I finished 51 books, almost all of them non-fiction.
My favorite dozen books I read were:
- George Orwell - 1984
- Ben Rhodes - After the Fall: Being American in the World We've Made
- Ruth Ben-Ghiat - Strongmen: Mussolini to the Present
- Gabor Maté - In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts: Close Encounters with Addiction
- Daniel J. Siegel - The Power of Showing Up: How Parental Presence Shapes Who Our Kids Become and How Their Brains Get Wired
- Steven H. Strogatz - Infinite Powers: How Calculus Reveals the Secrets of the Universe
- Anna Lembke - Dopamine Nation: Finding Balance in the Age of Indulgence
- Richard Feynman - The Pleasure of Finding Things Out: The Best Short Works
- Rebecca Schwarzlose - Brainscapes: The Warped, Wondrous Maps Written in Your Brain—And How They Guide You
- Aldous Huxley - The Doors of Perception
- Michael E. Mann - The New Climate War: The Fight to Take Back Our Planet
- Katie Mack - The End of Everything
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Social Intelligence: The New Science of Human Relationships
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Goleman, Daniel *
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Dec 31, 2021
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Brainscapes: The Warped, Wondrous Maps Written in Your Brain—And How They Guide You
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Schwarzlose, Rebecca *
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Dec 19, 2021
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The Life-Changing Science of Detecting Bullshit
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Petrocelli, John V. *
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Dec 06, 2021
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The Pleasure of Finding Things Out: The Best Short Works of Richard P. Feynman
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Feynman, Richard
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Dec 04, 2021
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The Journeys of Trees: A Story about Forests, People, and the Future
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George, Zach St. *
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Nov 26, 2021
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Shape: The Hidden Geometry of Information, Biology, Strategy, Democracy, and Everything Else
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Ellenberg, Jordan
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Nov 21, 2021
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The Delusions Of Crowds: Why People Go Mad in Groups
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Bernstein, William J.
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Nov 15, 2021
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Dopamine Nation: Finding Balance in the Age of Indulgence
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Lembke, Anna
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Nov 14, 2021
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Ageless: The New Science of Getting Older Without Getting Old
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Steele, Andrew *
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Oct 05, 2021
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Noise: A Flaw in Human Judgment
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Kahneman, Daniel
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Oct 03, 2021
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Life of a Klansman: A Family History in White Supremacy
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Ball, Edward
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Oct 02, 2021
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The Reckoning: Our Nation's Trauma and Finding a Way to Heal
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Trump, Mary L.
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Sep 20, 2021
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Surviving Autocracy
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Gessen, Masha
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Sep 17, 2021
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Reign of Terror: How the 9/11 Era Destabilized America and Produced Trump
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Ackerman, Spencer
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Sep 14, 2021
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The Confidence Game: Why We Fall for It . . . Every Time
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Konnikova, Maria *
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Sep 09, 2021
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The Yes Brain: How to Cultivate Courage, Curiosity, and Resilience in Your Child
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Siegel, Daniel J. *
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Sep 03, 2021
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Infinite Powers: How Calculus Reveals the Secrets of the Universe
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Strogatz, Steven H. *
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Sep 2021
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Breath: The New Science of a Lost Art
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Nestor, James
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Aug 28, 2021
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The Power of Showing Up: How Parental Presence Shapes Who Our Kids Become and How Their Brains Get Wired
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Siegel, Daniel J. *
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Aug 21, 2021
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After the Fall: Being American in the World We've Made
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Rhodes, Ben
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Aug 12, 2021
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When the Body Says No: The Cost of Hidden Stress
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Maté, Gabor
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Aug 09, 2021
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Lying for Money: How Legendary Frauds Reveal the Workings of Our World
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Davies, Dan
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Jul 25, 2021
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Rest: Why You Get More Done When You Work Less
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Pang, Alex Soojung-Kim *
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Jul 21, 2021
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In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts: Close Encounters with Addiction
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Maté, Gabor
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Jul 19, 2021
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Beyond Order: 12 More Rules For Life
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Peterson, Jordan B.
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Jul 05, 2021
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Fundamentals: Ten Keys to Reality
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Wilczek, Frank
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Jun 28, 2021
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A Curious Mind: The Secret to a Bigger Life
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Grazer, Brian *
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Jun 27, 2021
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The New Climate War: The Fight to Take Back Our Planet
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Mann, Michael E. *
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Jun 2021
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The Doors of Perception
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Huxley, Aldous
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May 22, 2021
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A Doll's House
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Ibsen, Henrik
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May 21, 2021
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The Book of Ichigo Ichie: The Art of Making the Most of Every Moment, the Japanese Way
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Garcia Puigcerver, Hector *
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May 20, 2021
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Ikigai: The Japanese Secret to a Long and Happy Life / The Little Book of Lykke / Lagom: The Swedish Art of Balanced Living
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Garcia Puigcerver, Hector *
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May 19, 2021
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How to Read the Constitution--and Why
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Wehle, Kim
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May 18, 2021
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The Bullet Journal Method: Track the Past, Order the Present, Design the Future
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Carroll, Ryder
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May 10, 2021
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The End of Everything
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Mack, Katie *
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May 08, 2021
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What Every Body is Saying: An Ex-FBI Agent's Guide to Speed-Reading People
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Navarro, Joe
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May 07, 2021
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Deadliest Enemy: Our War Against Killer Germs
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Osterholm, Michael T.
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May 06, 2021
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How to Survive a Pandemic
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Greger, Michael *
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Apr 16, 2021
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Strongmen: Mussolini to the Present
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Ben-Ghiat, Ruth
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Apr 03, 2021
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The Riches of This Land: The Untold, True Story of America's Middle Class
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Tankersley, Jim *
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Mar 24, 2021
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The Heart of the Buddha's Teaching: Transforming Suffering into Peace, Joy, and Liberation
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Thich Nhat Hanh
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Mar 17, 2021
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The Spider: Inside the Criminal Web of Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell
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Levine, Barry *
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Mar 08, 2021
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This Is Your Brain on Food: An Indispensable Guide to the Surprising Foods that Fight Depression, Anxiety, PTSD, OCD, ADHD, and More
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Naidoo, Uma *
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Mar 05, 2021
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Better with Age: The Psychology of Successful Aging
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Castel, Alan D
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Feb 26, 2021
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The Immortality Key: Uncovering the Secret History of the Religion with No Name
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Muraresku, Brian C.
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Feb 12, 2021
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The Tyranny of Merit: What’s Become of the Common Good?
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Sandel, Michael J.
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Feb 08, 2021
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Fooled by Randomness: The Hidden Role of Chance in Life and in the Markets
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Taleb, Nassim Nicholas *
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Feb 05, 2021
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1984
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Orwell, George
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Jan 30, 2021
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The Bed of Procrustes: Philosophical and Practical Aphorisms
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Taleb, Nassim Nicholas *
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Jan 22, 2021
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Protocol: The Power of Diplomacy and How to Make It Work for You
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Marshall, Capricia Penavic
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Jan 18, 2021
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The Wisdom of Insecurity
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Watts, Alan W.
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Jan 06, 2021
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