Books of 2018
The following are the books that I either read or listened to throughout 2018—a total of 45 finished, 3 quit. My rating system is as follows:
Hated or Quit: ⭐️
Disliked: ⭐️⭐️
Okay: ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Liked: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Loved: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
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Fiction
- The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
- Ringworld (Ringworld #1) by Larry Niven ⭐️⭐️⭐️
- Viking Warrior (The Strongbow Saga #1) by Judson Roberts ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
- Dragons from the Sea (The Strongbow Saga #2) by Judson Roberts ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
- Ender’s Game (Ender’s Saga #1) by Orson Scott Card ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
- Artemis by Andy Weir ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
- The Crystal Shard (Icewind Dale Trilogy, #1; Legend of Drizzt, #4) by R.A. Salvatore⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
- Streams of Silver (Icewind Dale Trilogy, #2; Legend of Drizzt, #5) by R.A. Salvatore⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
- The Halfling’s Gem (Icewind Dale Trilogy, #3; Legend of Drizzt, #6) by R.A. Salvatore ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
- The Legacy (Legacy of the Drow, #1; Legend of Drizzt, #7) by R.A. Salvatore ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
- Starless Night (Legacy of the Drow, #2; Legend of Drizzt, #8) by R.A. Salvatore ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
- Siege of Darkness (Legacy of the Drow, #3; Legend of Drizzt, #9) by R.A. Salvatore ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
- The Silent Blade (Paths of Darkness #1; Legend of Drizzt, #10) by R.A. Salvatore ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Non-Fiction
- Closing with the Enemy: How GIs Fought the War in Europe, 1944-1945 by Michael D. Doubler ⭐️⭐️⭐️
- His Needs, Her Needs: Building an Affair-Proof Marriage by Willard F. Harley Jr. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
- The 4-Hour Workweek: Escape 9–5, Live
Anywhere, and Join the New Rich by Timothy Ferriss ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ - The Richest Man in Babylon by George S. Clason ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
- It’s Your Ship: Management Techniques from the Best Damn Ship in the Navy by D. Michael Abrashoff ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
- Delivering Happiness: A Path to Profits, Passion, and Purpose by Tony Hsieh ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
- Small Is the New Big: and 183 Other Riffs, Rants, and Remarkable Business Ideas by Seth Godin ⭐️⭐️⭐️
- Benjamin Franklin: An American Life by Walter Isaacson ⭐️⭐️⭐️
- Moonwalking with Einstein: The Art and Science of Remembering Everything by Joshua Foer ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
- Finish: Give Yourself the Gift of Done by Jon Acuff ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
- Mission to Mars: My Vision for Space Exploration by Buzz Aldrin ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
- A Wrestling Life: The Inspiring Stories of Dan Gable by Dan Gable with Scott Schulte ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
- The Space Barons: Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, and the Quest to Colonize the Cosmos by Christian Davenport ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
- “Surely You’re Joking, Mr. Feynman!”: Adventures of a Curious Character by Richard Feynman ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
- The Disappearing Spoon: And Other True Tales of Madness, Love, and the History of the World from the Periodic Table of the Elements by Sam Kean ⭐️⭐️⭐️
- Thomas Jefferson and the Tripoli Pirates: The Forgotten War that Changed American History by Brian Kilmeade and Don Yaeger ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
- The Sleep Revolution: Transforming Your Life, One Night at a Time by Arianna Huffington ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
- A History of the World in 6 Glasses by Tom Standage ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
- Bold: How to Go Big, Create Wealth and Impact the World by Peter H. Diamandis and Steven Kotler ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
- Beyond Band of Brothers: The War Memoirs of Major Dick Winters by Dick Winters with Cole C. Kingseed ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
- Outlaw Platoon: Heroes, Renegades, Infidels, and the Brotherhood of War in Afghanistan by Sean Parnell with John R. Bruning⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
- Undeniable: Evolution and the Science of Creation (Un… #1) by Bill Nye ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
- Unstoppable: Harnessing Science to Change the World (Un… #2) by Bill Nye ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
- Raising Men: Lessons Navy Seals Learned from Their Training and Taught to Their Sons by Eric Davis ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
- Zero to One: Notes on Startups, or How to Build the Future by Peter Thiel with Blake Masters ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
- Extreme Ownership: How U.S. Navy SEALs Lead and Win by Jocko Willink and Leif Babin⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Comics
- Captain Marvel Vol. 1: Higher, Further, Faster, More by Kelly Sue DeConnick with David Lopez (Illustrator) ⭐️⭐️⭐️
- Deadpool, Vol. 1: Secret Invasion by Daniel Way and Steve Dillon with Paco Medina (Illustrator) ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
- Black Panther: A Nation Under Our Feet Vol. 1 by Ta-Nehisi Coates with Brian Stelfreeze (Illustrator) ⭐️⭐️
- Star Wars: Darth Maul – Son of Dathomir by Jeremy Barlow with Juan Frigeri (Illustrator) ⭐️⭐️⭐️
- Star Wars: Darth Vader, Vol. 1: Vader by Kieron Gillen with Salvador Larroca (Illustrator) and Adi Granov (Illustrator)⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
- Thor, Volume 1: The Goddess of Thunder by Jason Aaron with Russell Dauterman (Illustrator)⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Quit
- Onward: How Starbucks Fought for Its Life Without Losing Its Soul by Howard Schultz ⭐️
- New World Faiths: Religion in Colonial America by Jon Butler⭐️
- The Slave Ship: A Human History by Marcus Rediker⭐️