Final Reading List for 2023

Introduction

I'm trying to be more purposeful in my efforts to expand my thinking and establish great habits supporting a growth mindset. Part of that effort is to read at least 1 book per week over the next year covering a diverse selection of topics and categories. The list below is a collection of titles recommended from friends and colleagues, as well as a few selections that I had interest in exploring. To accomplish this goal, I will be pairing my 20 thousand daily step goal to listen to each and every audio book in this list. Upon completion, I will be writing a book review for each of them.

I'm hoping this exercise and selection of titles will challenge some of beliefs to help me explore different perspectives. If anyone is interested in joining me, I have provided links for every book in the lists below. I would, also, love to get the thoughts and feedback of others as I write reviews upon completion of the books.

Biographies & History

• A History of American Higher Education by John R. Thelin
• And There Was Light: Abraham Lincoln and the American Struggle by Jon Meacham
• Greenlights by Matthew McConaughey
• Shoe Dog: A Memoir by the Creator of Nike by Phil Knight
• The Autobiography of Malcolm X: As Told to Alex Haley Mass by Malcolm X and?Alex Haley
• The Naturalist: Theodore Roosevelt, A Lifetime of Exploration, and the Triumph of American Natural History by Darrin Lunde

Business & Careers

• 5 Dysfunctions of a Team by Patrick Lencioni
• Extreme Ownership: How U.S. Navy SEALs Lead and Win by Jocko Willink
• Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap...And Others Don't by Jim Collins
• Great Teams: 16 Things High Performing Organizations Do Differently by Don Yaeger
• Greatness: The 16 Characteristics of True Champions by Don Yaeger
• Organizing Genius: The Secrets of Creative Collaboration by Warren Bennis?
• Silos, Politics, and Turf Wars by Patrick Lencioni
• Team of Teams: New Rules of Engagement for a Complex World by General Stanley McChrystal
• The 6 Types of Working Genius: A Better Way to Understand Your Gifts, Your Frustrations, and Your Team by Patrick Lencioni
• The Five Temptations of a CEO: A Leadership Fable by Patrick Lencioni
• The One-Year Diploma: Start Your Career Without Student Loan Debt by Mason Michael Aksamit\
• The PEER Revolution: Group Coaching that Ignites the Power of People by Christy Uffelman
• Winning: The Unforgiving Race to Greatness by Tim S. Grover

Health & Wellness

• The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma by Bessel van der Kolk
• What Happened to You? Conversations on Trauma, Resilience, and Healing by Oprah Winfrey and Bruce D. Perry

Literature & Fiction

• The Old Man and the Boy by Robert Ruark
• The Things We Cannot Say by Kelly Rimmer

Mathematics

• A Man for All Markets: From Las Vegas to Wall Street, How I Beat the Dealer and the Market by Edward O. Thorp
• Factfulness: Ten Reasons We're Wrong About the World - and Why Things Are Better Than You Think by Hans Rosling

Personal Development

• Can't Hurt Me: Master Your Mind and Defy the Odds by David Goggins
• Deep Work: Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World by Cal Newport
• Four Thousand Weeks by Oliver Burkeman
• Glad You're Here: Two Unlikely Friends Breaking Bread and Fences by Walker Hayes and?Craig Allen Cooper?
• Think and Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill

Politics & Social Sciences

• Freedom by Sebastian Junger
• I Hate the Ivy League: Riffs and Rants on Elite Education by Sebastian Junger
• Invisible Women: Data Bias in a World Designed for Men by Caroline Criado Perez
• The Color of Law: A Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregated America by Richard Rothstein
• Thirst: A Story of Redemption, Compassion, and a Mission to Bring Clean Water to the World by Scott Harrison and Lisa Sweetingham
• Tribe: On Homecoming and Belonging by Sebastian Junger
• WAR by Sebastian Junger

Science and Technology

• A Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill Bryson
• Deep Medicine: How Artificial Intelligence Can Make Healthcare Human Again by Bill Bryson
• Digital Minimalism: Choosing a Focused Life in a Noisy World by Cal Newport
• Entangled Life: How Fungi Make Our Worlds, Change Our Minds & Shape Our Futures by Merlin Sheldrake
• How the World Really Works: The Science Behind How We Got Here and Where We're Going by Vaclav Smil
• How We Learn: Why Brains Learn Better Than Any Machine...for Now by Stanislas Dehaene
• Rationality: What It Is, Why It Seems Scarce, Why It Matters by Steven Pinker?
• Reading in the Brain: The New Science of How We Read by Stanislas Dehaene
• Righting Software by Juval L?wy
• Stealing Fire: How Silicon Valley, the Navy SEALs, and Maverick Scientists Are Revolutionizing the Way We Live and Work by Steven Kotler
• The Gene: An Intimate History by Siddhartha Mukherjee
• The Neuroscience of You: How Every Brain Is Different and How to Understand Yours by Chantel Prat
• The Source: The Secrets of the Universe, the Science of the Brain by Tara Swart, MD, PhD

Sports & Outdoors

• A Game Plan For Life: The Power of Mentoring by John Wooden and Don Yeager
• Endure: How to Work Hard, Outlast, and Keep Hammering by Cameron Hanes
• The Inner Game of Tennis: The Classic Guide to the Mental Side of Peak Performance by W. Timothy Gallwey

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