These are not all the books I read in 2019. Instead of adopting some form of rating system (like Derek Sivers), I find it much easier to put books into one of two categories…
1) worth reading (and therefore would likely recommend to someone)
or
2) not worth reading (or the benefit I gained in knowledge or entertainment value did not outweigh the cost of the book and my time).
So, here are the list of books that I think are worth reading:
Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones by James Clear
How We Got to Now: Six Innovations That Made the Modern World by Steven Johnson
How Will You Measure Your Life? by Clayton M. Christensen, James Allworth, Karen Dillon
Make Your Bed: Little Things That Can Change Your Life…And Maybe the World by Admiral William H. McRaven
Shoe Dog: A Memoir by the Creator of Nike by Phil Knight
Steal Like an Artist: 10 Things Nobody Told You About Being Creative by Austin Kleon
The Blue Zones, Second Edition: 9 Lessons for Living Longer From the People Who’ve Lived the Longest by Dan Buettner
The Algebra of Happiness: Notes on the Pursuit of Success, Love, and Meaning by Scott Galloway