Currently Reading:

You are invited to join me in reading:

1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. On The Road (Paperback) – Jack Kerouac
                                             2. Nonviolent Communication (Audible) – Marshall Rosenberg PhD
                                             3. The Meaning of Marriage: Facing the Complexities of Commitment with the Wisdom of God (Libby) – Tim Keller & Kathy Keller
                                             4. The Body: A Guide for Occupants (Libby) – Bill Bryson
                                             5. Ask An Adventurer: Behind the scenes: making a living from living adventurously, growing an audience, and unconventional creativity. (Kindle) – Alastair Humphreys
                                             6. The Mystery Of The Blue Train (Kindle) – Agatha Christie

Books Read 2026:

1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. Travel Hacks: Any Procedures or Actions That Solve a Problem, Simplify a Task, Reduce Frustration, and Make Your Next Trip As Awesome As Possible (Life Hacks Series) (Kindle) – Keith Bradford
                                                2. I Just Wish I Had a Bigger Kitchen: And Other Lies I Think Will Make Me Happy (Libby) – Kate Strickler
                                                3. And Then We Hit a Rock: A family of 5, a dog, and a cat move onto a sailboat. Hilarious true story! (Audible) – Greg Buenzli
                                                4. The Picasso Heist: A Thriller (Libby) – James Patterson
                                                5. The Art of Spending Money: Simple Choices for a Richer Life (Kindle) – Morgan Housel

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Books Read 2025:

1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. Time Off: Guide to Building Your Rest Ethic and Finding Success Without the Stress (Kindle) – John Fitch, Max Frenzel, Mariya Suzuki
                                                2. Deny, Delay, Defend: Why Insurance Companies Don’t Pay Claims and What You Can Do About It (Kindle) – Jay Feinman
                                                3. Zorba The Greek (Audible) – Nikos Kazantzakis
                                                4. The Artist’s Way (Kindle) – Julia Cameron
                                                5. Play: How it Shapes the Brain, Opens the Imagination, and Invigorates the Soul (Kindle) – Stuart Brown MD
                                                6. The Liars Club: A Memoir (Audible) – Mary Karr
                                                7. The Widow’s Husband’s Secrets Lie: A Satirical Novella (Libby) – Freida McFadden
                                                8. Park Avenue Summer (Libby) – Renée Rosen
                                                9. Buy Back Your Time: Get Unstuck, ReclaimYour Freedom, And Build Your Empire (Kindle) – Dan Martell
                                                10. The Mysterious Affair At Styles (Libby) – Agatha Christie
                                                11. Rich Dad Poor Dad: What the Rich Teach Their Kids About Money That the Poor and Middle Class Do Not! (Audible) – Robert Kiyosaki
                                                12. The Murder on The Links (Hoopla) -Agatha Christie
                                                13. An Academy for Liars (Libby) – Alexis Henderson
                                                14. The 4-Hour Workweek (Audible) – Tim Ferriss
                                                15. Scarcity: Why Having Too Little Means So Much (Kindle) – Sendhill Mullainthan & Eldar Shafir
                                                16. The Regatta Mystery (Hoopla) – Agatha Christie
                                                17. 16% Solution: How to Get High Interest Rates in a Low-Interest World with Tax Lien Certificates, Revised Edition (Kindle) – Joel S. Moskowitz
                                                18. How To Solve Your Own Murder (Libby) – Kristen Perrin
                                                19. I’m Off Then: Losing and Finding Myself on the Camino de Santiago (Kindle) – Hape Kerkeling
                                                20. Walking With Sam: A Father, a Son, and Five Hundred Miles Across Spain (Audible) – Andrew McCarthy
                                                21. The Hitch-Hikers Guide To The Galaxy (Libby) – Douglas Adams
                                                22. Off the Road: A Modern-Day Walk Down The  Pilgrim’s Route into Spain (Audible) – Jack Hitt
                                                23. On the Hippie Trail: Istanbul to Kathmandu and the Making of a Travel Writer (Audible) – Rick Steves
                                                24. Rebel Without a Crew: Or How a 23-Year-Old Filmmaker with $7,000 Became a Hollywood Player (Audible) – Robert Rodriguez 
                                                25. Pilgrim: Finding a NEW way on the CAMINO DE SANTIAGO (Kindle) – Carolyn Gillespie
                                                26. The Universe in Verse: 15 Portals To Wonder Through Science & Poetry (Kindle) – Maria Popova
                                                27. The Diary of A Bookseller (Audible) – Shawn Blythell
                                                28. The Lean Startup: How Today’s Entrepreneurs Use Continuous Innovation to Create Radically Successful Businesses (Kindle) – Eric Ries
                                                29. 2nd – Walking With Sam: A Father, a Son, and Five Hundred Miles Across Spain (Audible) – Andrew McCarthy
                                                30. Taste: My Life Through Food (Libby) – Stanley Tucci
                                                31. Eat a Peach: A Memoir (Kindle) – David Chang
                                                32. eBoys: The First Inside Account of Venture Capitalists at Work (Kindle) – Randall E. Stross
                                                33. What The Dog Saw: And Other Adventures (Libby) – Malcom Gladwell
                                                34. The Art of Travel (Audible) – Alain De Botton
                                                35. Rejection Proof: How I Beat Fear and Became Invincible Through 100 Days of Rejection (Libby) Jia Jiang
                                                36. Never Enough: From Barista to Billionaire (Kindle) – Andrew Wilkinson
                                                37. How To Fly For Free: Practical Tips The Airlines Don’t Want You To Know (Kindle Unlimited) – Scott Keyes
                                                38. Two O’Clock on a Tuesday at Trevi Fountain: A Search for an Unconventional Life Abroad (Audible) – Helene Sula
                                                39. One Simple Idea, Revised and Expanded Edition: Turn Your Dreams into a Licensing Goldmine While Letting Others Do the Work  (Kindle Unlimited) – Stephen Keys
                                                40. The 5 Types of Wealth: A Transformative Guide to Design Your Dream Life (Kindle) – Sahil Bloom
                                                41. I Will Teach You To Be Rich: No Guilt. No Excuses. Just a 6-Week Program That Works (Kindle) – Ramit Sethi
                                                42. Happy Money: The Science of Happier Spending (Kindle) – Elizabeth Dunn, Dr. Michael Norton
                                                43. 2x – Main Street Millionaire: How to Make Extraordinary Wealth Buying Ordinary Businesses (Audible) – Codie Sanchez
                                                44. The Sweaty Startup: How to Get Rich Doing Boring Things (Audible) – Nick Huber
                                                45. Our Italian Summer (Libby) – Jennifer Probst – 11/10/25
                                                46. Extreme Ownership: How U.S. Navy Seals Lead And Win (Audible) – Jocko Willink & Leif Babin – 11/11/25
                                                47. On Desire: Why We Want What We Want (Kindle) – William B. Irvine
                                                48. Mistletoe and Magic: The new cute and cosy romance read full of festive cheer for winter 2025 (Audible) – Helene Sula
                                                49. The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari, Special 15th Anniversary Edition (Hoopla) – Robin Sharma
                                                50. Wabi Sabi: Japanese Wisdom for a Perfectly Imperfect Life (Kindle) – Beth Kempton

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2024 Books Read.

1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. Setting the Table (Kindle) – Danny Meyer
                                          2. Million Dollar Weekend: The Surprisingly Simple Way To Launch A 7-Figure Business In 48 Hours (Kindle) – Noah Kagan
                                          3. The Guest List (Audible) – Lucy Foley
                                          4. Vagabonding: An Uncommon Guide to The Art of Long-Term Travel (Audible) – Rolf Potts
                                          5. The Four Hour Workweek (Audible) – Tim Ferriss
                                          6. Around The World in 80 Trains: A 45,000-Mile Adventure (Audible) – Monisha Rajesh
                                          7. Trust Me, I’m Lying: Confessions of a Media Manipulator (Audible) – Ryan Holiday
                                          8. It. Goes. So. Fast.: The Year of No Do-Overs (Libby) – Mary Louise Kelley
                                          9. The Sex Lives of Cannibals: Adrift in The Equatorial Pacific (Audible) – J. Maarten Troost
                                          10. If You Could Live Anywhere: The Surprising Importance of Place in a Work-from-Anywhere World (Hoopla) – Melody Warnick 
                                          11. Walking with Sam: A Father, A Son, and Five Hundred Miles Across Spain (Libby) – Andrew McCarthy
                                          12. Every Day in Tuscany: Seasons of an Italian Life (Libby) – Frances Mayes 
                                          13. The Lost Continent: Travels in Small Town America (Libby) – Bill Bryson
                                          14. A Walk in The Woods: Rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail (Libby) – Bill Bryson
                                          15. The Power of Moments: Why Certain Experiences Have Extraordinary Impact (Libby) – Chip Heath & Dan Heath 
                                          16. Rediscovering Travel: A Guide For The Globally Curious (Hoopla) – Seth Kugel
                                          17. The Pilgrimage: A Contemporary Quest for Ancient Wisdom (Hoopla) – Paulo Coelho
                                          18. Bird By Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life (Kindle) – Anne Lamott 
                                          19. The Road to Little Dribbling: Adventures of an American in Britain (Libby) – Bill Bryson
                                          20. Ravenous (Audible) – Helen Hardt
                                          21. Take More Vacations: How To Search Better, Book Cheaper, and Travel the World (Hoopla) – Scott Keyes
                                          22. Daily Rituals: How Artists Work (Kindle) – Mason Currey
                                          23. Insatiable (Audible) – Helen Hardt
                                          24. At Home: A Short History of Private Life (Libby) – Bill Bryson
                                          25. Ikigai: The Japanese Secret to a Long and Happy Life (Hoopla) – Héctor Garcia & Francesc Miralles
                                          26. Getting Stoned With Savages: A Trip Through the Islands of Fiji and Vanuatu (Audible) – J.Maarten Troost
                                          27. The Doorstep Mile: Live More Adventurously Everyday (Hoopla) – Alastair Humphreys
                                          28. Excellent Advice for Living: Wisdom I Wish I’d Known Earlier (Kindle) – Kevin Kelly
                                          29. Unreasonable Hospitality: The Remarkable Power of Giving People More than They Expect (Kindle) – Will Guidara
                                          30. Italy-Culture Smart!: The Essential Guide to Customs & Culture (Hoopla) – Barry Tomalin
                                          31. The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood Is Causing an Epidemic of Mental Illness (Libby) – Johnathan Haidt
                                          32. Tao Te Ching (Kindle) – Lao Tzu
                                          33. Animal Farm (Paperback) – George Orwell
                                          34. The Gifts of Imperfection: Let Go of Who You Think You’re Supposed to Be and Embrace Who You Are (Libby) – Brené Brown
                                          35. Tribe of Mentors: Short Life Advice from the Best in the World (Kindle) – Tim Ferriss
                                          36. Rising Strong: How The Ability to Reset Transforms The Way We Live, Love, Parent And Lead (Libby) – Brené Brown 
                                          37. On Writing Well: The Classic Guide to Writing Nonfiction (Kindle) – William Zinsser
                                          38. Headhunters on My Doorstep: A True Treasure Island Ghost Story (Audible) – J. Maarten Troost
                                          39. Five Families: The Rise, Decline, and Resurgence of America’s Most Powerful Mafia Empires (Hoopla) – Selwyn Raab
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2023 Books Read.

1. Psychology of Money: Timeless Lessons on Wealth, Greed and Happiness (Kindle) – Morgan Housel
2. We Came We Saw We Left: A Family Gap Year (Audible) – Charles Wheelan 
3. The Itching Palm A study of the Habit of Tipping in America (Kindle) – William R. Scott
4. How To Live: 27 Conflicting Answers and One Weird Conclusion (Paperback) – Derek Sivers
5. Vagabonding: An Uncommon Guide to the Art of Long-Term World Travel (Audible – re read) – Rolf Potts – Multiple
6. The Four Hour Workweek (Audible – re read) – Tim Ferriss – Multiple
7. The Hounds of Baskerville -Sherlock Holmes (Paperback) – Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
8. Craving (1 of 31 – Audible) – Helen Hardt
9. The Paradox of Choice: Why More is Less (Kindle) – Barry Schwartz
10. Obsession (2 of 31 – Audible) – Helen Hardt
11. Possession (3 of 31 – Audible) – Helen Hardt
12. Goombata: The Improbable Rise and Fall of John Gotti and his Gang (Paperback) – John Cummings 
13. E-Myth Contractor (Kindle) – Michael Gerber
14. Melt (4 of 31) – Audible) – Helen Hardt
15. Burn (5 of 31 – Audible) – Helen Hardt
16. Surrender (6 of 31 – Audible) – Helen Hardt
17. Under the Sweetwater Rim (Paperback) – Louis L’Amour
18. Shattered (7 of 31 – Audible) Helen Hardt
19. Utah Blaine (Paperback) – Louis L’Amour
20. Silver Canyon (Paperback) – Louis L’Amour
21. The Third Door: The Wild Quest To Uncover How the World’s Most Successful People Launched Their Careers (Hardback) – Alex Banayan
22. Twisted (8 of 31 – Audible) – Helen Hardt
23. High Lonesome (Paperback) – Louis L’Amour
24. Ride the Dark Trail (Paperback) – Louis L’Amour
25. Unraveled (9 of 31 – Audible) – Helen Hardt
26. Deluxe: How Luxury Lost Its Luster (Kindle) – Dana Thomas
27. How to Win Friends and Influence People (Audible) – Dale Carnegie
28. Moonwalking with Einstein (Kindle) – Joshua Foer
29. On the Far Side of the Mountain (Paperback) – Jean Craighead George
30. Subtle Art of Not Giving a Fuck (Hard Back / Audible) – Mark Manson – 2x’s
31. Breathless (10 of 31 – Audible) – Helen Hardt
32. Your Money or Your Life (Audible) – Vicki Robbin & Joe Dominguez
33. Die With Zero: Getting All You Can From Your Money and Your Life (Kindle) – Bill Perkins
34. The Vagabonds Way (Kindle) – Rolf Potts
35. Marco Polo Didn’t Go There: Stories and Revelations from One Decade as a Postmodern Travel Writer  (Kindle) – Rolf Potts
36. The Year of Living Biblically: One Man’s Humble Quest to follow the Bible as Literally as Possible (Hoopla – Audio) – A.J. Jacobs
37. Top Five Regrets of The Dying (Kindle) – Bronnie Ware
38. Pineapple Street (Audible) – Jenny Jackson 
39. I Can’t Believe We Live Here: The Wild But True Story of How We Dropped Everything in the States and Moved to Italy, Right Before The End of The World (Kindle) – Matt Walker & Zeneba Bowers