«The 81 Books of 2019»
This is what my 2019 looked like:
I finished 81 books; 56 were audiobooks and the remaining 25 were print books.
The numbers were a little lower than 2018 for good reason — I spent 2019 writing up my thoughts of all the books that I read also.
56 audiobooks meant: 27795 minutes of audiobooks
25 print books meant: 5355 pages of books
The average audiobook was 8 hours long.
The average print book was 214 pages long.
Here are all 81 books with links to my thoughts of them and the linked key takeaways:
Great People Decisions by Claudio Fernández-Aráoz
Think and Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill
A Whole New Mind by Daniel Pink
Man’s Search for Meaning by Viktor Frankl
The Great Escape by Angus Deaton
The Lost Art of Listening by Michael P. Nichols
Let Your Life Speak by Parker Palmer
The Power of Habit by Charles Duhigg
The Untethered Soul by Michael Singer
Friend of a Friend by David Burkus
When: The Scientifics of Perfect Timing by Daniel H. Pink
The Courage to Act by Ben Bernanke
The Life You’ve Always Wanted by John Ortberg
The Power of When by Michael Breus
Grace Is Greater by Kyle Idleman
My Life and Work by Henry Ford
The Road to Character by David Brooks
The Marshmallow Test by Walter Mischel
The Power of I Am by Joel Osteen
Hidden Figures by Margot Lee Shetterly
Let Love Have the Last Word by Common
The Right Franchise for You by Faizun Kamal
What Every BODY Is Saying by Joe Navarro
Industries of the Future by Alec Ross
Death by Meeting by Patrick Lencioni
Superforecasting by Philip Tetlock and Dan Gardener
Shortcut Your Startup by Courtney Reum and Carter Reum
Hand Me Another Brick by Charles Swindoll
Never Eat Alone by Keith Ferrazzi
God Grant Me Wisdom published by Worthy Inspired
The Five Elements of Effective Thinking by Edward Burger
Piense Mejor Viva Mejor by Joel Osteen
The Circle Maker by Mark Batterson
The Purpose Driven Life: What on Earth Am I Here For? by Rick Warren
The Ideal Team Player by Patrick Lencioni
The Art of Thinking Clearly by Rolf Dobelli
Atomic Power Habits by James Clear
Gospel Patrons by John Rhinehart
An Economic History of the World since 1400 by Donald Harreld
I Love Capitalism! by Ken Langone
What It Takes by Stephen Schwarzman
That Will Never Work by Marc Randolph
The Genius Plan by Earlie James
Be Obsessed or Be Average by Grant Cardone
The Power of an Ordinary Life by Harvey Hook
Anxious for Nothing: Finding Calm in a Chaotic World by Max Lucado
The Treasure Principle by Randy Alcorn
The 1-Page Marketing Plan by Allan Dib
Words Can Change Your Brain by Andrew Newberg and Mark Robert Waldman
The Obstacle Is the Way by Ryan Holiday
Excellence Wins by Horst Schulze
How to Lead When You’re Not in Charge by Clay Scroggins
Leaders Eat Last by Simon Sinek
How to Lead in a World of Distraction by Clay Scroggins
This was a great year and if I made a top 5, here they are: Well I guess a top 10… I couldn’t narrow it down at first pass.
Destiny by T.D. Jakes
The Lost Art of Listening by Michael P. Nichols
My Life and Work by Henry Ford
Factfulness by Hans Rosling
Death by Meeting by Patrick Lencioni
Never Eat Alone by Keith Ferrazzi
The Purpose Driven Life: What on Earth Am I Here For? By Rick Warren
The Art of Thinking Clearly by Rolf Dobelli
What It Takes by Stephen Schwarzman
Excellence Wins by Horst Schulze
Those books were all excellent. I really enjoyed parts of every book that I read this year.
So now, here are the top 5:
The Lost Art of Listening by Michael P. Nichols
My Life and Work by Henry Ford
Never Eat Alone by Keith Ferrazzi
The Purpose Driven Life: What on Earth Am I Here For? By Rick Warren
What It Takes by Stephen Schwarzman
What I care about the most is how impactful a book is for me.
Those 5 were without a doubt the most impactful for me.
The first, by Michael P. Nichols, influenced my personal interactions and the way that I go about communicating with other people.
Henry Ford’s book as well as Stephen Schwarzman’s book both displayed aspects of themselves that I can see myself emulating in the future.
Keith Ferrazzi’s book was one that was recommended highly by many other people. I was unsure if there was a great deal of value I could gain from that book but it was absolutely incredible.
As for Rick Warren’s book? The timing was superb and the 40 days that the book walked its readers though were excellent.
2019 was an excellent year.
I’m looking forward to all of 2020.
I know that I’m going to ramp it up and I’m ready.
I know that I’m going to do things that I have never done, in God’s name.
Let’s get it.
