2016
Nonfiction
- Deep Work: Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World by Cal Newport
- The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business by Charles Duhigg
- Sprint: How to Solve Big Problems and Test New Ideas in Just Five Days by Jake Knapp
- Walking from East to West: God in the Shadows by Ravi Zacharias
- The Personal MBA: Master the Art of Business by Josh Kaufman
- Zero to One: Notes on Startups, or How to Build the Future by Peter Thiel
- The Effective Executive: The Definitive Guide to Getting the Right Things Done (Harperbusiness Essentials) by Peter F. Drucker
- How to Stop Worrying and Start Living by Dale Carnegie
- The Inevitable: Understanding the 12 Technological Forces That Will Shape Our Future by Kevin Kelly
- The Art of Learning: An Inner Journey to Optimal Performance by Josh Waitzkin
- Ego Is the Enemy by Ryan Holiday
- The Obstacle Is the Way: The Timeless Art of Turning Trials into Triumph by Ryan Holiday
- Spartan Up!: A Take-No-Prisoners Guide to Overcoming Obstacles and Achieving Peak Performance in Life by Joe De Sena
- What I Learned Losing a Million Dollars (Columbia Business School Publishing) by Jim Paul
- Moonwalking with Einstein: The Art and Science of Remembering Everything by Joshua Foer
- Surely You’re Joking, Mr. Feynman! (Adventures of a Curious Character) by Richard P. Feynman
- How to Speak How to Listen by Mortimer J. Adler
- Endurance: Shackleton’s Incredible Voyage by Alfred Lansing
- How to Read a Book: The Classic Guide to Intelligent Reading (A Touchstone book) by Mortimer J. Adler
- How to Fail at Almost Everything and Still Win Big: Kind of the Story of My Life by Scott Adams
- The Magic of Thinking Big by David J. Schwartz
- (Re-read) The 4-Hour Workweek: Escape 9-5, Live Anywhere, and Join the New Rich by Timothy Ferriss
- The 4-Hour Chef: The Simple Path to Cooking Like a Pro, Learning Anything, and Living the Good Life by Timothy Ferriss
- The Subtle Art of Not Giving a Fck: A Counterintuitive Approach to Living a Good Life* by Mark Manson
- MONEY Master the Game: 7 Simple Steps to Financial Freedom by Tony Robbins
- Dark Mafia Prince: A (Dangerous Royals) by Annika Martin
- The Practicing Mind: Developing Focus and Discipline in Your Life — Master Any Skill or Challenge by Learning to Love the Process by Thomas M. Sterner
- Do More Better: A Practical Guide to Productivity by Tim Challies
- A Brief History of Time by Stephen Hawking
- Antifragile: Things That Gain from Disorder (Incerto) by Nassim Nicholas Taleb
- Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking by Malcolm Gladwell
- Malcolm X: A Life of Reinvention by Manning Marable
- The $100 Startup: Reinvent the Way You Make a Living, Do What You Love, and Create a New Future by Chris Guillebeau
- Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game by Michael Lewis
- Flash Boys: A Wall Street Revolt by Michael Lewis
- The Big Short: Inside the Doomsday Machine by Michael Lewis
- The Fish That Ate the Whale: The Life and Times of America’s Banana King by Rich Cohen
- The Game: Penetrating the Secret Society of Pickup Artists by Neil Strauss
- The Hard Thing About Hard Things: Building a Business When There Are No Easy Answers by Ben Horowitz
- The Power Broker: Robert Moses and the Fall of New York by Robert A. Caro
- The War of Art: Break Through the Blocks and Win Your Inner Creative Battles by Steven Pressfield
- Turning Pro: Tap Your Inner Power and Create Your Life’s Work by Steven Pressfield
- Thinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman
- Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption by Laura Hillenbrand
- Benjamin Franklin: An American Life by Walter Isaacson
Fiction
2017
(roughly chronological)
- Protect and Defend by Vince Flynn
- Where Good Ideas Come From: The Natural History of Innovation by Steven Johnson
- Extreme Measures: A Thriller (A Mitch Rapp Novel) by Vince Flynn
- The Path to Power: The Years of Lyndon Johnson I by Robert A. Caro
- Means of Ascent: The Years of Lyndon Johnson II by Robert A. Caro
- Master Of The Senate: The Years of Lyndon Johnson by Robert A. Caro
- The Passage of Power: The Years of Lyndon Johnson, Vol. IV by Robert A. Caro
- Mistakes Were Made (but Not by Me): Why We Justify Foolish Beliefs, Bad Decisions, and Hurtful Acts by Carol Tavris
- Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion (Collins Business Essentials) by Robert B. Cialdini PhD
- Man’s Search for Meaning by Viktor E. Frankl
- Tools of Titans: The Tactics, Routines, and Habits of Billionaires, Icons, and World-Class Performers by Timothy Ferriss
- Pursuit of Honor: A Novel (A Mitch Rapp Novel Book 10) by Vince Flynn
- The Dictator’s Handbook: Why Bad Behavior is Almost Always Good Politics by Bruce Bueno de Mesquita and Alastair Smith
- The Artist’s Way: 25th Anniversary Edition by Julia Cameron
- The Checklist Manifesto: How to Get Things Right by Atul Gawande
- Think Like a Freak: The Authors of Freakonomics Offer to Retrain Your Brain by Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner
- Show Your Work!: 10 Ways to Share Your Creativity and Get Discovered by Austin Kleon
- The Last Man: A Novel (A Mitch Rapp Novel Book 11) by Vince Flynn
- The Survivor (A Mitch Rapp Novel Book 12) by Vince Flynn and Kyle Mills
- The Last Lion: Volume 1: Winston Churchill: Visions of Glory, 1874 - 1932 by William Manchester
- No Excuses!: The Power of Self-Discipline by Brian Tracy
- Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life by Anne Lamott
- Order to Kill: A Novel (A Mitch Rapp Novel Book 13) by Vince Flynn, Kyle Mills
- I’m Your Man: The Life of Leonard Cohen by Sylvie Simmons
- The Girl in the Plain Brown Wrapper: A Travis McGee Novel by John D. MacDonald
- The Last Lion: Volume 2: Winston Spencer Churchill: Alone, 1932-1940 by William Manchester
- As A Man Thinketh by James Allen
- Start with Why: How Great Leaders Inspire Everyone to Take Action by Simon Sinek
- The New One Minute Manager by Ken Blanchard, Spencer, M.D. Johnson
- Dress Her in Indigo: A Travis McGee Novel by John D. MacDonald
- The Great Stagnation: How America Ate All The Low-Hanging Fruit of Modern History, Got Sick, and Will (Eventually) Feel Better by Tyler Cowen
- A Darker Shade of Magic: A Novel (Shades of Magic) by V. E. Schwab
- Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies by Jared Diamond
- Average Is Over: Powering America Beyond the Age of the Great Stagnation by Tyler Cowen
- The Complacent Class: The Self-Defeating Quest for the American Dream by Tyler Cowen
- Trust Me, I’m Lying: Confessions of a Media Manipulator by Ryan Holiday
- Growth Hacker Marketing: A Primer on the Future of PR, Marketing, and Advertising by Ryan Holiday
- Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis by J. D. Vance
- A Curious Mind: The Secret to a Bigger Life by Brian Grazer and Charles Fishman
- The Western Canon by Harold Bloom
- Get Smart!: How to Think and Act Like the Most Successful and Highest-Paid People in Every Field by Brian Tracy
- Predictably Irrational, Revised and Expanded Edition: The Hidden Forces That Shape Our Decisions by Dan Ariely
- Nudge: Improving Decisions About Health, Wealth, and Happiness by Richard H. Thaler and Cass R. Sunstein
- The Long Lavender Look: A Travis McGee Novel by John D. MacDonald
- The Last Lion: Winston Spencer Churchill: Defender of the Realm, 1940-1965 by William Manchester and Paul Reid
- Choose Yourself! by James Altucher
- Decisive: How to Make Better Choices in Life and Work by Chip Heath and Dan Heath
- Create Your Own Economy: The Path to Prosperity in a Disordered World by Tyler Cowen
- The Energy Bus: 10 Rules to Fuel Your Life, Work, and Team with Positive Energy by Jon Gordon
- Discover Your Inner Economist: Use Incentives to Fall in Love, Survive Your Next Meeting, and Motivate Your Den tist by Tyler Cowen
- Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind by Yuval Noah Harari
- Intervention: Course Corrections for the Athlete and Trainer by Dan John
- A Tan and Sandy Silence: A Travis McGee Novel by John D. MacDonald
- Loitering With Intent (Stone Barrington Book 16) by Stuart Woods
- The Disaster Artist: My Life Inside The Room, the Greatest Bad Movie Ever Made by Greg Sestero and Tom Bissell
- Dogs of War: A Joe Ledger Novel by Jonathan Maberry
- Homo Deus: A Brief History of Tomorrow by Yuval Noah Harari
- Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less by Greg McKeown
- The Willpower Instinct: How Self-Control Works, Why It Matters, and What You Can Do to Get More of It by Kelly McGonigal Ph.D.
- The Education of a Value Investor: My Transformative Quest for Wealth, Wisdom, and Enlightenment by Guy Spier
- When Genius Failed: The Rise and Fall of Long-Term Capital Management by Roger Lowenstein
- Fooled by Randomness: The Hidden Role of Chance in Life and in the Markets (Incerto) by Nassim Nicholas Taleb
- The Black Swan: Second Edition: The Impact of the Highly Improbable (Incerto) by Nassim Nicholas Taleb
- The Scarlet Ruse: A Travis McGee Novel by John D. MacDonald
- The Bed of Procrustes: Philosophical and Practical Aphorisms (Incerto) by Nassim Nicholas Taleb
- Think and Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill
- (Re-read) Buffett: The Making of an American Capitalist by Roger Lowenstein
- Present Shock: When Everything Happens Now by Douglas Rushkoff
- Algorithms to Live By: The Computer Science of Human Decisions by Brian Christian and Tom Griffiths
- Pre-Suasion: A Revolutionary Way to Influence and Persuade by Robert Cialdini
- Assassin’s Fate: Book III of the Fitz and the Fool trilogy by Robin Hobb
- The Rational Optimist: How Prosperity Evolves (P.S.) by Matt Ridley
- Babylon’s Ashes (The Expanse) by James S. A. Corey
- The Simple Path to Wealth: Your road map to financial independence and a rich, free life by JL Collins
- Boomerang: Travels in the New Third World by Michael Lewis
- Bold: How to Go Big, Create Wealth and Impact the World by [u’Peter H. Diamandis’, u’Steven Kotler’]
- Shadow Divers: The True Adventure of Two Americans Who Risked Everything to Solve One of the Last Mysteries of World War II by Robert Kurson
- The Undoing Project: A Friendship That Changed Our Minds by Michael Lewis
- Purple Cow, New Edition: Transform Your Business by Being Remarkable by Seth Godin
- The Language Instinct: How The Mind Creates Language (P.S.) by Steven Pinker
- Black Privilege: Opportunity Comes to Those Who Create It by Charlamagne Tha God
- Perennial Seller: The Art of Making and Marketing Work that Lasts by Ryan Holiday
- Shoe Dog: A Memoir by the Creator of Nike by Phil Knight
- The Jerusalem Syndrome: My Life as a Reluctant Messiah by Marc Maron
- I Can’t Make This Up: Life Lessons by Kevin Hart
- The Wisdom of Insecurity by Alan W. Watts
- The ONE Thing: The Surprisingly Simple Truth Behind Extraordinary Results by [u’Gary Keller’, u’Jay Papasan’]
- David and Goliath: Underdogs, Misfits, and the Art of Battling. Giants by Malcolm Gladwell
- Al Franken, Giant of the Senate by Al Franken
- Made to Stick: Why Some Ideas Survive and Others Die by Chip & Dan Heath
- Legacy of Ashes: The History of the CIA by Tim Weiner
- The Wizard of Lies: Bernie Madoff and the Death of Trust by Diana B. Henriques
- Sell or Be Sold: How to Get Your Way in Business and in Life by Grant Cardone
- Switch: How to Change Things When Change Is Hard by [u’Chip Heath’, u’Dan Heath’]
- The Power of Broke: How Empty Pockets, a Tight Budget, and a Hunger for Success Can Become Your Greatest Competitive Advantage by [u’Daymond John’, u’Daniel Paisner’]
- Triggers: Creating Behavior That Lasts–Becoming the Person You Want to Be by [u’Marshall Goldsmith’, u’Mark Reiter’]
- Smarter Faster Better: The Transformative Power of Real Productivity by Charles Duhigg
- Mao’s Last Dancer
- Managing Oneself (Harvard Business Review Classics) by Peter Ferdinand Drucker
- #AskGaryVee: One Entrepreneur’s Take on Leadership, Social Media, and Self-Awareness by Gary Vaynerchuk
- Angel: How to Invest in Technology Startups—Timeless Advice from an Angel Investor Who Turned $100,000 into $100,000,000 by Jason Calacanis
- The 10X Rule: The Only Difference Between Success and Failure by Grant Cardone
- The Productivity Project: Accomplishing More by Managing Your Time, Attention, and Energy by Chris Bailey
- Attempting Normal by Marc Maron
- Masters of Doom: How Two Guys Created an Empire and Transformed Pop Culture by David Kushner
