While 2017 was lighter than previous years, in total numbers of books completed (87), it was jam packed with great reads. A five star rating is not something I give out easily, as they are in my opinion, near perfect books, at least in their ability to communicate ideas or information that is significantly impactful. Before I give such a rating, I do my best to try and talk myself out of it, and to look for ways in which I might be biased. So if the rating sticks, it means something to me.
All of the books below are ‘must reads’ in my book, but the first three are life changing.
The Knowledge Illusion – Steven Sloman *****
The Secrets of Story – Matt Bird *****
The Upward Spiral – Alex Korb *****
The Art of Power – Thich Naht Hahn ****.5
A General Theory of Love – ****.5
The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F%@k – Mark Manson ****.5
You Are Now Less Dumb ****.5
The Ego Tunnel – Thomas Metzinger ****
Messy – Tim Harford ****
Who Are You Really? – Brian Little ****
Don’t Think of an Elephant – George Lakoff ****
The Evolving Self – Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi ****
Behave – Robert Sapolsky ****
Denial – Ajit Varki, Danny Brower ****
The Lost Art of Listening – Michael P. Nichols ****
The Elements of Eloquence – Mark Forsyth ****
Made to Stick – Dan and Chip Heath ****
Drive – Dan Pink ****
Poke The Box – Seth Godin ****
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