The 2015 Book List
- Libriomancer by Jim C. Hines (reread)
- The Martian by Andy Weir
- Arctic Rising by Tobias Buckell
- Codex Born by Jim C. Hines (reread)
- How We Learn: The Surprising Truth About When, Where, and Why It Happens by Benedict Carey
- America's Bitter Pill: Money, Politics, Backroom Deals, and the Fight to Fix Our Broken Healthcare System by Steven Brill
- Out of My Later Years: The Scientist, Philosopher, and Man Portrayed Through His Own Words by Albert Einstein
- Unbound by Jim C. Hines
- Abraham Lincoln: A Presidential Life by James McPherson
- The Just City by Jo Walton
- The Divide: American Injustice in the Age of the Wealth Gap by Matt Taibbi
- The Future of the Mind: The Scientific Quest to Understand, Enhance, and Empower the Mind by Michio Kaku
- Does Santa Exist?: A Philosophical Investigation by Eric Kaplan
- Thinking About Cybersecurity: From Cyber Crime to Cyber Warfare by Prof. Paul Rosensweig (The Great Courses)
- On the Plurality of Worlds by David Lewis
- Terrorists in Love by Ken Ballen
- Orthodoxy by G.K. Chesterton
- Beyond the God Particle by Leon Lederman & Christopher Hill
- The Android's Dream by John Scalzi
- Lock In by John Scalzi
- Less Doing, More Living: Make Everything In Life Easier by Ari Meisel
- Death of a King by Tavis Smiley
- How to Win an Election: An Ancient Guide for Modern Politicians by Quintus Tullius Cicero & Philip Freeman
- The Pluto Files: The Rise and Fall of America's Favorite Planet by Neil deGrasse Tyson
- Genius: The Life and Science of Richard Feynman by James Gleick
- The Clockwork Universe: Isaac Newton, the Royal Society, and the Birth of the Modern World by Edward Dolnick
- The Quantum Moment: How Planck, Bohr, Einstein, and Heisenberg Taught Us to Love Uncertainty by Robert P. Crease and Alfred Goldhaber
- The Time Machine by H.G. Wells (reread)
- The Practicing Mind: Developing Focus and Discipline in Your Life - Master Any Skill or Challenge by Learning to Love the Process by Thomas M. Sterner
- Animal Farm [audio dramatization] by George Orwell
- The Science of Liberty: Democracy, Reason, and the Laws of Nature by Timothy Ferris
- Gemini Cell by Myke Cole
- The Evolution of God by Robert Wright
- Mastermind: How to Think Like Sherlock Holmes by Maria Konnikova
- Finding Your Element: How to Discover Your Talents and Passions and Transform Your Life by Ken Robinson and Lou Aronica
- Behavioral Economics: When Psychology and Economics Collide by Prof. Scott Heuttel (The Great Courses)
- Scientific Secrets of Self-Control by Prof. C. Nathan DeWall (The Great Courses)
- Writing Monsters: How to Craft Believably Terrifying Creatures to Enhance Your Horror, Fantasy, and Science Fiction by Philip Athans
- A Beautiful Mind by Sylvia Nassar
- Love in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction: A Novel by Judd Trichter
- The Death of Ivan Illyich by Leo Tolstoy
- Monster by A. Lee Martinez
- Heroes and Legends (The Great Courses) by Prof. Thomas Shippey
- Forged: Writing in the Name of God - Why the Bible's Authors Are Not Who We Think They Are by Bart D. Ehrman
- The Philosopher Kings by Jo Walton
- Gentlemen Scientists and Revolutionaries: The Founding Fathers in the Age of Enlightenment by Tom Shachtman
- The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde
- Leviathan Wakes by James A. Corey
- The Theological Origins of Modernity by Michael Allen Gillespie
- A History of Western Philosophy by Bertrand Russell
- Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates
- Among Thieves by Douglas Hulick
- The Strange Affair of Spring-Heeled Jack by Mark Hodder
- The Sacredness of Questioning Everything by David Dark
- Off to Be the Wizard by Scott Meyer
- Spell or High Water by Scott Meyer
- Islam and the Future of Tolerance: A Dialogue by Sam Harris and Maajid Nawaz
- The Scorch Trials by James Dashner
- An Unwelcome Quest by Scott Meyer
- Emperor Mollusk Versus the Sinister Brain by A. Lee Martinez
- Fable: Blood of Heroes by Jim C. Hines
- How Ideas Spread (The Great Courses) by Jonah Berger
Format:
- Audiobooks: 45
- Kindle: 10
- Dead tree books: 10
Subjects:
- Total Fiction: 25
- Classics: 4
- Science Fiction: 12
- Fantasy: 14
- Urban/Modern Fantasy: 9
- Young Adult:
- Steampunk: 1
- Non-Fiction: 37
- Science: 17
- Physics: 7
- Psychology: 8
- Biology: 1
- Technology: 2
- Math/Statistics: 1
- Religion: 12
- History: 15
- Politics: 11
- Education: 4
- Economics: 6
- Business: 2
- Philosophy: 11
- Humor: 1
- Writing: 2
These numbers don't quite match up, because some books cover multiple areas, and so I've included them in all relevant categories. So, for example, a book on free will would fall in both Psychology and Philosophy (and possibly even Religion) categories.
Similarly, some books I read using Whispersynch-for-Voice to jump between the Amazon Kindle and Audible audiobook versions of the books, so they got double-counted in the format section. I've also included The Great Courses audios that I listen to through Audible.com. Though not actually books, I figure that a 10+ hour course on a subject contains about the same informational content, if not presented structurally in quite the same way as it would take in a written book.
Similarly, some books I read using Whispersynch-for-Voice to jump between the Amazon Kindle and Audible audiobook versions of the books, so they got double-counted in the format section. I've also included The Great Courses audios that I listen to through Audible.com. Though not actually books, I figure that a 10+ hour course on a subject contains about the same informational content, if not presented structurally in quite the same way as it would take in a written book.
The History
And for anyone who is interested in looking into the past to see some of my previous book lists...
Prior to 2008, I didn't keep a precise running record of the books that I read.
