My Favorite 1,000 Books

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

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10 Percent Happier
10 Percent Happier
Author: Dan Harris |Genre: Self-Help & Popular Psychology |Year: 2017
★★★★☆ (4)
The Postman
The Postman
Author: David Brin |Genre: Science Fiction |Year: 1985
I had never seen the Kevin Costner movie about the post apocalyptic postman that saved a town by delivering letters because it sounded stupid, but I sure as shit ran down to my... (See full review...)
I had never seen the Kevin Costner movie about the post apocalyptic postman that saved a town by delivering letters because it sounded stupid, but I sure as shit ran down to my... (See full review...)
Thomas Jefferson and the Tripoli Pirates: The Forgotten War That Changed American History
Thomas Jefferson and the Tripoli Pirates: The Forgotten War That Changed American History
Author: Don Yaeger |Genre: History & Politics |Year: 2015
★★★★☆ (4)
Thomas Jefferson's self architected and so adorably named home, Monticello, was one of the most expensive at the time and cost $70,000 (not including the... (See full review...)
Thomas Jefferson's self architected and so adorably named home, Monticello, was one of the most expensive at the time and cost $70,000 (not including the... (See full review...)
Think and Grow Rich
Think and Grow Rich
Author: Napoleon Hill |Genre: Self-Help & Popular Psychology |Year: 2007
★★★★☆ (3.5)
The Millionaire Next Door: The Surprising Secrets of America's Rich
The Millionaire Next Door: The Surprising Secrets of America's Rich
Author: Thomas J. Stanley Ph.D. |Genre: Finance & Business |Year: 2000
★★★★★ (5)
Why We Sleep: The New Science of Sleep and Dreams
Why We Sleep: The New Science of Sleep and Dreams
Author: Matthew Walker |Genre: Science & Technology |Year: 2017
★★★★☆ (4)
If for some reason you are looking to feel bad about how little sleep you are getting, how it is literally killing you, then this is the book for you. It is not too far off to... (See full review...)
If for some reason you are looking to feel bad about how little sleep you are getting, how it is literally killing you, then this is the book for you. It is not too far off to... (See full review...)
The Economic Singularity: Artificial Intelligence and the Death of Capitalism
The Economic Singularity: Artificial Intelligence and the Death of Capitalism
Author: Calum Chace |Genre: Non-Fiction |Year: 2016
★★★★☆ (4)
It is hard to know if I liked this book so much because it was well researched, thoughtful and insightful or because it is the perfect blend of dystopian... (See full review...)
It is hard to know if I liked this book so much because it was well researched, thoughtful and insightful or because it is the perfect blend of dystopian... (See full review...)
Fire and Fury: Inside the Trump White House
Fire and Fury: Inside the Trump White House
Author: Michael Wolff |Genre: History & Politics |Year: 2018
★★★★★ (5)
I love these characters! They are impulsive, exciting, daring and most of all, a bunch of idiots, like watching the first or second season of Survivor when it was still good. If... (See full review...)
I love these characters! They are impulsive, exciting, daring and most of all, a bunch of idiots, like watching the first or second season of Survivor when it was still good. If... (See full review...)
Collusion: How Russia Helped Trump Win the White House
Collusion: How Russia Helped Trump Win the White House
Author: Luke Harding |Genre: History & Politics |Year: 2017
★★★★☆ (4)
We got him. According to author Luke Harding it is already too late for The Donald, the dossier is real and since the late 1970's Donald has been courted... (See full review...)
We got him. According to author Luke Harding it is already too late for The Donald, the dossier is real and since the late 1970's Donald has been courted... (See full review...)
What Happened
What Happened
Author: Hillary Rodham Clinton |Genre: History & Politics |Year: 2017
★☆☆☆☆ (1)
In, What Happened, Hillary Clinton tells stories like the one time she went out to lunch with four good friends, when the waitress came to take their... (See full review...)
In, What Happened, Hillary Clinton tells stories like the one time she went out to lunch with four good friends, when the waitress came to take their... (See full review...)
TrumpNation: The Art of Being the Donald
TrumpNation: The Art of Being the Donald
Author: Timothy L. O'Brien |Genre: History & Politics |Year: 2016
★★★★☆ (4)
Everyone knows that when Donald was first getting his feet wet in the real-estate development Finance & Business his incredibly wealthy ($300 millionaire)... (See full review...)
Everyone knows that when Donald was first getting his feet wet in the real-estate development Finance & Business his incredibly wealthy ($300 millionaire)... (See full review...)
Oliver Twist
Oliver Twist
Author: Charles Dickens |Genre: Classic Literature |Year: 2002
★★★★★ (5)
Weapons of Math Destruction: How Big Data Increases Inequality and Threatens Democracy
Weapons of Math Destruction: How Big Data Increases Inequality and Threatens Democracy
Author: Cathy O'Neil |Genre: Self-Help & Popular Psychology |Year: 2014
★☆☆☆☆ (1)
The author, Cathy O'Neil, does not seem to understand humans very well. I believe this book is about her journey through first trying to... (See full review...)
The author, Cathy O'Neil, does not seem to understand humans very well. I believe this book is about her journey through first trying to... (See full review...)
The Millionaire Booklet and The 10X Rule
The Millionaire Booklet and The 10X Rule
Author: Grant Cardone |Genre: Self-Help & Popular Psychology |Year: 2011
★★☆☆☆ (2)
I promise, by the time you finish reading this short book you will know exactly how to become super rich. The beauty is, that just about anyone can do it,... (See full review...)
I promise, by the time you finish reading this short book you will know exactly how to become super rich. The beauty is, that just about anyone can do it,... (See full review...)
How to Change Your Mind: What A Pop-Science Book Can't Teach Us About Consciousness, Dying, and Transcendence
How to Change Your Mind: What A Pop-Science Book Can't Teach Us About Consciousness, Dying, and Transcendence
Author: Michael Pollan |Genre: Self-Help & Popular Psychology |Year: 2018
★★☆☆☆ (2)
Everyone likes Michael Pollan and I do too, but who the hell is he? Wikipedia says Pollan graduated in the late 1970's, wrote his first book in ... (See full review...)
Everyone likes Michael Pollan and I do too, but who the hell is he? Wikipedia says Pollan graduated in the late 1970's, wrote his first book in ... (See full review...)
I, Spy; How to Be Your Own Private Investigator
I, Spy; How to Be Your Own Private Investigator
Author: Daniel Ribacoff |Genre: Non-Fiction |Year: 2012
★★★☆☆ (3)
Did you ever think you wanted to be a private dick, well, probabaly not anymore after you finish this book. I didn't want to do it right away, but as like... (See full review...)
Did you ever think you wanted to be a private dick, well, probabaly not anymore after you finish this book. I didn't want to do it right away, but as like... (See full review...)
1917 Lenin
1917 Lenin
Author: Arthur Herman |Genre: History & Politics |Year: 2017
The Hidden History of the JFK Assassination
The Hidden History of the JFK Assassination
Author: Lamar Waldron |Genre: History & Politics |Year: 2018
The Like Switch: An Ex-FBI Agent's Guide to Influencing, Attracting, and Winning People Over
The Like Switch: An Ex-FBI Agent's Guide to Influencing, Attracting, and Winning People Over
Author: Jack Schafer PhD |Genre: Non-Fiction |Year: 2015
★★☆☆☆ (2)
Have you ever met the kind of Baby Boomer that has generally had a good and easy life, made it to the top of their corporate ladder and generally think of... (See full review...)
Have you ever met the kind of Baby Boomer that has generally had a good and easy life, made it to the top of their corporate ladder and generally think of... (See full review...)
Crashed: How a Decade of Financial Crises Changed the World
Crashed: How a Decade of Financial Crises Changed the World
Author: Adam Tooze |Genre: Non-Fiction |Year: 2018
★★★★☆ (3.5)
Crashed was so good I had to listen to it twice! If you have any interest in the economy this is a must read/listen to book. The author describes how at the onset he intended to... (See full review...)
Crashed was so good I had to listen to it twice! If you have any interest in the economy this is a must read/listen to book. The author describes how at the onset he intended to... (See full review...)
13 Things Mentally Strong People Don't Do: Take Back Your Power and Embrace Change
13 Things Mentally Strong People Don't Do: Take Back Your Power and Embrace Change
Author: Amy Morin |Genre: Self-Help & Popular Psychology |Year: 2014
★★★★☆ (4)
Hillary's America: The Secret History of the Democratic Party
Hillary's America: The Secret History of the Democratic Party
Author: Dinesh D'Souza |Genre: History & Politics |Year: 2014
★★☆☆☆ (2)
Are the type of person to have ever looked into the JFK assignation? If you have, you may have come away with the vague feeling that no one has any idea... (See full review...)
Are the type of person to have ever looked into the JFK assignation? If you have, you may have come away with the vague feeling that no one has any idea... (See full review...)
Hackers Heroes of the Computer Revolution
Hackers Heroes of the Computer Revolution
Author: Steven Levy |Genre: History & Politics |Year: 2015
Bitcoin White Paper
Bitcoin White Paper
Author: Satoshi Nakamoto |Genre: Finance & Business |Year: 2009
★★☆☆☆ (2)
Bitcoin Technology and the Future of Money
Bitcoin Technology and the Future of Money
Author: Alan Wright |Genre: Science & Technology |Year: 2019