Rob R-S

📚 I read 127 books in 2023, slightly down from an all-time high of 138 in 2022. This small drop in number of books does not reflect a drop in time reading, as I spent far more time reading in 2023. I read several very, very long books (👋 Brandon Sanderson). I also took a break from audiobooks to re-listen to the entire run of The History of Rome Podcast, which took the better part of a month.

Here’s the complete 2023 list:

Spartacus by Howard Fast
Nothing Lasts Forever (Basis for the film Die Hard) by Roderick Thorp
Steal Like an Artist by Austin Kleon
The Bullet Journal Method by Ryder Carroll
You Never Forget Your First by Alexis Coe
The Short Stories of Ernest Hemingway by Ernest Hemingway
The Four Tendencies by Gretchen Rubin
The LEGO Story by Jens Andersen
Upgrade by Blake Crouch
Fletch by Gregory Mcdonald
The Iliad by Homer
Confess, Fletch by Gregory Mcdonald
Fletch’s Fortune by Gregory Mcdonald
Fletch and the Widow Bradley by Gregory Mcdonald
Mistborn by Brandon Sanderson
Fletch's Moxie by Gregory Mcdonald
Build by Tony Fadell
Fletch and the Man Who by Gregory Mcdonald
Steve Jobs by Walter Isaacson
The Odyssey by Homer
Inside Steve's Brain by Leander Kahney
Revolution in The Valley by Andy Hertzfeld
Becoming Steve Jobs by Brent Schlender & Rick Tetzeli
The Bayern Agenda by Dan Moren
Fire in the Valley by Michael Swaine & Paul Freiberger
The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky
The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky
Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir
iWoz: Computer Geek to Cult Icon by Steve Wozniak
The Well of Ascension by Brandon Sanderson
Building a Second Brain by Tiago Forte
The Hero of Ages by Brandon Sanderson
Marathon Man by William Goldman
The Torrents of Spring by Ernest Hemingway
Lives of the Stoics by Ryan Holiday & Stephen Hanselman
How to Be Perfect by Michael Schur
Four Thousand Weeks by Oliver Burkeman
Don't Be Evil by Rana Foroohar
Distracted by Maggie Jackson
Invisible Women by Caroline Criado Perez
The Coddling of the American Mind by Greg Lukianoff & Jonathan Haidt
Islands in the Stream by Ernest Hemingway
Weapons of Math Destruction by Cathy O'Neil
Make Something Wonderful by Steve Jobs
The Black Swan: Second Edition by Nassim Nicholas Taleb
Skin in the Game by Nassim Nicholas Taleb
Fooled by Randomness by Nassim Nicholas Taleb
Meditations by Marcus Aurelius & Gregory Hays
The Alloy of Law by Brandon Sanderson
Cross Country by Rickey Gates
How to Talk to a Science Denier by Lee McIntyre
Shadows of Self by Brandon Sanderson
At Home by Bill Bryson
Adrift by Scott Galloway
The Bands of Mourning by Brandon Sanderson
Educated by Tara Westover
Mistborn: Secret History by Brandon Sanderson
The Bourne Identity by Robert Ludlum
Life in Five Senses by Gretchen Rubin
Shut Up, Legs! by Jens Voigt & James Startt
Post Corona by Scott Galloway
Dynasty by Tom Holland
The Secret History of Mac Gaming by Richard Moss
The Puzzler by AJ Jacobs & Greg Pliska
Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad
Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver
The Lost Metal by Brandon Sanderson
The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown
Freakonomics Rev Ed by Steven D. Levitt & Stephen J. Dubner
Killers of the Flower Moon by David Grann
Davos Man by Peter S. Goodman
The Way of Kings by Brandon Sanderson
This Is Your Brain on Food by Uma Naidoo
Words of Radiance by Brandon Sanderson
Edgedancer by Brandon Sanderson
Oathbringer by Brandon Sanderson
Dawnshard by Brandon Sanderson
Dr. No by Ian Fleming
How the States Got Their Shapes by Mark Stein
Goldfinger by Ian Fleming
Rhythm of War by Brandon Sanderson
The Comfort Crisis by Michael Easter
The Open-Air Life by Linda Åkeson McGurk
Elantris by Brandon Sanderson
Trespassing Across America by Ken Ilgunas
The Longest Race by Kara Goucher
Warbreaker by Brandon Sanderson
Walden on Wheels: On the Open Road from Debt to Freedom by Ken Ilgunas
This Land Is Our Land by Ken Ilgunas
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson
Arcanum Unbounded: The Cosmere Collection by Brandon Sanderson
For Your Eyes Only by Ian Fleming
The Girl Who Played with Fire by Stieg Larsson
The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest by Stieg Larsson
All Souls Lost by Dan Moren
The Girl in the Spider's Web by David Lagercrantz
The Girl Who Takes an Eye for an Eye by David Lagercrantz
The Girl Who Lived Twice by David Lagercrantz & George Goulding
The Girl in the Eagle's Talons by Karin Smirnoff & Sarah Death
The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood
Trinity's Child by William Prochnau
Originals: How Non-Conformists Move the World by Adam Grant
Tress of the Emerald Sea: A Cosmere Novel by Brandon Sanderson
The Frugal Wizard’s Handbook for Surviving Medieval England by Brandon Sanderson
Yumi and the Nightmare Painter: A Cosmere Novel by Brandon Sanderson
Behave: The Biology of Humans at Our Best and Worst by Robert M. Sapolsky
Secrets of the Autistic Millionaire by David William Plummer
The Sunlit Man: A Cosmere Novel by Brandon Sanderson
Everybody Lies by Seth Stephens-Davidowitz
Give and Take: A Revolutionary Approach to Success by Adam Grant
Cultish by Amanda Montell
Digital Minimalism: Choosing a Focused Life in a Noisy World by Cal Newport
The First Rule of Mastery by Michael Gervais, PhD
American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer by Kai Bird & Martin J. Sherwin
King Dork by Frank Portman
Can't Hurt Me: Master Your Mind and Defy the Odds by David Goggins
King Dork Approximately by Frank Portman
Have Yourself a Minimalist Christmas: Slow Down, Save Money & Enjoy a More Intentional Holiday by Meg Nordmann
Never Finished: Unshackle Your Mind and Win the War Within by David Goggins
Solito: A Memoir by Javier Zamora
The 5 Love Languages by Gary Chapman
Hidden Potential: The Science of Achieving Greater Things by Adam Grant
Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing by Matthew Perry
I'm Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy
Think Again: The Power of Knowing What You Don't Know by Adam Grant
1984 by George Orwell
The Daily Stoic: 366 Meditations on Wisdom, Perseverance, and the Art of Living by Ryan Holiday & Stephen Hanselman