Books of 2021
Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
War on the Border: Villa, Pershing, the Texas Rangers, and an American Invasion Jeff Guinn
The Laws of Human Nature Robert Greene
Sea People: The Puzzle of Polynesia Christina Thompson
Kindred: Neanderthal Life, Love, Death and Art Rebecca Wragg Sykes
The Nicomachean Ethics (Penguin Classics) Aristotle
Conversations of Socrates Xenophon
The Guns of August Barbara W. Tuchman
Stillness is the Key Ryan Holiday
Ego Is the Enemy Ryan Holiday
The Obstacle Is the Way: The Timeless Art of Turning Trials into Triumph Ryan Holiday
Antifragile: Things That Gain from Disorder Nassim Nicholas Taleb
How the Post Office Created America: A History Winifred Gallagher
The Death and Life of the Great Lakes Dan Egan
The Stoic Challenge: A Philosopher's Guide to Becoming Tougher, Calmer, and More Resilient William B. Irvine
The Black Swan: The Impact of the Highly Improbable Nassim Nicholas Taleb
The Precious Present Spencer Johnson
Manual for the Practical Stoic Kevin Malone
Black Spartacus: The Epic Life of Toussaint Louverture Sudhir Hazareesingh
The Count of Monte Cristo Alexandre Dumas
The Storm Before the Storm: The Beginning of the End of the Roman Republic Mike Duncan
Man's Search for Meaning Viktor E. Frankl
Untamed Glennon Doyle
Nudge: Improving Decisions About Health, Wealth, and Happiness Richard H. Thaler
Think Again: The Power of Knowing What You Don't Know Adam M. Grant
Stoicism and the Art of Happiness (Teach Yourself) Donald J. Robertson
Lives of the Stoics: The Art of Living from Zeno to Marcus Aurelius Ryan Holiday
Debt: The First 5,000 Years David Graeber
The 4-Hour Workweek Timothy Ferriss
A Guide to Stoicism St. George Stock
It Doesn't Have to Be Crazy at Work Jason Fried
Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less Greg McKeown
A World Without Email: Reimagining Work in an Age of Communication Overload Cal Newport
How to Be a High School Superstar: Cal Newport
A Revolutionary Plan to Get into College by Standing Out (Without Burning Out)
The 4% Universe: Dark Matter, Dark Energy, and the Race to Discover the Rest of Reality Richard Panek
The Pluto Files: The Rise and Fall of America’s Favorite Planet Neil deGrasse Tyson
The Chinese Classics Volume 1: Confucian Analects Confucius
Seneca's Morals: Of a Happy Life, Benefits, Anger and Clemency Seneca
The 99% Invisible City: A Field Guide to the Hidden World of Everyday Design Roman Mars
Never Split the Difference: Negotiating As If Your Life Depended On It Chris Voss
A Spy Among Friends: Kim Philby and the Great Betrayal Ben Macintyre
10% Happier: How I Tamed the Voice in My Head, Reduced Stress Dan Harris
Without Losing My Edge, and Found Self-Help That Actually Works