Reading List

105 books · 1000 book challenge

Year
Genre
Format
Category
Rating

105 books

  • #1
    Red Rising
    Pierce Brown Physical · Science Fiction
    A lowborn rises to lead rebellion
    ★★★★☆ RBL 1.4 July 2015
  • #2
    Steve Jobs: The Exclusive Biography
    Walter Isaacson Audiobook · Biography
    Detailed life story about Apples visionary
    ★★★★☆ RBL 3.0 Aug 2015
  • #3
    So You've Been Publicly Shamed
    Jon Ronson Audiobook · Psychology
    The effects of online shaming
    ★★☆☆☆ RBL 1.0 Aug 2015
  • #4
    The 4-Hour Work Week
    Timothy Ferriss Audiobook · Business & Economics
    Escaping the 9-5 and creating income online
    ★★★☆☆ RBL 1.6 Sept 2015
  • #5
    The Psychopath Test
    Jon Ronson Audiobook · Psychology
    Explores the idea of psychopathy and mental health
    ★★☆☆☆ RBL 0.9 Oct 2015
  • #6
    Ready Player One
    Ernest Cline Audiobook · Science Fiction
    A virtual reality easter egg hunt total for control over OASIS
    ★★★☆☆ RBL 1.9 Apr 2016
  • #7
    Nineteen Eighty-Four
    George Orwell Physical · Classic
    Future where Big Brother monitors everything
    ★★★☆☆ RBL 1.2 Aug 2017
  • #8
    Animal Farm
    George Orwell Physical · Classic
    Animals overthrow humans but face corruption and tyranny
    ★★★☆☆ RBL 0.5 Sept 2017
  • #9
    Enders Game
    Orson Scott Card Physical · Science Fiction
    Child genius trains to save humanity from aliens
    ★★★☆☆ RBL 1.2 Nov 2017
  • #10
    Entrepreneurial You
    Dorie Clark eBook · Business & Economics
    Building a career with multiple income streams
    ★★☆☆☆ RBL 1.0 Nov 2018
  • #11
    Crushing It
    Gary Vaynerchuk eBook · Business & Economics
    Leveraging social media for personal brand success
    ★★★☆☆ RBL 1.1 Dec 2018
  • #12
    ReWork: Change the Way You Work Forever
    Jason Fried eBook · Business & Economics
    Simplify work for better efficiency and productivity
    ★★★☆☆ RBL 0.7 June 2019
  • #13
    The Thank You Economy
    Gary Vaynerchuk Audiobook · Business & Economics
    Create raving fans by going the extra mile for customers
    ★★★☆☆ RBL 0.7 Sept 2019
  • #14
    Shook One
    Charlamagne Tha God Audiobook · Self-Help
    Mental health issues and overcoming fear
    ★★★☆☆ RBL 0.8 Dec 2019
  • #15
    The Barefoot Investor
    Scott Pape eBook · Business & Economics
    How to manage and allocate personal finances
    RBL 1.1 Jan 2020
  • #16
    The Total Money Makeover
    Dave Ramsey eBook · Business & Economics
    Manage money and remove debt using snowball method
    ★★★★☆ RBL 0.8 Jan 2020
  • #17
    Training The Best Dog Ever
    Larray Kay eBook · Nature & Outdoors
    Learning positive reinforcement techniques for dog training
    ★★★☆☆ RBL 1.1 June 2020
  • #18
    Shoe Dog
    Phil Knight Audiobook · Memoir & Autobiography
    Building Nike
    ★★★★★ RBL 1.6 July 2020
  • #19
    Catch and Kill: Lies, Spies and a Conspiracy to Protect Predators
    Ronan Farrow Audiobook · True Crime
    Exposing media cover-ups of sexual misconduct in Hollywood
    ★★★☆☆ RBL 1.3 July 2020
  • #20
    Chaos: Charles Manson, the CIA and the Secret History of the Sixties
    Tom O'Neill Audiobook · True Crime
    The links between Charles Manson and the CIA in the 1960s
    ★★★★☆ RBL 2.0 July 2020
  • #21
    Bad Blood: Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup
    John Carreyrou Audiobook · True Crime
    Fraud and deception of Theranos's blood-reading instrument
    ★★★☆☆ RBL 1.4 July 2020
  • #22
    Rich Dad Poor Dad
    Robert Kiyosaki Physical · Business & Economics
    Two different philosophies towards money and finance
    ★★★★★ RBL 1.2 Nov 2020
  • #23
    Rich Dad's Cashflow Quadrant
    Robert Kiyosaki eBook · Business & Economics
    Gaining financial freedom through investments
    ★★★☆☆ RBL 1.3 Dec 2020
  • #24
    Talking to Strangers
    Malcolm Gladwell Audiobook · Psychology
    Communications with strangers and their consequences
    ★★★★☆ RBL 1.1 Feb 2021
  • #25
    Profit First
    Mike Michalowicz eBook · Business & Economics
    Make profit a priority and allocate % of revenue to distinct accounts
    ★★★★★ RBL 0.8 June 2021
  • #26
    The Marathon Don't Stop: The Life and Times of Nipsey Hussle
    Rob Kenner Audiobook · Biography
    Legacy of LA rapper Nipsey Hussle
    ★★★★★ RBL 1.5 Sept 2021
  • #27
    This Is Your Mind On Plants
    Michael Pollan Audiobook · Science & Technology
    Humans history and relationship with psychoactive plants
    ★★☆☆☆ RBL 0.9 Oct 2021
  • #28
    The Way Of The Superior Man
    David Deida Audiobook · Family & Relationships
    Guidance with masculinity, relationships and self purpose
    ★★★☆☆ RBL 0.7 Oct 2021
  • #29
    Dopamine Nation
    Dr Anna Lembke Audiobook · Science & Technology
    Addiction to feeling good in an age of indulgence and abundance
    ★★★☆☆ RBL 0.8 Oct 2021
  • #30
    Building a StoryBrand
    Donald Miller Audiobook · Writing & Language
    Become a story telling expert with connect with customers
    ★★☆☆☆ RBL 0.6 Jan 2022
  • #31
    The Psychology Of Money
    Morgan Housel Audiobook · Business & Economics
    Insights into behaviours surrounding finance
    ★★★★☆ RBL 0.7 Jan 2022
  • #32
    The Common Path To Uncommon Success
    John Lee Dumas eBook · Business & Economics
    Roadmap to financial freedom via entrepreneurship
    ★★★★★ RBL 1.0 Jan 2022
  • #33
    Rest
    Alex Soojung-Kim Pang Audiobook · Self-Help
    Using deliberate rest to boost productivity and creativity
    ★★★★☆ RBL 0.8 Mar 2022
  • #34
    The YouTube Formula
    Derral Eves Audiobook · Business & Economics
    Strategies for success on YouTube
    ★★★☆☆ RBL 1.2 May 2022
  • #35
    Traction: Get A Grip on Your Business
    Gino Wickman Audiobook · Business & Economics
    Make business run smoothly by focusing on processes
    ★★☆☆☆ RBL 0.8 June 2022
  • #36
    Make Time
    Jake Knapp Audiobook · Business & Economics
    Tips to focus on important tasks and avoid distractions
    ★★★☆☆ RBL 0.6 July 2022
  • #37
    The Pathless Path
    Paul Millerd Audiobook · Business & Economics
    Taking the unconvential and authentic paths in life
    ★★☆☆☆ RBL 0.7 Aug 2022
  • #38
    Skip the Line
    James Altucher eBook · Business & Economics
    Greatness via 10,000 experiments & 10 ideas daily
    ★★★★☆ RBL 0.9 Aug 2022
  • #39
    The Terminal List
    Jack Carr Audiobook · Thriller & Suspense
    A NAVY seal goes on a hunt for revenge against conspirators
    ★★☆☆☆ RBL 1.5 Sept 2022
  • #40
    Discipline Is Destiny
    Ryan Holiday Audiobook · Philosophy
    Examples of self-discipline leading to personal and professional success
    ★★★★☆ RBL 0.9 Nov 2022
  • #41
    I Hear You
    Michael S. Sorensen eBook · Family & Relationships
    To be a better listener; acknowledge and validate other's emotions
    ★★★★☆ RBL 0.5 Jan 2023
  • #42
    The Old Man and the Sea
    Ernest Hemingway Physical · Classic
    A fisherman's struggle and admiration with a giant marlin
    ★★★★☆ RBL 0.4 Jan 2023
  • #43
    How to Fail at Almost Everything and Still Win Big
    Scott Adams Physical · Self-Help
    Lessons of failure before acheiving personal success
    ★★★★★ RBL 0.8 Feb 2023
  • #44
    Everybody Writes
    Ann Handley Physical · Writing & Language
    Writing quality content
    ★★☆☆☆ RBL 1.0 Mar 2023
  • #45
    The War of Art
    Steven Pressfield Physical · Self-Help
    Overcoming resistance to any creative works
    ★★★☆☆ RBL 0.6 Mar 2023
  • #46
    The Stranger
    Albert Camus Audiobook · Modern & Contemporary
    An emotionally detached man murders on impulse and faces consequences
    ★★★★☆ RBL 0.5 Apr 2023
  • #47
    Turning Pro
    Steven Pressfield Physical · Self-Help
    Adopting a professional mindset for any creative works
    ★★★☆☆ RBL 0.5 Apr 2023
  • #48
    The Courage To Be Disliked
    Ichiro Kishimi Physical · Philosophy
    Live fearlessly and apply seperation of tasks
    ★★☆☆☆ RBL 1.0 May 2023
  • #49
    Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World
    Jack Weatherford Audiobook · History
    The impact of Gengis Khan on world history
    ★★★★★ RBL 1.7 Sept 2023
  • #50
    Managing Oneself
    Peter F. Drucker Audiobook · Self-Help
    Making self-assessment a non-negotiable for entrepreneurship
    ★★☆☆☆ RBL 0.1 Sept 2023
  • #51
    Read This If You Want To Take Great Photographs
    Henry Carroll Physical · Art & Photography
    Beginner photography techniques and tips
    ★★★☆☆ RBL 0.4 Sept 2023
  • #52
    The Book Of Five Rings
    Musashi Miyamoto Physical · Philosophy
    A Samurai's philosophy on life, combat and strategy
    ★★★☆☆ RBL 0.4 Sept 2023
  • #53
    Creative Confidence
    David Kelley Physical · Business & Economics
    Creativity in business = innovation and needs fearless experimentation
    ★★★☆☆ RBL 0.9 Oct 2023
  • #54
    Count Down: How Our Modern World Is Threatening Sperm Counts
    Shanna H. Swan Audiobook · Health & Fitness
    Endocrine disrupting chemicals in environment impact fertility
    ★★★☆☆ RBL 0.9 Nov 2023
  • #55
    The Last Question
    Isaac Asimov Audiobook · Science Fiction
    AI and humans try to reverse entropy
    ★★★★☆ RBL 0.1 Jan 2024
  • #56
    The Only Bitcoin Investing Book You'll Ever Need
    Freeman Publications eBook · Business & Economics
    The basics for investing in Bitcoin
    ★★☆☆☆ RBL 0.4 Mar 2024
  • #57
    The 12 Week Year
    Brian P. Moran Physical/ · Self-Help
    12 weeks of focused execution on 2-3 goals
    ★★★☆☆ RBL 0.7 Apr 2024
  • #58
    The Alchemist
    Paulo Coelho Physical · Action & Adventure
    Be open to receiving and following life's omens
    ★★★★☆ RBL 0.6 May 2024
  • #59
    Dark Matter
    Blake Crouch Audiobook · Science Fiction
    A physicist visits parallal universes to return to his home & family.
    ★★★☆☆ RBL 1.2 May 2024
  • #60
    The Infinite Game
    Simon Sinek Physical · Business & Economics
    Win at your own game to keep playing forever
    ★★★☆☆ RBL 0.8 May 2024
  • #61
    Toxic: The Rotting Underbelly of the Tasmanian Salmon Industry
    Richard Flanagan Audiobook · Science & Technology
    The corruption and environmental cost of salmon farming industry
    ★★★★☆ RBL 0.6 May 2024
  • #62
    The Yellow Wallpaper
    Charlotte Perkins Gilman Audiobook · Short Story
    A woman loses her sanity whilst in confinement.
    ★☆☆☆☆ RBL 0.1 May 2024
  • #63
    Purple Cow
    Seth Godin Physical · Business & Economics
    \"Pretty good\" = the bare minimum. Remarkability should be the benchmark
    ★★★☆☆ RBL 0.5 June 2024
  • #64
    Me Talk Pretty One Day
    David Sedaris Audiobook · Essays
    Essays and stories about language, culture and identity in US & France
    ★★★☆☆ RBL 0.7 June 2024
  • #65
    Flowers For Algernon
    Daniel Keyes Audiobook · Science Fiction
    Man with low IQ undergoes surgery to increase intelligence
    ★★★★☆ RBL 0.1 July 2024
  • #66
    The Happiest Man On Earth
    Eddie Jaku Physical · Memoir & Autobiography
    Memoir of Holocaust survivor and his ability to find happiness in horrors.
    ★★★★☆ RBL 0.7 July 2024
  • #67
    The Creative Act
    Rick Rubin Physical · Self-Help
    Wisdom and insights about creativity
    ★★★☆☆ RBL 1.4 July 2024
  • #68
    Calypso
    David Sedaris Physical · Essays
    Essays and stories about family dynamic, relationships and suicide
    ★★★☆☆ RBL 0.9 July 2024
  • #69
    When You Are Engulfed In Flames
    David Sedaris Physical · Essays
    Essays and stories, with large section about experiences with cigarettes
    ★★☆☆☆ RBL 1.1 Aug 2024
  • #70
    Red Rising
    Pierce Brown Audiobook · Science Fiction
    A lowborn rises to lead rebellion
    ★★★★☆ RBL 1.9 Oct 2024
  • #71
    Pet Sematary
    Stephen King Audiobook · Horror
    Driven by grief, Louis Creed tries to resurrect dead loved ones.
    ★★★★☆ RBL 1.9 Oct 2024
  • #72
    Pure Invention: How Japan's Pop Culture Conquered the World
    Matt Alt Audiobook · History
    How Japan influenced the modern world with pop culture and entertainment.
    ★★★☆☆ RBL 1.4 Nov 2024
  • #73
    Greenlights
    Matthew McConaughey Audiobook · Memoir & Autobiography
    Stories, anecdotes, prescribes and poems for navigating life.
    ★★★☆☆ RBL 0.8 Nov 2024
  • #74
    The Armchair Guide to Property Investing: How to Retire on $2,000 a Week
    Ben Kingsley eBook · Business & Economics
    Make passive income in retirement via investment properties.
    ★★★☆☆ RBL 1.2 Dec 2024
  • #75
    30 Properties Before 30: How You Can Start Investing in Property Right Now
    Eddie Dilleen Audiobook · Business & Economics
    Story about journey of accumulating investment properties in Australia.
    ★★☆☆☆ RBL 0.6 Dec 2024
  • #76
    Sort Your Property Out: And Build Your Future
    John Pidgeon Audiobook · Business & Economics
    Introduction to investing and building a property portfolio.
    ★★☆☆☆ RBL 1.1 Dec 2024
  • #77
    Day Trading Attention
    Gary Vaynerchuk Audiobook · Business & Economics
    How to optimise the use of social media marketing for brand building.
    ★★★☆☆ RBL 1.0 Jan 2025
  • #78
    The E-Myth Revisited: Why Most Small Businesses Don't Work and What to Do About It
    Michael E Gerber Audiobook · Business & Economics
    Dispels myths about entrepreneurship and highlights working on/in the business.
    ★★★☆☆ RBL 1.0 Jan 2025
  • #79
    Think Again: The Power of Knowing What You Don't Know
    Adam Grant Audiobook · Psychology
    Intelligence requires unlearning and rethinking existing beliefs for growth.
    ★★★☆☆ RBL 0.8 Mar 2025
  • #80
    The Metamorphosis
    Franz Kafka Audiobook · Classic
    A salesman wakes up as a giant insect; gets rejected and isolated from family
    ★★☆☆☆ RBL 0.2 Mar 2025
  • #81
    The Artist's Way
    Julia Cameron Physical · Art & Photography
    A 12-week course to creative recovery via Morning Pages, Artist Dates and tasks
    ★★★☆☆ RBL 1.0 May 2025
  • #82
    Sun and Steel
    Yukio Mishimia Audiobook · Memoir & Autobiography
    A bookish boy discovers the limtation of language and turns to bodybuilding
    ★★★☆☆ RBL 0.3 May 2025
  • #83
    Fahrenheit-182
    Mark Hoppus Physical · Memoir & Autobiography
    The nostalgic telling of Mark Hoppus's life as a bass player in blink-182
    ★★★★☆ RBL 1.4 May 2025
  • #84
    Vagabond Definitive Edition, Volume 1
    Takehiko Inoue Physical · Manga
    Miyamoto Musashi is a fugitive turning into a samurai
    ★★★★★ RBL 2.6 May 2025
  • #85
    The Man Who Fell to Earth
    Walter Tevis Physical · Science Fiction
    Humanoid alien visits earth, patents tech and amasses fortune to build spaceship
    ★★★★☆ RBL 0.8 June 2025
  • #86
    Go Higher
    Big Sean Physical · Self-Help
    Big Sean breaks down how self help practices have helped his life and career
    ★★★☆☆ RBL 1.0 June 2025
  • #87
    Mockingbird
    Walter Tevis Audiobook · Science Fiction
    Human population is void of art, reading and connection; AI & robots rule
    ★★★★☆ RBL 1.2 June 2025
  • #88
    Talk Like Ted: The 9 Public-Speaking Secrets of the World's Top Minds
    Carmine Gallo Physical · How-To Guide
    Reveals the 9 elements all successful TED talks and presentations require
    ★★★★★ RBL 1.1 June 2025
  • #89
    Of Mice and Men
    John Steinbeck Audiobook · Classic
    Two rnach workers dream of owning their own land; filled with loneliness
    ★★☆☆☆ RBL 0.4 June 2025
  • #90
    The Four Agreements
    Don Miguel Ruiz Physical · Philosophy
    Transform your life and personal dreams by rewiring your internal Agreements
    ★★★★★ RBL 0.5 June 2025
  • #91
    Vagabond Definitive Edition, Volume 2
    Takehiko Inoue Physical · Manga
    Miyamoto Musashi gets humbled and beat down as he tries to focus his sword
    ★★★★☆ RBL 2.3 June 2025
  • #92
    Real Food for Fertility
    Lily Nichols eBook · Health & Fitness
    Evidence-based nutrition guide for optimising fertility through whole foods
    Sept 2025
  • #93
    Out
    Natsuo Kirino Physical · Thriller & Suspense
    Group of 4 Japanese women from Bento factory get involved in murder of husband
    ★★★☆☆ RBL 1.9 Dec 2025
  • #94
    Project Hail Mary
    Andy Weir Physical · Science Fiction
    School teacher sent to space to find solution for Astrophage eating the sun
    ★★★★★ RBL 1.7 Dec 2025
  • #95
    The Mist
    Stephen King Physical · Horror
    A man and his child get stuck in a supermarket to escape a mist and its monsters
    ★★★☆☆ RBL 0.8 Jan 2026
  • #96
    All Systems Red: The Murderbot Diaries: 1
    Martha Well Audiobook · Science Fiction
    A self-aware security robot looks after a group of scientist & wants to be alone
    ★★☆☆☆ RBL 0.4 Jan 2026
  • #97
    And Then There Were None
    Agatha Christie Physical · Crime & Mystery
    A group of 10 are lured to an isolated island and killed off one by one
    ★★★☆☆ RBL 1.1 Jan 2026
  • #98
    Mastery
    Robert Greene Physical · Self-Help
    A guide on how to transition from apprenticeship to mastery.
    ★★★★★ RBL 1.1 Jan 2026
  • #99
    Vagabond Definitive Edition, Volume 3
    Takehiko Inoue Physical · Manga
    Musashi takes on Inshun for a rematch
    ★★★★☆ RBL 2.2 Feb 2026
  • #100
    The Collector
    John Fowles Audiobook · Thriller & Suspense
    Caliban' collects butterflies, gets & and kidnaps art student Miranda in cellar
    ★★★★☆ RBL 1.0 Feb 2026
  • #101
    Zero to One: Notes on Startups, or How to Build the Future
    Peter Thiel Physical · Business & Economics
    Finding ways to create new things and go from 0 to 1 (not 1 to n)
    ★★☆☆☆ RBL 0.7 Feb 2026
  • #102
    Expecting Better: Why the Conventional Pregnancy Wisdom is Wrong
    Emily Olster Physical · Health & Fitness
    Economist chasing down real stats on pregnancy too challenge status quo
    ★★★☆☆ RBL 1.0 Feb 2026
  • #103
    Yellowface
    R. F. Kuang Audiobook · Modern & Contemporary
    June takes Athenas manuscript after her death and starts her successful career
    ★★★☆☆ RBL 1.0 Feb 2026
  • #104
    What I Talk About When I Talk About Running
    Haruki Murakami Physical · Memoir & Autobiography
    Murakami shares his stories and thoughts about marathons and triathlons
    ★★★☆☆ RBL 0.7 Mar 2026
  • #105
    The Montessori Baby
    Simone Davies, Junnifa Uzodike Audiobook · Family & Relationships
    ★★★★☆ RBL 1.3 Apr 2026