Reading Challenge

Each January 1, I set a challenge to read 52 books by midnight, December 31. Here are the books I’ve read so far in 2024:

  1. The Hero With A Thousand Faces by Joseph Campbell
  2. James and the Giant Peach by Roald Dahl
  3. Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance by Angela Duckworth
  4. The Everlasting Man by G.K. Chesterton
  5. The Imitation of Christ by Thomas a Kempis
  6. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. Rowling
  7. The Dark Tower: And Other Stories by C.S. Lewis
  8. To Love Fasting: The Monastic Experience by Adalbert de Vogue
  9. The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien
  10. Raving Fans: A Revolutionary Approach to Customer Service by Ken Blanchard (I do not recommend)
  11. The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen R. Covey
  12. The Twelfth Angel by Og Mandino
  13. Murder in the Cathedral by T.S. Eliot
  14. Murder on the Orient Express by Agatha Christie
  15. Nihilism: The Root of the Revolution in the Modern Age by Seraphim Rose
  16. Anne of Ingleside by L.M. Montgomery
  17. Dissent in Medicine: Nine Doctors Speak Out by Robert Mendelsohn
  18. Rainbow Valley by L.M. Montogomery
  19. The Rule of Saint Benedict by St Benedict of Nursia
  20. Don’t Shoot the Dog! The New Art of Teaching and Training by Karen Pryor
  21. Little House in the Big Woods by Laura Ingalls Wilder
  22. Tiny Habits: The Small Changes That Change Everything by B.J. Fogg (Atomic Habits and Power of Habit are better in my opinion.)
  23. Little House on the Prairie by Laura Ingalls Wilder
  24. Your Voice in Demand by Authorhouse (some good info, but pretty outdated at this point)
  25. On the Banks of Plum Creek by Laura Ingalls Wilder
  26. By the Shores of Silver Lake by Laura Ingalls Wilder
  27. The Long Winter by Laura Ingalls Wilder
  28. The Psychology of Money by Morgan Housel
  29. Little Town on the Prairie by Laura Ingalls Wilder
  30. These Happy Golden Years by Laura Ingalls Wilder
  31. The First Four Years by Laura Ingalls Wilder
  32. The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business by Charles Duhigg
  33. Matilda by Roald Dahl
  34. Farmer Boy by Laura Ingalls Wilder
  35. To Sell is Human: The Surprising Truth About Moving Others by Daniel Pink
  36. Pioneer Girl: The Annotated Autobiography by Laura Ingalls Wilder
  37. Steal Like an Artist by Austin Kleon
  38. On Writing (and Writers) A Miscellany of Advice and Opinions by C.S. Lewis
  39. The Bad Beginning by Lemony Snicket
  40. Spirit-Controlled Temperament by Tim LaHaye
  41. The Curmudgeon’s Guide to Getting Ahead: Dos and Don’ts of Right Behavior, Tough Thinking, Clear Writing, and Living a Good Life by Charles Murray
  42. The Holy Bible King James Version
  43. Can’t Hurt Me: Master Your Mind and Defy the Odds by David Goggins (Caution should be used with this book. I don’t recommend it to young people.)
  44. From the Dust Returned by Ray Bradbury
  45. The Holy Bible
  46. Just So Stories by Rudyard Kipling
  47. Slow Productivity by Cal Newport

Best fiction book so far this year: #9. Best non-fiction: #3.

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