Favorite Reads 👓
The Fish That Ate The Whale by Rich Cohen is everything I look for in a good book. It is engaging writing, a great story, and you will learn something new. This story details the life and times of Sam “The Banana Man” Zemurray, a Russian Jew who immigrates to the American South in the late 1800s. Sam’s come-up is inspirational, but he is a complicated character with his fair share of flaws. Here is a more detailed post about it.
On Writing by Stephen King is, and this should come as no surprise, the best-written non-fiction book I’ve read. It is rare that I am kept up at night by a non-fiction book, but this is the exception. His story overcoming poverty and substance abuse is amazing. For any writer, the book is worth it just for the short section on the writer’s toolbox.
Favorite Audiobook 🔉
The Forgotten Highlander by Alistair Urquhart will make you thankful for everything you have. A Japanese POW in WWII, Urquhart survives working on the River Kwai, survives getting torpedoed on a Japanese “hell ship”, and survives on a raft for 5 days. After making it back to Japanese mainland he is back at a prison camp and is working outside in Nagasaki when the nuclear bomb is dropped. Wow. It is a lot to cover. His attitude and endurance is inspiring.
Honorable Mentions
Never Split The Difference, Influence, and Atomic Habits are all great non-fiction books I have on audio and like to revisit semi-regularly.
No Country For Old Men, The Lord of The Rings Series, Animal Farm, and The Graveyard Book were my favorite fiction books this year.
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