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2024
My Year in Books
42,582
pages read
Stephen Perlstein
147
books read
Stephen Perlstein
In Praise of Shadows by Jun'ichirō Tanizaki
Shortest Book
56
pages
Entertainment Industry Economics by Harold L. Vogel
Longest Book
742
pages
Average book length in 2024
289
pages
The Woman in Me by Britney Spears
Most Shelved
1,005,654
people also shelved
From Fired to Hired by David Anderson
Least Shelved
1
people also shelved
Stephen’s average rating for 2024
4.4
4.4
Before and After the Book Deal by Courtney Maum
Highest Rated on ŷ
4.60 average
Paris by Paris Hilton

Stephen’s first review of the year

did not like it
I made it like 14 pages. An icon, but no thank you.
շʱᷡ’S 2024 BOOKS
Paris by Paris Hilton
The Long Valley by John Steinbeck
They Called Us Exceptional by Prachi Gupta
Nobody Ever Asked Me about the Girls by Lisa Robinson
The Last Action Heroes by Nick de Semlyen
it was amazing
The Myth of the Rational Voter by Bryan Caplan
From Beirut to Jerusalem by Thomas L. Friedman
Before and After the Book Deal by Courtney Maum
Be Useful by Arnold Schwarzenegger
Excellent Advice for Living by Kevin Kelly
Elon Musk by Walter Isaacson
it was amazing
Where Have All the Leaders Gone? by Lee Iacocca
Confessions of an Advertising Man by David Ogilvy
Something Like an Autobiography by Akira Kurosawa
All You Need to Know About the Music Business by Donald S. Passman
The Year of Magical Thinking by Joan Didion
The Woman in Me by Britney Spears
How to Hide an Empire by Daniel Immerwahr
Sure, I'll Join Your Cult by Maria Bamford
The Almanack of Naval Ravikant by Eric Jorgenson
it was amazing
Fantasyland by Kurt Andersen
Zen in the Art of Archery by Eugen Herrigel
Hot Seat by Jeff Immelt
Number Go Up by Zeke Faux
Free Will by Sam Harris
Postcards from the Edge by Carrie Fisher
Wishful Drinking by Carrie Fisher
The Princess Diarist by Carrie Fisher
Burn Book by Kara Swisher
it was amazing
Bombs Away by John Steinbeck
Ultra-Processed People by Chris van Tulleken
These Are the Plunderers by Gretchen Morgenson
Nonviolent Communication by Marshall B. Rosenberg
The Four by Scott Galloway
Speaking Peace by Marshall B. Rosenberg
Four Seasons by Isadore Sharp
High Output Management by Andrew S. Grove
it was amazing
The Path to Paradise by Sam Wasson
Uptime by Laura Mae Martin
Coach Wooden and Me by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Adrift by Scott Galloway
The Righteous Mind by Jonathan Haidt
The Lean Startup by Eric Ries
How Democracies Die by Steven Levitsky
Tyranny of the Minority by Steven Levitsky
Publishing for Profit by Thomas Woll
it was amazing
Entertainment Industry Economics by Harold L. Vogel
The Anxious Generation by Jonathan Haidt
Unreasonable Hospitality by Will Guidara
The Algebra of Happiness by Scott Galloway
From Fired to Hired by David Anderson
Only the Paranoid Survive by Andrew S. Grove
Why Flying Is Miserable by Ganesh Sitaraman
Smart Brevity by Jim Vandehei
Automate Your Busywork by Aytekin Tank
Leading Virtual Teams by Harvard Business Review
The Deficit Myth by Stephanie Kelton
it was amazing
The Song of Significance by Seth Godin
Talk Art by Russell Tovey
HBCU Made by Ayesha Rascoe
Team Rodent by Carl Hiaasen
End Credits by Patty Lin
Swipe Up for More! by Stephanie McNeal
The Happiness Hypothesis by Jonathan Haidt
Be Our Guest by Walt Disney Company
A Random Walk Down Wall Street by Burton G. Malkiel
it was amazing
Say More by Jen Psaki
Built to Last by Jim Collins
Platform by Michael Hyatt
TV (the Book) by Alan Sepinwall
We've Got to Try by Beto O'Rourke
Give and Take by Adam M. Grant
Start with Why by Simon Sinek
The Storyteller by Dave Grohl
The Algebra of Wealth by Scott Galloway
it was amazing
20 Master Plots by Ronald B. Tobias
Million Dollar Weekend by Noah Kagan
Joyful Recollections of Trauma by Paul Scheer
Send Yourself Roses by Kathleen Turner
Who Moved My Cheese? An Amazing Way to Deal with Change in Yo... by Spencer Johnson
Supercommunicators by Charles Duhigg
Rich AF by Vivian Tu
Tao Te Ching by Lao Tzu
it was amazing
Easy Way to Control Alcohol by Allen Carr
Obliquity by John Kay
Private Equity by Carrie Sun
Good to Go by Christie Aschwanden
Democracy or Else by Jon Favreau
The Art of Small Talk by Casey Wilson
Divine Might by Natalie Haynes
Other People's Money by John Kay
Nuclear War by Annie Jacobsen
it was amazing
Norse Mythology by Neil Gaiman
Smart Phone Dumb Phone by Allen Carr
In Praise of Shadows by Jun'ichirō Tanizaki
The Great Displacement by Jake Bittle
Prequel by Rachel Maddow
A Book of Five Rings by Miyamoto Musashi
Filterworld by Kyle Chayka
Cue the Sun! The Invention of Reality TV by Emily Nussbaum

Stephen’s last review of the year

it was amazing
A fantastic look at the reality industry. Fun walk down memory lane. Wonderfully researched. And importantly honest
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