Reading
Each year I set myself a goal to read fifty books (roughly one per week, with a little bit of wiggle room), though I don't always succeed. The lists below combine my efforts across three formats: physical books, e-books (Kindle) and audiobooks (Audible).
635
Total Books
351
Unique Authors
3.8
Average Rating
64.6
Books / Year
9.8
Years Tracked
100
Record (set 2022)
All Time Favourites
Skunk Works
Ben R. Rich
Skunk Works
Ben R. Rich
Anti-Judaism
David Nirenberg
Anti-Judaism
David Nirenberg
The Secret History
Donna Tartt
The Secret History
Donna Tartt
The Golden Passport
Duff McDonald
The Golden Passport
Duff McDonald
The Ayatollah Begs to Differ
Hooman Majd
The Ayatollah Begs to Differ
Hooman Majd
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
J. K. Rowling
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
J. K. Rowling
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
J. K. Rowling
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
J. K. Rowling
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
J. K. Rowling
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
J. K. Rowling
The Sovereign Individual
James Dale Davidson, William Rees-Mogg
The Sovereign Individual
James Dale Davidson, William Rees-Mogg
Pride and Prejudice
Jane Austen
Pride and Prejudice
Jane Austen
The Autobiography of Malcolm X
Malcolm X
The Autobiography of Malcolm X
Malcolm X
Ice Station
Matthew Reilly
Ice Station
Matthew Reilly
The Picture of Dorian Gray
Oscar Wilde
The Picture of Dorian Gray
Oscar Wilde
Rise and Kill First
Ronen Bergman
Rise and Kill First
Ronen Bergman
We Have Always Lived in the Castle
Shirley Jackson
We Have Always Lived in the Castle
Shirley Jackson
Gates of Fire
Steven Pressfield
Gates of Fire
Steven Pressfield
The Virtues of War
Steven Pressfield
The Virtues of War
Steven Pressfield
The Lion's Gate
Steven Pressfield
The Lion's Gate
Steven Pressfield
The Silence of the Lambs
Thomas Harris
The Silence of the Lambs
Thomas Harris
Red Storm Rising
Tom Clancy
Red Storm Rising
Tom Clancy
Executive Orders
Tom Clancy
Executive Orders
Tom Clancy
The Bear and the Dragon
Tom Clancy
The Bear and the Dragon
Tom Clancy
The Cardinal of the Kremlin
Tom Clancy
The Cardinal of the Kremlin
Tom Clancy
Currently Reading
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True Conservatism
Anthony T. Kronman
True Conservatism
Anthony T. Kronman
Rising Sun
Michael Crichton
Rising Sun
Michael Crichton
The Road to Unfreedom
Timothy Snyder
The Road to Unfreedom
Timothy Snyder
2026
42, so far
Digital Fortress
Dan Brown
Digital Fortress
Dan Brown
Argo
Antonio Mendez, Matt Baglio
Argo
Antonio Mendez, Matt Baglio
The War Below
Ernest Scheyder
The War Below
Ernest Scheyder
Don’t Think of an Elephant
George Lakoff
Don’t Think of an Elephant
George Lakoff
Zero Cool
Michael Crichton
Zero Cool
Michael Crichton
An Elegant Puzzle
Will Larson
An Elegant Puzzle
Will Larson
Mrs. McGinty’s Dead
Agatha Christie
Mrs. McGinty’s Dead
Agatha Christie
Concrete
Stephen Parnell
Concrete
Stephen Parnell
The Effective Executive
Peter F. Drucker
The Effective Executive
Peter F. Drucker
The Moscow Rules
Antonio Mendez, Jonna Mendez, Matt Baglio
The Moscow Rules
Antonio Mendez, Jonna Mendez, Matt Baglio
Pressure Depth
Jack Stewart
Pressure Depth
Jack Stewart
Roman Warfare
Adrian Goldsworthy
Roman Warfare
Adrian Goldsworthy
Tech Bros
John Stensholt, Perry Williams
Tech Bros
John Stensholt, Perry Williams
The Grid
Gretchen Bakke
The Grid
Gretchen Bakke
The Last Dynasty
Toby Wilkinson
The Last Dynasty
Toby Wilkinson
Sphere
Michael Crichton
Sphere
Michael Crichton
Country of Lords
Kim Phillip-Fein
Country of Lords
Kim Phillip-Fein
Spetsnaz
Tor Bukkvoll
Spetsnaz
Tor Bukkvoll
Disclosure
Michael Crichton
Disclosure
Michael Crichton
Athens and Sparta
Adrian Goldsworthy
Athens and Sparta
Adrian Goldsworthy
Insurgent
Brian Andrews, Jeffrey Wilson
Insurgent
Brian Andrews, Jeffrey Wilson
State of Fear
Michael Crichton
State of Fear
Michael Crichton
Death is Our Business
John Lechner
Death is Our Business
John Lechner
Rules of Engagement
Ward Larsen
Rules of Engagement
Ward Larsen
The Sovereign Individual
James Dale Davidson, William Rees-Mogg
The Sovereign Individual
James Dale Davidson, William Rees-Mogg
The Kill Chain
Christian Brose
The Kill Chain
Christian Brose
Strangers
Belle Burden
Strangers
Belle Burden
Prey
Michael Crichton
Prey
Michael Crichton
Eaters of the Dead
Michael Crichton
Eaters of the Dead
Michael Crichton
1929
Andrew Ross Sorkin
1929
Andrew Ross Sorkin
Rubicon
Tom Holland
Rubicon
Tom Holland
Taken at the Flood
Agatha Christie
Taken at the Flood
Agatha Christie
Thinking in Systems
Danelle H. Meadows
Thinking in Systems
Danelle H. Meadows
Spice
Roger Crowley
Spice
Roger Crowley
Civilian Warriors
Erik Prince
Civilian Warriors
Erik Prince
Jurassic Park
Michael Crichton
Jurassic Park
Michael Crichton
The Great Train Robbery
Michael Crichton
The Great Train Robbery
Michael Crichton
Black Hawk Down
Mark Bowden
Black Hawk Down
Mark Bowden
The Andromeda Strain
Michael Crichton
The Andromeda Strain
Michael Crichton
The Labors of Hercules
Agatha Christie
The Labors of Hercules
Agatha Christie
The Golden Passport
Duff McDonald
The Golden Passport
Duff McDonald
The Hollow
Agatha Christie
The Hollow
Agatha Christie
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