{"id":48009,"date":"2017-03-05T20:23:24","date_gmt":"2017-03-06T04:23:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pickthebrain.com\/?p=48009"},"modified":"2019-05-02T13:47:00","modified_gmt":"2019-05-02T21:47:00","slug":"how-to-read-a-book-a-week-52-books-in-52-weeks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pickthebrain.com\/blog\/how-to-read-a-book-a-week-52-books-in-52-weeks\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Read a Book a Week (52 Books in 52 Weeks)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\" class=\"sharethis-inline-share-buttons\" ><\/div><p>New year resolutions are something that I don&#8217;t share publicly.<\/p>\n<p>The goals I write down are personal and most of them won&#8217;t be applicable to others. Some are more general that I&#8217;ve pushed off, like <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rypeapp.com\">learn Spanish<\/a> or improve my sleep quality.<\/p>\n<p>However, I did identify one resolution that I think can be helpful. For the past few years, I&#8217;ve stacked books on top of books (virtually) based on recommendations I&#8217;ve received from friends, <a href=\"http:\/\/thegrowthlist.com\/podcast\">podcast guests<\/a>, and my personal discoveries.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>The problem was: I&#8217;ve never made the time (and priority) to set up the right <a href=\"http:\/\/rypeapp.com\/blog\/5-easy-ways-to-read-more-books-and-double-your-knowledge\/\">systems to read more books<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Now, I&#8217;m laying out a public challenge to you and myself called &#8216;The BAW (Book A Week) Challenge&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>The goal is simple: read 52 books in one year (one a week; four a month).<\/p>\n<p>*Note: Yes, this is published in March so if you want to participate it can be 48 books.<\/p>\n<p>If you just want the <a href=\"http:\/\/rypeapp.com\/blog\/elon-musk-favorite-books\/\">list of books<\/a> that I&#8217;ll be reading, you can scroll down. If you&#8217;re interested in participating, read on.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>How I&#8217;m approaching the reading process<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>1. Picking 1-3 areas of my life that I want to most improve or optimize<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This year, with the goal to find more balance, I&#8217;ve decided to pick diversified topics\u00a0most important in my life: Health &amp; Wellness, Wealth &amp; Business, Biographies. You can decide to go deep in one topic, and just read <a href=\"http:\/\/rypeapp.com\/blog\/top-10-business-books\/\">books on business<\/a>, or just on health. Personally my ADHD will drive me\u00a0nuts, but whatever floats your boat!<\/p>\n<p><strong>2.\u00a0Create a list of books you want to read<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Scour the web, browse through Amazon, take some of my suggestions\u00a0&#8212; do whatever you need to get as many recommendations as possible. Make sure it&#8217;s from a diversified circle of people or source, so you can get a diversified group of books. Try to go beyond 52 books if you can.<\/p>\n<p><strong>3. Categorize them into the 1-3 areas\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>If you have more than 2+ topics, you can either:\n<ul>\n<li>Read 4 books a month on one topic, then 4 books on the next. Or&#8230;<\/li>\n<li>Diversify by reading books on each topic every month (this is my approach)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Have a free for all section\n<ul>\n<li>This gives you the freedom to either choose a book that is not related to the topics you chose, or read another book around your chosen topic. For me, these are topics around psychology, philosophy, relationships, history, fiction books, and more.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>4. \u00a0Go through your book list and start adding books in the order that you&#8217;re interested in\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>What usually works for me is to select topics that I\u00a0can immediately apply in my life. Otherwise, you feel forced to read something that&#8217;s not directly applicable.<\/p>\n<p>Another tip to keep in mind is to do some back research on the length of each book. For example, you wouldn&#8217;t want to cram in multiple 400-page books in the span of a month. Unless you&#8217;re a reading machine, then all the power to you! And last but not least&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><strong>5. Put the rest on your backlog<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The backlog is there in case you run into a book that you lose interest in (which happens more often than you think). I&#8217;ve found that it&#8217;s rarely a good idea to finish a book for the sake of finishing a book. If you&#8217;re not vibing with the author, drop it and move on.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>My last $0.02<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Take the time to study the process of reading faster. If you&#8217;re going to be reading 100,000&#8217;s of words, taking a few minutes to <a href=\"http:\/\/rypeapp.com\/blog\/how-to-double-your-reading-speed-without-losing-comprehension\/\">increase your reading speed<\/a> can save you a massive amount of time.\n<ul>\n<li>Measure how fast you currently read using this <a href=\"http:\/\/www.readingsoft.com\/\">free test<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Check out these free resources (or research on your own) on how to read faster:\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/tim.blog\/2009\/07\/30\/speed-reading-and-accelerated-learning\/\">Blog post on Tim Ferriss<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/rypeapp.com\/blog\/how-to-double-your-reading-speed-without-losing-comprehension\/\">Blog post on Rype<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/markmanson.net\/read-faster\">Blog post on Mark Manson<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Try repeating the test again, and practice until you see some improvements<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Audiobooks can speed up your &#8216;reading&#8217; MUCH faster. If you can retain non-fiction books in audio format, then this option is highly recommended. Although for certain books that involve more visual representation (such as bodybuilding or nutrition books), I prefer reading them.\n<ul>\n<li>Check out <a href=\"http:\/\/audible.com\">Audible<\/a> or <a href=\"http:\/\/audiobooks.com\">Audiobooks.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Even though I&#8217;ve resisted Kindle for awhile (I&#8217;ve always liked the tangible feeling of books), adopting it into my life has been huge. I no longer have to carry around books when I travel, and I can bring one tablet that contains all of my books.<\/li>\n<li><strong>If you slip up and forget to read a book (which will happen), keep going<\/strong>. The real purpose of the challenge is not to read 52 books in 52 weeks, it&#8217;s to <a href=\"http:\/\/rypeapp.com\/blog\/build-new-habits\/\">develop the habits<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/rypeapp.com\/blog\/find-more-time-in-your-schedule-to-learn-something-new\/\">time management<\/a>, and reading skills to read more books. As long as you end up reading more books than you normally would, you&#8217;ve already won.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Without further ado, here&#8217;s my book-a-week reading list. Use and share it as freely as you please.<\/p>\n<h2>January<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><del>Health: <a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/2iMRgif\">Becoming the Iceman by Wim Hof<\/a><\/del><\/li>\n<li><del>Wealth: <a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/2iMRuG7\">The Ultimate Sales Machine: Turbocharge Your Business with Relentless Focus on 12 Key Strategies by Chet Holmes<\/a><\/del><\/li>\n<li><del>Biography:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/2iFX50f\">The Everything Store: Jeff Bezos and the Age of Amazon by Brad Stone<\/a><\/del><\/li>\n<li><del>Free for all: <a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/2iIPaNW\">The Art of Thinking Clearly by Rolf Dobelli<\/a><\/del><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>February<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Health: <a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/2iMJ1mc\">The New Encyclopedia of Modern Bodybuilding : The Bible of Bodybuilding by\u00a0Arnold Schwarzenegger<\/a><\/li>\n<li><del>Wealth: <a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/2hVNymD\">The Sales Acceleration Formula: Using Data, Technology, and Inbound Selling to go from $0 to $100 Million <span class=\"a-size-medium a-color-secondary a-text-normal\">Hardcover<\/span>\u00a0by <span class=\"author notFaded\"><span class=\"a-declarative\">Mark Roberge<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/del><\/li>\n<li>Biography: <a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/2iMG4ly\">Benjamin Franklin: An American Life <span class=\"a-size-medium a-color-secondary a-text-normal\">Paperback<\/span> by <span class=\"author notFaded\">Walter Isaacson<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Free for all: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Getting-Everything-You-Can-Youve\/dp\/0312284543\">Getting Everything You Can Out of Everything You&#8217;ve Got by Jay Abraham<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>March<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Health:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/2iIRPY5\"><span id=\"productTitle\" class=\"a-size-large\">The 4 Hour Body: An Uncommon Guide to Rapid Fat Loss, Incredible Sex and Becoming Superhuman by Tim Ferriss<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Wealth: <a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/2iIXgWV\">Breakthrough Advertising\u00a0by <span class=\"author notFaded\">Eugene M. Schwartz\u00a0<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Biography:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/2iMOGIZ\"><span id=\"productTitle\" class=\"a-size-large\">Titan: The Life of John D. Rockefeller, Sr.<\/span> <span class=\"a-size-medium a-color-secondary a-text-normal\">Paperback<\/span>\u00a0by <span class=\"author notFaded\"><span class=\"a-declarative\">Ron Chernow<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Free for all: <a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/2hVFNbB\">Thinking, Fast and Slow by <span class=\"author notFaded\"><span class=\"a-declarative\">Daniel Kahneman<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>April<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Health: <a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/2iUQ9KH\">The Bulletproof Diet: Lose up to a Pound a Day, Reclaim Energy and Focus, Upgrade Your Life <span class=\"a-size-medium a-color-secondary a-text-normal\">Hardcover<\/span> by <span class=\"author notFaded\"><span class=\"a-declarative\">Dave Asprey<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Wealth: <a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/2iISb0E\">Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion by <span class=\"author notFaded\"><span class=\"a-declarative\">Robert B. Cialdini<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Biography: <a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/2iMUCSp\">Creativity, Inc.: Overcoming the Unseen Forces That Stand in the Way of True Inspiration by <span class=\"author notFaded\"><span class=\"a-declarative\">Ed Catmull<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Free for all: <a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/2iURrVI\">Killing the Rising Sun: How America Vanquished World War II Japan by <span class=\"author notFaded\"><span class=\"a-declarative\">Bill O&#8217;Reilly<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>May<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Health: <a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/2iITwoi\">The FastDiet: Lose Weight, Stay Healthy, and Live Longer with the Simple Secret of Intermittent Fasting by <span class=\"author notFaded\"><span class=\"a-declarative\">Michael Mosley<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Wealth: <a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/2hVIwC5\">Smart Pricing: How Google, Priceline, and Leading Businesses Use Pricing Innovation for Profitability by <span class=\"author notFaded\">Jagmohan Raju<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Biography: <a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/2hXbjJK\">Grinding It Out: The Making of McDonald&#8217;s <span class=\"a-size-medium a-color-secondary a-text-normal\">Mass Market Paperback<\/span> <span class=\"a-size-medium a-color-secondary a-text-normal\">\u2013 August 2, 2016<\/span><\/a>\n<div id=\"byline\" class=\"a-section a-spacing-micro bylineHidden feature\">by <span class=\"author notFaded\"><span class=\"a-declarative\">Ray Kroc<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>Free for all: <a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/2iUT31I\">Poor Charlie&#8217;s Almanack: The Wit and Wisdom of Charles T. Munger, Expanded Third Edition <span class=\"a-size-medium a-color-secondary a-text-normal\">Hardcover<\/span> <span class=\"a-size-medium a-color-secondary a-text-normal\">\u2013 2005\u00a0<\/span>by\u00a0<span class=\"author notFaded\">Charles T. Munger<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>June<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Health: <a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/2iIPTOZ\">Ending Aging: The Rejuvenation Breakthroughs That Could Reverse Human Aging in Our Lifetime by <span class=\"author notFaded\"><span class=\"a-declarative\">Aubrey de Grey<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Wealth:<a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/2iMYOBz\">The Checklist Manifesto: How to Get Things Right\u00a0by <span class=\"author notFaded\"><span class=\"a-declarative\">Atul Gawande<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Biography:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/2hX48kG\">Sam Walton: Made in America by Sam Walton<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Free for all: <a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/2iUT3io\">Thank You for Being Late: An Optimist&#8217;s Guide to Thriving in the Age of Accelerations by <span class=\"author notFaded\"><span class=\"a-declarative\">Thomas L. Friedman<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>July<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Health: <a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/2iUQInL\">The Book of Joy: Lasting Happiness in a Changing World by <span class=\"author notFaded\"><span class=\"a-declarative\">Dalai Lama<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Wealth: <a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/2j8Yhq0\">Who\u00a0by Geoff Smart<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Biography: <a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/2j8Yhq0\">The Hiltons: The True Story of an American Dynasty by <span class=\"author notFaded\"><span class=\"a-declarative\">J. Randy Taraborrelli<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Free for all: <a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/2iIRGnb\">Lying by Sam Harris<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>August<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Health: <a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/2iIXEVo\">The Story of the Human Body: Evolution, Health, and Disease <span id=\"bookEdition\" class=\"a-size-large a-color-secondary a-text-normal\">Reprint Edition by <span class=\"author notFaded\"><span class=\"a-declarative\">Daniel Lieberman<\/span><\/span><br \/>\n<\/span><\/a>Wealth: <a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/2hXkcmn\">When I Stop Talking, You&#8217;ll Know I&#8217;m Dead: Useful Stories from a Persuasive Man by <span class=\"author notFaded\"><span class=\"a-declarative\">Jerry Weintraub<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Biography: <a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/2iG8tJK\">All Quiet on the Western Front by <span class=\"author notFaded\">Erich Maria Remarque<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Free for all: <a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/2iMVSoF\">The Effective Executive: The Definitive Guide to Getting the Right Things Done by <span class=\"author notFaded\"><span class=\"a-declarative\">Peter F. Drucker<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>September<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Health: <a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/2iMWWJ0\">The Happiness Hypothesis: Finding Modern Truth in Ancient Wisdom by <span class=\"author notFaded\"><span class=\"a-declarative\">Jonathan Haidt<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Wealth: How to Build a Real Estate Empire<\/li>\n<li>Biography: <a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/2iG5xgl\">Victoria: The Queen: An Intimate Biography of the Woman Who Ruled an Empire by <span class=\"author notFaded\"><span class=\"a-declarative\">Julia Baird<\/span><\/span><\/a><br \/>\nFree for all: <a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/2iMYra2\">Our Country&#8217;s Presidents: All You Need to Know About the Presidents, From George Washington to Barack Obama by <span class=\"author notFaded\"><span class=\"a-declarative\">Ann Bausum<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>October<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Health: <a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/2iN7pEb\">Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience by <span class=\"author notFaded\"><span class=\"a-declarative\">Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Wealth:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/2iJ22DK\">Compelling People: The Hidden Qualities That Make Us Influential by <span class=\"author notFaded\"><span class=\"a-declarative\">John Neffinger<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Biography: <a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/2iMXMWa\">Genghis<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/2iMXMWa\"> Khan and the Making of the Modern World by <span class=\"author notFaded\"><span class=\"a-declarative\">Jack Weatherford<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Free for all: <a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/2iJ2eTu\">Tao Te Ching by Lao Tzu<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>November<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Health: <a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/2igdPZc\">The Men&#8217;s Health Big Book of Food &amp; Nutrition by Joel Weber<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Wealth: <a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/2hXesJu\">The Advantage: Why Organizational Health Trumps Everything Else In Business \u00a0by <span class=\"author notFaded\"><span class=\"a-declarative\">Patrick M. Lencioni<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Biography: <a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/2iN4Kuf\">The Autobiography of Malcolm X by Malcolm X<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Free for all: <a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/2hVMNFp\">The Gift of Fear and Other Survival Signals that Protect Us From Violence by <span class=\"author notFaded\"><span class=\"a-declarative\">Gavin de Becker<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>December<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Health: <a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/2iN2fs1\">Meditations by Marcus Aurelius\u00a0<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Wealth: <a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/2hVOx1D\">Pitch Anything: An Innovative Method for Presenting, Persuading, and Winning the Deal by <span class=\"author notFaded\"><span class=\"a-declarative\">Oren Klaff<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Biography: <a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/2iMWhaw\">Kon-Tiki: Across the Pacific in a Raft\u00a0<\/a><span class=\"a-size-medium a-color-secondary a-text-normal\"><a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/2iMWhaw\">by <span class=\"author notFaded\"><span class=\"a-declarative\">Thor Heyerdahl<\/span><\/span><\/a><br \/>\n<\/span>Free for all: <a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/2hVU7Rf\">The Complete Story of Civilization: Our Oriental Heritage, Life of Greece, Caesar and Christ, Age of Faith, Renaissance, Age of Reason Begins, Age of Louis &#8230; Revolution, Age of Napoleon, Reformation by\u00a0<span class=\"author notFaded\"><span class=\"a-declarative\">Will Durant<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><strong>The Backlog<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><strong>Health &amp; Wellness<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/2jIJEty\">Mindset by Carol Dweck<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/2ky85Oh\">Siddhartha by Hermann Herse<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Paradox-Choice-Why-More-Less\/dp\/0060005696\/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1486077070&amp;sr=1-1&amp;keywords=Paradox+of+choice\">Paradox of Choice by Barry Schwartz<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Business &amp; Money<\/strong><\/p>\n<div><a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/2kxSZbK\">The Fountain Head by Ayn Rand<\/a><\/div>\n<div><a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/2kyc7WT\">Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand<\/a><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/What-Teach-Harvard-Business-School\/dp\/0553345834\/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1486077395&amp;sr=1-1&amp;keywords=What+they+don{54c12dad2cc2b53ae830e39915b1a3e70288dbcbbeb8bbf8395437c5dc3c512c}27t+teach+you+at+harvard+business+school\">What They Don&#8217;t Teach You At Harvard Business School by Mark McCormack<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/2k6qsJH\">As a Man Thinketh by James Allen<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Small-Giants-Companies-Instead-10th-Anniversary\/dp\/014310960X\/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1486077526&amp;sr=1-1&amp;keywords=small+giants\">Small Giants by Bo Burlingham<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Disrupt-You-Transformation-Opportunity-Innovation\/dp\/1250059372\/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1486077538&amp;sr=1-1&amp;keywords=disrupt+you\">Disrupt You by Jay Samit<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/2k6qsJH\">Becoming a Category of One by Joe Calloway<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Biographies<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/2jIJEty\">The Churchill Factor by Boris Johnson<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/2jM0NCG\">Muhammad Ali: His Life And Times by Thomas Hauser<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/2l1nF6i\">Empire State Of Mind: How Jay-Z Went From Street Corner To Corner Office by Zack O\u2019Malley Greenburg<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/2kqv1wJ\">Churchill: A Life by Martin Gilbert<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Other<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Lao-Tzu-Ching-About-Power\/dp\/1570623953\">Tao Te Ching by Lao Tzu<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/2jIYz6R\">A Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill Bryson<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/2kv9d5G\">On The\u00a0Shortness of Life\u00a0by Seneca<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/2kXolJL\">Sapiens\u00a0by Yuval Noah Harari\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/2kn2IQ4\">What If?\u00a0by Randall Monroe<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Now, I&#8217;m laying out a public challenge to you and myself called &#8216;The BAW (Book A Week) Challenge&#8217;.<br \/>\nThe goal is simple: read 52 books in one year (one a week; 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