Eric Kraus

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100 Books in 2018

I have set a rather ambitious goal for the remainder of 2018…  Better late then never, right? For 2018, I am embarking on a journey of learning as much as I can. I am encouraged by a friend who is doing a similar challenge… So, I have set a goal to read 100 books in 2018.

A few people have already asked for my list, recommendations, thoughts and reviews.  I put together this page, a collection of the books I’ve read, and for a select few, a link to my review.  You can also check out my GoodReads profile here.

If you have any suggestions I should add to my list, please share! Hope you enjoy.

1 A Beginner’s Guide to Day Trading Online
2 The Ultimate Day Trader: How to Achieve Consistent Day Trading Profits in Stocks, Forex, and Commodities
3 High probability trading : take the steps to become a successful trader
4 Team of Teams: New Rules of Engagement for a Complex World
5 The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business
6 Rock, Paper, Scissors: Game Theory in Everyday Life
7 Grit
8 The Lost Art of Closing: Winning the Ten Commitments That Drive Sales
9 Sway: The Irresistible Pull of Irrational Behavior
10 The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F_ck: A Counterintuitive Approach to Living a Good Life Review
11 The Daily Stoic: 366 Meditations on Wisdom, Perseverance, and the Art of Living
12 Principles: Life and Work Life Principles
13 Benjamin Franklin: An American Life
14 Zoom (Picture Puffin Books)
15 PostSecret: Extraordinary Confessions from Ordinary Lives
16 When to Rob a Bank: …And 131 More Warped Suggestions and Well-Intended Rants
17 QBQ! The Question Behind the Question: Practicing Personal Accountability at Work and in Life
18 Introducing Emotional Intelligence: A Practical Guide
19 Originals: How Non-Conformists Move the World
20 The Accountant’s Story: Inside the Violent World of the MedellĂ­n Cartel
21 The Art of Strategy: A Game Theorist’s Guide to Success in Business and Life
22 Uniquely Human: A Different Way of Seeing Autism
23 Works Well with Others: Shaking Hands, Shutting Up, and Other Crucial Skills in Business That No One Ever Teaches You Review
24 The Constitution of the United States of America, the Bill of Rights & All Amendments, the Declaration of Independence, the Articles of Confederation,
25 Game Theory at Work: How to Use Game Theory to Outthink and Outmaneuver Your Competition
26 Me Talk Pretty One Day
27 What If?: Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions
28 Theory of Moves
29 Ten Things Every Child with Autism Wishes You Knew: Updated and Expanded Edition
30 Never Split the Difference: Negotiating As If Your Life Depended On It
31 Thinking in Bets: Making Smarter Decisions When You Don’t Have All the Facts
32 Unfu*k Yourself: Get Out of Your Head and into Your Life
33 Skin in the Game: Hidden Asymmetries in Daily Life
34 The Origin of Species: 150th Anniversary Edition
35 Start with Why: How Great Leaders Inspire Everyone to Take Action
36 Smarter Faster Better: The Transformative Power of Real Productivity
37 Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone
38 1776
39 Astrophysics for People in a Hurry
40 Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim
41 John Adams
42 Apollo: The Epic Journey to the Moon, 1963-1972
43 Thing Explainer: Complicated Stuff in Simple Words
44 Moneyball
45 Get Well Soon: History’s Worst Plagues and the Heroes Who Fought Them
46 Thomas Jefferson: The Art of Power
47 Revolution!: The Brick Chronicle of the American Revolution and the Inspiring Fight for Liberty and Equality that Shook the World
48 Strategies for Beating Small Stakes Poker Cash Games
49 Quackery: A Brief History of the Worst Ways to Cure Everything
50 Alexander Hamilton
51 Science of Being and Art of Living: Transcendental Meditation
52 Einstein’s Relativity and the Quantum Revolution: Modern Physics for Non-Scientists, 2nd Edition
53 The Worst-Case Scenario Survival Handbook
54 All Hell Broke Loose: Experiences of Young People During the Armistice Day 1940 Blizzard
55 Into the Wild
56 The Culture Code: The Secrets of Highly Successful Groups
57 New Hudson Shakespeare Julius Caesar
58 Mayflower: A Story of Courage, Community, and War
59 The Ends of the World: Volcanic Apocalypses, Lethal Oceans, and Our Quest to Understand Earth’s Past Mass Extinctions
60 Endurance: Shackleton’s Incredible Voyage
61 Workstorming: Why Conversations at Work Go Wrong, and How to Fix Them
62 Illuminate: Ignite Change Through Speeches, Stories, Ceremonies, and Symbols
63 Harvey Penick’s Little Red Book: Lessons And Teachings From A Lifetime In Golf
64 The Ice Cream Maker: An Inspiring Tale About Making Quality The Key Ingredient in Everything You Do
65 Sun Tzu For Execution: How to Use the Art of War to Get Results
66 The Wilderness Companion
67 Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Book 1
68 Driven to Distraction (Revised): Recognizing and Coping with Attention Deficit Disorder
69 Ansel Adams: Our National Parks
70 Animal Farm
71 HBR’s 10 Must Reads on Emotional Intelligence (with featured article “What Makes a Leader?” by Daniel Goleman)(HBR’s 10 Must Reads)
72 The Lost Art of the Great Speech: How to Write One–How to Deliver It
73 The Night the Fitz Went Down
74 Siddhartha
75 The Essential Marcus Aurelius (Tarcher Cornerstone Editions)
76 How to Survive a Sharknado and Other Unnatural Disasters: Fight Back When Monsters and Mother Nature Attack
77 How to Skin a Lion: A Treasury of Outmoded Advice
78 Common Sense, Rights of Man, and Other Essential Writings of Thomas Paine
79 How to Hack Like a PORNSTAR: A step by step process for breaking into a BANK (Hacking the planet)
80 The Lost City of the Monkey God: A True Story
81 The Man Who Mistook His Wife For A Hat: And Other Clinical Tales
82 Lombardi and Landry: How Two of Pro Football’s Greatest Coaches Launched Their Legends and Changed the Game Forever by Ernie Palladino (2012-09-01)
83 Starr: My Life in Football
84 The Best of Sports Illustrated
85 Always a Badger: The Pat Richter Story
86 Pirate Hunters: Treasure, Obsession, and the Search for a Legendary Pirate Ship
87 The Autistic Brain
88 Minneapolis Madams: The Lost History of Prostitution on the Riverfront
89 Cloud Physics: A Popular Introduction to Applied Meteorology (Dover Earth Science)
90 Deadly Dance: The Chippendales Murders
91 The Rookie Handbook: How to Survive the First Season in the NFL
92 400 Things Cops Know: Street-Smart Lessons from a Veteran Patrolman
93 The Spy and the Traitor: The Greatest Espionage Story of the Cold War
94 Little Red Book of Selling: 12.5 Principles of Sales Greatness
95 The Super Book of Useless Information: The Most Powerfully Unnecessary Things You Never Need to Know
96 101 Things I Learned in Law School
97 Ebola: The Natural and Human History of a Deadly Virus
98 Chineasy: The New Way to Read Chinese Wait, what?
99 Basic Mandarin Chinese – Speaking & Listening Textbook: An Introduction to Spoken Mandarin for Beginners (DVD and MP3 Audio CD Included) Wait, what?
100 Say It Right In Chinese, 2nd Edition (Say It Right! Series) Wait, what?

2018 Goals

One of the best ways to accomplish your goals is to hold yourself publicly accountable. For some, it’s as simple as telling people about what you’re trying to achieve.  For others, it’s about building engagement on the journey.

I’m hoping this inspires others to do the same (be public with your goals) as well as encourage feedback on my own journey.

[updated]

 

100 Books in 2018

I’m starting this goal late (February). Rather than figure out how I’ll measure this against the year, I’m just… starting. The goal is to read 100 books in 2018 and I’ll be keeping track of them here.  You’ll notice a general theme to my books, but I’m really open. If you have any suggestions, please let me know!