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Books I Read in 2024

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Here is a complete list of the books I read in 2024, listed in the order that I read them. I was very busy with work, school, and other commitments in 2024 and did not post many detailed book reviews. When I created this blog, my intention was to read, learn, and share about the books I read, so I hope to post more book reviews in 2025.

1. 101 Things I Learned in Advertising School by Tracy Arrington with Matthew Frederick

2. The Book You Want Everyone You Love* To Read by Philippa Perry

3. Internal Medicine: A Doctor’s Stories by Terry Holt

4. Killers of the Flower Moon by David Grann

5. Good Talk by Mira Jacobs

You can read mini book burbs about books 1-5 here: https://wordpress.com/post/readlearnshare.blog/4548

6. Her Honor: My Life on the Bench . . . What Works, What’s Broken, and How to Change It by LaDoris H. Cordell

7. Flawless: Lessons in Looks and Culture from the K-Beauty Capital by Elise Hu

8. I’ll Fly Away by Rudy Francisco

9. How to Break Up With Your Phone by Catherine Price

You can read mini book blurbs about books 6-9 here: https://wordpress.com/post/readlearnshare.blog/4766

10. How to Talk to Anyone: 92 Little Tricks for Big Success in Relationships by Leil Lowndes

11. Like, Literally, Dude: Arguing for the Good in Bad English by Valerie Fridland

12. 100 Ways to Change Your Life by Liz Moody

13. Excuse Me As I Kiss the Sky by Rudy Francisco

You can read mini book blurbs about books 10-13 here: https://wordpress.com/post/readlearnshare.blog/5064

14. The Sun Does Shine by Anthony Ray Hinton

15. Warren Buffett Invests Like A Girl And Why You Should, Too by LouAnn Lofton

16. Unreasonable Hospitality: the Remarkable Power of Giving People More Than They Expect by Will Guidara

17. The Book of (More) Delights by Ross Gay

You can read mini book blurbs about books 14-17 here: https://wordpress.com/post/readlearnshare.blog/5220

18. Becoming A Crime Scene Investigator by Jacqueline Detwiler-George

19. Know Your Endo by Jessica Murnane

20. The Body Keeps The Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma by Bessel van Der Kolk, M.D.

21. Extreme Measures: Finding a Better Path to the End of Life by Jessica Nutik Zitter, MD

You can read mini book blurbs about books 18-21 here: https://wordpress.com/post/readlearnshare.blog/5376

22. Vagina Problems: Endometriosis, Painful Sex, and Other Taboo Topics by Lara Parker

23. Stop Overthinking by Nick Trenton

24. Excellent Advice for Living: Wisdom I Wish I’d Known Earlier by Kevin Kelly

25. One Decision Away: Key Principles to Create What You Want in Life and Work by Paula Melo Doroff

26. In the Form of A Question: The Joys and Rewards of a Curious Life by Amy Schneider

You can read mini book blurbs about books 22-26 here: https://wordpress.com/post/readlearnshare.blog/5584

27. A Thousand Naked Strangers by Kevin Hazzard

28. What’s Eating Us: Women, Food, and the Epidemic of Body Anxiety by Cole Kazdin

29. The Courage of Compassion: A Journey From Judgment to Connection by Robin Steinberg

You can read mini book blurbs about books 27-29 here: https://wordpress.com/post/readlearnshare.blog/5734

30. The Perfectionist’s Guide to Losing Control by Katherine Schafler

31. If My Body Could Speak: Poems by Blythe Baird

32. Lessons Learned and Cherished: The Teacher Who Changed My Life by Deborah Roberts

33. Picturing Joy: Stories of Connection by George Lange (Photographer)

34. To Hell With the Hustle by Jefferson Bethke

35. The Good Life: Lessons from the World’s Longest Scientific Study on Happiness by Robert Waldinger, MD

36. Calling A Wolf A Wolf: Poems by Kaveh Akbar

You can read mini book blurbs about books 30-36 here: https://wordpress.com/post/readlearnshare.blog/5858

37. Crossing Fifty-One: Not Quite A Memoir by Debbie Russell

38. We Came, We Saw, We Left: A Family Gap Year by Charles Wheelan

39. Ultra-Processed People: The Science Behind Food that Isn’t Food by Chris van Tulleken

You can read mini book blurbs about books 37-39 here: https://wordpress.com/post/readlearnshare.blog/5985

40. Find Your People: Building Deep Community in a Lonely World by Jonnie Allen

41. A Good Time for the Truth: Race in Minnesota edited by Sun Yung Shin

42. If My Flowers Bloom: Poems by Deshara Suggs-Joe

43. Ex traction: Poems by Lara Coley

44. Never Not Working: Why the Always-On Culture is Bad for Business – and How to Fix It by Malissa Clark

45. All the Gold Stars: Reimagining Ambition and the Ways We Strive by Rainesford Stauffer

You can read mini book blurbs about books 40-45 here: https://wordpress.com/post/readlearnshare.blog/6097

46. Where I Dry The Flowers: Poems by Ollie Schminkey

47. Self-Care Activities for Women by Cicely Horsham Brathwaite, PhD

48. How to Be Perfect: An Illustrated Guide Words by Ron Padgett Pictures by Jason Novak

49. Growing Up in Public: Coming of Age in a Digital World by Devorah Heitner

50. Exactly What to Say: The Magic Words for Influence and Impact by Phil M. Jones

51. The Complications: On Going Insane in America by Emmett Rensin

You can read mini book blurbs about books 46-51 here: https://wordpress.com/post/readlearnshare.blog/6226

52. The Fire This Time: A New Generation Speaks About Race edited by Jesmyn Ward

53. Employment Law: A Very Short Introduction by David Cabrelli

54. Learning to Disagree: The Surprising Path to Navigating Differences with Empathy and Respect by John D. Inazu

55. About Time: Poems by Neil Hilborn

56. The Little Book of Sleep: The Art of Natural Sleep by Nerina Ramiakhan

57. The One Minute Manager by Ken Blanchard and Spencer Johnson

You can read mini book blurbs about books 52-57 here: https://wordpress.com/post/readlearnshare.blog/6308

I look forward to reading, learning, and sharing more with you soon!

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Books I Read in 2023

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Here is a complete list of the books I read in 2023, listed in the order that I read them. I am including blog links for those I have already posted about:

  1. Rich Dad, Poor Dad by Robert T. Kiyosaki
  2. Blogging for Dummies by Amy Lupold Bair
  3. Holy Moments by Matthew Kelly
  4. High Performance Habits by Brendon Burchard https://wordpress.com/post/readlearnshare.blog/403
  5. Lady Secrets: Real, Raw & Ridiculous Confessions of Womanhood by Keltie Knight, Jac Vanek, & Becca Tobin
  6. The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen R. Covey https://wordpress.com/post/readlearnshare.blog/1807
  7. The Power of Habit by Charles Duhigg https://wordpress.com/post/readlearnshare.blog/859
  8. Set Boundaries, Find Peace by Nedra Glover Tawwab https://wordpress.com/post/readlearnshare.blog/1145
  9. The Blue Zones by Dan Buettner https://wordpress.com/post/readlearnshare.blog/1197
  10. The Richest Man in Babylon by George S. Clason
  11. 1000+ Little Things Happy Successful People Do Differently by Marc Chernoff https://wordpress.com/post/readlearnshare.blog/1337
  12. Own Your Morning by Liz Baker Plosser
  13. Taking Down BackPage: Fighting the World’s Largest Sex Trafficker by Maggy Krell
  14. My Courtroom War Stories by Tom Morgan
  15. How Will You Measure Your Life? by Clayton M. Christensen https://wordpress.com/post/readlearnshare.blog/1377
  16. Quit Like A Millionaire by Kristy Shen
  17. drive drunk, walk sober by Sean Lynott
  18. The Upstarts by Brad Stone https://wordpress.com/post/readlearnshare.blog/1978
  19. The Top 5 Regrets of the Dying by Bronnie Ware https://wordpress.com/post/readlearnshare.blog/2369
  20. The Simple Path to Wealth by JL Collins https://wordpress.com/post/readlearnshare.blog/2120
  21. 401(k)s & IRAs for Dummies by Ted Benna
  22. 30 Before 30 Essays by Marina Shifrin
  23. The Empathy Exams by Leslie Jamison
  24. Kicked to the Curb by Susan Lockwood Roberts
  25. Born a Crime by Trevor Noah
  26. A Descending Spiral: Exposing the Death Penalty in 12 Essays by Marc Bookman
  27. How to Live on 24 Hours A Day by Arnold Bennett
  28. Why Am I So Anxious?: Powerful Tools for Recognizing Anxiety and Restoring Your Peace by Dr. Tracey Marks https://wordpress.com/post/readlearnshare.blog/2386
  29. The Rare Find: Spotting Exceptional Talent Before Everyone Else by Geroge Anders
  30. Still Doing Life: 22 Lifers, 25 Years Later by Howard Zehr & Barb Toews https://wordpress.com/post/readlearnshare.blog/1953
  31. Tough Cases by Russell F. Canan, Gregory E. Mize, & Frederick H. Weisberg
  32. What We Know: Solutions from our experiences in the justice system (edited) by Vivian Nixon & Daryl V. Atkinson
  33. Secrets of the Millionaire Mind: Mastering the Inner Game of Wealth by T. Harv Eker
  34. Keep Sharp by Sanjay Gupta https://wordpress.com/post/readlearnshare.blog/2424
  35. God Never Blinks: 50 Lessons for Life’s Little Detours by Regina Brett https://wordpress.com/post/readlearnshare.blog/2480
  36. Death and Dying by Nicole Piemonte & Shawn Abreu
  37. In Case You Get Hit by a Bus by Abby Schneiderman, Adam Seifer, & Gene Newman
  38. The Mountain is You by Brianna Wiest
  39. 13 Things Mentally Strong Women Don’t Do by Amy Morin https://wordpress.com/post/readlearnshare.blog/2944
  40. Marriage Rules by Harriet Lerner, Ph.D.
  41. Influenced: The Impact of Social Media on our Perception by Brian Boxer Wachler, MD
  42. The Millionaire Next Door by Thomas J. Stanley
  43. Speaking American: A Visual Guide by Josh Katz
  44. Other-Wordly: words both strange and lovely from around the world by Yee-Lum Mak
  45. We Need to Talk: How to Have Conversations that Matter by Celeste Headlee https://wordpress.com/post/readlearnshare.blog/3002
  46. How I Built This by Guy Raz
  47. Unmasked: My Life Solving America’s Cold Cases by Paul Holes
  48. Paralegal Career for Dummies by Scott A. Hatch, JD & Lisa Zimmer Hatch, MA
  49. The Six-Minute Memoir: fifty-five short essays on life by Mary Helen Stefaniak
  50. Dig Your Well Before You’re Thirsty by Harvey Mackey
  51. The Gentle Art of Swedish Death Cleaning by Margareta Magnusson
  52. Home Maintenance for Dummies by James Carey
  53. The 5 Languages of Appreciation in the Workplace by Gary Chapman & Paul E. White https://wordpress.com/post/readlearnshare.blog/3339
  54. I am more than my body by Bethany C. Meyers
  55. In Two Minds: Stories of Murder, Justice & Recovery from a Forensic Psychiatrist by Dr. Sohom Das https://wordpress.com/post/readlearnshare.blog/3202
  56. Real Self-Care by Pooja Lakshmin, MD
  57. The Song of Significance: A New Manifesto for Teams by Seth Godin
  58. Invisible Influence: The Hidden Forces that Shape Behavior by Jonah Berger
  59. Paris: The Memoir by Paris Hilton
  60. The Trade Me Project: How a Bobby Pin Became a House by Demi Skipper
  61. Poached: Inside the Dark World of Wildlife Trafficking by Rachel Love Nuwer
  62. Ikigai: The Japanese Secret to a Long and Happy Life by Hector Garcia
  63. How to Keep House While Drowning by KC Davis
  64. You Are Not a Before Picture by Alex Light
  65. Read This Before Our Next Meeting by Al Pittampalli
  66. 101 Things I Learned in Business School by Michael W. Preis & Matthew Frederick
  67. When Innocence is Not Enough: Hidden Evidence and the Failed Promise of the Brady Rule by Thomas L. Dybdahl
  68. The Prosecution Rests: New Stories about courtrooms, criminals, and the law (edited) by Linda Farstein
  69. 101 Things I Learned in Law School by Vibeke Norgaard Martin with Matthew Frederick
  70. Marriage Centered Money by Bill Nelson, CFP, CFT-1
  71. 101 Things I Learned in Culinary School by Louis Eguaras with Matthew Frederick
  72. Ripe: a novel by Sarah Rose Etter
  73. The In-Between: Unforgettable Encounters During Life’s Final Moments by Hadley Vlahos, RN
  74. Wow, no thank you: essays by Samantha Irby
  75. Subpar Parks: America’s Most Extraordinary National Parks & Their Least Impressed Visitors by Amber Shark
  76. Slow AF Run Club by Martinus Evans
  77. Life is Short and Then You Die by Mystery Writers of America
  78. Beating Endo: How to Reclaim Your Life from Endometriosis by Iris Kerin Orbuch, MD & Amy Stein, DPT
  79. Bleed: Destroying Myths and Misogyny in Endometriosis Care by Tracey Lindeman
  80. The Doctor Will See You Now: Recognizing and Treating Endometriosis by Tamer Seckin, MD
  81. Marriage: Illustrated with Crappy Pictures by Amber Dusick
  82. Swipe Up for More: Inside the Unfiltered Lives of Influencers by Stephanie McNeal
  83. Think and Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill
  84. Life Worth Living: A Guide to What Matters Most by Miroslav Volf, Matthew Croasmun, & Ryan McAnnally-Linz
  85. Trauma Sponges: Dispatches from the Scarred Heart of Emergency Response by Jeremy Norton

I read 85 books in 2023 and took detailed notes about each one. I have posted about some of them on this blog, but although I have been consistent with my Thoughtful Thursday posts, I have been inconsistent with book posts.

In 2024, I won’t be reading as much due to starting a paralegal certificate program (in addition to working full-time). However, I plan to post about a book each week on Sundays and continue with my Thoughtful Thursday posts. The books I will be posting about will include mostly books I read in 2023, although some will be for 2024.

I look forward to reading, learning, and sharing more with you soon!