My Favorite 1,000 Books

Reviewed by me, voted on by you. Please see my, "Best of" lists too!

Showing: 25 books

Borne
Borne
Author: Jeff VanderMeer |Genre: Science Fiction |Year: 2016
★★★★☆ (4)
Borne is a great sci-fi book, an instant classic for which I will need to rewrite my top 100 sci-fi book list to accommodate. Written just in 2017 Borne could have been written... (See full review...)
Borne is a great sci-fi book, an instant classic for which I will need to rewrite my top 100 sci-fi book list to accommodate. Written just in 2017 Borne could have been written... (See full review...)
Brokeback Mountain
Brokeback Mountain
Author: Annie Proulx |Genre: Contemporary Fiction |Year: 2019
★★★★★ (5)
There is life-before-Brokeback and life-after-Brokeback. I thought this was a great story and read it once and then again right away with my wife on the... (See full review...)
There is life-before-Brokeback and life-after-Brokeback. I thought this was a great story and read it once and then again right away with my wife on the... (See full review...)
Bad Blood
Bad Blood
Author: John Carreyrou |Genre: True Crime |Year: 2018
★★★★★ (5)
I can't say why for sure but I have been obsessed with Theranos from day one. I have a vague feeling of a memory of hearing about their first "blood test patch" patent and... (See full review...)
I can't say why for sure but I have been obsessed with Theranos from day one. I have a vague feeling of a memory of hearing about their first "blood test patch" patent and... (See full review...)
Insecure in Love: How Anxious Attachment Can Make You Feel Jealous, Needy and Worried and What You can Do About It
Insecure in Love: How Anxious Attachment Can Make You Feel Jealous, Needy and Worried and What You can Do About It
Author: Leslie Becker-Phelps |Genre: Self-Help & Popular Psychology |Year: 2014
★★★★★ (5)
This was one of the best relationship books I have ever laid my ears on. For a long time I avoided relationship advice, in hindsight I have no idea why but the second I picked up... (See full review...)
This was one of the best relationship books I have ever laid my ears on. For a long time I avoided relationship advice, in hindsight I have no idea why but the second I picked up... (See full review...)
1984
1984
Author: George Orwell |Genre: Science Fiction |Year: 1949
★★★★★ (5)
Bad Samaritans, The Myth of Free Trade and the Secret History of Capitalism
Bad Samaritans, The Myth of Free Trade and the Secret History of Capitalism
Author: Brian Kwong |Genre: Finance & Business |Year: 2016
★★★★★ (5)
Ha-Joon Chang gently shatters many of our western economic ideals and specifically our motivations for aid to the third word. With a sweetness of tone,... (See full review...)
Ha-Joon Chang gently shatters many of our western economic ideals and specifically our motivations for aid to the third word. With a sweetness of tone,... (See full review...)
Uglies
Uglies
Author: Scott Westerfeld |Genre: Science Fiction |Year: 2015
★★★★★ (5)
For my audio books I prefer something simple. Short words and simple thoughts so that if I get distracted for a m while waiting for a stop light I can come back to the book and... (See full review...)
For my audio books I prefer something simple. Short words and simple thoughts so that if I get distracted for a m while waiting for a stop light I can come back to the book and... (See full review...)
The Truth: An Uncomfortable Book About Relationships
The Truth: An Uncomfortable Book About Relationships
Author: Neil Strauss |Genre: Self-Help & Popular Psychology |Year: 2012
★☆☆☆☆ (1)
I won't waste space on the Internet telling you why this book, written by the author of, The Game is not especially good. His first book was about how to... (See full review...)
I won't waste space on the Internet telling you why this book, written by the author of, The Game is not especially good. His first book was about how to... (See full review...)
The Lorax
The Lorax
Author: Dr. Seuss |Genre: Childrens |Year: 1945
21 Lessons for the 21st Century
21 Lessons for the 21st Century
Author: Yuval Noah Harari |Genre: History & Politics |Year: 2018
★★★★☆ (4)
A Song of Ice and Fire 4 - A Feast for Crows (read by John Lee)
A Song of Ice and Fire 4 - A Feast for Crows (read by John Lee)
Author: George R.R. Martin |Genre: Fantasy |Year: 2015
★★☆☆☆ (2)
Hackers: Heroes of the Computer Revolution: 25th Anniversary Edition
Hackers: Heroes of the Computer Revolution: 25th Anniversary Edition
Author: Steven Levy |Genre: Biography & Memoir |Year: 2015
★★★★★ (5)
I love the people this book is about, they are the closest thing I think I might have to human heroes. Author Steven Levy delivers with the perfect sub-title. Day-to-day it is... (See full review...)
I love the people this book is about, they are the closest thing I think I might have to human heroes. Author Steven Levy delivers with the perfect sub-title. Day-to-day it is... (See full review...)
Genius of Birds
Genius of Birds
Author: Jennifer Ackerman |Genre: Science & Technology |Year: 2016
A Brief History of Time: From Big Bang to Black Holes
A Brief History of Time: From Big Bang to Black Holes
Author: Stephen Hawking |Genre: Science & Technology |Year: 2016
★★★★☆ (3.5)