2016 Reading List

Below are the books I have read in 2016 (click here for *Books That Will Change Your Life*).

I do a lot of research before I devote my time to a book, so in most cases, the book is both enjoyable and valuable. I would recommend all the books on this list.

1. The Art of Seduction by Robert Greene

2. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind by Yuval Noah Harari

3. The Elements of Style: The Original Edition by Jr William Strunk 

4. Mindset: The New Psychology of Success by Carol S. Dweck

5. The Strenuous Life: Essays and Addresses by Theodore Roosevelt

6. On the Shortness of Life by Seneca

7. Outliers: The Story of Success by Malcolm Gladwell 

8. Meditations (Dover Thrift Editions) by Marcus Aurelius

9. Start with Why: How Great Leaders Inspire Everyone to Take Action by Simon Sinek

10. The War of Art: Break Through the Blocks and Win Your Inner Creative Battles by Steven Pressfield

11. Unbeatable Mind: Forge Resiliency and Mental Toughness to Succeed at an Elite Level by Mark Divine

12. Bold: How to Go Big, Create Wealth and Impact the World by Peter Diamandis & Steven Kotler

13. Awaken the Giant Within by Tony Robbins

14. Europe: A History by  Norman Davies

15. Abundance: The Future Is Better Than You Think Peter H. Diamandis & Steven Kotler

16. Man’s Search for Meaning by Viktor E. Frankl

17. The Wright Brothers by David McCullough

18. 1776 by David McCullough

19. The Notes: Ronald Reagan’s Private Collection of Stories and Wisdom by Ronald Reagan 

20. The World According to Mister Rogers by Fred Rogers

21. The Trident: The Forging and Reforging of a Navy SEAL Leader by Jason Redman & John Bruning

22. Do the Work by Steven Pressfield 

23. Self-Reliance and Other Essays by Ralph Waldo Emerson

24. Whirlwind: The American Revolution and the War That Won It by John Ferling 

25. Empires of the Sea: The Siege of Malta, the Battle of Lepanto, and the Contest for the Center of the World by Roger Crowley 

26. The Enchiridion by Epictetus 

27. Why Don’t We Learn from History? by B.H. Liddell Hart 

28. Predictably Irrational: The Hidden Forces That Shape Our Decisions by Dan Ariely

29. Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World by Jack Weatherford 

30. The Art of Worldly Wisdom by Baltasar Gracian 

31. Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln by Doris Kearns Goodwin 

32. The Art of War by Sun-tzu 

33. No Ordinary Time: Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt: The Home Front in World War II by Doris Kearns Goodwin 

34. The Moral Sayings of Publius Syrus: A Roman Slave by Publilius Syrus

35. Skills With People by Les Giblin

36. The 50th Law by Robert Greene & 50 Cent

37. Titan: The Life of John D. Rockefeller, Sr. by Ron Chernow