What I've been reading (2019–2023)
It’s been a while since I shared what I’ve been reading (I previously shared the best books I read in 2017 and 2018).
Below is a list of everything I’ve read between 2019–2023.
2019 #
- The Psychopath Test: A Journey Through the Madness Industry by Jon Ronson
- Creative Selection: Inside Apple’s Design Process During the Golden Age of Steve Jobs by Ken Kocienda
- I Hear You: The Surprisingly Simple Skill Behind Extraordinary Relationships by Michael S. Sorensen
- A Million Miles in a Thousand Years: What I Learned While Editing My Life by Donald Miller
- Fail Fast, Fail Often: How Losing Can Help You Win by Ryan Babineaux
- The Lessons of History by Will Durant
- The Business of Expertise: How Entrepreneurial Experts Convert Insight to Impact + Wealth by David C. Baker
- The Trusted Advisor by David H. Maister
- This is Marketing: You Can’t Be Seen Until You Learn To See by Seth Godin
- Educated by Tara Westover
- Bullshit Jobs: A Theory by David Graeber
- Make Time: How to focus on what matters every day by Jake Knapp
- Stillness is the Key: An Ancient Strategy for Modern Life by Ryan Holiday
- Changer by Matt Gemmell
- Artemis by Andy Weir
- Rich Dad Poor Dad by Robert T. Kiyosaki
2020 #
- Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind by Yuval Noah Harari
- Search for a whisky bothy by Ralfy Mitchell
- The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon
- Homo Deus by Yuval Noah Harari
- Turn The Ship Around! by David Marquet
- How to Take Smart Notes: One Simple Technique to Boost Writing, Learning and Thinking by Sönke Ahrens
- Brunel: The Man Who Built the World by Steven Brindle
- Sum: Tales from the Afterlives by David Eagleman
- I am Malala: The Story of the Girl Who Stood Up for Education and was Shot by the Taliban by Malala Yousafzai
- Waking Up: Searching for Spirituality Without Religion by Sam Harris
- Stoicism and the Art of Happiness: Practical wisdom for everyday life by Donald J. Robertson
- How to Be an Antiracist by Ibram X. Kendi
- Digital Minimalism: On Living Better with Less Technology by Cal Newport
- The Midnight Library by Matt Haig
- The Almanack of Naval Ravikant: A Guide to Wealth and Happiness by Eric Jorgenson
- Letters from a Self-Made Merchant to his Son by George Lorimer
- Andy Warhol Was a Hoarder: Inside the Minds of History’s Great Personalities by Claudia Kalb
- The Rings of Saturn by W.G. Sebald
- The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman
2021 #
- The Richest Man in Babylon by George S. Clason
- Hell Yeah or No: What’s Worth Doing by Derek Sivers
- The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle by Haruki Murakami
- Good Services: How to Design Services that Work by Lou Downe
- Humankind: A Hopeful History by Rutger Bregman
- The Great Mental Models: General Thinking Concepts by Shane Parrish
- The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd
- The Psychology of Money: Timeless lessons on wealth, greed, and happiness by Morgan Housel
- Anxious People by Fredrik Backman
- Draft No. 4: On the Writing Process by John McPhee
- The Effective Executive by Peter F. Drucker
- Managing Oneself by Peter F. Drucker
- The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams
- Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge and the Teachings of Plants by Robin Wall Kimmerer
- Norwegian Wood by Haruki Murakami
- The Problems of Philosophy: Brief and Accessible Guide to the Problems of Philosophy by Bertrand Russell
- Buddhism without Beliefs: A Contemporary Guide to Awakening by Stephen Batchelor
- Eleven Rings by Phil Jackson
- Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir
- Badass Your Brand: The Impatient Entrepreneur’s Guide to Turning Expertise into Profit by Pia Silva
2022 #
- Beartown by Fredrik Backman
- Dune by Frank Herbert
- Four Thousand Weeks: Time and How to Use It by Oliver Burkeman
- In Praise of Shadows by Jun’ichirō Tanizaki
- Kettlebell Simple & Sinister by Pavel Tsatsouline
- The Listening Book by William Allaudin Mathieu
- Black Box Thinking: The Surprising Truth About Success by Matthew Syed
- Perennial Seller: The Art of Making and Marketing Work that Lasts by Ryan Holiday
- The Win Without Pitching Manifesto by Blair Enns
- Britt-Marie Was Here by Fredrik Backman
- Entangled Life: How Fungi Make Our Worlds, Change Our Minds and Shape Our Futures by Merlin Sheldrake
- The Anthropocene Reviewed by John Green
- The Meaning in the Making: The Why and How Behind Our Human Need to Create by Sean Tucker
- Dopamine Detox : A Short Guide to Remove Distractions and Get Your Brain to Do Hard Things by Thibaut Meurisse
- The Gates of Rome by Conn Iggulden
- The Lost Art of Reading: Books and Resistance in a Troubled Time by David L. Ulin
- Wisdom of the Ancients: Life lessons from our distant past by Neil Oliver
- [The Death of Kings](http://The Death of Kings) by Conn Iggulden
- How to Live: 27 conflicting answers and one weird conclusion by Derek Sivers
- Dark Days: A Memoir by D. Randall Blythe
2023 #
- Stories From A Whisky Bar by Ralfy Mitchell
- Anathem by Neal Stephenson
- Lord of the Flies by William Golding
- The Great Depression: A Diary by Benjamin Roth
- Klara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro
- Ghost Music by An Yu
- Draw to Win: A Crash Course on How to Lead, Sell, and Innovate With Your Visual Mind by Dan Roam
- Secret Tradecraft of Elite Advisors: Covert Techniques for a Remarkable Practice by David C. Baker
- Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
- The Last Kingdom by Bernard Cornwell
- With Winning in Mind by Lanny Bassham
- The Pale Horseman by Bernard Cornwell
- Mindset by Carol S. Dweck
- Crying in H Mart by Michelle Zauner
- Going Zero by Anthony McCarten
- Kill It with Fire: Manage Aging Computer Systems by Marianne Bellotti
- I Am Legend by Richard Matheson
- Why Women Are Blamed For Everything by Jessica Taylor
- Before & Laughter by Jimmy Carr
- Going Infinite: The Rise and Fall of a New Tycoon by Michael Lewis
- Blankets by Craig Thompson
- The Godfather by Mario Puzo
- The Sicilian by Mario Puzo
What have you read recently that you’ve enjoyed? I’d love to hear your reading recommendations.