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My Books Read

Here is a list of books I read. I moved the books read from About Me to its own web page. I rank my top 25 favorite books. Honorable mention books are the books almost ranked. Some books are recommended. Some books include remarks.

I started reading books in 2001. I'm a casual reader. Reading books is the best way to keep a person's mind sharp. I started reading more fiction than nonfiction in 2008. My top fiction books are bestsellers, classic literature, dystopian, young adult, fantasy, and sci-fi. My top nonfiction books are business, investments, sports, technology, and advice. I'm open to all recommendations.

I read 244 books. Books with multiple volumes such as Harry Potter and The Hunger Games are counted as one book.

The books are sorted by author's last name, author's first name, and title. Click a letter to scroll down by author's last name. A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, O, P, Q, R, S, T, U, V, W, X, Y, Z.

A
Title Author First Name Author Last Name Ranked Number Or Recommended Remarks
The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy Douglas Adams Ranked #18 Bring a towel when traveling.
The Snow Queen Hans Christian Anderson   Inspired the movie Frozen.
Feed M.T. Anderson    
i, Robot Isaac Asimov   The book and the movie are different.

B
Title Author First Name Author Last Name Ranked Number Or Recommended Remarks
Tuck Everlasting Natalie Babbitt    
The Fermata Nicholson Baker    
The Inheritance Games Jennifer Lynn Barnes   Book three The Final Gambit is on my wish list.
The Guernsey Literary And Potato Peel Pie Society Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows    
Uncle John's Great Big Bathroom Reader   The Bathroom Readers' Institute    
The Wonderful Wizard Of Oz L. Frank Baum   More violent than the movie.
The Last Unicorn Peter Beagle    
Get Back   The Beatles   The book detailed The Beatles recording Let It Be and their final live concert on the Apple Studios roof.
City Of Thieves David Benioff Honorable mention World War II book more comedy than action.
All The President's Men Carl
Bob		 Bernstein and
Woodward		 Ranked #24 A reminder of patience and persistence.
Forever . . . Judy Blume Ranked #14 All high school students must read.
Superfudge Judy Blume    
Tales Of A Fourth Grade Nothing Judy Blume    
Mystery Of The Fat Cat Frank Bonham   I wrote a book report in fourth grade.
The Bridge Over The River Kawi Pierre Boulle    
Black Hawk Down Mark Bowden Honorable mention Fans of the movie should read the book.
The Tuscan Child Rhys Bowen    
Fahrenheit 451 Ray Bradbury    
Business Adventures John Brooks    
World War Z Max Brooks    
A Short History Of Nearly Everything Bill Bryson   The general lesson learned is patience.
The Secret Garden Frances Hodgson Burnett    
Kissing School Cherie Byrd    

C
Title Author First Name Author Last Name Ranked Number Or Recommended Remarks
The Art Of Hugging William Cane    
The Art Of Kissing William Cane    
In Cold Blood Truman Capote Recommended I thought it's fiction. I discovered afterwards it's nonfiction.
Ender's Game Orson Scott Card Ranked #6 My all time favorite sci-fi book.
Don't Sweat The Small Stuff . . . And It's All Small Stuff Richard Carlson    
How To Win Friends And Influence People Dale Carnegie Ranked #8 Adapt a minimum 20% of his suggestions increases changes to meet new people.
Alice's Adventures In Wonderland And Through The Looking-Glass Lewis Carroll   I didn't watch the movie.
The Invisible Gorilla Christopher
Daniel		 Chabris and
Simons		 Recommended 50% of the people didn't see the gorilla in front of basketball players.
The Perks Of Being A Wallflower Stephen Chbosky    
Girl With A Pearl Earring Tracy Chevalier Recommended My first historic fiction book.
Influence The Psychology Of Persuasion Robert Cialdini    
The House On Mango Street Sandra Cisneros    
The Hunt For Red October Tom Clancy    
Atomic Habits James Clear    
Dear Mr. Henshaw Beverly Cleary    
The Alchemist Paulo Coelho    
Built To Last Jim Collins    
Good To Great Jim Collins    
The Hunger Games Suzanne Collins Recommended  
The Power Of One Bryce Courtenay Ranked #15 The wisdom is learned at the beginning of the book.
The 7 Habits Of Highly Effective People Stephen Covey Ranked #11 Practice, practice, practice the habits.
The Red Badge Of Courage Stephen Crane    
Jurassic Park Michael Crichton Ranked #17 More violent than the movie. Ian Malcolm is my favorite character.
American Dirt Jeanine Cummins    

D
Title Author First Name Author Last Name Ranked Number Or Recommended Remarks
Charlie And The Chocolate Factory Roald Dahl    
1906 A Novel James Dalessandro    
Blade Runner (Do Androids Dream Of Electric Sheep) Philip Dick    
The Man In The High Castle Philip Dick    
The Preserving Machine Philip Dick    
A Christmas Carol Charles Dickens    
A Tale Of Two Cities Charles Dickens    
All The Light We Cannot See Anthony Doerr    
Negotiating For Dummies Michael
Mimi		 Donaldson and
Donaldson		    
The Greatest Beer Run Ever John "Chick"
JT		 Donohue and
Molloy		    
The Adventures Of Sherlock Holmes Sir Arthur Conan Doyle    
The Return Of Sherlock Holmes Sir Arthur Conan Doyle    
The Lessons Of History Will and Ariel Durant   The biology lesson is my favorite.

E
Title Author First Name Author Last Name Ranked Number Or Recommended Remarks
The Circle Dave Eggers   If the book was written in the 1950s, then it's a classic.

F
Title Author First Name Author Last Name Ranked Number Or Recommended Remarks
The Great Gatsby F. Scott Fitzgerald    
Ranger's Apprentice Book 1: The Ruins Of Gorland John Flanagan    
Cold Mountain Charles Frazier Ranked #25 People thought the world ends in the 1860s.
The World Is Flat Thomas Friedman    
All I Really Need To Know I Learned In Kindergarten Robert Fulghum   Reread the book for the second time in 2025. I read the book in college.
Inkheart Cornelia Funke    

G
Title Author First Name Author Last Name Ranked Number Or Recommended Remarks
American Gods Neil Gaiman    
Coraline Neil Gaiman    
Good Omens Neil
Terry		 Gaiman and
Pratchett		    
The Graveyard Book Neil Gaiman Recommended  
Business @ The Speed Of Thought Bill Gates   Some of Gates' predictions came true.
Eat Pray Love Elizabeth Gilbert   The ending lesson made reading the book worth it.
Blink Malcolm Gladwell    
Outliers Malcolm Gladwell Ranked #2 Some people succeed by luck. Some people don't succeed beyond their control.
Talking To Strangers Malcolm Gladwell To be ranked  
The Tipping Point Malcolm Gladwell    
Lord Of The Flies William Golding    
The Princess Bride William Goldman Recommended As you wish.
The Wind In The Willows Kenneth Grahame    
Heroes Alan Gratz    
Refugee Alan Gratz Recommended  
Men Are From Mars, Women Are From Venus John Gray   Read the book in 2008. Some of the content is valid today.
The Beach House Jane Green    
An Abundance Of Katherines John Green    
Looking For Alaska John Green Ranked #21 Best John Green book.
Paper Towns John Green    
The Fault In Our Stars John Green    
King Arthur And His Knights Of The Round Table Roger Lancelyn Green    
The Adventures Of Robin Hood Roger Lancelyn Green    
The Explosive Child Ross Greene   The book is also a self-help book for adults.
The Age Of Turbulence Alan Greenspan    
The Firm John Grisham    

H
Title Author First Name Author Last Name Ranked Number Or Recommended Remarks
The Midnight Library Matt Haig    
The Nightingale Kristin Hannah Honorable mention German occupation in France during World War II. Story told by two sisters.
Spy Secrets That Can Save Your Life Jason Hanson   An updated version is on my wish list.
A Brief History Of Time Stephen Hawking Ranked #10 A science degree is not necessary.
The Scarlet Letter Nathaniel Hawthorne   I read bewteen five and ten pages a day.
Starship Troopers Robert Heinlein   The book and the movie are different.
Catch-22 Joseph Heller   Some opinions are good plot and badly written for which I agree.
A Farewell To Arms Ernest Hemingway    
The Old Man And The Sea Ernest Hemingway Ranked #7 I read the book for the first time in eighth grade.
Summer Of '69 Elin Hilderbrand    
The Outsiders S.E. Hinton    
Verity Colleen Hoover    
How To Master The Art Of Selling Tom Hopkins    
The Season Patricia
Robin		 Hornung and
Moore		   The real experiences of professional football player's wife.
The Whispers Greg Howard   First juvenile LGBTQ book.
Les Miserables Victor Hugo   I read the book for the second time in college.
Brave New World Aldous Huxley    

I
Title Author First Name Author Last Name Ranked Number Or Recommended Remarks
How To Invest In Real Estate With Little Or No Money Down Robert Irwin    
Steve Jobs Walter Isaacson Ranked #1 I promise the reader gains wisdom.

J
Title Author First Name Author Last Name Ranked Number Or Recommended Remarks
A Good Girl's Guide To Murder Holly Jackson    
Who Moved My Cheese? Spencer Johnson Honorable mention A book about change.
How We Got To Now Steven Johnson   Clean, cold, glass, light, sound, and time.
Mistakes That Worked Charlotte Foltz Jones   Teach children about mistakes.

K
Title Author First Name Author Last Name Ranked Number Or Recommended Remarks
Thinking, Fast And Slow Daniel Kahneman Ranked #13 Follow the patterns.
Orange Is The New Black Piper Kerman    
She Comes First Ian Kerner    
The Jungle Book Rudyard Kipling    
Up In The Air Walter Kirn    
Cashflow Quadrant Robert Kiyosaki    
Prophecy Robert Kiyosaki   The prophecy didn't come true.
Retire Young, Retire Rich Robert Kiyosaki    
Rich Dad, Poor Dad Robert Kiyosaki Ranked #9 I was introduced in 2002. It changed my life financially forever.
A Separate Peace John Knowles    
From The Mixed-Up Files Of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler E.L. Konigsburg Ranked #20 It's a children's book.
Into The Wild Jon Krakauer    
Into Thin Air Jon Krakauer Recommended Real life lessons are learned.
Crazy Rich Asians Kevin Kwan    

L
Title Author First Name Author Last Name Ranked Number Or Recommended Remarks
To Kill A Mocking Bird Harper Lee Ranked #3 Atticus Finch is a model to be a strong man.
Freakonomics Steven
Stephen		 Levitt and
Dubner		    
Moneyball Michael Lewis   It does win games. It doesn't win championships.
The Big Short Michael Lewis    
Find A Stranger, Say Goodbye Lois Lowry   A book about goodbyes.
Number The Stars Lois Lowry   A World War II book written for junior high and high school students.
Beating The Street Peter Lynch    
One Up On Wall Street Peter Lynch Recommended Research, research, research.

M
Title Author First Name Author Last Name Ranked Number Or Recommended Remarks
Swim With The Sharks Without Being Eaten Alive Harvey Mackay   There must be an updated version in the 2020s.
Life Of Pi Yann Martel    
1Q84 Haruki Maurakami Recommended My research said there are better Maurakami books.
I Hope They Serve Beer In Hell Tucker Max Recommended A book on how to be an asshole.
Blood Meridian Cormac McCarthy    
The Road Cormac McCarthy    
One Of Us Is Lying Karen McManus    
Moby-Dick Herman Melville Ranked #4 The ending is the best ending I ever read.
The Host Stephenie Meyer Recommended  
Bringing Down The House Ben Mezrich   The Blackjack scene from the movie Rain Man summarizes how they beat the casinos.
The Silent Patient Alex Michaelides Honorable mention Anything I say is a spoiler.
Death Of A Salesman Arthur Miller    
The Bluest Eye Toni Morrison   I researched online to understand the symbolism and themes.
Dewey Vicki Myron    

N
Title Author First Name Author Last Name Ranked Number Or Recommended Remarks
Little Fires Everywhere Celeste Ng    

O
Title Author First Name Author Last Name Ranked Number Or Recommended Remarks
Who's Looking Out For Me Bill O'Reilly    
1984 George Orwell   The chilling book needs neither a rank nor a recommendation.
Animal House George Orwell   The book and the animation adaptation are different.

P
Title Author First Name Author Last Name Ranked Number Or Recommended Remarks
Wonder R.J. Palacio To be ranked The author did a good job writing adult themes for a children's book.
Confessions Of An Economic Hit Man John Perkins   Almost nobody knows about these people.
The Peter Principle Lawrence
Raymond		 Peter and
Hull		 To be ranked Reading the first chapter only increases your chances of keeping your job. The last chapter is the best chapter.
The Big Book Of Beatrix Potter Beatrix Potter    
A Hat Full Of Sky Terry Pratchett    
Carpe Jugulum Terry Pratchett Honorable mention My all time favorite Pratchett book.
Equal Rites Terry Pratchett    
Eric Terry Pratchett    
Going Postal Terry Pratchett    
Guards! Guards Terry Pratchett    
Hogfather Terry Pratchett Recommended  
Men At Arms Terry Pratchett Recommended  
Mort Terry Pratchett    
Moving Pictures Terry Pratchett    
Night Watch Terry Pratchett    
Pyramids Terry Pratchett    
Reaper Man Terry Pratchett    
Small Gods Terry Pratchett    
Strata Terry Pratchett    
The Color Of Magic Terry Pratchett    
The Fifth Elephant Terry Pratchett    
The Light Fantastic Terry Pratchett    
Thief Of Time Terry Pratchett Recommended  
Wyrd Sisters Terry Pratchett    
His Dark Materials Philip Pullman    

Q
Title Author First Name Author Last Name Ranked Number Or Recommended Remarks

R
Title Author First Name Author Last Name Ranked Number Or Recommended Remarks
Where The Red Fern Grows Wilson Rawls Recommended A grade school classic.
The Seven Husbands Of Evelyn Hugo Taylor Jenkins Reid Recommended  
Unlimited Power Tony Robbins    
Harry Potter J.K. Rowling Ranked #5 Read for the first time in 2019. Read three times during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Harry Potter And The Cursed Child J.K.
John
Jack		 Rowling,
Tiffany, and
Thorne		    

S
Title Author First Name Author Last Name Ranked Number Or Recommended Remarks
Holes Louis Sachar Recommended Required reading for some English classes.
The Catcher In The Rye J.D. Salinger   A how to book to become a loser.
Love Walked In Marisa De Los Santos    
Negotiating For Your Life Nicole Schapiro    
The Reader Bernhard Schlink    
Seinlanguage Jerry Seinfeld   Parts of the book are in the TV series.
Oh, The Places You'll Go   Dr. Seuss Ranked #22 The Seuss book is mentioned because of the rank. A top must read for grade school children.
The Invention Of Hugo Cabret Brian Selznick Ranked #19 Selznick wrote the story and drew the illustrations.
Shuffle Up And Deal Mike Sexton    
The Rescuers Margery Sharp    
Pygmalion Bernard Shaw    
Frankenstein Mary Shelley   I liked the introduction. I understand the jokes referencing the book.
Ten Things I Wish I'd Known Before I Went Out Into The Real World Maria Shriver    
The Eye Of The Storm Robert Slater    
A Tree Grows In Brooklyn Betty Smith Recommended A classic for which most of the story is adapted true today.
The Prime Of Miss Jean Brodie Muriel Spark Recommended Read the book slowly. No need to finish in two days.
The Choice Nicholas Sparks   The first book which began reading more fiction than nonfiction starting in 2008.
The Millionaire Next Door Thomas Stanley    
When You Reach Me Rebecca Stead Recommended An example adults who can't find a good book read children's books.
Of Mice And Men John Steinbeck    
The Grapes Of Wrath John Steinbeck Recommended The book is an easy read for high school students and adults. Not British literature.
The Pearl John Steinbeck    
Treasure Island Robert Louis Stevenson    
Wild Cheryl Strayed    
Olive Kitteridge Elizabeth Strout    
Q&A Vikas Swarup    

T
Title Author First Name Author Last Name Ranked Number Or Recommended Remarks
The Cay Theodore Taylor    
Nudge Richard
Cass		 Thaler and
Sunstein		   Nudge is not 100% perfect; for instance, Nudge is ineffective for organ donation.
The Hobbit J.R.R. Tolkien    
The Lord Of The Rings Part One: The Fellowship Of The Ring J.R.R. Tolkien   Part two and part three are on my wish list.
Mary Poppins P.L. Travers    
The Adventures Of Huckleberry Finn Mark Twain   The spinoff from the book The Adventures Of Tom Sawyer.
The Adventures Of Tom Sawyer Mark Twain    
The Art Of War Sun Tzu    

U
Title Author First Name Author Last Name Ranked Number Or Recommended Remarks
Couples John Updike    

V
Title Author First Name Author Last Name Ranked Number Or Recommended Remarks
20,000 Leagues Under The Sea Jules Verne    
Around The World In Eighty Days Jules Verne    
Slaughter House-Five Kurt Vonnegut    

W
Title Author First Name Author Last Name Ranked Number Or Recommended Remarks
The Color Purple Alice Walker    
The Bridges Of Madison County Robert James Waller    
The Glass Castle Jeannette Walls Ranked #12 A family lives in multiple cities being in poverty.
The Woman In Cabin 10 Ruth Ware    
Project Hail Mary Andy Weir Ranked #16 Fantastic, fantastic, fantastic.
The Martian Andy Weir Recommended  
The Devil Wears Prada Lauren Weisberger Recommended Men reading the book understand women's difficult clothing choices.
The Invisible Man H.G. Wells    
The Time Machine H.G. Wells    
Educated Tara Westover    
The Importance Of Being Earnest Oscar Wilde   A slow pace lol comedy in today's entertainment environment.
The Picture Of Dorian Gray Oscar Wilde    
Little House On The Prairie Laura Ingalls Wilder    
The Swiss Family Robinson Johann Wyss    

X
Title Author First Name Author Last Name Ranked Number Or Recommended Remarks

Y
Title Author First Name Author Last Name Ranked Number Or Recommended Remarks
The Sun Is Also A Star Nicola Yoon    
The Shack W.M. Paul Young    

Z
Title Author First Name Author Last Name Ranked Number Or Recommended Remarks
The Book Thief Markus Zusak Ranked #23 The illiterate main character stole books during World War II in Nazi Germany.

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