A catalog of books I’ve read and when I finished them.

* Denotes a title that I highly recommend.

2024

1. Slow Horses (Slough House Book 1) by Mick Herron – 1/4/24
2. Wanting: The Power of Mimetic Desire in Everyday Life by Luke Burgis – 2/3/24
3. * Turning the Flywheel: A Monograph to Accompany Good to Great by Jim Collins – 2/15/24
4. Walt Disney by Neal Gabler – 3/3/24
5. * Who Not How: The Formula to Achieve Bigger Goals Through Accelerating Teamwork by Dan Sullivan and Benjamin Hardy – 3/14/24
6. DisneyWar by James B. Stewart – 3/15/24
7. The Hunter: A Novel by Tana French – 3/28/24
8. City in Ruins: A Novel (The Danny Ryan Trilogy Book 3) by Don Winslow – 4/4/24
9. Demand-Side Sales 101: Stop Selling and Help Your Customers Make Progress by Bob Moesta and Greg Engle – 4/30/24
10. The Splendid and the Vile: A Saga of Churchill, Family, and Defiance During the Blitz by Erik Larson – 5/18/24
11. * Trust by Hernan Diaz – 5/28/24
12. Running Money: Hedge Fund Honchos, Monster Markets and My Hunt for the Big Score by Andy Kessler – 5/31/24
13. * Govt Cheese a memoir by Steven Pressfield – 6/2/24
14. * In the Distance by Hernan Diaz – 6/11/24

2023

1. Offerings: A Novel by Michael ByungJu Kim – 1/16/23
2. The Lords of Strategy: The Secret Intellectual History of the New Corporate World by Walter Kiechel – 1/17/23
3. * Little Black Stretchy Pants: Story of lululemon by Chip Wilson – 1/20/23
4. * Truman by David McCollough – 2/5/23
5. Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn – 2/17/23
6. Dark Horse: An Orphan X Novel by Gregg Hurwitz – 2/24/23
7. * Getting Naked: A Business Fable About Shedding The Three Fears That Sabotage Client Loyalty by Patrick Lencioni – 3/5/23
8. A Slow Fire Burning: A Novel by Paula Hawkins – 3/10/23
9. * Stay True: A Memoir by Hua Hsu – 3/13/23
10. Alone (Detective D.D. Warren 1) by Lisa Gardner – 3/15/23
11. Hide (Detective D.D. Warren 2) by Lisa Gardner – 3/21/23
12. The Neighbor (Detective D.D. Warren 3) by Lisa Gardner – 3/26/23
13. Live to Tell (Detective D.D. Warren 3) by Lisa Gardner – 4/1/23
14. Work Less, Earn More: How to Escape the Daily Grind of Agency Ownership by Karl Sakas – 4/2/23
15. Love You More (Detective D.D. Warren 4) by Lisa Gardner – 4/5/23
16. The Survivors Club: A Thriller by Lisa Gardner – 4/16/23
17. City of Dreams: A Novel (The Danny Ryan Trilogy Book 2) by Don Winslow – 4/20/23
18. * The Storm Before the Storm: The Beginning of the End of the Roman Republic by Mike Duncan – 4/26/23
19. Catch Me (Detective D.D. Warren 6) by Lisa Gardner – 5/6/23
20. * Raving Fans: A Revolutionary Approach To Customer Service by Ken Blanchard – 5/13/23
21. * Lessons from the Titans: What Companies in the New Economy Can Learn from the Great Industrial Giants to Drive Sustainable Success by by Scott Davis, Carter Copeland, Rob Wertheimer – 5/23/23
22. Only the Dead: A Thriller (Terminal List Book 6) by Jack Carr – 6/4/23
23. * The Tender Bar: A Memoir by J.R. Moehringer – 6/27/23
24. Madison Avenue Makeover: The transformation of Huge and the redefinition of the ad agency business by Michael Farmer – 7/8/23
25. What Happened to the Bennetts by Lisa Scottoline – 7/10/23
26. The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder by David Grann – 7/20/23
27. * Outlive: The Science and Art of Longevity by Peter Attia – 8/6/23
28. Wine People: A Novel by Michelle Wildgen – 8/13/23
29. Yellowface: A Novel by R.F. Kuang – 8/27/23
30. * The Inner Game of Tennis: The Classic Guide to the Mental Side of Peak Performance by W. Timothy Gallwey – 9/27/23
31. Code Red: A Mitch Rapp Novel by Vince Flynn and Kyle Mills – 10/1/23
32. * The Referral Code: Unlock a Constant Stream of Business Through the Power of Your Relationships by by Larry Pinci and Phil Glosserman – 10/31/23
33. I Have Some Questions for You: A Novel by Rebecca Makkai – 11/6/23
34. The Fund: Ray Dalio, Bridgewater Associates, and the Unraveling of a Wall Street Legend by Rob Copeland – 11/13/23
35. The Secret: A Jack Reacher Novel by Lee Child and Andrew Child – 11/14/23
36. Same as Ever: A Guide to What Never Changes by Morgan Housel – 12/9/23
37. The Secret Hours by Mick Herron – 12/21/23

2022

1. Persuader: A Jack Reacher Novel by Lee Child – 1/2/22
2. * The Loneliest Americans by Jay Caspian Kang – 1/3/22
3. The Enemy: A Jack Reacher Novel by Lee Child – 1/7/22
4. One Shot: A Jack Reacher Novel by Lee Child – 1/13/22
5. The Hard Way: A Jack Reacher Novel by Lee Child – 1/20/22
6. Bad Luck and Trouble: A Jack Reacher Novel by Lee Child – 1/25/22
7. Nothing to Lose: A Jack Reacher Novel by Lee Child – 2/2/22
8. The Cold Start Problem: How to Start and Scale Network Effects by Andrew Chen – 2/4/22
9. Gone Tomorrow: A Jack Reacher Novel by Lee Child – 2/6/22
10. 61 Hours: A Jack Reacher Novel by Lee Child – 2/11/22
11. The Affair: A Jack Reacher Novel by Lee Child – 2/20/22
12. Personal: A Jack Reacher Novel by Lee Child – 2/26/22
13. A Wanted Man: A Jack Reacher Novel by Lee Child – 3/4/22
14. Never Go Back: A Jack Reacher Novel by Lee Child – 3/8/22
15. Night School: A Jack Reacher Novel by Lee Child – 3/13/22
16. The Midnight Line: A Jack Reacher Novel by Lee Child – 3/19/22
17. Make Me: A Jack Reacher Novel by Lee Child – 3/28/22
18. * I Came As a Shadow: An Autobiography by John Thompson – 4/7/22
19. Blue Moon: A Jack Reacher Novel by Lee Child – 4/9/22
20. * The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen R. Covey – 4/10/22
21. TAPE SUCKS: Inside Data Domain, A Silicon Valley Growth Story by Frank Slootman – 4/15/22
22. * Simple Numbers, Straight Talk, Big Profits!: 4 Keys to Unlock Your Business Potential by Greg Crabtree – 4/16/22
23. The Sentinel: A Jack Reacher Novel by Lee Child and Andrew Child – 4/19/22
24. Better Off Dead: A Jack Reacher Novel by Lee Child and Andrew Child – 4/27/22
25. * City on Fire: A Novel by Don Winslow – 5/5/22
26. The Golden Couple: A Novel by Greer Hendricks and Sarah Pekkanen – 5/12/22
27. The Terminal List: A Thriller by Jack Carr – 5/22/22
28. * On the Shortness of Life by Seneca – 5/23/22
29. True Believer: A Thriller by Jack Carr – 5/29/22
30. Savage Son: A Thriller by Jack Carr – 6/8/22
31. Becoming Trader Joe: How I Did Business My Way and Still Beat the Big Guys by Joe Coulombe and Patty Civalleri – 6/28/22
32. The Devil’s Hand: A Thriller by Jack Carr – 7/3/22
33. Richer, Wiser, Happier: How the World’s Greatest Investors Win in Markets and Life by William Green – 7/29/22
34. If I Had Your Face: A Novel by Frances Cha – 8/2/22
35. Sparring Partners: Novellas by John Grisham – 8/7/22
36. The Partner: A Novel by John Grisham – 8/16/22
37. Capital Allocation: The Financials of a New England Textile Mill 1955 – 1985 by Jacob McDonough – 8/20/22
38. Absolute Power by David Baldacci – 8/27/22
39. The Firm by John Grisham – 9/8/22
40. Oath of Loyalty (A Mitch Rapp Novel Book 21) by Vince Flynn and Kyle Mills – 9/12/22
41. * Junk to Gold: From Salvage to the World’s Largest Online Auto Auction by Willis Johnson – 9/15/22
42. Memory Man (Amos Decker Book 1) by David Baldacci – 9/18/22
43. Split Second (King & Maxwell Series Book 1) by David Baldacci – 9/26/22
44. Execution: The Discipline of Getting Things Done by Larry Bossidy, Ram Charan, and Charles Burck – 10/1/22
45. Hour Game (King & Maxwell Series Book 2) by David Baldacci – 10/17/22
46. The Advantage: Why Organizational Health Trumps Everything Else In Business by Patrick Lencioni – 10/28/22
47. No Plan B: A Jack Reacher Novel by Lee Child and Andrew Child – 11/4/22
48. * Straight-Line Leadership: Tools for Living with Velocity and Power in Turbulent Times by Dusan Djukich – 11/17/22
49. The Testament: A Novel by John Grisham – 11/18/22
50. Along Came a Spider by James Patterson – 12/7/22
51. * Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow: A novel by Gabriel Zevin – 12/14/22
52. * Extreme Revenue Growth: Startup Secrets to Growing Your Sales from $1 Million to $25 Million in Any Industry by Victor Cheng – 12/19/22
53. Kiss the Girls by James Patterson – 12/23/22

2021

1. The Alchemist by Paul Coelho – 1/6/21
2. The Searcher by Tana French – 1/22/21
3. Prodigal Son: An Orphan X Novel by Gregg Hurwitz – 2/4/21
4. The Three Laws of Performance: Rewriting the Future of Your Organization and Your Life by Steve Zaffron and Dave Logan – 2/16/21
5. * The Overstory: A Novel by Richard Powers – 2/18/21
6. Trust No One by Gregg Hurwitz – 2/19/21
7. An Everyone Culture: Becoming a Deliberately Developmental Organization by Robert Kegan and Lisa Laskow Lahey – 2/23/21
8. * The Midnight Library: A Novel by Matt Haig – 3/1/21
9. Anxious People: A Novel by Frederik Backman – 3/12/21
10. A Clean Kill in Tokyo: John Rain, Book 1 by Barry Eisler – 3/16/21
11. Think Again: The Power of Knowing What You Don’t Know by Adam Grant – 3/17/21
12. A Bright Ray of Darkness: A novel by Ethan Hawke – 3/18/21
13. A Lonely Resurrection (A John Rain Novel) by Barry Eisler – 3/22/21
14. Winner Take All (A John Rain Novel) by Barry Eisler – 3/29/21
15. * The Millionaire Real Estate Agent by Gary Keller – 4/5/21
16. Redemption Games (A John Rain Novel) by Barry Eisler – 4/6/21
17. Extremis (A John Rain Novel) by Barry Eisler – 4/10/21
18. Killer Ascendant (A John Rain Novel) by Barry Eisler – 4/13/21
19. Fault Line (Ben Treven Book 1) by Barry Eisler – 4/14/21
20. What I Learned Losing A Million Dollars by Brendan Moynihan – 4/17/21
21. Inside Out (Ben Treven Book 2) by Barry Eisler – 4/18/21
22. The Detachment by Barry Eisler – 4/19/21
23. Livia Lone (A Livia Lone Novel Book 1) by Barry Eisler – 4/22/21
24. The Night Trade (A Livia Lone Novel Book 2) by Barry Eisler – 4/24/21
25. The Killer Collective by Barry Eisler – 4/28/21
26. All the Devils (A Livia Lone Novel Book 3) by Barry Eisler – 5/1/21
27. Graveyard of Memories: John Rain, Book 8 by Barry Eisler – 5/5/21
28. Zero Sum (A John Rain Novel) by Barry Eisler – 5/8/21
29. * Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir – 5/16/21
30. Transfer of Power: Mitch Rapp Series by Vince Flynn – 5/29/21
31. The Third Option: Mitch Rapp Series by Vince Flynn – 6/2/21
32. Path of Least Resistance: Learning to Become the Creative Force in Your Own Life by Robert Fritz – 6/4/21
33. Amazon Unbound: Jeff Bezos and the Invention of a Global Empire by Brad Stone – 6/7/21
34. Memorial Day: Mitch Rapp Series by Vince Flynn – 6/13/21
35. Consent to Kill: Mitch Rapp Series by Vince Flynn – 6/20/21
36. Act off Treason: Mitch Rapp Series by Vince Flynn – 6/24/21
37. Protect and Defend: Mitch Rapp Series by Vince Flynn – 6/26/21
38. * The Dan Sullivan Question by Dan Sullivan – 6/27/21
39. Extreme Measures: Mitch Rapp Series by Vince Flynn – 7/1/21
40. Pursuit of Honor: Mitch Rapp Series by Vince Flynn – 7/5/21
41. Last Man: Mitch Rapp Series by Vince Flynn – 7/9/21
42. The Survivor: Mitch Rapp Series by Vince Flynn and Kyle Mills – 7/14/21
43. Order to Kill: Mitch Rapp Series by Vince Flynn and Kyle Mills – 7/18/21
44. Enemy of the State: Mitch Rapp Series by Vince Flynn and Kyle Mills – 7/22/21
45. Red War: Mitch Rapp Series by Vince Flynn and Kyle Mills – 7/27/21
46. Lethal Agent: Mitch Rapp Series by Vince Flynn and Kyle Mills – 8/3/21
47. Total Power: Mitch Rapp Series by Vince Flynn and Kyle Mills – 8/10/21
48. How The Best Get Better by Dan Sullivan – 8/16/21
49. Power Play: Tesla, Elon Musk, and the Bet of the Century by Tim Higgins – 8/20/21
50. Authentic: A Memoir by the Founder of Vans by Paul Van Doren – 8/27/21
51. * Leadership and Self-Deception: Getting Out of the Box by The Arbinger Institute – 8/31/21
52. Who is Maud Dixon?: A Novel by Alexandra Andrews – 9/4/21
53. * Breath: The New Science of a Lost Art – 9/6/21
54. * The Motive: Why So Many Leaders Abdicate Their Most Important Responsibilities by Patrick Lencioni – 9/11/21
55. The Plot: A Novel by Jean Hanff Korelitz – 9/14/21
56. Every Last Fear: A Novel by Alex Finlay – 9/21/21
57. Enemy at the Gates: Mitch Rapp Series by Vince Flynn and Kyle Mills – 9/25/21
58. * Skinship: Stories by Yoon Choi – 9/27/21
59. The Chaos Kind by Barry Eisler – 10/3/21
60. American Assassin: Mitch Rapp Series by Vince Flynn – 10/11/21
61. Kill Shot: An American Assassin Thriller (Mitch Rapp Series) by Vince Flynn – 10/17/21
62. The Cult of We: WeWork, Adam Neumann, and the Great Startup Delusion by Eliot Brown and Maureen Farrell – 10/27/21
63. The Gray Man by Mark Greaney – 11/8/21
64. The Killing Floor: A Jack Reacher Novel by Lee Child – 11/21/21
65. Die Trying: A Jack Reacher Novel by Lee Child – 11/28/21
66. Tripwire: A Jack Reacher Novel by Lee Child – 12/5/21
67. Running Blind: A Jack Reacher Novel by Lee Child – 12/10/21
68. Echo Burning: A Jack Reacher Novel by Lee Child – 12/19/21
69. Without Fail: A Jack Reacher Novel by Lee Child – 12/25/21
70. * A Guide to the Good Life: The Ancient Art of Stoic Joy by William B. Irvine – 12/30/21
71. * The Joy of Selling by Steve Chandler – 12/31/21

2020

1. Invested: Changing Forever the Way Americans Invest by Charles Schwab – 1/8/20
2. Risk Game: Self Portrait of an Entrepreneur by Francis J. Greenburger – 1/17/20
3. Nutshell: A Novel by Ian McEwan – 2/7/20
4. The Professor, the Banker, and the Suicide King by Michael Craig – 2/9/20
5. Identity: The Demand for Dignity and the Politics of Resentment by Francis Fukuyama – 2/15/20
6. Into the Fire: An Orphan X Novel by Gregg Hurwitz – 2/20/20
7. * Les Schwab Pride in Performance: Keep It Going by Les Schwab – 2/22/20
8. Am I Being Too Subtle?: The Adventures of a Business Maverick by Sam Zell – 3/6/20
9. In-N-Out Burger: A Behind-the-Counter Look at the Fast-Food Chain That Breaks All the Rules by Stacy Perman – 3/21/20
10. American Tabloid by James Ellroy – 3/25/20
11. * Corporate Turnaround Artistry: Fix Any Business in 100 Days by Jeff Sands – 4/6/20
12. * How to Take Smart Notes: One Simple Technique to Boost Writing, Learning and Thinking – for Students, Academics and Nonfiction Book Writers by Sönke Ahrens – 4/25/20
13. Broken by Don Winslow – 5/3/20
14. Ramping Your Brand: How to Ride the Killer CPG Growth Curve by James Richardson – 5/24/20
15. The Name of the Wind: Kingkiller Chronicle, Book 1 by Patrick Rothfuss – 6/6/20
16. How Should a Person Be? by Sheila Heti – 6/11/20
17. Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel – 6/12/20
18. How to Be an Antiracist by Ibram X. Kendi – 6/13/20
19. * Kim Jiyoung, Born 1982 by Cho Nam-Joo – 6/14/20
20. Red Rising (Red Rising Series Book 1) by Pierce Brown – 7/4/20
21. The Road Less Stupid: Advice from the Chairman of the Board by Keith J. Cunningham – 7/11/20
22. Golden Son (Red Rising Series Book 2) by Pierce Brown – 7/12/20
23. The Dhandho Investor: The Low-Risk Value Method to High Returns by Mohnish Pabrai – 7/19/20
24. Morning Star (Red Rising Series Book 3) by Pierce Brown – 7/19/20
25. Conspiracy: Peter Thiel, Hulk Hogan, Gawker, and the Anatomy of Intrigue by Ryan Holiday – 7/26/20
26. * Open An Autobiography by Andre Agassi – 8/10/20
27. * Playing With Movement: How to Explore the Many Dimensions of Physical Health and Performance by Todd Hargrove – 8/28/20
28. Disunited Nations: The Scramble for Power in an Ungoverned World by Peter Zeihan – 9/1/20
29. Luster: A Novel by Raven Leilani – 9/21/20
30. Americana: A 400-Year History of American Capitalism by Bhu Srinivasan – 9/23/20
31. Barbarian Days: A Surfing Life by William Finnegan – 9/29/20
32. The Club: How the English Premier League Became the Wildest, Richest, Most Disruptive Force in Sports by Joshua Robinson and Jonathan Clegg – 10/13/20
33. * World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War by Max Brooks – 10/14/20
34. The Psychology of Money: Timeless lessons on wealth, greed, and happiness by Morgan Housel – 10/17/20
35. Greenlights by Matthew McConaughey – 10/31/20
36. Invisible Cities by Italo Calvino – 11/6/20
37. The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams – 11/12/20
38. Power Questions: Build Relationships, Win New Business, and Influence Others by Andrew Sobel and Jerold Panas – 11/14/20
39. The Big Picture: The Fight for the Future of Movies by Ben Fritz – 11/26/20
40. * The Boutique: How To Start, Scale, And Sell A Professional Services Firm by Greg Alexander – 12/1/20
41. * Exit West: A Novel by Mohsin Hamid – 12/15/20
42. * The Lessons of History by William and Ariel Durant — 12/16/20 (previously read: 5/19/15)
43. My First Coach: Inspiring Stories of NFL Quarterbacks and Their Dads by Gary Myers – 12/26/20
44. * Courage To Be Disliked by Fumitake Koga and Ichiro Kishimi – 12/30/20

2019

1. Lost and Founder: A Painfully Honest Field Guide to the Startup World by Rand Fishkin – 1/6/19
2. * Who is Michael Ovitz by Michael Ovitz – 1/14/19
3. The Wife Between Us by Greer Hendricks and Sarah Pekkanen – 1/20/19
4. * The Trusted Advisor by David Maister, Charles Green, and Robert Galford – 1/23/19
5. * Rules for a Knight by Ethan Hawke – 1/24/19
6. The Wealthy Barber by David Chilton – 1/28/19
7. Ball Lightning by Cixin Liu – 2/3/19
8. * Never Split the Difference: Negotiating as if your life depended on it by Chris Voss with Tahl Raz – 2/26/19
9. Black Edge: Inside Information, Dirty Money, and the Quest to Bring Down the Most Wanted Man on Wall Street by Sheelah Kolhatkar – 3/17/19
10. * Changing on the Job: Developing Leaders for a Complex World by Jennifer Garvey Berger – 3/21/19
11. Digital Minimalism: Choosing a Focused Life in a Noisy World by Cal Newport – 3/26/19
12. * The Anatomy of Story: 22 Steps to Becoming a Master Storyteller by John Truby – 3/28/19
13. The Border by Don Winslow – 4/9/19
14. California Fire and Life by Don Winslow – 4/27/19
15. Raise Your Game: High-Performance Secrets from the Best of the Best by Alan Stein, Jr. – 4/29/19
16. The Latte Factor: Why You Don’t Have to Be Rich to Live Rich by David Bach – 5/20/19
17. Clockwork: Design Your Business to Run Itself by Mike Michalowicz – 5/22/19
18. Working by Robert A. Caro – 5/25/19
19. Asymmetry by Lisa Halliday – 5/28/19
20. I Will Teach You to Be Rich, Second Edition: No Guilt. No Excuses. No BS. Just a 6-Week Program That Works by Ramit Sethi – 6/2/19
21. The E-Myth Chief Financial Officer: Why Most Small Businesses Run Out of Money and What to Do about It by Michael E. Gerber and Fred G. Parrish – 6/17/19
22. * Normal People by Sally Rooney – 6/22/19
23. * Exhalation: Stories by Ted Chiang – 7/7/19
24. Good Talk: A Memoir in Conversations by Mira Jacob – 7/8/19
25. Orphan X: A Novel by Gregg Hurwitz – 7/14/19
26. Naked Sales: How Design Thinking Reveals Customer Motives and Drives Revenue by Ashley Welch and Justin Jones – 7/16/19
27. Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World by David Epstein – 7/21/19
28. The Nowhere Man: An Orphan X Novel by Gregg Hurwitz – 8/3/19
29. Hellbent: An Orphan X Novel by Gregg Hurwitz – 8/15/19
30. Out of the Dark: An Orphan X Novel by Gregg Hurwitz – 8/24/19
31. The Chain by Adrian McKinty  – 9/2/19
32. Work Rules!: Insights from Inside Google That Will Transform How You Live and Lead by Laszlo Bock – 9/14/19
33. Super Pumped: The Battle for Uber by Mike Isaac – 9/15/19
34. November Road: A Novel by Lou Berney – 9/30/19
35. The One Minute Manager by Ken Blanchard and Spencer Johnson – 10/10/19
36. Who Moved My Cheese?: An A-Mazing Way to Deal with Change in Your Work and in Your Life by Spencer Johnson – 10/13/19
37. The Silent Patient by by Alex Michaelides – 10/20/19
38. Stillness Is the Key by Ryan Holiday – 11/5/19
39. This Is Not a T-Shirt: A Brand, a Culture, a Community–a Life in Streetwear by Bobby Hundreds – 11/11/19
40. * The Ride of a Lifetime: Lessons Learned from 15 Years as CEO of the Walt Disney Company by Robert Iger – 11/14/19
41. * Talking to Strangers: What We Should Know About the People We Don’t Know by Malcolm Gladwell – 12/1/19
42. Catch and Kill: Lies, Spies, and a Conspiracy to Protect Predators by Ronan Farrow – 12/8/19
43. What It Takes: Lessons in the Pursuit of Excellence by Stephen A. Schwarzman – 12/10/19
44. The Man Who Solved the Market: How Jim Simons Launched the Quant Revolution by Gregory Zuckerman – 12/15/19
45. * Saga: Compendium One by Brian K Vaughan and Fiona Staples – 12/16/19
46. That Will Never Work: The Birth of Netflix and the Amazing Life of an Idea by Marc Randolph – 12/25/19
47. Difficult Men: Behind the Scenes of a Creative Revolution: From The Sopranos and The Wire to Mad Men and Breaking Bad by Brett Martin – 12/30/19

2018

1. Basketball (and Other Things) by Shea Serrano – 1/21/18
2. Pricing Creativity: A Guide to Profit Beyond the Billable Hour – 1/29/18
3. The Captain Class: The Hidden Force That Creates the World’s Greatest Teams by Sam Walker – 3/4/18
4. The Power of the Dog by Don Winslow – 3/31/18
5. The Cartel by Don Winslow – 4/10/18
6. * The Three-Body Problem (Remembrance of Earth’s Past) by Cixin Liu – 4/24/18
7. * The Fifth Discipline: The Art & Practice of The Learning Organization by Peter Senge – 4/29/18
8. * The Dark Forest (Remembrance of Earth’s Past) by Cixin Liu – 5/5/18
9. * Death’s End (Remembrance of Earth’s Past) by Cixin Liu – 5/28/18
10. Masters of Doom: How Two Guys Created an Empire and Transformed Pop Culture – 6/17/18
11. Fire Sermon by Jamie Quatro – 6/21/18
12. Bad Blood: Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup by John Carreyrou – 7/3/18
13. Something in the Water by Catherine Steadman – 7/22/18
14. Sabrina by Nick Drnaso – 7/31/18
15. * Managing the Professional Service Firm by David H. Maister – 8/4/18
16. Tiger Woods by Jeff Benedict and Armen Keteyian – 8/13/18
17. The Firm: The Story of McKinsey and Its Secret Influence on American Business by Duff McDonald – 8/15/18
18. * Off the Clock: Feel Less Busy While Getting More Done by Laura Vanderkam – 8/18/18
19. * Astroball: The New Way to Win It All by Ben Reiter – 8/22/18
20. The Mars Room: A Novel by Rachel Kushner – 8/25/18
21. Red Notice: A True Story of High Finance, Murder, and One Man’s Fight for Justice by Bill Browder – 8/27/18
22. Stupid Arbitrary Goal by Tamara Shopsin – 9/1/18
23. Never Lost Again: The Google Mapping Revolution That Sparked New Industries and Augmented Our Reality by Bill Kilday – 9/5/18
24. Endure: Mind, Body, and the Curiously Elastic Limits of Human Performance by Alex Hutchinson – 9/12/18
25. Fear: Trump in the White House by Bob Woodward – 9/17/18
26. Big Mistakes: The Best Investors and Their Worst Investments by Michael Batnik – 9/19/18
27. Billion Dollar Whale: The Man Who Fooled Wall Street, Hollywood, and the World by Tom Wright and Bradley Hope – 10/6/18
28. Gridiron Genius: A Master Class in Winning Championships and Building Dynasties in the NFL by Michael Lombardi – 10/14/18
29. Lake Success by Gary Shteyngart – 10/17/18
30. It Doesn’t Have to Be Crazy at Work by Jason Fried and David Heinemeier Hansson – 10/28/18
31. * Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones by James Clear – 11/18/18
32. * City of Thieves by David Benioff – 12/3/18
33. Fooled by Randomness: The Hidden Role of Chance in Life and in the Markets – 12/4/18
34. Endurance: Shackleton’s Incredible Voyage by Alfred Lansing – 12/9/18
35. The Messy Marketplace: Selling Your Business in a World of Imperfect Buyers by Brent Beshore – 12/22/18
36. The Stranger in the Woods: The Extraordinary Story of the Last True Hermit by Michael Finkel – 12/27/18
37. Emergency Contact by Mary H.K. Choi – 12/30/18

2017

1. A Walk in the Woods: Rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail by Bill Bryson — 1/4/17
2. * The Perfect Pass: American Genius and the Reinvention of Football by S.C. Gwynne — 1/11/17
3. Critical Chain by Eliyahu M. Goldratt — 1/21/17
4. * One Small Step Can Change Your Life: The Kaizen Way by Robert Maurer Ph.D — 1/29/17
5. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood by Trevor Noah — 1/29/17
6. The Carpenter: A Story About the Greatest Success Strategies of All by Jon Gordon – 1/30/17
7. Ultramarathon Man: Confessions of an All-Night Runner by Dean Karnazes – 2/10/17
8. * Too Soon Old, Too Late Smart: Thirty True Things You Need to Know Now by Gordon Livingston – 2/12/17
9. Crazy Rich Asians by Kevin Kwan – 2/25/17
10. Mindless Eating: Why We Eat More Than We Think by Brian Wansink – 2/28/17
11. Profit First: Transform Your Business from a Cash-Eating Monster to a Money-Making Machine by Mike Michalowicz — 3/7/17
12. China Rich Girlfriend by Kevin Kwan — 3/9/17
13. Once a Runner by John L. Parker — 3/17/17
14. * Competing Against Luck: The Story of Innovation and Customer Choice by Clayton M. Christensen — 3/27/17
15. * Homo Deus: A Brief History of Tomorrow by Yuval Harari — 3/31/17
16. The Complacent Class: The Self-Defeating Quest for the American Dream by Tyler Cowen — 4/30/17
17. * Tempo: Timing Tactics and Strategy in Narrative-Driven Decision-making by Venkatesh Rao — 5/4/17
18. * Pachinko by Min Jin Lee — 5/7/17
19. Ready Player One by Ernest Cline — 5/12/17
20. Rich People Problems by Kevin Kwan – 5/28/17
21. American Ulysses: A Life of Ulysses S. Grant by Ronald C. White Jr. – 6/8/17
22. * The Power Broker: Robert Moses and the Fall of New York – 6/15/17
23. The Undoing Project: A Friendship That Changed Our Minds by Michael Lewis – 6/17/17
24. The Chinaman by Stephen Leather – 7/5/17
25. Company Man: Thirty Years of Controversy and Crisis in the CIA by John Rizzo – 7/15/17
26. QBQ! The Question Behind the Question: Practicing Personal Accountability at Work and in Life by John G. Miller – 7/26/17
27. The Business of Expertise: How Entrepreneurial Experts Convert Insight to Impact + Wealth by David C. Baker — 7/27/17
28. * Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption by Bryan Stevenson — 7/28/17
29. Exactly What to Say: The Magic Words for Influence and Impact by Phil M. Jones – 8/4/17
30. The Force by Don Winslow — 8/10/17
31. Shibumi by Trevanian – 8/28/17
32. Perennial Seller: The Art of Making and Marketing Work that Lasts by Ryan Holiday – 9/3/17
33. Zero to One: Notes on Startups, or How to Build the Future by Peter Thiel – 9/7/17
34. Once Upon a Time in Russia: The Rise of the Oligarchs—A True Story of Ambition, Wealth, Betrayal, and Murder by Ben Mezrich – 9/9/17
35. Rocket Fuel: The One Essential Combination That Will Get You More of What You Want from Your Business by Gino Wickman – 10/10/17
36. * The Sympathizer by Viet Thanh Nguyen – 10/12/17
37. Al Franken, Giant of the Senate by Al Franken – 10/22/17
38. IQ by Joe Ide – 11/4/17
39. Righteous (an IQ Novel) by Joe Ide – 11/11/17
40. The Lockpicker by Leonard Chang – 12/10/17
41. Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng – 12/20/17
42. Storytelling with Data by Cole Nussbaumer Knaflic – 12/22/17
43. Everything I Never Told You by Celeste Ng – 12/24/17
44. * The Art of Learning: A Journey in the Pursuit of Excellence by Josh Waitzkin – 12/29/17
45. Radical Candor: Be a Kick-Ass Boss Without Losing Your Humanity by Kim Scott – 12/31/17

2016

1. * How Not to Die: Discover the Foods Scientifically Proven to Prevent and Reverse Disease by Michael Greger — 1/13/16
2. * How to Win Friends & Influence People by Dale Carnegie — 1/20/16
3. The Paying Guests by Sarah Waters – 1/25/16
4. Eat and Run: My Unlikely Journey to Ultramarathon Greatness by Scott Jurek — 2/10/16
5. * Traction: Get a Grip on Your Business by Gino Wickman — 2/29/16
6. * Replay by Ken Grimwood — 3/5/16
7. Deep Work: Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World by Cal Newport — 3/13/16
8. * Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln by Doris Kearns Goodwin — 5/4/16
9. Fortune Smiles: Stories by Adam Johnson — 5/15/16
10. Kissinger: Volume I: The Idealist, 1923-1968 by Niall Ferguson — 6/3/16
11. * Good Strategy Bad Strategy: The Difference and Why It Matters by Richard Rumelt — 6/9/16
12. * Ego is the Enemy by Ryan Holiday — 6/26/16
13. The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins — 7/5/16
14. How Adam Smith Can Change Your Life by Russ Roberts — 7/10/16
15. A Sport and a Pastime: Open Road by James Salter — 7/26/16
16. * Shoe Dog: A Memoir by the Creator of Nike by Phil Knight — 7/27/16
17. Dotcom Secrets: The Underground Playbook for Growing Your Company Online by Russell Brunson — 8/6/16
18. * Collision Low Crossers: A Year Inside the Turbulent World of NFL Football by Nicolas Dawidoff — 8/24/16
19. Mr. Eternity by Aaron Thier — 9/26/16
20. Dark Matter by Blake Crouch — 10/3/16
21. * Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind by Yuval Noah Harari — 10/27/16
22. * Toughness: Developing True Strength On and Off the Court by Jay Bilas — 10/30/16
23. * On Writing by Stephen King — 11/24/16
24. * Designing Your Life: How to Build a Well-Lived, Joyful Life by Bill Burnett and Dave Evans — 11/25/16
25. * Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis by J.D. Vance — 11/29/16
26. The Most Important Thing: Uncommon Sense for the Thoughtful Investor by Howard Marks — 12/4/16
27. * Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less by Greg McKeown — 12/14/16
28. * Turn the Ship Around!: A True Story of Turning Followers into Leaders by L. David Marquet and Stephen R. Covey — 12/20/16
29. When Breath Becomes Air by Paul Kalanithi — 12/23/16
30. Age of Iron by J.M. Coetzee – 12/24/16
31. The Vegetarian by Han Kang — 12/29/16
32. *Ready to Run by Kelly Starrett — 12/29/16
33. The Goal: A Process of Ongoing Improvement by Eliyahu M. Goldratt – 12/31/16

2015

1. The Snowball: Warren Buffett and the Business of Life by Alice Schroeder — 4/22/15
2. * The Effective Executive: The Definitive Guide to Getting the Right Things Done by Peter F. Drucker — 4/28/15
3. Double Your Profits: In Six Months or Less by Bob Fifer — 5/7/15
4. The Sixth Extinction: An Unnatural History by Elizabeth Kolbert — 5/8/15
5. The Outsiders: Eight Unconventional CEOs and Their Radically Rational Blueprint for Success by William N. Thorndike  — 5/11/15
6. * The Lessons of History by William and Ariel Durant — 5/19/15
7. Who Says Elephants Can’t Dance?: Leading a Great Enterprise through Dramatic Change by Louis Gerstner – 5/29/15
8. * The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt by Edmund Morris — 6/27/15
9. * Berkshire Hathaway Letters to Shareholders, 2014 by Warren Buffett — 6/27/15
10. Bitter Brew: The Rise and Fall of Anheuser-Busch and America’s Kings of Beer by William Knoedelseder — 7/6/15
11. * Stories of Your Life and Others by Ted Chiang — 7/11/15
12. Black Swan: The Impact of the Highly Improbable by Nassim Nicholas Taleb — 7/18/15
13. A Fighter’s Heart by Sam Sheridan — 7/19/15
14. What We Talk About When We Talk About Running by Haruki Murakami — 7/25/15
15. Managing (Right) for the First Time by David C. Baker— 7/28/15
16. Sam Walton: Made in America by Sam Walton — 8/13/15
17. * Who by Geoff Smart and Randy Street — 8/20/15
18. Power Score: Your Formula for Leadership Success by Geoff Smart and Randy Street — 8/23/15
19. A History of Western Philosophy by Bertrand Russell — 8/28/15
20. * Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates — 9/2/15
21. So Good They Can’t Ignore You: Why Skills Trump Passion in the Quest for Work You Love by Cal Newport — 9/5/15
22. Titan: The Life of John D. Rockefeller, Sr. by Ron Chernow — 9/26/15
23. King of Capital: The Remarkable Rise, Fall, and Rise Again of Steve Schwarzman and Blackstone by John E. Morris, David Carey — 10/4/15
24. Finding Ultra: Rejecting Middle Age, Becoming One of the World’s Fittest Men, and Discovering Myself by Rich Roll — 11/5/15
25. Eight Million Ways to Die (Matthew Scudder) by Lawrence Block — 11/7/15
26. The Education of a Coach Paperback by David Halberstam — 11/10/15
27. Hemingway in Love: His Own Story by A.E. Hotchner — 11/23/15
28. Daring Greatly: How the Courage to Be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Lead by Brené Brown — 12/6/15
29. Mastering Account Management: 102 Steps for Increasing Sales, Serving Your Customers Better, and Working Less by Dan Englander — 12/31/15