My 2020 reading list

1.
The Magic Mountain
The Magic Mountain 4.13 avg rating β€” 56,599 ratings
2.
One Hundred Years of Solitude
One Hundred Years of Solitude 4.12 avg rating β€” 1,070,030 ratings
3.
The Space Barons: Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, and the Quest to Colonize the Cosmos
The Space Barons: Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, and the Quest to Colonize the Cosmos 4.10 avg rating β€” 4,135 ratings
4.
The Master and Margarita
The Master and Margarita 4.28 avg rating β€” 401,092 ratings
5.
An American Life
An American Life 4.28 avg rating β€” 3,486 ratings
6.
A Promised Land
A Promised Land 4.32 avg rating β€” 263,454 ratings
7.
The Sirens of Mars: Searching for Life on Another World
The Sirens of Mars: Searching for Life on Another World 3.97 avg rating β€” 2,161 ratings
8.
Invent and Wander: The Collected Writings of Jeff Bezos
Invent and Wander: The Collected Writings of Jeff Bezos 3.85 avg rating β€” 6,545 ratings
9.
Snow Crash
Snow Crash 4.01 avg rating β€” 293,463 ratings
10.
Chaos: Charles Manson, the CIA, and the Secret History of the Sixties
Chaos: Charles Manson, the CIA, and the Secret History of the Sixties 4.04 avg rating β€” 32,227 ratings
11.
Money
Money 3.70 avg rating β€” 25,093 ratings
12.
The Creature from Jekyll Island: A Second Look at the Federal Reserve
The Creature from Jekyll Island: A Second Look at the Federal Reserve 4.29 avg rating β€” 6,556 ratings
13.
Craft of Intelligence: America's Legendary Spy Master On The Fundamentals Of Intelligence Gathering For A Free World
Craft of Intelligence: America's Legendary Spy Master On The Fundamentals Of Intelligence Gathering For A Free World 3.77 avg rating β€” 907 ratings
14.
The Devil's Chessboard: Allen Dulles, the CIA, and the Rise of America's Secret Government
The Devil's Chessboard: Allen Dulles, the CIA, and the Rise of America's Secret Government 4.35 avg rating β€” 7,421 ratings
15.
On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft
On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft 4.34 avg rating β€” 310,130 ratings
16.
Breakfast of Champions
Breakfast of Champions 4.06 avg rating β€” 275,075 ratings
17.
The Call of Cthulhu and Other Weird Stories
The Call of Cthulhu and Other Weird Stories 4.02 avg rating β€” 115,393 ratings
18.
Brief Answers to the Big Questions
Brief Answers to the Big Questions 4.27 avg rating β€” 84,152 ratings
19.
Sekret Machines Book 1: Chasing Shadows (1)
Sekret Machines Book 1: Chasing Shadows (1) 4.19 avg rating β€” 2,612 ratings
20.
The Landmark Julius Caesar: The Complete Works: Gallic War, Civil War, Alexandrian War, African War, and Spanish War (Landmark Series)
The Landmark Julius Caesar: The Complete Works: Gallic War, Civil War, Alexandrian War, African War, and Spanish War (Landmark Series) 4.50 avg rating β€” 720 ratings
21.
How to Keep From Losing Your Mind: Educating Yourself Classically to Resist Cultural Indoctrination
How to Keep From Losing Your Mind: Educating Yourself Classically to Resist Cultural Indoctrination 4.06 avg rating β€” 54 ratings
22.
Legion versus Phalanx
Legion versus Phalanx
by: Myke Cole
3.99 avg rating β€” 1,271 ratings
23.
A Dance with Dragons (A Song of Ice and Fire, #5)
A Dance with Dragons (A Song of Ice and Fire, #5) 4.34 avg rating β€” 725,339 ratings
24.
A Storm of Swords (A Song of Ice and Fire, #3)
A Storm of Swords (A Song of Ice and Fire, #3) 4.55 avg rating β€” 830,541 ratings
25.
A Feast for Crows (A Song of Ice and Fire, #4)
A Feast for Crows (A Song of Ice and Fire, #4) 4.17 avg rating β€” 777,304 ratings
26.
A Clash of Kings (A Song of Ice and Fire, #2)
A Clash of Kings (A Song of Ice and Fire, #2) 4.42 avg rating β€” 1,000,168 ratings
27.
Astrophysics for People in a Hurry
Astrophysics for People in a Hurry 4.08 avg rating β€” 199,992 ratings
28.
My Life and Fortunes
My Life and Fortunes 4.27 avg rating β€” 11 ratings
29.
My Life
My Life 3.74 avg rating β€” 49,704 ratings
30.
Wizard's First Rule (Sword of Truth, #1)
Wizard's First Rule (Sword of Truth, #1) 4.12 avg rating β€” 251,991 ratings
31.
Fear and Loathing: On the Campaign Trail '72
Fear and Loathing: On the Campaign Trail '72 4.13 avg rating β€” 24,129 ratings
32.
The Ride of a Lifetime: Lessons Learned from 15 Years as CEO of the Walt Disney Company
The Ride of a Lifetime: Lessons Learned from 15 Years as CEO of the Walt Disney Company 4.40 avg rating β€” 93,331 ratings
33.
The Substitution Order
The Substitution Order 3.88 avg rating β€” 2,610 ratings
34.
Solid State: The Story of Abbey Road and the End of the Beatles
Solid State: The Story of Abbey Road and the End of the Beatles 4.18 avg rating β€” 792 ratings
35.
The Demon-Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark
The Demon-Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark 4.29 avg rating β€” 78,415 ratings
36.
The Word is Murder (Hawthorne & Horowitz, #1)
The Word is Murder (Hawthorne & Horowitz, #1) 3.93 avg rating β€” 94,144 ratings
37.
My Best Friend's Exorcism
My Best Friend's Exorcism 3.93 avg rating β€” 139,992 ratings
38.
Dune (Dune, #1)
Dune (Dune, #1) 4.28 avg rating β€” 1,570,371 ratings
39.
A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms (The Tales of Dunk and Egg, #1-3)
A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms (The Tales of Dunk and Egg, #1-3) 4.25 avg rating β€” 108,447 ratings
40.
Empire: The Life, Legend and Madness of Howard Hughes
Empire: The Life, Legend and Madness of Howard Hughes 3.88 avg rating β€” 1,814 ratings
41.
A Game of Thrones (A Song of Ice and Fire, #1)
A Game of Thrones (A Song of Ice and Fire, #1) 4.45 avg rating β€” 2,674,043 ratings
42.
Something Deeply Hidden: Quantum Worlds and the Emergence of Spacetime
Something Deeply Hidden: Quantum Worlds and the Emergence of Spacetime 4.08 avg rating β€” 5,880 ratings
43.
Rules for Radicals: A Pragmatic Primer for Realistic Radicals
Rules for Radicals: A Pragmatic Primer for Realistic Radicals 3.74 avg rating β€” 8,464 ratings
44.
In defense of Marxism
In defense of Marxism 4.31 avg rating β€” 254 ratings
45.
The Tides of Mind: Uncovering the Spectrum of Consciousness
The Tides of Mind: Uncovering the Spectrum of Consciousness 3.52 avg rating β€” 212 ratings
46.
Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance: An Inquiry Into Values (Phaedrus, #1)
Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance: An Inquiry Into Values (Phaedrus, #1) 3.78 avg rating β€” 241,458 ratings
47.
The Prince
The Prince 3.84 avg rating β€” 371,410 ratings
48.
Ringworld (Ringworld #1)
Ringworld (Ringworld #1) 3.94 avg rating β€” 127,131 ratings
49.
Underland: A Deep Time Journey
Underland: A Deep Time Journey 4.23 avg rating β€” 20,156 ratings
50.
The Gulag Archipelago
The Gulag Archipelago 4.33 avg rating β€” 33,407 ratings
51.
The Essential Interviews
The Essential Interviews
by: Bob Dylan
4.13 avg rating β€” 1,512 ratings
52.
The Great Game: The Struggle for Empire in Central Asia
The Great Game: The Struggle for Empire in Central Asia 4.33 avg rating β€” 8,765 ratings
53.
The fate of empires
The fate of empires really liked it 4.00 avg rating β€” 48 ratings
54.
The Fate of Empires and Search for Survival
The Fate of Empires and Search for Survival 4.21 avg rating β€” 715 ratings
55.
Story Genius: How to Use Brain Science to Go Beyond Outlining and Write a Riveting Novel (Before You Waste Three Years Writing 327 Pages That Go Nowhere)
Story Genius: How to Use Brain Science to Go Beyond Outlining and Write a Riveting Novel (Before You Waste Three Years Writing 327 Pages That Go Nowhere)
by: Lisa Cron
4.20 avg rating β€” 6,138 ratings
56.
The Bhagavad Gita
The Bhagavad Gita 4.19 avg rating β€” 78,224 ratings
57.
The Four Agreements: A Practical Guide to Personal Freedom
The Four Agreements: A Practical Guide to Personal Freedom 4.19 avg rating β€” 489,645 ratings
58.
Rocket Men: The Daring Odyssey of Apollo 8 and the Astronauts Who Made Man's First Journey to the Moon
Rocket Men: The Daring Odyssey of Apollo 8 and the Astronauts Who Made Man's First Journey to the Moon 4.53 avg rating β€” 11,265 ratings
59.
Mysteries of the Sacred Universe: The Cosmology of the Bhāgavata Purāna
Mysteries of the Sacred Universe: The Cosmology of the Bhāgavata Purāna 4.50 avg rating β€” 6 ratings
60.
Jimmy Page by Jimmy Page
Jimmy Page by Jimmy Page 4.51 avg rating β€” 361 ratings
61.
Light and Shade: Conversations with Jimmy Page
Light and Shade: Conversations with Jimmy Page 4.08 avg rating β€” 1,511 ratings
62.
The Origins and History of Consciousness
The Origins and History of Consciousness 4.32 avg rating β€” 1,641 ratings
63.
The Labyrinth of Time: The Illusion of Past, Present and Future
The Labyrinth of Time: The Illusion of Past, Present and Future 4.17 avg rating β€” 110 ratings
64.
Unlimited Memory: How to Use Advanced Learning Strategies to Learn Faster, Remember More and be More Productive
Unlimited Memory: How to Use Advanced Learning Strategies to Learn Faster, Remember More and be More Productive 4.01 avg rating β€” 22,515 ratings
65.
Coup d'Γ‰tat: A Practical Handbook
Coup d'Γ‰tat: A Practical Handbook 4.01 avg rating β€” 833 ratings
66.
Rubicon: The Last Years of the Roman Republic
Rubicon: The Last Years of the Roman Republic 4.23 avg rating β€” 25,519 ratings
67.
Nervous States: Democracy and the Decline of Reason
Nervous States: Democracy and the Decline of Reason 3.74 avg rating β€” 549 ratings
68.
Mortal Republic: How Rome Fell into Tyranny
Mortal Republic: How Rome Fell into Tyranny 4.06 avg rating β€” 1,049 ratings
69.
High Weirdness: Drugs, Esoterica, and Visionary Experiences in the Seventies
High Weirdness: Drugs, Esoterica, and Visionary Experiences in the Seventies 4.20 avg rating β€” 570 ratings
70.
The Devils of Loudun
The Devils of Loudun 3.86 avg rating β€” 3,447 ratings
71.
Bad Words: And What They Say About Us
Bad Words: And What They Say About Us 3.73 avg rating β€” 15 ratings
72.
Lifespan: Why We Age―and Why We Don't Have To
Lifespan: Why We Age―and Why We Don't Have To 4.13 avg rating β€” 25,496 ratings
73.
The Holotropic Mind: The Three Levels of Human Consciousness and How They Shape Our Lives
The Holotropic Mind: The Three Levels of Human Consciousness and How They Shape Our Lives 4.02 avg rating β€” 1,026 ratings
74.
Maoism
Maoism 3.98 avg rating β€” 1,223 ratings
75.
American Science Fiction: Eight Classic Novels of the 1960s
American Science Fiction: Eight Classic Novels of the 1960s 3.88 avg rating β€” 8 ratings
76.
Outpost: A Journey to the Wild Ends of the Earth
Outpost: A Journey to the Wild Ends of the Earth 3.52 avg rating β€” 797 ratings
77.
An Experiment with Time
An Experiment with Time 3.61 avg rating β€” 395 ratings
78.
The Lessons of History
The Lessons of History 4.06 avg rating β€” 19,495 ratings
79.
Anthills of the Savannah
Anthills of the Savannah 3.85 avg rating β€” 4,491 ratings
80.
The Coddling of the American Mind: How Good Intentions and Bad Ideas Are Setting up a Generation for Failure
The Coddling of the American Mind: How Good Intentions and Bad Ideas Are Setting up a Generation for Failure 4.23 avg rating β€” 53,291 ratings
81.
Enlightenment Now: The Case for Reason, Science, Humanism, and Progress
Enlightenment Now: The Case for Reason, Science, Humanism, and Progress 4.20 avg rating β€” 31,748 ratings
82.
America Before: The Key to Earth's Lost Civilization
America Before: The Key to Earth's Lost Civilization 4.13 avg rating β€” 3,542 ratings
83.
The Gallic Wars (Military Theory Book, #1)
The Gallic Wars (Military Theory Book, #1) 4.01 avg rating β€” 13,199 ratings
84.
Hell's Angels. The Strange and Terrible Saga of the Outlaw Motorcycle Gangs
Hell's Angels. The Strange and Terrible Saga of the Outlaw Motorcycle Gangs 3.98 avg rating β€” 53,567 ratings
85.
The Madness of Crowds: Gender, Race and Identity
The Madness of Crowds: Gender, Race and Identity 4.20 avg rating β€” 16,810 ratings
86.
Imperial Twilight: The Opium War and the End of China's Last Golden Age
Imperial Twilight: The Opium War and the End of China's Last Golden Age 4.34 avg rating β€” 2,933 ratings
87.
Dynasty: The Rise and Fall of the House of Caesar
Dynasty: The Rise and Fall of the House of Caesar 4.16 avg rating β€” 6,527 ratings
88.
Ten Caesars: Roman Emperors from Augustus to Constantine
Ten Caesars: Roman Emperors from Augustus to Constantine 3.96 avg rating β€” 2,388 ratings
89.
The End Is Always Near: Humanity vs the Apocalypse, from the Bronze Age to Today
The End Is Always Near: Humanity vs the Apocalypse, from the Bronze Age to Today 3.89 avg rating β€” 13,342 ratings
90.
Meditations
Meditations 4.28 avg rating β€” 320,750 ratings
91.
The Outsider
The Outsider 4.03 avg rating β€” 4,477 ratings
92.
The Outsider
The Outsider 4.01 avg rating β€” 360,473 ratings
93.
Liberalism: The Life of an Idea
Liberalism: The Life of an Idea 3.90 avg rating β€” 271 ratings
94.
The War of Art
The War of Art 3.98 avg rating β€” 113,859 ratings
95.
Console Wars: Sega, Nintendo, and the Battle that Defined a Generation
Console Wars: Sega, Nintendo, and the Battle that Defined a Generation 3.97 avg rating β€” 11,820 ratings
96.
The Dictator's Handbook: Why Bad Behavior Is Almost Always Good Politics
The Dictator's Handbook: Why Bad Behavior Is Almost Always Good Politics 4.26 avg rating β€” 10,889 ratings
97.
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 4.09 avg rating β€” 495,998 ratings
98.
Philip K. Dick's Electric Dreams
Philip K. Dick's Electric Dreams 4.11 avg rating β€” 5,394 ratings
99.
The Saturday Night Ghost Club
The Saturday Night Ghost Club 3.83 avg rating β€” 27,958 ratings
100.
The Storm Before the Storm: The Beginning of the End of the Roman Republic
The Storm Before the Storm: The Beginning of the End of the Roman Republic 4.25 avg rating β€” 15,000 ratings