Do you have a bit of spare time to indulge in some reading? If you are looking for something to read, I’ve organized my all time favorite book list into various themes and then chose my top 3 per theme (if there were more than three books in the theme of course). Here is my list.
Fiction
Classics
- Animal Farm – George Orwell (Top 3)
- All Quiet on the Western Front – Erich Maria Remarque (Top 3)
- Brave New World – Aldous Huxley (Top 3)
- The Great Gatsby – F. Scott Fitzgerald
- Heart of Darkness – Joseph Conrad
- The Sun Also Rises – Ernest Hemingway
Fantasy and Science Fiction
- The Lord of the Rings (Complete Collection) – J.R.R. Tolkien (Top 3)
- The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy – Douglas Adams (Top 3)
- The Martian Chronicles – Ray Bradbury
- Harry Potter (Complete Collection) – J.K. Rowling
Modern Fiction
- The Boy Who Followed His Father into Auschwitz – Jeremy Dronfield (Top 3)
- Leave the World Behind – Rumaan Alam
- The Little Liar – Mitch Albom
Humor and Satire
- Shit My Dad Says – Justin Halpern (Top 3)
- Weird Things Customers Say in Bookstores – Jen Campbell
- The Babylon Bee Guide to Wokeness – Babylon Bee
Non-Fiction
Leadership and Self-Development
- Start with Why – Simon Sinek (Top 3)
- Mindset – Carol S. Dweck (Top 3)
- The Coaching Habit – Michael Bungay Stanier
Psychology and Philosophy
- Man’s Search for Meaning – Viktor Frankl (Top 3)
- Think Again – Adam Grant
- The Burnout Society – Byung-Chul Han
- Thinking, Fast and Slow – Daniel Kahneman (Top 3)
History and Culture
- Sapiens – Yuval Noah Harari (Top 3)
- Guns, Germs, and Steel – Jared Diamond (Top 3)
- The Splendor and the Vile – Erik Larson
- Crucible of Hell – Saul David
Science and Technology
- The Code Breaker – Walter Isaacson (Top 3)
- What If? – Randall Munroe (Top 3)
- Astrophysics for People in a Hurry – Neil deGrasse Tyson
Money and Business
- The Psychology of Money – Morgan Housel (Top 3)
- Think and Grow Rich – Napoleon Hill (Top 3)
- Rich Dad, Poor Dad – Robert Kiyosaki
Essays and Anthologies
Essays and Ideas
- Big Ideas: Essays That Will Change the Way You Think (Top 3)
- The Answer – Barbara Pease & Allan Pease
- Thank You for Being Late – Thomas L. Friedman
Poetry and Classic Literature
- Essential Tales and Poems of Edgar Allan Poe
- Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Top 3)
- The Complete Fiction Collection – H.P. Lovecraft
Humor
Humor
- A Nation Worth Ranting About – Rick Mercer (Top 3)
- Dilbert: The Dot-Com Bubble – Scott Adams
- The World’s Dumbest Criminals – Daniel R. Butler
Parenting and Education
Parenting
- The Wisest Investment – Robin Taub (Top 3)
- How to Talk So Teens Will Listen and Listen So Teens Will Talk – Adele Faber
- Decoding Boys – Cara Natterson
Education and Growth
- Outliers – Malcolm Gladwell (Top 3)
- Quiet – Susan Cain
- Surrounded by Idiots – Thomas Erikson
Biographies and Memoirs
Inspirational Biographies
- Becoming – Michelle Obama (Top 3)
- Hillbilly Elegy – J.D. Vance (Top 3)
- My Effin’ Life – Geddy Lee
Science and Exploration
- An Astronaut’s Life on Earth – Chris Hadfield (Top 3)
Miscellaneous
Humor in Business
- Humor, Seriously – Jennifer Aaker & Naomi Bagdonas (Top 3)
Reference and Tools
- How Big Things Get Done – Bent Flyvbjerg & Dan Gardner
This format ensures all books are included while highlighting the Top 3 selections in each category for easy reference.
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