Book Reviews

Like many on this planet, I have come to adopt and implement the practice of reading. From my habit of reading, I wanted to document the books I read throughout my life and the moments, thoughts, and wisdom I gained from reading them. By doing so, I look to take a picture with a book that I finish with an exciting background wherever I find myself in the world. This project started when I was gifted the book "The Business Of The 21st Century" by Robert Kiyosaki by my mentor Desmond Howard and filmed my thoughts on the book. I've then developed to read books with excitement and intention to learn and continue to expand my previous conception of what I thought of the world. I hope that we continue to have freedom of thought and share in books to help with the growth of every human being who chooses to pick up a book (or listen) and take action on what they read. I aim to share the books I have read in that it can lead others to see and decide to read that book and become better human beings.

My Book List

The following books are all I have taken the time to read, and I have lessons and takeaways from every book I have read. I share this list in hopes that it brings value to anyone seeking a book at their given point in life where maybe they need to hear words that can rewrite their direction in where they go in their life. I also want to share this list to share with others the value in knowledge and perspective I have gained from reading these books. I also compiled this list to keep track of the books I have read throughout my life and remind myself of what I decide to put into my head. I believe in taking ownership of everything in your life. No matter the situations I experience in my life, I will never make excuses or say I'm not where I want to be because I didn't do everything possible, especially thinking that just because I read books of a particular genre, I will optimally become what I read without taking action and being disciplined—doing my utmost best to become and do positive activities and training every day.

Notes - From books 1-49, I have blog posts on some of my thoughts to review what stood out to me while reading these books. Books 50 and onwards are books I have read without including a blog post of my review. I genuinely state that I have read or listened to every book I have listed. May you go forth in learning in your life from learning and hearing from others. 

-Alexander Clemens (Sept. 16, 2022)

Recommended Books From The Books I Have Read

1. The Black Swan by Nassim Nicholas Taleb
2. The Better Angels of Our Nature by Steven Pinker
3. A Sense of the World by Jason Roberts
4. Thinking Fast and Slow by 2002 Nobel Prize Winner Daniel Kahneman
5. Homo Deus: A Brief History of Tomorrow by Yuval Noah Harari 
6. Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking by Susan Cain
7. The Human Age: The World Shaped By Us by Diane Ackerman
8. Enlightenment Now by Steven Pinker
9. Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov
10. 12 Rules For Life An Antidote to Chaos” by Jordan B Peterson
11. Genius Foods by Max Lugavere and Paul Grewal MD
12. WITH THE OLD BREED by E.B. Sledge
13. Sapiens A Brief History of Humankind by Yuval Noah Harari
14. This is Your Brain on Music, written by Neuroscientist and Musician/Producer Daniel Levitin 
15. Brave New World, written by Aldous Huxley
16. How To Think Like Sigmund Freud by Daniel Smith
17. HOW TO WALK by Thich Nhat Hanh
18. The Art of Happiness from His Holiness The Dalai Lama and Howard C. Cutler
19. Great Thinkers by The School of Life
20. The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho
21. On Confidence by TheschoolofLife
22. First Fast Fearless, How To Lead Like A Navy Seal by Brian “Iron Ed” Hiner
23. The Direct Line by Earl Nightingale
24. If Life Is A Game, These Are The Rules by Cherie Carter-Scott
25. Enthusiasm Makes The Difference by Norman Vincent Peale
26. The Annotated Mona Lisa: A Crash Course in Art History from Prehistoric to Post-Modern by Carol Strickland and John Boswell
27. The Positive Principle Today by Norman Vincent Peale
28. The Power of Positive Thinking by Norman Vincent Peale
29. Cracking the Love Code by Janet O’Neal
30. Rebalanced Thinking, Rebalanced Living
31. The Richest Man In Babylon by George S. Clason
32. The Meaning of Happiness by Alan Watts 
33. Think and Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill
34. Wherever YOU Go, There YOU Are by Jon Kabat-Zinn
35. On Forgiveness by Richard Holloway
36. How To Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie
37. The Power of Your Subconscious Mind by Dr. Joseph Murphy
38. The Untethered Soul by Michael A Singer 
39. Pro-Sumer Power 2 by Bill Quain
40. The Go-Giver by Bob Burg and John D. Mann
41. Business of the 21st Century by Robert T. Kiyosaki
42. The Magic Of Thinking Big by David J. Schwartz
43. The Diary Of A Young Girl by Anne Frank
44. Lift: Fitness Culture, from Naked Greeks and Acrobats to Jazzercise and Ninja Warriors by Daniel Künitz
45. Unscripted: Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Entrepreneurship by MJ Demarco 
46. Being Mortal by Atul Gawande
47. Coach Wooden by Pat Williams
48. Little Red Book of Selling by Jeffrey Gitomer
49. 7 Ways To Be Her Hero by Doug Fields
50. The Millionaire Fastlane: Crack the Code to Wealth and Live Rich for a Lifetime by MJ DeMarco
51. The 5 Love Languages: The Secret to Love that Lasts by Gary Chapman
52. The Motivation Manifesto: 9 Declarations to Claim Your Personal Power by Brendon Burchard
53. Discipline Equals Freedom: Field Manual by Jocko Willink
54. Extreme Ownership: How U.S. Navy SEALs Lead and Win by Jocko Willink and Leif Babin
55. The 5 Levels of Leadership: Proven Steps to Maximize Your Potential by John Maxwell
56. The 15 Invaluable Laws of Growth: Live Them and Reach Your Potential by John Maxwell 
57. Sometimes You Win--Sometimes You Learn: Life's Greatest Lessons Are Gained from Our Losses by John Maxwell
58. The ONE Thing: The Surprisingly Simple Truth About Extraordinary Results by Gary Keller
59. Hiroshima by John Hersey
60. North Korea Confidential: Private Markets, Fashion Trends, Prison Camps, Dissenters and Defectors by Daniel Tudor and James Pearson
61. The New Great Depression: Winners and Losers in a Post-Pandemic World by James Rickards
62. The Fourth Turning: An American Prophecy ‑ What the Cycles of of History Tell Us About America's Next Rendezvous with Destiny by Neil Howe and William Strauss
63. Factfulness: Ten Reasons We're Wrong About the World — and Why Things Are Better Than You Think by Anna Rosling Rönnlund, Hans Rosling, and Ola Rosling
64. The Secret of Our Success: How Culture Is Driving Human Evolution, Domesticating Our Species, and Making Us Smarter by Joseph Henrich
65. The Unheard Cry for Meaning: Psychotherapy and Humanism by Viktor Frankl 
66. Man's Search for Meaning by Viktor Frankl 
67. Black Fortunes: The Story of the First Six African Americans Who Escaped Slavery and Became Millionaires by Shomari Wills 
68. The Warmth of Other Suns: The Epic Story of America's Great Migration by Isabel Wilkerson
69. AI Superpowers by Kai-Fu Lee 
70. The American Story: Conversations with Master Historians by David Rubenstein 
71. The American Spirit: Who We Are and What We Stand For by David McCullough
72. The Emperor of All Maladies by Siddhartha Mukherjee
73. The Ultimate Guide to a Multi-Orgasmic Life by Antonia Hall
74. Guns, Germs, and Steel by Jared Diamond