Goal 2020 = Read 100 books, as part of “Clear the Shelves” Challenge.

I’ve been a GoodReads user for years now (who isn’t? ) but never really completed a reading challenge even though I read a ton of books, based on my WSJ subscription or what catches my fancy at the library or even random Google recommendations to use up my e-book credits. However, with the dawn of a new decade (Hurrah 2020), I decided to login and just check the reading challenges posted for this year. And boy, they are amazing!

GoodReads currently has reading challenges in various themes and genres. Don’t like picking any single one? Use the “Bingo” challenge to cover multiple genres. I chose the “Clear the Shelves” Reading challenge, because I realized I have a sea of books at home, on my Kindle/ BookShout/ GooglePlayBooks and other apps. I’ve started many, and some I read so long ago that I can’t recollect anything.

So the Clear the Shelves challenge seemed perfect. NO buying new books, ebooks or audible titles until I’ve cleared this list. Was not very consistent in adding my “read” shelves either, so planning to post reviews on Goodreads an Amazon. After all, as an author myself, I understand the potent power of reviews, so it makes good karma that I return the favor.

To further add accountability, I am adding the list publicly on this blog, too:

• Physical books = 50
• eBooks = 40
• Audible = 10
• Total = 100

Obviously, at some point in the future I will cave in and get other books or read books by other indie authors I like, but having this “to-do” list seems like a good way of making sure I tackle this long overdue task.

Physical Books I own:

1. The Star Attraction. Allison Sweeney. Romance.
2. The Inseparables. Stuart Nadler. Drama.
3. Evening is the Whole Day. Preeta Samarasan. Chicklit.
4. The Woman who stole my Life. Marian Keyes. Chicklit.
5. The Black Widow. Daniel Silva. Thriller.
6. The New Abs Diet. David Zinczenko. Health & Living.
7. Designing Data-Intensive Applications. Martin Kleppmann. Technical.
8. Introduction to Psychology: Gateways to Mind and Behavior. Dennis Coon & John Mitterer. Psychology.
9. OH, MIND RELAX PLEASE. Swami Sukhabodhananda. Non-fiction business.
10. Spark of Light. Jodi Picoult. Drama.
11. House of Spies. Daniel Silva. Thriller.
12. Neither Here nor There: Travels in Europe. Bill Bryson. Travel.
13. HBR’s 10 Must Reads on Women and Leadership. Harvard Business Review.
14. The 30-Day Money Cleanse. Ashley Gertsley. Non-fiction business.
15. Smart Women Love Money. Alice Finn. Non-fiction business.
16. All Things are Working for Your Good. Joel Osteen. Non-fiction business.
17. Secrets of Six-Figure Women. Barbara Stanny. Non-fiction business.
18. You’ve Got 8 Seconds. Paul Hellman. Non-fiction business.
19. You Woke up Worthy. Britny West. Health & Living.
20. 12 Rules for Life. Jordan Peterson. Non-fiction business.
21. Capitalism. Ayn Rand. Non-fiction business.
22. The Success Priniciples. Jack Canfield. Non-fiction business.
23. You are a Badass. Jen Sincero. Non-fiction business.
24. The Big Book of Juices. Natalie Savona. Health & Living.
25. The Accidental Creative. Todd Henry. Non-fiction business.
26. Rule #1: The Simple Strategy for Successful Investing in Only 15 Minutes a Week! Phile Town. Non-fiction business.
27. Connect: The Secret LinkedIn Playbook. Josh Turner. Non-fiction business.
28. The Happiness Hypothesis. Jonathan Haidt. Psychology.
29. Inviting Disaster: Lessons From the Edge of Technology. James Chiles. Non-fiction business.
30. Invested. Danielle & Phil Town. Non-fiction business.
31. The Pledge: Your Master Plan for an Abundant Life. Michael Masterson. Non-fiction business.
32. The Truth About Managing People. Stephen Robbins. Non-fiction business.
33. Foods that Harm Foods that Heal. Joe Schwarcz & Fran Berkoff. Health & Living.
34. Zero Belly Smoothies. David Zinczenko. Health & Living.
35. 10-Day Green Smoothie Cleanse. JJ Smith. Health & Living.
36. The Beauty Detox Solution. Kimberly Snyder. Health & Living.
37. You Can Heal Your Life. (Gift Edition) Louise Hay. Health & Living.
38. Earn It. Mika Brzezinski. Non-fiction business.
39. Why Not Me? Mindy Kaling. Non-fiction business.
40. Kiss Your But Goodbye. Joseph Azelby. Non-fiction business.
41. End Game. David Baldacci. Thriller.
42. How to Talk to Anyone. Leila Lowndes. Non-fiction business.
43. The Greatness Guide Book 2. Robin Sharma. Non-fiction business.
44. Corporate Finance: The Core. Jonathan Berk & Peter DeMarzo. Technical.
45. Big Data. Bernard Marr. Technical.
46. The Capture of the Earl of Glencrae. Stephanie Laurens. Romance.
47. The Marriage Clock: A Novel. Zara Raheem. ChickLit.
48. Everyone Worth Knowing. Lauren Weisberger. Drama.
49. When Life gives You Lululemons. Lauren Weisberger. Drama.
50. Presence. Amy Cuddy. Psychology.

Audible Titles

1. Nice Girls Still Don’t Get the Corner Office. Lois Frankel.
2. Obsessed or be Average. Grant Cardone.
3. Ultralearning. Scott Young. Non-fiction business.
4. Range. Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World. David Epstein. Non-fiction business.
5. Never Split the Difference. Chris Voss. Psychology.
6. The Phoenix Project. Gene Kim, Kevin Behr & George Spafford. Non-fiction business.
7. The Like Switch. Jack Schafer & Marvin Karlins. Psychology.
8. The Millionaire Fastlane. MJ DeMarco. Non-fiction business.
9. Creating Personal Presence. Diana Booher. Non-fiction business.
10. The Science of Social Intelligence. Patrick King. Psychology.

eBooks from Various Apps & Subscriptions:

1. Make Money from Non-fiction books. John Tighe. Non-fiction business.
2. Unlocking Potential. Michael Simpson. Non-fiction business.
3. Head over Heels. Lila Monroe. Romance.
4. Montana Mistletoe. Kim Law. Romance.
5. Influencer. Brittany Hennessy. Non-fiction business.
6. The Profitable Content System. Meera kothand. Non-fiction business.
7. The Telomere effect. Elizabeth Blackburn & Elissa Epel. Health & Living.
8. Creativity Inc. Ed Catmull & Amy Wallace. Non-fiction.
9. Manipulation Secrets. Patrick Lightman. Psychology.
10. The 1-page Marketing Plan. Allan Dib. Non-fiction business.
11. The Happy Mind. Kevin Horsley & Louis Fourie. Psychology.
12. Instabrain. Sarah Weise. Non-fiction business.
13. Discipline Decoded. Stephen Taylor. Psychology.
14. Supportive Accountability. Sylvia Melena. Non-fiction business.
15. But I am Not an Expert. Meera Kothand. Non-fiction business.
16. People First. Mike Nutley. Non-fiction business.
17. Don’t Lie to Me. Willow Rose. Mystery.
18. LinkedIn Riches. John Nemo. Non-fiction business.
19. Influencer Fast Track. Gundi Gabrielle. Non-fiction business.
20. Kindle Bestseller Publishing. Gundi Gabrille. Non-fiction business.
21. Data Jujitsu. DJ Patil. Technical.
22. The Science of Human Nature. William Pyle. Psychology.
23. The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin. Benjamin Franklin. Memoir.
24. To Dare A Duke. Emma Leech. Romance.
25. Essentialism. Greg McKeown. Non-fiction business.
26. It Doesn’t Have to be Crazy at Work. Jason Fried & David Hansson. Non-fiction business.
27. Getting Things Done. David Allen. Non-fiction business.
28. The Internet of Money. Andreas Antonopoulos. Non-fiction business.
29. Personal Kanban: Mapping Work | Navigating Life. Tonianne DeMaria Barry.
30. What you do is Who you are. Ben Horowitz. Non-fiction business.
31. Cold Storage. David Koepp. Thriller.
32. The Education of an Idealist. Samantha Power. Memoir.
33. Squeezed. Alissa Quant. Non-fiction business.
34. An Elegant Defense. Matt Richtel. Non-fiction business.
35. Sapiens. Yuval Noah Harari. Non-fiction business.
36. Chaos Monkeys. Antonio Martinez. Non-fiction business.
37. Kissinger the Negotiator. James Sebenius. Memoir.
38. Just Sit. Sukey & Elizabeth Novogratz. Health & Living.
39. Remix. Lindsey Pollak. Non-fiction business.
40. Iris Apfel: Accidental icon. Iris Apfel. Memoir.