Books Read Over the Years
One of the ways that I relax is through reading. I am reading two or three books at any time, but with my travel schedule, it is not feasible to carry that many books, so I rely on Audible.com or my Kindle Oasis 3. I have taken many life lessons, audited college courses, and gained insights that helped shape my opinion through books. My favorite authors are Tim Ferris, Ryan Holiday, Dr. Jordan Petterson, Robert Greene, and the book series “Modern Scholars.”
Below is the list of books I have read over the years, with a link to Amazon if you want to read any of them.
The books I reread have an “* “ to indicate so.
Updated August 22th, 2024 — Changes in Bold
- Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand; Date Published; September 1, 1996
- Going Infinite: The Rise and Fall of a New Tycoon by Michael Lewis; Date Published: August 27, 2024
- The Godfather: 50th Anniversary Edition by Mario Puzo, Anthony Puzo, Francis Ford Coppola and Robert J. Thompson; Date Published: March 1, 2002 *
- The Godfather Returns: A Novel by Mark Winegardner; Date Published: November 16, 2004
- The Godfather’s Revenge by Mark Winegardner; Date Published: November 7, 2006
- The History of the United States, 2nd Edition by Allen C. Guelzo; Date Published: July 8, 2013
- The Family Corleone by Ed Falco; Date Published: May 8, 2012
- The Real Anthony Fauci: Bill Gates, Big Pharma, and the Global War on Democracy and Public Health by Robert F. Kennedy Jr.; Date Published: November 16, 2021
- 48 Laws of Power by Robert Greene; Date Published: September 1, 2000 *
- If You Can: How Millennials Can Get Rich Slowly by William J. Bernstein; Date Published: July 16, 2014
- How the World Really Works: The Science Behind How We Got Here and Where We are Going by Vaclav Smil; Date Published: January 22, 2022
- Mastery by Robert Greene; Date Publish: October 29, 2013
- Going Infinite: The Rise and Fall of a New Tycoon by ; Date Published: October 3, 2023
- Elon Musk by Walter Isaacson; Date Published: September 12, 2023
- Civilian Warriors: The Inside Story of Blackwater and the Unsung Heroes of the War on Terror by Erik Prince; Date Published: November 18, 2013
- The Myth of Capitalism: Monopolies and the Death of Competition by Jonathan Tepper, Denise Hearn; Date Published: November 29, 2018
- Build: An Unorthodox Guide to Making Things Worth Making by Tony Fadell; Date Published: May 3, 2022
- Recoding America: Why Government Is Failing in the Digital Age and How We Can Do Better by Jennifer Pahlka; Date Published: 13, 2023
- Essential Bukowski: Poetry By Charles Bukowski; Date Published: October 25, 2016
- Never Finished: Unshackle Your Mind and Win the War by David Goggins; Date Published December 6, 2022
- Elon Musk: Tesla, SpaceX, and the Quest for a Fantastic Future by Ashlee Vance, Date Published May 19, 2015
- Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind by Yuval Harari; Date Published August 15, 2017
- The Black Death: The History and Legacy of the Middle Ages’ Deadliest Plague by Charles River Editors; Date Published April 2015
- The Art of Insubordination: How to Dissent and Defy Effectively by Todd B. Kashdan; Date Published February 2022
- The Kill Chain: Defending America in the Future of High-Tech Warfare by Christian Brose; Date Published April 2020
- The Essence of Budo: A Practitioner’s Guide to Understanding the Japanese Martial Ways by Dave Lowry; Date Published March 2014
- Training the Samurai Mind: A Bushido Sourcebook by Thomas Cleary; Date Published December 2014
- Money and Banking: What Everyone Should Know by Michael K. Salemi; Date Published July 8th, 2013
- Economics, 3rd Edition by Timothy Taylor; Date Published July 8th, 2013
- A Hunter-Gatherer’s Guide to the 21st Century: Evolution and the Challenges of Modern Life by Heather Heying and Eric Weinstein; Date Published September 14th, 2021
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Message From The Middle Of Nowhere: Icelandic Viking Philosophy for Conquering the Challenges of Business and Life by Gunnar Andri Thorrison; Date Published October 7th, 2007
- Enduring Alliance: A History of NATO and the Postwar Global Order by Timothy Andrews Sayle; Date Published October 20th, 2020
- The Autobiography of Malcolm X: As Told to Alex Haley by Malcolm X and Alex Haley; Date Published October 29th, 1965
- The Autobiography of Martin Luther King, Jr. by Dr. Martin Luther King and Clayborne Carson, Jr; Date Published December 16, 1999
- Superintelligence: Paths, Dangers, Strategies by Nick Bostom; Date Published July 3rd, 2014
- Thinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman; Date Published October 25th, 2011
- Crisis of Command: How We Lost Trust and Confidence in America’s Generals and Politicians by Stuart Scheller; Date Published September 6th, 2022
- The Authoritarian Moment: How the Left Weaponized America’s Institutions Against Dissent by Ben Shapiro; Date Published July 27th, 2021
- Dignity: Seeking Respect in Back Row America by Chris Arnade; Date Published 2019
- The President Is a Sick Man: Wherein the Supposedly Virtuous Grover Cleveland Survives a Secret Surgery at Sea and Vilifies the Courageous Newspaperman Who Dared Expose the Truth by Matthew Algeo; Date Published 2011
- One Hundred Victories — Special Ops and the Future of American Warfare by Linda Robinson; Date Published 2013
- Scars and Stripes: An Unapologetically American Story of Fighting the Taliban, UFC Warriors, and Myself by Tim Kennedy and Nick Palmisciano; Date Published 2022
- The Complete Guide to Hunting, Butchering. and Cooking Wild Game Volume 1: Big Game by Steven Rinella; Data Published 2015
- The Complete Guide to Hunting, Butchering. and Cooking Wild Game Volume 1: Big Game by Steven Rinella; Data Published 2015
- How the Stock Market Works By: Ramon P. DeGennaro; Date Published March 04, 2014
- The Autobiography of Andrew Carnegie and The Gospel of Wealth By: Andrew Carnegie; Date Published January 06, 2018
- The Complete Infidel’s Guide to the Koran by Robert Spencer; Date Published: September 21, 2009
- Understanding the Holocaust by David Engal; Date Published: January 1, 2006
- Steve Jobs by Walter Isaacson; Date Published: October 24, 2011
- Only the Paranoid Survive: How to Exploit the Crisis Points That Challenge Every Company By Andrew S. Grove; Date Published: March 16, 1999
- Digital Minimalism: Choosing a Focused Life in a Noisy World by Cal Newport; Date Published: February 5, 2019
- The Way of Men by Jack Donovan; Date Published: May 17, 2015
- The War Against Boys: How Misguided Policies Are Harming Our Young Men by Christina Hoff Sommers; Date Published: May 29, 2018
- Boomerang: Travels in the New Third World by Michael Lewis; Date Published: October 19th, 2011
- Animal Farm by George Orwell; Date Published: August 17th, 1945
- Castle of Wisdom by Rhett Ellis; Date Published: 1999
- Do Less: A Minimalist Guide to a Simplified, Organized, and Happy Life by Rachel Jonat; Date Published: May 18, 2014
- How To Win Friends & Influence People by Dale Carnegie; Date Published November 1, 2009
- Tao Teh Ching by Lao Tzu; Translated by John C. H. Wu; Date Published September 12, 2006
- Tuesdays with Morrie by Mitch Albom; Date Published August 18, 1997
- The Five People You Meet in Heaven by Mitch Albom; Date Published 2003
- Rich Dad, Poor Dad by Robert Kiyosaki with Sharon L. Lechter CPA; Date Published: 2002
- Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap…And Others Don’t by Jim Collins; Date Published: July 13, 2010
- The Sandman Series by Neil Gaiman; Date Published: November 3, 2020
- The 50th Law by 50 Cent and Robert Greene; Date Published: July 9, 2010
- Beyond Order: 12 More Rules for Life by Jordan B. Peterson; Date Published: March 2, 2021
- A Mind for Numbers: How to Excel at Math and Science (Even If You Flunked Algebra) by Barbara Oakley; Date Published: July 31, 2014
- Economic Facts and Fallacies by Thomas Sowell; Date Published: March 22, 2011
- Verbal Judo, Updated Edition: The Gentle Art of Persuasion by George J. Thompson; Date Published: December 17, 2013
- Measure What Matters: How Google, Bono, and the Gates Foundation Rock the World with OKRs by John Doerr; Date Published: April 24, 2018
- The Chief Data Officer Handbook for Data Governance by Sunil Soares; Date Published: April 15, 2015
- House of M by Brian Michael Bendis; Date Published: February 1, 2006
- 100 Deadly Skills: The SEAL Operative’s Guide to Eluding Pursuers, Evading Capture, and Surviving Any Dangerous Situation by Clint Emerson; Date Published: October 13, 2015
- The Phoenix Project: A Novel About IT, DevOps, and Helping Your Business Win by Gene Kim; Date Published: January 10, 2013
- Data Governance: How to Design, Deploy and Sustain an Effective Data Governance Program by John Ladley; Date Published: July 27, 2012
- Education of a Wandering Man by Louis L’Amour; Date Published: December 1, 1990
- Your Next Five Moves: Master the Art of Business Strategy by Patrick Bet-David; Date Published: August 18, 2020
- Irresistible Revolution: Marxism’s Goal of Conquest & the Unmaking of the American Military by Matthew Lohmeier; Date Published: May 10, 2021
- Fed Up: An Insider’s Take on Why the Federal Reserve is Bad for America by Danielle DiMartino Booth; Date Published: February 14, 2017
- Principles: Life and Work by Ray Dalio; Date Published: September 19, 2017
- Unrestricted Warfare: China’s Master Plan to Destroy America by Qiao Liang; Date Published: November 10, 2015
- Discipline Equals Freedom: Field Manual Mk1-MOD1 by Jocko Willink; Date Published: October 13, 2020
- The Laws of Human Nature by Robert Greene; Date Published: October 23, 2018
- The Obstacle Is the Way: The Timeless Art of Turning Trials into Triumph by Ryan Holiday; Date Published: May 1, 2014
- Understanding the Dark Side of Human Nature by Professor Daniel Breyer, The Great Courses; Date Published July 19, 2019
- Grunch of Giants by R. Buckminster Fuller; Date Published: January 1, 2008
- No More Mr. Nice Guy: A Proven Plan for Getting What You Want in Love, Sex and Life (Updated) by Robert A. Glover; Date Published: January 8, 2003
- DAMA-DMBOK: Data Management Body of Knowledge by DAMA International; Date Published: July 1, 2017
- The Book of Five Rings by Miyamoto Musashi; Date Published: January 11, 2005
- CompTIA Advanced Security Practitioner (CASP) CAS-002 Cert Guide by Robin Abernathy; Date Published: April 8, 2015
- The Checklist Manifesto: How to Get Things Right by Atul Gawande; Date Published: December 1, 2010
- Ego Is the Enemy by Ryan Holiday; Date Published: June 14, 2016
- The Technology Fallacy: How People Are the Real Key to Digital Transformation by Gerald C. Kane; Date Published: April 16, 2019
- The Rational Male by Rollo Tomassi; Date Published: October 1, 2013
- Can’t Hurt Me: Master Your Mind and Defy the Odds by David Goggins; Date Published: December 4, 2018
- The Way I Heard It by Mike Rowe; Date Published: October 15, 2019
- AI Superpowers: China, Silicon Valley, and the New World Order by Kai-Fu Lee; Date Published: September 1, 2018
- Empire of the Summer Moon: Quanah Parker and the Rise and Fall of the Comanches, the Most Powerful Indian Tribe in American History by S. C. Gwynne; Date Published: May 25, 2010
- Chaos: Charles Manson, the CIA, and the Secret History of the Sixties by Tom O’Neill; Date Published: June 25, 2019
- The New Agreements for Leaders by David Dibble; Date Published: October 8, 2018
- The Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri; Date Published: May 27, 2003
- The Lord of the Flies by William Golding; Date Published: December 16, 2003
- The Call of the Wild by Jack London; Date Published: July 1, 1990
- The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien; Date Published: September 2, 2022
- The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien; Date Published: September 18, 2012
- The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck by John Steinbeck; Date Published: March 28, 2006
- The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin by Benjamin Franklin Date Published: April 4, 1791
- To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee by Harper Lee; Date Published: October 11, 1988
- 1984 by George Orwell; Date Published: January 1, 1961
- The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald; Date Published: September 30, 2004
- The Art of Manliness — Manvotionals: Timeless Wisdom and Advice on Living the 7 Manly Virtues by Brett McKay; Date Published: September 6, 2011
- Giant Steps: Small Changes to Make a Big Difference By Tony Robbins, Date Published: 1994
- The Watchmen by Alan Moore; Date Published: April 1, 1995
- The Preacher Series by Garth Ennis; Date Published: May 1, 2001
- Awaken the Giant Within by Tony Robbins; Date Published: November 1, 1992
- The Coming of Conan the Cimmerian by Robert E. Howard; Date Published: December 2, 2003
- John Wayne: The Life and Legend by Scott Eyman; Date Published: April 21, 2015
- Taking a Stand: Moving Beyond Partisan Politics to Unite America by Rand Paul; Date Published: May 26, 2015
- Titan: The Life of John D. Rockefeller, Sr by Ron Chernow; Date Published: March 30, 2004
- The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck: A Counterintuitive Approach to Living a Good Life by Mark Manson; Date Published: September 13, 2016
- Extreme Ownership: How U.S. Navy SEALs Lead and Win by Jocko Willink; Date Published: October 20, 2015
- 12 Rules for Life: An Antidote to Chaos by Jordan B. Peterson; Date Published: January 23, 2018
- The Surveillance State: Big Data, Freedom, and You by Paul Rosenweig; Date Published: January 25, 2015
- Conspiracy: Peter Thiel, Hulk Hogan, Gawker, and the Anatomy of Intrigue by Ryan Holiday; Date Published: February 27, 2018
- Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly by Anthony Bourdain; Date Published: January 9, 2007
- Medium Raw: A Bloody Valentine to the World of Food and the People Who Cook by Anthony Bourdain; Date Published: May 3, 2011
- Crucial Conversations: Tools for Talking When Stakes are High by Kerry Patterson; Date Published: August 1, 2013
- Leadership and Self-Deception: Getting Out of the Box by The Arbinger Institute; Date Published: April 30, 2015
- Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry; Date Published: June 15, 2010
- CDO Handbook by Dr. Mark R Baker; Date Published: January 15, 2015
- Fire and Fury by Michael Wolff; Date Published: January 5, 2018
- Duty: Memoirs of Secretary at War by Robert M. Gates; Date Published: May 12, 2015
- The Hitchhiker’s Guide to Galaxy by Douglas Adams; Date Published: September 27, 1995
- John Wayne: The Life and Legend by Scott Eyman; Date Published: April 21, 2015
- Taking Stand: Moving Beyond Politics to Unite America by Rand Paul; Date Published: May 26, 2015
- I Will Teach You to Be Rich by Ramit Sethi; Date Published: March 23, 2009
- Trust Me I am Lying by Ryan Holiday; Date Published: July 2, 2013
- 33 Strategies of War by Robert Greene; Date Published: December 14, 2007
- The Best and Brightest by David Halberstam; Date Published: October 26, 1993
- The Art of Seduction by Robert Greene; Date Published: October 7, 2003
- The Big Short by Michael Lewis; Date Published: February 1, 2011
- Evernote Essentials by Bill Gallagher; Date Published: October 1, 2014
- The Why Axis by Uri Gneezy; Date Published: October 8, 2013
- Too Big To Fail by Andrew Ross Sorkin; Date Published: September 7, 2010
- Nudge by Richard H. Thaler; Date Published: February 24, 2009
- A Feast of Crows by George R. R. Martin; Date Published: September 26, 2006
- A Storm of Swords by George R. R. Martin; Date Published: May 28, 2002
- A Clash of Kings by George R. R. Martin; Date Published: September 5, 2000
- The Game of Thrones by George R. R. Martin; Date Published: March 22, 2011
- Diffusion of Innovations by Everett M. Rogers; Date Published: August 16, 2003
- Own the Room by Amy Jen Su; Date Published: April 1, 2013
- The Wisdom of Teams by Jon R. Katzenbach; Date Published: October 13, 2015
- Reinventing You by Dorie Clark; Date Published: April 9, 2013
- Stephen’s Kings — Writing by Stephen King; Date Published: July 6, 2010
- Eleven Rings — Phil Jackson by Phil Jackson; Date Published: April 29, 2014
- American Sniper by Chris Kyle; Date Published: January 29, 2013
- Art of Manliness — Mannerism by Brett McKay; Date Published: May 2, 2012
- The Right Fights Back by Evan Thomas; Date Published: November 30, 2011
- Benghazi — The Definitive Report by Brandon Webb; Date Published: May 6, 2014
- Aesop Fables by Aesop; Date Published: November 28, 2011
- The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin by Benjamin Franklin Date Published: April 4, 1791
- To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee; Date Published: October 11, 1988
- Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain March; Date Published: 1, 1981
- The Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri; Date Published: November 17, 1977
- The Hobbit by J. R. R. Tolkien; Date Published: September 18, 2012
- 4 Hour Chef by Timothy Ferriss; Date Published: November 20, 2012
- 4 Hour Body by Timothy Ferriss; Date Published: December 14, 2010
- The Art of War by (trad.) Sun Tzu; Date Published: November 1, 2007
- Art of Mastery by Robert Greene; Date Published: October 29, 2013
- No Easy Day by Mark Owen; Date Published: September 4, 2012
- The Sicilian by Mario Puzo; Date Published: May 1, 2001
- Grimms Fairy Tale by Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm; Date Published: November 1, 2011
- Aesop Fables by Aesop; Date Published: November 28, 2011
- Freemasonry for Dummies by Dave Ramsey; Date Published: December 29, 2009
- Chuck Norris “The Official Chuck Norris” Fact Book by Chuck Norris; Date Published: November 1, 2009
- The Pursuit of Happyness by Chris Gardner; Date Published: October 24, 2006
- 4‑Hour Work Week by Timothy Ferriss; Date Published: December 15, 2009
- The Lost Symbol by Dan Brown; Date Published: September 15, 2009
- Born in Blood, The Lost Secrets in Freemasonry by John J. Robinson; Date Published: November 15, 1989
- The Modern Scholar “Islam and the West” by Professor Sayyed Hossein Nasr; Date Published: January 1, 2004
- The Modern Scholar “The Great Presidents of the 19th Century” by Charles River Editors; Date Published: June 28, 2012
- The Modern Scholar: The Life and Times of Benjamin Franklin by Professor H.W. Brands; Date Published: August 14, 2008
- Watchers by Dean Koontz; Date Published: February 1987
- The Prince by Niccolo Machiavelli: Date Published: September 14, 2020
- Charlie Wilson’s War by George Crile III; Date Published: January 1, 2003