Jonny’s Books of 2019

What follows is a compilation of all the books I read or listened to last year. I’ve only included subtitles where necessary for clarification. You can also find me on GoodReads at here:
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5-Stars Loved it

Non-Fiction

  • Rocket Boys by Homer Hickam
  • The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up by Marie Kondo
  • Engineering Jobology 101 by Eric Wardell
  • Own the Day, Own Your Life by Aubrey Marcus
  • Getting to Yes by Roger Fisher
  • Hyperfocus by Chris Bailey
  • The War on Normal People by Andrew Yang
  • Losing My Virginity by Richard Branson
  • Extreme Ownership by Jocko Willink and Leif Babin
  • The 4-Hour Body by Timothy Ferriss
  • The Perfectionists by Simon Winchester
  • Skunk Works by Ben Rich
  • The Effective Executive by Peter Drucker
  • Bad Blood by John Carreyrou
  • Achtung Baby by Sara Zaske
  • Every Tool’s a Hammer by Adam Savage
  • Call Sign Chaos by Jim Mattis
  • Reality Check by Guy Kawasaki
  • The Hard Thing About Hard Things by Ben Horowitz
  • The Department of Mad Scientists by Michael Belfiore

Fiction

  • Daemon by Daniel Suarez
  • Delta-V by Daniel Suarez
  • The Road to Vengeance by Judson Roberts
  • Sea of Swords by R.A. Salvatore

4-Stars Liked it

Non-Fiction

  • Freakonomics by Steven Levitt and Stephen Dubner
  • SuperFreakonomics by Steven Levitt and Stephen Dubner
  • Empress Dowager Cixi by Jung Chang
  • Mindless Eating by Brian Wansink
  • Find Your Why by Simon Sinek
  • Born to Run by Christopher McDougall
  • The Reinventors by Jason Jennings
  • Make Your Bed by William McRaven
  • The New Confessions of an Economic Hit Man by John Perkins
  • The Dichotomy of Leadership by Jocko Willink and Leif Babin
  • Operation Paperclip by Annie Jacobsen
  • Trump: The Art of the Deal by Donald J. Trump
  • She Comes First by Ian Kerner
  • Year of No Sugar by Eve Schaub
  • Rise of the Dungeon Master: Gary Gygax and the Creation of D&D by David Kushner
  • Atomic Habits by James Clear
  • Grit by Angela Duckworth
  • Lone Survivor by Marcus Luttrell
  • Loonshots by Safi Bahcall

Fiction

  • The Spine of the World by R.A. Salvatore
  • Jessica Jones: Purple Daughter by Kelly Thompson
  • Mockingbird, Vol. 1: I Can Explain by Chelsea Cain
  • Rick and Morty vs. Dungeons & Dragons by Patrick Rothfuss

3-Stars It was okay

Non-Fiction

  • The Tipping Point by Malcolm Gladwell
  • The Undoing Project by Michael Lewis
  • He Comes Next by Ian Kerner
  • The Art of the Start by Guy Kawasaki
  • Start Something That Matters by Blake Mycoskie

Fiction

  • Use of Force by Brad Thor
  • Deadpool: Back in Black by Cullen Bunn
  • Mockingbird, Vol. 2: My Feminist Agenda by Chelsea Cain

2-Stars Disliked it

Non-Fiction

  • Foundation by Isaac Asimov (quit early)
  • Leaders by Stanley McChrystal (quit early)
  • Stealing Fire by Steven Kotler (quit early)

Fiction

N/A

1-Star Hated It

N/A

Put on Pause

  • Burn the Fat, Feed the Muscle by Tom Venuto
  • Energy Civilization by Douglas Reynolds 
  • The Campfire Chronicles by Michael Ayoub
  • Essentialism by Greg McKeown

Note: I only included subtitles where necessary for clarification.