Book Recommendations?

[AustinBR]

Over the past few years I've made it a goal to read at least one non-fiction book per month. My "to-read" list is fairly long, but I find myself adding more books that are more interesting than reading some of the other ones on the list.

Here is my current list of non-fiction or educational-fiction books that I want to knock out in 2023. I'd like to add a handful more as I'm going to be downloading a few on Audible for car rides and while doing (dying on!) cardio.

Does anyone have any good non-fiction books that you read recently that you enjoyed?

2023 Reading List:
To Kill a Mockingbird
Inside Seal Team 6
The Art of War
Alexander Hamilton Biography
The Federalist Papers
1984
Chariots of the Gods
Killing Patton
The Big Short
Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies - Jarad Diamond.
Washington: A Life - Ron Chernow
Fahrenheit 451
The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership - John Maxwell
The King of Torts - John Grisham
The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich - William Shirer
ReWork
How Not to Die
A Brief History of Time

 

[MetalVendor]

I recently read Smuggler's End: The Life and Death of Barry Seal and really enjoyed it. The Louisiana ties were an added bonus that made it even more interesting.

 

[IJS]

"Can't Hurt Me" - by David Goggins
"The Art of Not Giving a ****" - by Mark Manson
"Meditations" - Marcus Aurelius
"The Parasitic Mind" - by Gad Saad

A few off the top of my head. I'll think of more to recommend. Reading is one of the most underrated activities for strengthening the mind.

 

[AustinBR]

"Can't Hurt Me" - by David Goggins
"The Art of Not Giving a ****" - by Mark Manson
"Meditations" - Marcus Aurelius
"The Parasitic Mind" - by Gad Saad

A few off the top of my head. I'll think of more to recommend. Reading is one of the most underrated activities for strengthening the mind.

I've read the first two and will look into the bottom two.

TBH, I wasn't a fan of Goggin's book. It just wasn't that good and was overly repetitive. I'd recommend that folks listen to him on the JRE vs trying to get through his book.

 

[AustinBR]

"Can't Hurt Me" - by David Goggins
"The Art of Not Giving a ****" - by Mark Manson
"Meditations" - Marcus Aurelius
"The Parasitic Mind" - by Gad Saad

A few off the top of my head. I'll think of more to recommend. Reading is one of the most underrated activities for strengthening the mind.

Meditations is free on Kindle right now, so I went ahead and downloaded it. I threw in the link as well if others want to look at it.

 

[Danny Abear]

I recently read Smuggler's End: The Life and Death of Barry Seal and really enjoyed it. The Louisiana ties were an added bonus that made it even more interesting.

Barry and the boys, is another good read

 

[Danny Abear]

Over the past few years I've made it a goal to read at least one non-fiction book per month. My "to-read" list is fairly long, but I find myself adding more books that are more interesting than reading some of the other ones on the list.

Here is my current list of non-fiction or educational-fiction books that I want to knock out in 2023. I'd like to add a handful more as I'm going to be downloading a few on Audible for car rides and while doing (dying on!) cardio.

Does anyone have any good non-fiction books that you read recently that you enjoyed?

2023 Reading List:
To Kill a Mockingbird
Inside Seal Team 6
The Art of War
Alexander Hamilton Biography
The Federalist Papers
1984
Chariots of the Gods
Killing Patton
The Big Short
Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies - Jarad Diamond.
Washington: A Life - Ron Chernow
Fahrenheit 451
The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership - John Maxwell
The King of Torts - John Grisham
The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich - William Shirer
ReWork
How Not to Die
A Brief History of Time

Dr. Marys Monkey is a good read, there is also about a 1 hour video/podcast on youtube

 

[AustinBR]

Thanks, guys! Keep the recommendations coming : )

 

[MetalVendor]

Blind Man’s Bluff: The Untold Story of American Submarine Espionage.

Pretty wild read. Supposedly all true stories.

 

[rk06classic]

Marine Sniper:93 confirmed kills
The story of Sergeant Carlos Hathcock

 

[bigsk]

Here's a short list of a some non-fiction books

1421: The Year China Discovered America
1775: A Good Year for Revolution
Fifty Five Men
Jack Hinson's One Man War_A Civil War Sniper
Sole Survivor Torpedo Squadron 8 _ Battle of Midway by George Gay
The Silk Roads: A New History of the World (probably some of the history we should have been taught)

Mr New Orleans: The Life of a Big Easy Underworld Legend
Dead Wrong
Hit List

Guns, Germs and Steel
Against Our Better Judgement: The Hidden History of How the United States was used to Create Israel

 

[John_]

Marine Sniper:93 confirmed kills
The story of Sergeant Carlos Hathcock

read that 2x many years ago. White Feather, Hathcock was legendary. And a hero (when he got burned up in Vietnam).

 

[John_]

Read a book about BTK. He was a family man, and a church member, but committed some crazy murders, like a whole family. His first "job". One really sick twisted man.

Also "The Iceman" about a NJ mob hit man, true story. I still have a copy of it. He liked stuffing bodies in 55 gallon drums, then into the river.

 

[Saint Peter]

Phantom warriors Gary lingerer
Redondo Lrrps in 101 airborne Larry chambers
And anything MAC V SOG if you are into military history those guys were incredible warriors

 

[John_]

"No Easy Day" by Navy SEAL Mark Owen

"I am a SEAL Team Six Warrior" by Howard Waslin

"War and Peace" by Tolstoy. Long book but quite a compelling and complex read.

 

[AustinBR]

"No Easy Day" by Navy SEAL Mark Owen

"I am a SEAL Team Six Warrior" by Howard Waslin

"War and Peace" by Tolstoy. Long book but quite a compelling and complex read.

Did you enjoy War and Peace? I've tried to read it like 3-4 times and really struggled to keep my attention on it.

Thanks for all of the recommendations, everyone!

 

[John_]

Did you enjoy War and Peace? I've tried to read it like 3-4 times and really struggled to keep my attention on it.

I did. It's such a grand epic of a novel imo. So many characters, so many details. I read it in like five days. Tolstoy was a genius. And you being a history buff.

 

[AustinBR]

I did. It's such a grand epic of a novel imo. So many characters, so many details. I read it in like five days. And you being a history buff.

Maybe I'll add it to my audible list and force myself to listen to it while doing cardio. I haven't given it a shot for a solid 5+ years now.

 

[D joiner]

Citizen Soldier

 

[3fifty7]

Two of my favorites in recent years have been:

Bill Bryson
“A Short History of Nearly Everything”
Which is basically the Cliffs Notes version of mankind.

Martin Dugard
“The Explorers”
Follows explorers in their searches for the source of the Nile River