I”m not one for New Year’s Resolutions. Don’t know why. Never have been. But most people want to lose weight or start exercising more at this time of year. Those great and I help people do this all day, but I also like to read. Books, magazines, newspapers, journals, anything, really. Not much for the pop culture type stuff, something that will keep me involved (Mitch Rapp series) or teach me something (Eades, Ferris, Taubes) is my preference.
In the spirit of New Year’s Resolutions, I decided to post a list of books I read last year, with a brief review. My resolution this year is to read at least one more book than last. In the next post, I’ll put a list of books I intend to read this year.
Books that I read last year…
Good Calories, Bad Calories, Gary Taubes. It was my 3rd time through. Each time feels like the first. I’ll read it again this year.
Beating Cancer with Nutrition, Patrick Quillin. Thorough book on dietary practices and cancer with a focus on food and supplements. If your approach is to do all you can, Beating Cancer with Nutrition is the book you need.
4HWW, Tim Ferriss. I read this book in 3, maybe 4 days. It was a fast, entertaining and educational read. Read it while in Mexico last year. Karma?
In Defense of Food, Michael Pollan. After two failed attempts, finally forced myself to read it. The message is good. The writing style, not so much. Too many words. Too many long sentences. I thought Pollan was a journalist?
Outliers, Malcolm Gladwell. Bill Gates is just lucky, I guess. The 10,000 hour rule lives!
Training Camp, Jon Gordon. A book on the importance of hard work and the desire to succeed.
23 Minutes in Hell, Bill Weise. If you’re a Christian and have questions about Hell, read this book. It will change a lot (if not everything), that’s all I’m going to say.
The 3rd Option, Separation of Power and Executive Power by Vince Flynn, from the Mitch Rapp series. If CIA secret spy stuff is your game, this series was written for you. Mitch Rapp is a terrorist and bad politician killing machine. Is bad politician redundant?
That’s the list of books, all 10 of them. I didn’t mention blog posts and journal articles. Like I said, my objective is to read 11 books this year, which will be detailed in the next post. The list already has 9 books. One little rule: it won’t count if I’ve already read it.
What did you read last year and what is on your list for this year? Give me some ideas for the remaining spots.
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