the year's best books

Here is my ongoing list of the best books I've read, for the first time (as in, if it's a re-read, then I won't list it)

There are links to read the actual post and reviews

Top Ten Books of 2010 to 2012
10 - "The Men Who Would Be King" by Nicole Laporte (the story of Dreamworks)
9 - "11/22/63" by Stephen King
8 - "The Hunger Games" by Suzanne Collins
7 - "In Fifty Years We'll All Be Chicks" by Adam Carolla
6 - "I Can't Even Walk (without you holding my hand)" by Justin Fisher
5 - "Those Guys Have All the Fun: Inside the World of ESPN" by James Andrew Miller
4 - "Top of the Rock: Inside the Rise & Fall of Must See TV" by Warren Littlefield
3 - "The War for Late Night" by Bill Carter (the Leno vs Conan battle)
2 - "The Stand" by Stephen King
1 - "Walt Disney: The Triumph of the American Imagination" by Neal Gabler


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Top Ten Books of 2013
10 - "Joyland" by Stephen King
9 - "Not Taco Bell Material" by Adam Carolla
8 - "The Blind Side" by Michael Lewis
7 - "I Want My MTV" by Rob Tannenbaum and Craig Marks
6 - "START: Punch Fear in the Face" by Jon Acuff
5 - "Catching Fire/Mockingjay" by Suzanne Collins
4 - "How I Slept My Way to the Middle" by Kevin Pollak
3 - "The Squared Circle: Life, Death, and Professional Wrestling" by David Shoemaker
2 - "Sycamore Row" by John Grisham
1 - "Doctor Sleep" by Stephen King

Other books read in 2013


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Top Ten Books of 2014
10 - "Love Does" by Bob Goff
9 - "Note to Myself: by Chris Holmes
8 - "Rush Revere & the Brave Pilgrims" by Rush Limbaugh
7 - "Lone Survivor" by Marcus Luttrell
6 - "Mr Mercedes" by Stephen King
5 - "Stuff Christians Like" by Jonathan Acuff
4 - "Shrinkage" by Bald Bryan Bishop
3 - "As You Wish" by Cary Elwes (stories from The Princess Bride)
2 - "I Don't Know Where You Know Me From" by Judy Greer
1 - "Moment Maker" by Carlos Whittaker

Other books I read in 2014 here... and here too


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Top Ten Books of 2015
10 - "Outliers" by Malcolm Gladwell
9 - "Go Solo" by Kelsey Humphreys
8 - "Troublemaker" by Leah Remini (her escape from Scientology)
7 - "Gray Mountain" by John Grisham
6 - "Finders Keepers" by Stephen King
5 - "You Can't Make This Stuff Up" by Al Michaels (a memoir of a lifetime of broadcasting)
4 - "Dark Places" by Gillian Flynn
3 - "Do Over" by Jon Acuff
2 - "Girl on the Train" by Paula Hawkins
1 - "The Martian" by Andy Weir


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Top Ten Books of 2016
Honorable Mention - Superheroes are for Real by Ethan Bryan
10 - "Scrappy Little Nobody" by Anna Kendrick
9 - "End of Watch" by Stephen King
8 - "Right for a Reason: Life, Liberty & a Crapload of Common Sense" by Chicks on the Right
7 - "Talking as Fast as I Can" by Lauren Graham
6 - "How to Survive a Horror Movie" by Seth Grahame-Smith
5 - "Devil in the White City" by Erik Larsen (the story of HH Holmes & the 1893 World's Fair)
4 - "The Whistler" by John Grisham
3 - "Sharp Objects" by Gillian Flynn
2 - "TV: The Book" by Alan Sepinwall and Matt Zoller Seitz
1 - "The Big Short: Inside the Doomsday Machine" by Michael Lewis

Other books read in 2016


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Top Ten Books of 2017
10 - "The Great Beanie Baby Bubble" by Zac Bissonnette (the rise & fall of the Beanie Baby)
9 - "Reasons to be Pretty" by Neil LaBute (stageplay script)
8 - "Yes, Please" by Amy Poehler
7 - "Catch Somewhere" by Megan Hall
6 - "I'll Have What She's Having" by Erin Carlson (story of Nora Ephron's 3 iconic films)
5 - "Finish: Give Yourself the Gift of Done" by Jon Acuff
4 - "Wonder" by RJ Palacio
3 - "The Disaster Artist: My Life Inside the Room" by Greg Sestero
2 - "David & Goliath: Underdogs, Misfits, & the Art of Battling Giants" by Malcolm Gladwell
1 - "Friday Night Lights" by Buzz Bissinger

Other books read in 2017


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Top Ten Books of 2018
Honorable Mention - "Pet Sematary" by Stephen King
10 - "Live From New York" by James Miller & Tom Shales
9 - "The Outsider" by Stephen King
8 - "One of Us is Lying" by Karin McManus
7 - "Gone in the Dark" by Michelle McNamara
6 - "Someday, Someday Maybe" by Lauren Graham
5 - "The Six" by KB Hoyle
4 - "Don't Bullsh*t Yourself" by Jon Taffer
3 - "Republicans Buy Sneakers Too" by Clay Travis
2 - "The Art of Work" by Jeff Goins
1 - "This is Marketing" by Seth Godin

Other books in 2018

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