Dave’s Book List – 2023

Here are the books I read during 2023. Click on the link for my personal notes from each book.

TITLEAUTHOR
1964: Eyes of the StormPaul McCartney
Accidental Presidents: Eight Men Who Changed AmericaJared Cohen
After Steve: How Apple Became A Trillion Dollar Company and Lost Its SoulTriipp Mickle
A Man of Iron: The Turbulant Life and Improbably Presidency of Grover ClevelandTroy. Senik
A Sand Country AlmanacAldo Leopold
Be Our Guest: Perfecting The Art of Customer ServiceTheodore Kinni
Diary of A BooksellerShaun Bythell
Dinners with Ruth: A Memoir on the Power of FriendshipsNina Totenberg
Discipline Is Destiny: The Power of Self ControlRyan Holiday
Dotcom Secrets: The Underground Playbook for Growing Your Company OnlineRussell Brunson
Foxconned: Imaginary Jobs, Bulldozed Homes and the Sacking of Local GovernmentLawrence Tabak
Four Minute MillionaireNiklas Goke
Food Rules: An Eater’s ManualMichael Pollan
Give and TakeAdam Grant
How to Become a Straight-A StudentCal Newport
How To Win At CollegeCal Newport
How Not To Die: Discover The Foods Scientifically Proven to Prevent and Reverse DiseaseMichael Greger and George Stone
How To Astronaut: An Insider’s Guide to Leaving Planet EarthTerry Virts
It’s Not TV: The Spectacular Rise, Revolution and Future of HBOFelix Gillette and John Kobin
“Make It Stick: The Science of Successful LearningPeter C. Brown, Henry L. Roediger III, and Mark A. McDaniel 
Mind Your Mindset:  The Science That Shows Success Starts with Your ThinkingMichael Hyatt and Megan Hyatt Miller
Mr. Putin: Operative In The KremlinFiona Hill and Clifford Gaddy
Outlive: The Science and Art of LongevityPeter Attia
Proof of Heaven: A Neurosurgeon’s Journey into the AfterlifeEben Alexander
SuperPower Interrupted: The Chinese History of the WorldCharles Schuman
Thank You For Your Servitude: Donald Trump’s Washington and the Price of SubmissionMark Leibovich
The 90sChuck Klostermann
The Avoidable WarKevin Rudd
The Bezos Blueprint: Communication Secrets of the World’s Greatest SalesmanCarmine Gallo
The Case for Christ: A Journalist’s Personal Investigation of The Evidence for JesusLee Strobel
The Chaos Machine: The Inside Story of How Social Media Rewired Our Minds and Our WorldMax Fisher
The Declassification Engine: What History Reveals About America’s SecretsMatthew Connelly
The Destructionists: The Twenty-Five Year Crack-Up of the Republican PartyDana Milbank
The Extended Mind: The Power of Thinking Outside The BrainAnnie Murphy Paul
The Heat Will Kill You First: Life and Death on a Scorched PlanetJeff Goodell
The Obesity Code: Unlocking The Secrets of Weight LossJason Fung
The PARA Method: Simplify, Organize and Master Your Digital LifeTiago Forte
The Power of Noticing: What The Best Leaders SeeMax Bazerman
The Practice: Shipping Creative WorkSeth Godin
The QueenVictoria Murphy
The Shadow Docket: How The Supreme Court Uses Stealth Rulings to Amass Power and Undermine The RepublicStephen Vladeck
The Vegetable Gardener’s BibleEdward C. Smith
The Self Managing CompanyDan Sulllivan
The Solopreneur: How to Build A Coaching Business With Sustainable FoundationsKara Freedman
Think Like a Monk: Train Your Mind for Peace and Purpose Every DayJay Shetty
Trust The Plan: The Rise of Qanon and the Conspiracy That Unhinged AmericaWill Sommer
Two Minute Pep Talks: 67 Jolts of Inspiration for More Hope, Comfort, and Love in Any SituationNiklas Goke
WaldenHenry David Thoreau
We Are Proud Boys: How A Right Wing Street Gang Ushered In A New Era of American ExtremismAndy Campbell
Wild Bill: The True Story of the American Frontier’s First GunslingerTom Clavin

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