Reading

This is where I keep track of the books I read. The books are arranged in reverse chronological order with the most recent on top.

Starred (★) entries are good reads. Double-starred (★★) entries are must-reads.

Numbers in parentheses represent the month I finished reading the book.

I borrowed the idea for this page from Frank Chimero, which I learned through Austin Kleon (who also keeps his own list).

2022

• Kissa by Kissa by Craig Mod (6) ★★
• DIY MFA by Gabriela Pereira (5)
• Transcend by Scott Barry Kaufmann (3) ★
• A Philosophy of Walking by Frédéric Gros (1) ★

2021

• Be the Gateway by Dan Blank (4) ★
• How I Cured My Silent Reflux by Don Daniels (2)
• Sandali by Rofel Brion (1) ★
• How to Take Smart Notes by Sonke Ahrens (1) ★★

2020

• The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. Tolkien (12)
• Dept. of Speculation by Jenny Offil (12) ★
• The Journal of Henry David Thoreau, 1837–1861 by Henry David Thoreau (12) ★★
• Switching Languages by Steven Kellman (10) ★★
• The Stoic Challenge by William Irvine (10) ★
• Winter Hours by Mary Oliver (09)
• Nine Horses by Billy Collins
• Newspaper Blackout Poetry by Austin Kleon
• Reality is Broken by Jane McGonigal (05) ★
• Selected Poems by Carl Sandburg (04)
• The Getting Things Done Workbook by David Allen and Brandon Hall (03)
• 101 Uses for a Dead Meerkat by Massimo Fenati (03)
• The Diving Bell and the Butterfly by Jean-Dominique Bauby (03) ★★
• Misdiagnosed by Jody Berger (02) ★
• Ochre Tones by Marjorie Evasco (02)
• The Popularity Papers 6 by Amy Ignatow (02)
• Rewiring Tinnitus by Glenn Schweitzer (02)
• Sailing Alone in the Room by Billy Collins (01) ★

2019

• The War of Art by Steven Pressfield (12)
• Meditations by Marcus Aurelius (11)
• Influence by Robert Cialdini (11)
• The Millionaire Fastlane by MJ DeMarco (11)
• Devotions by Mary Oliver (11) ★
• Ultralearning by Scott Young (10) ★
• Bird by Bird by Anne Lamott (10) ★
• Beyond Morality by Richard Garner (09) ★★
• Ignore Everybody by Hugh MacLeod (09) ★
• Thoreau by Laura Dassow Walls (09) ★★
• Company of One by Paul Jarvis
• The Art of Fully Living by Tal Gur
• Belong by Radha Agrawal (06) ★
• Keep Going by Austin Kleon ★
• The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien
• The Art of Learning by Josh Waitzkin (02) ★
• The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry (01)
• Night by Elie Wiesel (01)

2018

• Show Your Work by Austin Kleon (12) ★
• Steal Like an Artist by Austin Kleon (12) ★
• Atomic Habits by James Clear (10) ★★ (Read my summary)
• Getting Things Done by David Allen (10) ★★
• The Grief Recovery Handbook by John W. James and Frank Cherry
• Walking by Henry David Thoreau
• What Does it All Mean? by Thomas Nagel ★ (Read my summary)
• The Independent Scholar’s Handbook by Ronald Gross (03) ★★
• Wherever You Go, There You Are by Jon Kabat-Zinn
• Square One by Steve Patterson (01) ★★ (Read my summary)

2017

• Saved by Ben Hewitt ★
• Early Retirement Extreme by Jacob Lund Fisker (10) ★★
• Do Not Go Back to School by Kio Stark (09) ★
• Peak Learning by Ronald Gross (09)
• Your Money or Your Life by Vicki Robin and Joe Dominquez (07) ★★
• How to Be Everything by Emilie Wapnick (05) ★
• Thought Leader’s Practice by Matt Church, Peter Cook, and Scott Stein (03) ★★
• The One Thing by Gary Keller and Jay Papasan (03) ★
• Pivot by Jenny Blake (01) ★

2016

• Smart Choices by John Hammond, Ralph Keeney, and Howard Raiffa ★ (12)
• A Handmade Life by William Coperthwaite (11) ★
• Creating a Life Worth Living by Carol Lloyd (09)
• The Last Safe Investment by Bryan Franklin and Michael Ellsberg (09) ★
• Zen to Done by Leo Babauta (08)
• Finding Your North Star by Martha Beck (07) ★
• Book Yourself Solid by Michale Port (06)
• The Bhagavad Gita translated by Eknath Easwaran (01)
• Essential Zen Habits by Leo Babauta (01)
• The Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle (01)

2015

• The Fire Starters Session by Danielle LaPorte (12)
• Feeling Good by David Burns (09)
• Running Lean by Ash Maurya (08)
• 7 Day Startup by Dan Norris (08)
• Mini Habits by Stephen Guise (05)
• The Renaissance Soul by Margaret Lobenstine (03) ★★
• The Miracle Morning by Hal Elrod

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