In the summer of 2020 I transition jobs. with my new job I am able to spend a lot of time listening to music and audio books. I started logging them to see how many I could read.
In the year 2021 I wanted to grow the list and add more detail. I shoot for a total of 50 books and started rating some books.
In the year 2022 I decided create this site and make all the books I read public on this site. Going forward they will all have some brief thoughts and summaries about the book some may be more detailed than others. Some may have a rating if I really really enjoyed it or possibly if I despised it.
The few rules I have…
- Reading and or Audiobooks both count.
- I do not have a limit on how big or small a book can be other than it needs to be longer than an article.
- I enjoy all genres of books. Some books are books I enjoyed when I was in school so there is some young adult books listed. I still count them.
- If the same book is read multiple times in one year it can only be officially counted once. Each time after that it is counted as a half number. (example if it is read again it may be counted as 22.5 book for the year. If it is ready again it could be 25.5. It will never total a whole book if read more than once in a year.
- If a book is reread again in a future year it can count as a full book.
- Other than that enjoy reading! Follow along if you want! Or not. I just like reading so let me live my life.
2022 current reading list
25. 8/22 Ready Player one-earnest clone
24. 8/15 stalling for time-Gary nosner
23. 8/14 Ikigai
22. 8/7 Green Light- Matthew
21. 8/1 American Entrepreneur- willie Robertson
20.7/28 Smart people should build things- Andrew Yang
19. 7/26 Put your dream to the test- John C Maxwell
18. 7/26 killing the mob- Bill O’reilly
17. 7/20 This Bright Future – Logic
16. 7/14 The Storyteller- Dave Grohl
15. 7/8 the reasonable art of fly fishing- Terry Mort
14. 7/6 Classic Krakauer- John Krakauer
13.6/30 Into the wild- John Krakauer
12.6/17 No short cuts to the top- Ed Viesturs
11. 6/16 High Exposure- David Breashears
10. 6/? Endure- Camron Hanes
9.Dispatches from the edge- Anderson cooper
8. 5/6 the magic of thinking big-David Schwartz
7. 5/2 4 hour work week – Tim Ferris
6. 3/31 Permanent Record- Edward Snowden
5. 3/23 Sandworm by Andy Greenberg. a book that dives deep into the world of national hacking and how it could have devastated affects on a county or in a war.
4. 3/14 level up your life by Steve Kamb
3. 2/17 Keep going Austin Kleon
2. 2/2 Steal Like an Artist by Austin Kleon. After enjoying Show your Work I decided to read the prequel Steal Like an artist. This book discuss the concept of brainstorm. One thing that stuck with me is the book says there are no original thoughts but a combination of thoughts and ideas. You are the sum of everything you have ever learned.
1. 1/27 Show your work by Austin Kleon. This book was unexpectedly excellent! It breaks down the concept of self promotion and how self promotion is less flaunting yourself and more recording and sharing your ideas. I will defiantly be reading again in the future!
2021 book list
2021 book list
1. 4/20 the moor-by Laurie r Kin
2. 4/23 4 hour work week
3. 4/27 the hidden life of trees
4. 4/28 Norse mythology -neilman
5. 5/5 Elon Musk -Ashlee Vance
6. 5/6 tales of a fourth grade nothing- Judy bloom
7. 5/10 extreme ownership- jocko willink
8. 5/17 ghost in the wire- Kevin
9. 5/20 the art of invisibility- Kevin mitnick
10. 5/24 pirate hunters- Robert kurson
11. 5/25 the myth of motivation – Jeff Haden
12. 5/28 patient zero-Jonathan berry(not good)
13. 6/1 the life changing magic of tidying up
14. 6/4 seal team six -Howard e wisdom
15. 6/9 black hawk down- mark Bowden
16. 6/10 finding flow-mihaly
17. 6/14 the second life of nick mason- Steve Hamilton
18. 6/17 mission to Mars- buzz aldrin
19. 6/18 deep survival-Laurence Gonzales
20. 6/22 the Swiss family Robinson- johann wyss
21. 6/23 wildfire- Rodman Philbrick
22. 6/25 savage son – jack carr
23. 7/1 No hero- mark owen
24. 7/9 unbroken- Laura hillenbrand
25. 7/14 Rich dad poor dad Robert kiyosake
26. 7/19 bull mountain- Brian panowich
27. 7/19 launch your dream- dale partridge look
28. 7/21 sourdough- robin Sloan 8.5 out 10
29. 7/26 make your bed- William mcraven
30. 7/30 the $100 startup- Chris gullebeau 9 out 10
31. 8/3 red platoon- Clinton romesha
32. 8/4 becoming bullet proof- Evy poumpouras 8/10
33. 8/5 Brian’s return- Gary Paulson
34. 8/5 Brian’s Hunt- Gary Paulson
35. 8/6 Wood Runner- Gary Paulson
36. 8/8 Brian‘s winter- Gary Paulsen 8.3 out of 10
37. 8/12 alone at dawn- Dan schilling
38. 8/24 my side of the mountain- Jean Craig head George
39. 8/25 the richest man in Babylon- George clason
40. 8/27 Area 51-Annie Jacobsen
41. 9/7 the brain fog fix- dr. Mike Dow
42. 9/10 fearless – Eric blehm
43. 9/17 the hitch hikers guide to the galaxy
44. 9/21 the magnolia story- chip gains
45. 9/25 no pain no gain- chip gain
46. 10/4 walking Henry thoreau
47. 10/6 no short cuts to the top- Ed viestures 9.8/10 super good
48. 10/16 no summit out of sight- jordan romero
49. 10/19 capital gains- chip gains
50. 10/20 the home edit- clea shearer
51. 10/21 fantastic beasts and where to find them- j.k. Rowling
52. 10/22 diary of a wimpy kid hard luck- Jeff Kinney. 52.5 (re read)11/08 no short cuts to the top
53. K2 life and death on the worlds most dangerous mountain- Ed viestures
54. Green lights-Matthew McConaughy
2020 reading list
2020 reading list
Books I read 2020
Insecticides 6-15
The 5 love languages 8/20
The alchemist 8/21
Hatchet 8/24
The old man and the sea 8/25
The cartel 8/31
The river 8/31
Power of the dog 9/4
Angels and demons 9/4
Percy Jackson Lightning theif 9/10
Percy Jackson Sea of Monsters 9/11
The Border 9/17
Band of Brothers 9/18
Halloween in paradise 9/18
Of Thee I Sing 9/18
The Magnolia Story 9/21
Capital Gaines 9/21
Percy Jackson Titans Curse 9/23
The alchemist 10/1
What the most successful people do before breakfast 10/2
How to raise the perfect dog 10/5
The magician 10/8
The Sorceress 10/13
The Necromancer 10/3
