Michael Shukis

2020 Books

This was the first year I took my reading seriously. I do that because it's a serious job.

These books weren't easy to pick, but here are my top five books of the year:

1. The 48 Laws of Power by Robert Greene
2. Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoyevsky
3. Excellent Sheep by William Deresiewicz
4. The War of Art by Steven Pressfield
5. On Writing by Stephen King

Here's the full list, in the order I read them:

• Getting Things Done by David Allen
• Choose Yourself by James Altucher
• How To Live On 24 Hours A Day by Arnold Bennett
• Change Maker by Dr. John Berardi
• Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
• The Alchemist by Paulo Coehlo
• Excellent Sheep by William Deresiewicz
• Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoyevsky
• What Made Maddy Run by Kate Fagan
• The Checklist Manifesto by Atul Gawande
• The E Myth Revisited by Michael Gerber
• Can't Hurt Me by David Goggins
• Focus by Daniel Goleman
• The 48 Laws of Power by Robert Greene
• The Compound Effect by Darren Hardy
• The Ride of A Lifetime by Robert Iger
• Intervention by Dan John
• Wherever You Go There You Are by Jon Kabat-Zinn
• Blue Ocean Strategy by W. Chan Kim and Renee Mauborgne
• On Writing by Stephen King
• Rich Dad Poor Dad by Robert Kiyosaki
• Bird by Bird by Anne Lamott
• Deep Work by Cal Newport
• 1984 by George Orwell
• Turning Pro by Steven Pressfield
• The War of Art by Steven Pressfield
• Mozart's Brain and the Fighter Pilot by Richard Restak
• The Magic of Thinking Big by David Schwartz
• I Will Teach You To Be Rich by Ramit Sethi
• Simplify Your Life by Elaine St. James
• The Millionaire Next Door by Thomas Stanley
• The Elements of Style by William Strunk Jr.
• The Black Swan by Nicholas Nassim Taleb
• How To Be Your Dog's Best Friend by The Monks of New Skete
• The Only Grammar Book You'll Ever Need by Susan Thurman
• The Art of Learning by Josh Waitzkin
• Discipline Equals Freedom: Field Manual by Jocko Willink

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