Audible has allowed me to greatly expand my reading time, and I’ve found, like a lot of people, I like to have at least two books open at any given time. One of them needs to have a positive and/or personal growth leaning, and the other a story or topic that leads me into pure mental escape. Some of my favorite reads:
Positive/Growth genre
Flourish by Martin Seligman
Mindset by Carol Dweck
When: The Scientific Secrets of Perfect Timing by Daniel H. Pink
Simple Rules by Jeff Cummings (YPO learnings)
Ultralearning by Scott Young
Brain Rules by John Medina
Any of the Freakonomics/Think Like a Freak books by Levitt and Dubner
Spark by John J Ratey
Many, many more that have positively influences me.
Escape Reads
First two Louise Penny books in the Chief Inspector Armand Gamache series (and I’m on to the next one) Good books to the last page.
The Dresden Files by Jim Butcher (16+ book series)
The Alienist by Caleb Carr
Chaser by John Pilley and Hilary Hintzmann
Stumbling on Happiness, The Poisonwood Bible, Celestine Prophecies, and many, many murder/detective/criminal investigation novels/series, from Ken Follett to Vince Flynn, Jonathan and Faye Kellerman to JD Robb, Robert Crais, and others.
every Lee Child/Jack Reacher book
I love a good series so I’m scanning this thread for leads. Thanks to all that have put books out there on this thread and the SciFi thread!