2022 Reading List

Here is the much-anticipated 2022 book list! My wife and I embarked on a friendly competition to see who could read or listen to more books over the year, which has sparked some wonderful discussions about our readings. I began the year with the goal of exploring the books that the Founding Fathers read to better understand their philosophies and their impact on the formation of our government. This journey has introduced me to many excellent new authors and deepened my understanding of epistemology. Below is my reading list for the year:

January

  • Principles for Dealing with the Changing World Order, by Ray Dalio

  • Twain's Feast: Searching for America's Lost Foods in the Footsteps of Samuel Clemens, by Andrew Beahrs

  • The Death of the Banker, by Ron Chernow

  • Passionate Sage: The Character and Legacy of John Adams, by Joseph J. Ellis

  • Thomas Aquinas in 90 Minutes, by Paul Strathern

  • Nicomachean Ethics, by Aristotle

    February

  • Symposium, by Plato, 340 BCE

  • Fundamental Principles of the Metaphysics of Morals, by Immanuel Kant, 1785

  • Introduction to Metaphysics, by Heni Bergson

  • The Wealth of Nations, by Adam Smith, 1776

  • After Virtue, by Alasdair MacIntyre

  • Radicalized, by Peter R. Neumann

  • The Doors of Perception, by Aldous Huxley

  • The Social Contract, by Jean-Jacque Rousseau, 1762

  • The Republic, by Plato, 375 BCE

  • The Apology, by Plato, 399 BCE

  • The Allegory of the Cave, by Plato, 375 CE (re-read)

  • The Art of War, by Sun Tzu, 5th Century

  • Meditations, by Marcus Aurelius, 161-180 CE

  • Murder-Bears, Moonshine, and Mayhem, by Luke Harrington

  • Civil Rights: Rhetoric or Reality?, by Thomas Sowell

  • A Vindication of the Rights of Men, by Mary Wollstonecraft, 1790

  • A Vindication of the Rights of Women, by Mary Wollstonecraft, 1792

  • Reflections on the French Revolution, Edmond Burke, 1790

  • Two Treatise of Government, by John Locke, 1698

  • Rights of Man, by Thomas Paine, 1791

  • The Communist Manifesto, by Karl Marx, 1848

  • A Criticism of Hegelian Philosophy of Right, by Karl Marx, 1844

  • On the King of Prussia and Social Reform, by Karl Marx, 1844

  • Moralizing Criticism and Critical Morality: A Polemic Against Karl Heinzen, by Karl Marx,

  • Proudhon, by Karl Marx

  • French Materialism, by Karl Marx

  • The English Revolution, by Karl Marx

  • The Road to Serfdom, by Friedrich A. Hayek, 1944

March

  • Candide, by Voltaire

  • Game Theory, by Ken Binmore

  • Gratitude, by Oliver Sacks

  • The New Jim Crow, by Michelle Alexander

  • A Higher Loyalty: Truth, lies, and Leadership, by James Comey

  • Putin’s People, by Catherine Belton

  • Tribe, by Sebastian Junger

  • Discourse on the Origin and Basis of Inequality Among Men, by Jean-Jacque Rousseau

  • Leviathan, by Thomas Hobbes, 1651

  • A Letter Concerning Toleration, by John Locke, 1689

  • Thomas Paine, by Craig Nelson

  • Pacific, by Simon Winchester

  • The Hope of Glory, by John Meacham

  • The Field of Fight, by Michael Flynn

  • Educated, by Tara Westover

    April

  • The Name of God is Mercy, by Pope Francis

  • Seven Brief Lessons in Physics, by Carlo Rovelli

  • Saving Justice: Truth, Transparency, and Trust, by James Comey

  • The Good Neighbor: The Life and Work of Fred Rogers, by Maxwell King

  • Casino Royale, By Ian Fleming

  • The Gulag Archipelago 1918-1956, by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn

  • Rich Dad, Poor Dad, by Robert Kiyosaki and Sharon Lechter

  • Warlords, by Simon Berthon and Joanna Potts

  • Outliers, by Malcom Gladwell

  • Bogle on Mutual Funds, by John C. Bogle

  • 32 Yolks, by Eric Ripert

  • The Third Wave: An Entrepreneur's Vision of the Future, by Steve Case

  • The Tipping Point, by Malcolm Gladwell

    May

  • Blink, by Malcolm Gladwell

  • Common Sense on Mutual Funds, by John C. Bogle

  • The Little Book of Common Sense Investing, by John C. Bogle

  • Enough, by John C. Bogle

  • Grit, The Power of Passion and Perseverance, by Angela Duckworth

  • Stewardship, by John G. Taft

  • Astrophysics for People in a Hurry, by Neil deGrasse Tyson

  • Born a Crime, by Trevor Noah

  • Supermoney, by Adam Smith

  • Marxism: Philosophy and Economics, by Thomas Sowell

  • The Rise and Fall of Nations, by Ruchir Sharma

  • The Odyssey, by Homer 725BCE

  • The Book Thief, by Markus Zusak

  • The Gilded Age: A Tale of Today, By Mark Twain and Charles Dudley Warner

    June

  • The Art of Start 2.0, by Guy Kawasaki

  • Security Analysis, by Benjamin Graham

  • Think and Grow Rich, by Napoleon Hill

  • The Grapes of Wrath, by John Steinbeck

  • Smarter Faster Better, by Charles Duhigg

  • 1984, by George Orwell

  • Brave New World, by Aldous Huxley

  • Venus Plus X, by Theodore Sturgeon

    July

  • Here, Right Matters, by Alexander Vindman

  • The Industries of the Future, By Alec Ross

  • The Innovator’s Dilemma, by Clayton Christensen

  • The Last Empire, by Serhii Plokhy

  • Salt, by Mark Kurlansky

  • Cultish, by Amanda Montell

    August

  • A Spiritual Biography Martin Luther, by Herman Selderhuis

  • The Confessions of Saint Augustine, by Saint Augustine

  • The Story of Civilization: Our Oriental Heritage | Volume 1, by Will Durant

  • The Story of Civilization: The Life of Greece | Volume 2, by Will Durant

    September

  • The Story of Civilization: Caesar and Christ | Volume 3, by Will Durant

  • The Story of Civilization: The Age of Faith | Volume 4, by Will Durant

October

  • The Story of Civilization: The Renaissance | Volume 5, by Will Durant

    November

  • The Story of Civilization: The Reformation | Volume 6, by Will Durant

  • The Story of Civilization: The Age of Reason Begins | Volume 7, by Will Durant

  • Julie and Julia, by Julia Powell

December

  • The Story of Civilization: The Age of Louis XIV | Volume 8, by Will Durant

  • The Story of Civilization: The Age of Voltaire | Volume 9, by Will Durant

  • The Story of Civilization: Rousseau and the Revolution | Volume 10, by Will Durant