I borrowed stole the rating scale used here from an old version of Frank Chimero’s site; if I don't like a book, I don't finish it and it doesn't make it past "Reading Now", so all of the books that I’ve finished reading are at least somewhat recommended. Books with one heart are ones that I think are really good, and books with two hearts are the literary equivalent of Breaking Bad; i.e. books I won't stop talking about, even long after it has become insanely boring for everybody else.
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Reading Now
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Next Up
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2023
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Seveneves by , narrated by
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Perfect Skin by
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2022
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The Moscow Rules: The Secret CIA Tactics That Helped America Win the Cold War by
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Paddle Your Own Canoe: One Man's Fundamentals for Delicious Living by , narrated by
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The World’s Worst Assistant by , narrated by
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Ben Hogan's Five Lessons: The Modern Fundamentals of Golf by
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How Finance Works: The HBR Guide to Thinking Smart about the Numbers by
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The Suitcase Clone by , narrated by
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Sourdough: or, Lois and Her Adventures in the Underground Market by
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The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by , narrated by
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The Return of the King by , narrated by
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The Two Towers by , narrated by
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Ajax Penumbra 1969 by , narrated by
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The Fellowship of the Ring by , narrated by
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The Hobbit by , narrated by
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In Power to Empower: 6 Entrepreneurial Leadership Principles by
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Piranesi by
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But What If We're Wrong?: Thinking about the Present as If It Were the Past by
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Templar by
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2021
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Year Book by
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Steal Like an Artist: 10 Things Nobody Told You about Being Creative by
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Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly by
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Strategy Strikes Back: How Star Wars Explains Modern Military Conflict by
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Fermat's Last Theorem: Unlocking the Secret of an Ancient Mathematical Problem by
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The Physics of Star Wars: The Science Behind a Galaxy Far, Far Away by
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Asterix Omnibus #3: Asterix and the Big Fight, Asterix in Britain, and Asterix and the Normans by
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The 99% Invisible City: A Field Guide to the Hidden World of Everyday Design by
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2020
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How to Read a Book: The Classic Guide to Intelligent Reading by
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Asterix Omnibus #2: Asterix the Gladiator, Asterix and the Banquet, and Asterix and Cleopatra by
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Asterix Omnibus #1: Asterix the Gaul, Asterix and the Golden Sickle, and Asterix and the Goths by
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The Office: The Untold Story of the Greatest Sitcom of the 2000s: An Oral History by
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2019
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Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones by
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The Story of Philosophy: The Lives and Opinions of the World's Greatest Philosophers by
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The Pleasure of Finding Things Out: The Best Short Works of Richard P. Feynman by
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The Psychology of Zelda: Linking Our World to the Legend of Zelda Series by
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Endure: Mind, Body, and the Curiously Elastic Limits of Human Performance by
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Older
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Spy Dust: Two Masters of Disguise Reveal the Tools and Operations That Helped Win the Cold War by
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Lifelong Kindergarten: Cultivating Creativity through Projects, Passion, Peers, and Play by
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Company Man: Thirty Years of Controversy and Crisis in the CIA by
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Creative Confidence: Unleashing the Creative Potential Within Us All by
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Stuff Matters: Exploring the Marvelous Materials That Shape Our Man-Made World by
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Where Good Ideas Come From: The Natural History of Innovation by
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Empire State of Mind: How Jay Z Went from Street Corner to Corner Office by
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Elon Musk: Tesla, SpaceX, and the Quest for a Fantastic Future by
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The Innovator's Dilemma: When New Technologies Cause Great Firms to Fail by
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Creativity, Inc: Overcoming the Unseen Forces That Stand in the Way of True Inspiration by
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Rework by
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Note: I used to have affiliate links to bookshop.org here, but changed that after learning that they might not be as good for indie booksellers as they make out. Now most of the links point to Better World Books which—at least until I find out otherwise—seem to be a better alternative. I'm not a member of their affiliate program (and don’t intend to be), so I don't get anything if you click through and buy.