I found this ranking of the top ten books from the last thousand years, noting Edward Gibbon’s Rise and Fall of the Roman Empire as a key inclusion. The list explores the most significant works of literature and history.
I explore Amazon's top ranking books index, a metric heavily tracked by the publishing industry and news organizations like CNET. This bestseller list serves as a significant real-time indicator of consumer interest and market shifts.
The 2022 reading list highlights books that changed the author's thinking on meaning, data, time, habits, leadership, and history, alongside a broad mix of fiction and fantasy.
I share my 2020 reading list of 45 books, ranking non-fiction favorites like The Lean Startup and exploring fantasy series by Brandon Sanderson and Brent Weeks. I also include comics and poetry to help meet my Goodreads challenge.
A short LinkedIn note highlights the top fiction and nonfiction picks from a year of reading and points readers to the full one-line review list.
The author expands his usual Goodreads-driven book selection method with algorithms, serendipity, awards, and reading challenges to deliberately escape his own taste bubble.