Mueller, III
Why Should the Devil Have All the Good Music?: Larry Norman and the Perils of Christian Rock by Gregory Thornbury
Originals: How Non-Conformists Move the World by Adam Grant
Helping the Good Do Better: How a White Hat Lobbyist Advocates for Social Change by Thomas F. Sheridan
Side Hustle: From Idea to Income in 27 Days by Chris Guillebeau
The Right Side of History: How Reason and Moral Purpose Made the West Great by Ben Shapiro
The Power of Forgetting: Six Essential Skills to Clear Out Brain Clutter and Become the Sharpest, Smartest You by Mike Byster
The Beekeeper's Lament: How One Man and Half a Billion Honey Bees Help Feed America by Hannah Nordhaus
Waiting for Snow in Havana: Confessions of a Cuban Boy by Carlos Eire
Alone Together: Why We Expect More from Technology and Less from Each Other by Sherry Turkle
Trump: The Art of the Deal by Donald J. Trump and Tony Schwartz
Sudden Sea: The Great Hurricane of 1938 by R.A. Scott
Outrage, Inc.: How the Liberal Mob Ruined Science, Journalism, and Hollywood by Derek Hunter
Accidental Saints: Finding God in All the Wrong People by Nadia Bolz-Weber
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy: Techniques for Retraining Your Brain by Jason M. Satterfield
The Complete Guide to Memory Mastery: Organizing & Developing the Power of Your Mind by Harry Lorayne
The Incomplete Book of Running by Peter Sagal
The Book of Job: When Bad Things Happened to a Good Person by Harold S. Kushner
Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance: An Inquiry into Values Mass Market by Robert M Pirsig
What Would the Great Economists Do?: How Twelve Brilliant Minds Would Solve Today's Biggest Problems by Linda Yueh
The Moment of Lift: How Empowering Women Changes the World by Melinda Gates
The Botany of Desire by Michael Pollan
Confessions of an Economic Hit Man by John Perkins
Word by Word by Anne Lamott
The Drunken Botanist by Amy Stewart
Us vs. Them: The Failure of Globalism by Ian Bremmer
Chi Running: A Training Program for Effortless, Injury-Free Running by Danny Dreyer and Sounds True
Scarface and the Untouchable: Al Capone, Eliot Ness, and the Battle for Chicago by Max Allan Collins, A. Brad Schwartz
Everybody Lies: Big Data, New Data, and What the Internet Can Tell Us About Who We Really Are by Seth Stephens-Davidowitz , Tim Andres Pabon, et al.
The Three-Minute Outdoorsman: Wild Science from Magnetic Deer to Mumbling Carp by Robert M Zink
Ready Player One by Ernest Cline
Black Klansman: A Memoir by Ron Stallworth
The Swamp: The Everglades, Florida, and the Politics of Paradise by Michael Grunwald
Eyes Wide Open: Overcoming Obstacles and Recognizing Opportunities in a World That Can't See Clearly by Isaac Lidsky
The Elephant in the Room: One Fat Man's Quest to Get Smaller in a Growing America by Tommy Tomlinson
Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones by James Clear
APE: Author, Publisher, Entrepreneur-How to Publish a Book by Guy Kawasaki and Shawn Welch
Ruthless River: Love and Survival by Raft on the Amazon's Relentless Madre de Dios by Holly FitzGerald
Argo: How the CIA and Hollywood Pulled Off the Most Audacious Rescue in History by Antonio Mendez and Matt Baglio
Finding Gobi: A Little Dog with a Very Big Heart by Dion Leonard and Craig Borlase
On Grand Strategy by John Lewis Gaddis
Grow Your Mind, Shrink Your Waist: Mastering the Mental Side of Weight Loss by Andrew Biernat
Console Wars: Sega, Nintendo, and the Battle that Defined a Generation by Blake Harris
How to Read a Book: The Classic Guide to Intelligent Reading by Mortimer J. Adler
Why You Love Music: From Mozart to Metallica - The Emotional Power of Beautiful Sounds by John Powell
The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics by Daniel James Brown
The Cadaver King and the Country Dentist: A True Story of Injustice in the American South by Radley Balko and Tucker Carrington

2018:

Mere Christianity by C. S. Lewis
How to Eat Fried Worms by Thomas Rockwell
The Barefoot Investor: The Only Money Guide You'll Ever Need by Scott Pape
Skin in the Game: Hidden Asymmetries in Daily Life by Nassim Nicholas Taleb
12 Rules for Life: An Antidote to Chaos by Jordan B. Peterson
Conan Doyle for the Defense: The True Story of a Sensational British Murder, a Quest for Justice, and the World's Most Famous Detective Writer by Margalit Fox
The Cuban Affair: A Novel by Nelson DeMille
You Are Not So Smart: Why You Have Too Many Friends on Facebook, Why Your Memory Is Mostly Fiction, and 46 Other Ways You're Deluding Yourself by David McRaney
Mathletics: How Gamblers, Managers, and Sports Enthusiasts Use Mathematics in Baseball, Basketball, and Football by Wayne L. Winston
Written Out of History: The Forgotten Founders Who Fought Big Government by Mike Lee
Reinventing American Health Care: How the Affordable Care Act will Improve our Terribly Complex, Blatantly Unjust, Outrageously Expensive, Grossly Inefficient, Error Prone System by Ezekiel J. Emanuel
You Can't Touch My Hair: And Other Things I Still Have to Explain by Phoebe Robinson and Jessica Williams
Gumption: Relighting the Torch of Freedom with America's Gutsiest Troublemakers by Nick Offerman
How to Make People Like You in 90 Seconds or Less by Nicholas Boothman
Zero to One: Notes on Startups, or How to Build the Future by Peter Thiel and Blake Masters
A Pocket Guide to Best Evidences Paperback by Ken Ham and others
Plan Bee: Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About the Hardest - Working Creatures on the Planet by Susan Brackney
The Backyard Beekeeper: An Absolute Beginner's Guide to Keeping Bees in Your Yard and Garden by Kim Flottum
The Prince by Nicolo Machiavelli
Proof: The Science of Booze by Adam Rogers
What the Luck: The Surprising Role of Chance in our Everyday Lives by Gary Smith
Homegrown Honey Bees: An Absolute Beginner's Guide to Beekeeping Your First Year, from Hiving to Honey Harvest by Alethea Morrison and Mars Vilaubi
The Bed of Procrustes: Philosophical and Practical Aphorisms by Nassim Nicholas Taleb
StrengthsFinder 2.0 by Tom Rath
Stop Acting Rich: And Start Living Like A Real Millionaire by Thomas J. Stanley
The Honest Truth About Dishonesty: How We Lie to Everyone-Especially Ourselves by Dr. Dan Ariely
"That's Not What We Meant to Do": Reform and Its Unintended Consequences in Twentieth-Century America by Steven M. Gillon
Mozart's Starling by Lyanda Lynn Haupt
Sidetracked: Why Our Decisions Get Derailed, and How We Can Stick to the Plan by Francesca Gino
Misbehaving: The Making of Behavioral Economics by Richard H. Thaler
Predictably Irrational: The Hidden Forces That Shape Our Decisions by Dr. Dan Ariely
The Ghost Map: The Story of London's Most Terrifying Epidemic - and How It Changed Science, Cities, and the Modern World by Steven Johnson
The Power of Intuition: How to Use Your Gut Feelings to Make Better Decisions at Work by Gary Klein
The White Coat Investor: A Doctor's Guide To Personal Finance And Investing by James M Dahle MD
The Benedict Option: A Strategy for Christians in a Post-Christian Nation by Rod Dreher
Do I Make Myself Clear?: Why Writing Well Matters by Harold Evans
The Lion in the Living Room: How House Cats Tamed Us and Took Over the World by Abigail Tucker

2017:

The Official Guide to Starting Your Own Direct Primary Care Practice, by Doug Farrago, MD
Rental Property Investing by Brandon Turner
Destiny Disrupted: A History of the World Through Islamic Eyes by Tamim Ansary
Understanding Options 2E by Michael Sincere
The Righteous Mind: Why Good People Are Divided by Politics and Religion by Jonathan Haidt
Talk Like TED by Carmine Gallo
Spy Secrets That Can Save Your Life: A Former CIA Officer Reveals Safety and Survival Techniques to Keep You and Your Family Protected by Jason Hanson
Visual Intelligence: Sharpen Your Perception, Change Your Life by Amy E. Herman
Thank You for Being Late: An Optimist's Guide to Thriving in the Age of Accelerations Book by Thomas L. Friedman
The Wars of the Roses by Dan Jones
Trust Me, I'm Lying: Confessions of a Media Manipulator by Ryan Holiday
When to Rob a Bank: ...And 131 More Warped Suggestions and Well-Intended Rants by Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner
The Undoing Project: A Friendship That Changed Our Minds by Michael Lewis
The Upside of Inequality: How Good Intentions Undermine the Middle Class by Edward Conard
I Contain Multitudes: The Microbes Within Us and a Grander View of Life by Ed Yong
When Breath Becomes Air by Paul Kalanithi
Bare Bones: I'm Not Lonely If You're Reading This Book by Bobby Bones
The New Jim Crow by Michelle Alexander
Invisible Influence: The Hidden Forces that Shape Behavior by Jonah Berger
Marketing 3.0: From Products to Customers to the Human Spirit by Philip Kotler, Hermawan Kartajaya, NS Iwan Setiawan
Blue Ocean Strategy, Expanded Edition: How to Create Uncontested Market Space and Make the Competition Irrelevant by W. Chan Kim, and Renee A. Mauborgne
Best State Ever by Dave Barry
God Is Not One: The Eight Rival Religions That Run the World by Stephen Prothero
Five Easy Theses: Commonsense Solutions to America's Greatest Economic Challenges by James Stone
10% Happier: How I Tamed the Voice in My Head, Reduced Stress Without Losing My Edge, and Found Self-Help That Actually Works--A True Story by Dan Harris
The Innovator's DNA: Mastering the Five Skills of Disruptive Innovators by Jeff Dyer and Hal Gregersen
The 8th Habit: From Effectiveness to Greatness by Stephen R. Covey

2016:

The Wal-Mart Effect: How the World's Most Powerful Company Really Works--and How It's Transforming the American Economy by Charles Fishman
The China Study: The Most Comprehensive Study of Nutrition Ever Conducted and the Startling Implications for Diet, Weight Loss and Long-Term Health by T. Colin Campbell, and Thomas M. Campbell II
The Hidden Brain: How Our Unconscious Minds Elect Presidents, Control Markets, Wage Wars, and Save Our Lives by Shankar Vedantam
Spark: The Revolutionary New Science of Exercise and the Brain by John J. Ratey
Lean Solutions: How Companies and Customers Can Create Value and Wealth Together by Daniel T. Jones and James P. Womack
The Greatest Salesman in the World by Og Mandino
The 4-Hour Body: An Uncommon Guide to Rapid Fat-Loss, Incredible Sex, and Becoming Superhuman by Timothy Ferriss
Salt Sugar Fat: How the Food Giants Hooked Us by Michael Moss
Art of War by Sun Tzu
Fidel: Hollywood's Favorite Tyrant by Humberto Fontova
How to Win Friends & Influence People by Dale Carnegie
50 Marathons 50 Days by Dean Karnazes
Ultramarathon Man by Dean Karnazes

2015:

Why We Run: A Natural History by Bernd Heinrich
Management on the Mend by John Toussaint
Why Hospitals Should Fly: The Ultimate Flight Plan to Patient Safety and Quality Care by John J. Nance
Moonwalking With Einstein: The Art and Science of Remembering Everything by Joshua Foer
Cesar's Way: The Natural, Everyday Guide to Understanding and Correcting Common Dog Problems by Cesar Millan
Confidence and Success with CBT: Small steps to achieve your big goals with cognitive behavior therapy by Avy Joseph
The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War by Michael Shaara
If Disney Ran Your Hospital: 9 1/2 Things You Would Do Differently by Fred Lee
Grain Brain: The Surprising Truth about Wheat, Carbs, and Sugar--Your Brain's Silent Killers by David Perlmutter
Flash Boys: A Wall Street Revolt by Michael Lewis
The Power of Servant-Leadership by Robert K. Greenleaf
The Decision Book by Tschappeler, Roman & Krogerus, Mikael
The Leadership Challenge: How to Make Extraordinary Things Happen in Organizations by James M. Kouzes and Barry Z. Posner
Thrive: The Third Metric to Redefining Success and Creating a Life of Well-Being, Wisdom, and Wonder by Arianna Huffington
Leading Up: How to Lead Your Boss So You Both Win by Michael Useem
Eat and Run: My Unlikely Journey to Ultramarathon Greatness by Scott Jurek and Steve Friedman
The House of God by Samuel Shem
The Millionaire Next Door: The Surprising Secrets of America's Wealthy by Thomas J. Stanley and William D. Danko
The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership: Follow Them and People Will Follow You by John C. Maxwell
Brain Trust: 93 Top Scientists Reveal Lab-Tested Secrets to Surfing, Dating, Dieting, Gambling, Growing Man-Eating Plants, and More! by Garth Sundem
From Values to Action: The Four Principles of Values-Based Leadership by Harry M. Kraemer
The Little Book of Common Sense Investing: The Only Way to Guarantee Your Fair Share of Stock Market Returns by John C. Bogle
Leadership Secrets of Attila the Hun by Wess Roberts
What if? by Randall Munroe

2014:

A Short Guide to a Long Life by David B. Agus
The End of Illness by David B. Agus
Antifragile: Things That Gain from Disorder by Nassim Nicholas Taleb
Dataclysm: Who We Are (When We Think No One's Looking) by Christian Rudder
Rock Breaks Scissors: A Practical Guide to Outguessing and Outwitting Almost Everybody by William Poundstone
How Not to Be Wrong: The Power of Mathematical Thinking by Jordan Ellenberg
Leadership Rules: 50 Timeless Lessons for Leaders by Jo Owen
Think Like a Freak: The Authors of Freakonomics Offer to Retrain Your Brain by Steven D. Levitt, Stephen J. Dubner
David and Goliath: Underdogs, Misfits, and the Art of Battling Giants by Malcolm Gladwell
The Emperor of All Maladies: A Biography of Cancer by Siddhartha Mukherjee
Thinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman
The Black Swan by Nassim Taleb

2013:

The Coffeehouse Investor by Bill Schultheis
A Beginner's Guide to Short-Term Trading by Toni Turner
The Korean War by Max Hastings
The Outfit by Gus Russo
SuperFreakonomics by Steven Levitt
Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything by Stephen J. Dubner, Steven D. Levitt

2012:

Life of Pi by Yann Martel
Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close by Jonathan Safran Foer
Inside WikiLeaks: My Time with Julian Passage at the World's Most Dangerous Website by Daniel Domscheit-Berg
Walk On: Life from the End of the Bench by Allan Williams
Eats, Shoots and Leaves: The Zero Tolerance Approach to Punctuation by Lynne Truss
The Surgeon of Crowthorne: A Tale of Murder, Madness and the Oxford English Dictionary by Simon Winchester
The Last Stand: Custer, Sitting Bull, and the Battle of the Little Bighorn by Nathaniel Philbrick
Once a Runner by John L. Parker
How To Go Almost Anywhere For Almost Nothing by Maureen A. Hennessy
Blood Feud: Detroit Red Wings v Colorado Avalanche; The Inside Story of Pro Sports' Nastiest and Best Rivalry of its Era by Adrian Dater
Fromms: How Julius Fromm's Condom Empire Fell to the Nazis by Gotz Aly and Michael Sontheimer
Mastermind by Richard Miniter
The Mysteries Within by Sherwin Nuland
Education of a Wandering Man by Louis L'Amour
Vagabonding: An Uncommon Guide to the Art of Long-Term World Travel by Rolf Potts
The 4-Hour Workweek: Escape 9-5, Live Anywhere, and Join the New Rich by Timothy Ferriss
Rock, Paper, Scissors - Game Theory in Everyday Life by Len Fisher
FOCUS by Leo Babauta
Stumbling on Wins in Basketball by David Berri and Martin Schmidt
Epic Win for Anonymous: How 4chan's Army Conquered the Web by Cole Stryker
A History of the World in 6 Glasses by Tom Standage
How to Make People Like You in 90 Seconds by Nicholas Boothmar
Reefer Madness: Sex, Drugs and Cheap Labor in the American Black Market by Eric Shlosser

2011:

How to Argue and Win Every Time by Gerry Spence
Blink: The Power of Thinking without Thinking by Malcolm Gladwell
Stupid History: Tales of Stupidity, Strangeness and Mythconceptions throughout the Ages by Leland Gregory
100 Quotes to Make You Think by Wolfgang Riebe
The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference by Malcolm Gladwell
Black Hearts: One Platoon's Descent into Madness in Iraq's Triangle of Death by Jim Frederick
Drunkard's Walk: How Randomness Rules Our Lives by Leonard Mlodinow
Seeking the Cure: A History of Medicine in America by Ira Rutkow
Born to Run: A Hidden Tribe, Superatheletes, and the Greatest Race the World Has Never Seen by Christopher McDougall

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