Here are 66 books I finished in 2017. Let me know which ones you also read and liked.
You can also find my scoring for each next to numbering (from 1=worst to 5=best). Top ten in the list are some of my suggestions.
1 5 Skepticism 101: How to Think like a Scientist , The Great Courses, Michael Shermer
2 5 The 10X Rule: The Only Difference Between Success and Failure , Grant Cardone
3 5 Peak Performance: Elevate Your Game, Avoid Burnout, and Thrive with the New Science of Success , Brad Stulberg, Steve Magness
4 5 Homo Deus: A Brief History of Tomorrow , Yuval Noah Harari
5 5 TED Talks: The Official TED Guide to Public Speaking , Chris Anderson
6 5 Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood , Trevor Noah
7 5 Mindset: The New Psychology of Success , Carol Dweck
8 5 Eating on the Wild Side: The Missing Link to Optimum Health , Jo Robinson
9 4.5 The Obesity Code , Dr. Jason Fung
10 4.5 10% Happier: How I Tamed the Voice in My Head, Reduced Stress Without Losing My Edge, and Found a Self-Help That Actually Works , Dan Harris
11 4.5 Smartcuts: How Hackers, Innovators, and Icons Accelerate Success , Shane Snow
12 2.5 Hero: Becoming the Strong Father Your Children Need , Meg Meeker, MD
13 4 A Life in Parts , Bryan Cranston
14 4 Origin: A Novel , Dan Brown
15 5 Ask More: The Power of Questions to Open Doors, Uncover Solutions, and Spark Change , Frank Sesno, Wolf Blitzer - foreword
16 4.5 World Without End , Ken Follett
17 4 The Nature Fix: Why Nature Makes Us Happier, Healthier, and More Creative , Florence Williams
18 5 Light Falls: Space, Time, and an Obsession of Einstein , Brian Greene
19 4.5 Life 3.0: Being Human in the Age of Artificial Intelligence , Max Tegmark
20 3.5 The 5 Second Rule: Transform your Life, Work, and Confidence with Everyday Courage , Mel Robbins
21 2 How Emotions Are Made: The Secret Life of the Brain , Lisa Feldman Barrett
22 4 The Coaching Habit: Say Less, Ask More & Change the Way You Lead Forever , Michael Bungay Stanier
23 5 No Excuses!: The Power of Self-Discipline for Success in Your Life , Brian Tracy
24 4.5 Sex at Dawn: How We Mate, Why We Stray, and What It Means for Modern Relationships , Christopher Ryan, Cacilda Jetha
25 4.5 In the Country We Love: My Family Divided , Diane Guerrero, Michelle Burford
26 4.5 Sell or Be Sold: How to Get Your Way in Business and in Life , Grant Cardone
27 4.5 Not My Father's Son: A Memoir , Alan Cumming
28 4 Seven Years in Tibet , Heinrich Harrer, Richard Graves
29 4.5 My Favorite Universe , The Great Courses
30 4 True Grit , Charles Portis
31 4 Leadership & Self-Deception: Getting Out of the Box , The Arbinger Institute
32 3.5 The Magnolia Story , Chip Gaines, Joanna Gaines
33 4.5 The Ottoman Empire , The Great Courses
34 4.5 Being Human: Life Lessons from the Frontiers of Science , The Great Courses, Robert Sapolsky
35 4.5 Earth's Changing Climate , The Great Courses
36 5 Scientific Secrets for Raising Kids Who Thrive , The Great Courses
37 3.5 29 Gifts: How a Month of Giving Can Change Your Life , Cami Walker
38 4 The Secrets of Story: Innovative Tools for Perfecting Your Fiction and Captivating Readers , Matt Bird
39 4.5 Misbehaving: The Making of Behavioral Economics , Richard Thaler
40 4.5 Wheat Belly: Lose the Wheat, Lose the Weight, and Find Your Path Back to Health , William Davis
41 2 First Women: The Grace and Power of America's Modern First Ladies , Kate Andersen Brower
42 2 The Selfish Gene , Richard Dawkins
43 4.5 Naked Statistics: Stripping the Dread from the Data , Charles Wheelan
44 4 The New Tsar: The Rise and Reign of Vladimir Putin , Steven Lee Myers
45 4 Blindness , Jose Saramago
46 3 How to Live a Good Life: Soulful Stories, Surprising Science, and Practical Wisdom , Jonathan Fields
47 3 Option B: Facing Adversity, Building Resilience, and Finding Joy , Sheryl Sandberg, Adam Grant
48 4.5 The Everything Store: Jeff Bezos and the Age of Amazon , Brad Stone
49 4 Alibaba: The House That Jack Ma Built , Duncan Clark
50 4 Extreme Ownership: How U.S. Navy SEALs Lead and Win , Jocko Willink, Leif Babin
51 3.5 The Ethical Slut , Janet W. Hardy, Dossie Easton
52 4 Unshakeable: Your Financial Freedom Playbook , Tony Robbins
53 4 The Girl with the Lower Back Tattoo , Amy Schumer
54 4 The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck: A Counterintuitive Approach to Living a Good Life , Mark Manson
55 4.5 English Grammar Boot Camp , The Great Courses
56 5 Sleep Smarter: 21 Essential Strategies to Sleep Your Way to a Better Body, Better Health, and Bigger Success , Shawn Stevenson, Sara Gottfried MD - foreword
57 4.5 Thinking, Fast and Slow , Daniel Kahneman
58 4.5 Money Management Skills , The Great Courses
59 4.5 The More of Less , Joshua Becker
60 4 Get Smart: How to Think and Act Like the Most Successful and Highest-Paid People in Every Field , Brian Tracy
61 4 The Art of Innovation: Lessons in Creativity from IDEO, America's Leading Design Firm , Tom Kelley, Jonathan Littman - contributor, Tom Peters - foreword
62 4.5 The Master Algorithm: How the Quest for the Ultimate Learning Machine Will Remake Our World , Pedro Domingos
63 4.5 The Art of Critical Decision Making , The Great Courses, Michael A. Roberto
64 4 Mindfulness in Plain English , Bhante Henepola Gunaratana
65 4 Algorithms to Live By: The Computer Science of Human Decisions , Brian Christian, Tom Griffiths
66 4 The Mind Club: Who Thinks, What Feels, and Why It Matters , Daniel M. Wegner, Kurt Gray
2 5 The 10X Rule: The Only Difference Between Success and Failure , Grant Cardone
3 5 Peak Performance: Elevate Your Game, Avoid Burnout, and Thrive with the New Science of Success , Brad Stulberg, Steve Magness
4 5 Homo Deus: A Brief History of Tomorrow , Yuval Noah Harari
5 5 TED Talks: The Official TED Guide to Public Speaking , Chris Anderson
6 5 Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood , Trevor Noah
7 5 Mindset: The New Psychology of Success , Carol Dweck
8 5 Eating on the Wild Side: The Missing Link to Optimum Health , Jo Robinson
9 4.5 The Obesity Code , Dr. Jason Fung
10 4.5 10% Happier: How I Tamed the Voice in My Head, Reduced Stress Without Losing My Edge, and Found a Self-Help That Actually Works , Dan Harris
11 4.5 Smartcuts: How Hackers, Innovators, and Icons Accelerate Success , Shane Snow
12 2.5 Hero: Becoming the Strong Father Your Children Need , Meg Meeker, MD
13 4 A Life in Parts , Bryan Cranston
14 4 Origin: A Novel , Dan Brown
15 5 Ask More: The Power of Questions to Open Doors, Uncover Solutions, and Spark Change , Frank Sesno, Wolf Blitzer - foreword
16 4.5 World Without End , Ken Follett
17 4 The Nature Fix: Why Nature Makes Us Happier, Healthier, and More Creative , Florence Williams
18 5 Light Falls: Space, Time, and an Obsession of Einstein , Brian Greene
19 4.5 Life 3.0: Being Human in the Age of Artificial Intelligence , Max Tegmark
20 3.5 The 5 Second Rule: Transform your Life, Work, and Confidence with Everyday Courage , Mel Robbins
21 2 How Emotions Are Made: The Secret Life of the Brain , Lisa Feldman Barrett
22 4 The Coaching Habit: Say Less, Ask More & Change the Way You Lead Forever , Michael Bungay Stanier
23 5 No Excuses!: The Power of Self-Discipline for Success in Your Life , Brian Tracy
24 4.5 Sex at Dawn: How We Mate, Why We Stray, and What It Means for Modern Relationships , Christopher Ryan, Cacilda Jetha
25 4.5 In the Country We Love: My Family Divided , Diane Guerrero, Michelle Burford
26 4.5 Sell or Be Sold: How to Get Your Way in Business and in Life , Grant Cardone
27 4.5 Not My Father's Son: A Memoir , Alan Cumming
28 4 Seven Years in Tibet , Heinrich Harrer, Richard Graves
29 4.5 My Favorite Universe , The Great Courses
30 4 True Grit , Charles Portis
31 4 Leadership & Self-Deception: Getting Out of the Box , The Arbinger Institute
32 3.5 The Magnolia Story , Chip Gaines, Joanna Gaines
33 4.5 The Ottoman Empire , The Great Courses
34 4.5 Being Human: Life Lessons from the Frontiers of Science , The Great Courses, Robert Sapolsky
35 4.5 Earth's Changing Climate , The Great Courses
36 5 Scientific Secrets for Raising Kids Who Thrive , The Great Courses
37 3.5 29 Gifts: How a Month of Giving Can Change Your Life , Cami Walker
38 4 The Secrets of Story: Innovative Tools for Perfecting Your Fiction and Captivating Readers , Matt Bird
39 4.5 Misbehaving: The Making of Behavioral Economics , Richard Thaler
40 4.5 Wheat Belly: Lose the Wheat, Lose the Weight, and Find Your Path Back to Health , William Davis
41 2 First Women: The Grace and Power of America's Modern First Ladies , Kate Andersen Brower
42 2 The Selfish Gene , Richard Dawkins
43 4.5 Naked Statistics: Stripping the Dread from the Data , Charles Wheelan
44 4 The New Tsar: The Rise and Reign of Vladimir Putin , Steven Lee Myers
45 4 Blindness , Jose Saramago
46 3 How to Live a Good Life: Soulful Stories, Surprising Science, and Practical Wisdom , Jonathan Fields
47 3 Option B: Facing Adversity, Building Resilience, and Finding Joy , Sheryl Sandberg, Adam Grant
48 4.5 The Everything Store: Jeff Bezos and the Age of Amazon , Brad Stone
49 4 Alibaba: The House That Jack Ma Built , Duncan Clark
50 4 Extreme Ownership: How U.S. Navy SEALs Lead and Win , Jocko Willink, Leif Babin
51 3.5 The Ethical Slut , Janet W. Hardy, Dossie Easton
52 4 Unshakeable: Your Financial Freedom Playbook , Tony Robbins
53 4 The Girl with the Lower Back Tattoo , Amy Schumer
54 4 The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck: A Counterintuitive Approach to Living a Good Life , Mark Manson
55 4.5 English Grammar Boot Camp , The Great Courses
56 5 Sleep Smarter: 21 Essential Strategies to Sleep Your Way to a Better Body, Better Health, and Bigger Success , Shawn Stevenson, Sara Gottfried MD - foreword
57 4.5 Thinking, Fast and Slow , Daniel Kahneman
58 4.5 Money Management Skills , The Great Courses
59 4.5 The More of Less , Joshua Becker
60 4 Get Smart: How to Think and Act Like the Most Successful and Highest-Paid People in Every Field , Brian Tracy
61 4 The Art of Innovation: Lessons in Creativity from IDEO, America's Leading Design Firm , Tom Kelley, Jonathan Littman - contributor, Tom Peters - foreword
62 4.5 The Master Algorithm: How the Quest for the Ultimate Learning Machine Will Remake Our World , Pedro Domingos
63 4.5 The Art of Critical Decision Making , The Great Courses, Michael A. Roberto
64 4 Mindfulness in Plain English , Bhante Henepola Gunaratana
65 4 Algorithms to Live By: The Computer Science of Human Decisions , Brian Christian, Tom Griffiths
66 4 The Mind Club: Who Thinks, What Feels, and Why It Matters , Daniel M. Wegner, Kurt Gray
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