All the 34 books I read & listened to in 2020
Here’s a list of all the 34 books I read or listened to in 2020, month by month. If you’re here for my top 3 books, scroll right to the end.
Before we get into the list, people ask how I am able to consume that many books. I don’t consider having a „special setup, but let me simply share it with you:
- Kindle app: Usually, I read books on my iPhone with the kindle app.
- Audible: I listen to a lot of audiobooks. Usually at 1,2x speed.
- Printed books: I like to get a real copy and save it on my bookshelf.
A couple of tips that made me consume more:
- I read & listen to multiple books simultaneously
- I don‘t finish every book. In the past, I forced myself to finish a book once started. I stopped doing that because I found this just inefficient. If a book isn‘t resonating with me, why force me to continue with it. You also don‘t watch a Netflix series you don‘t like.
So without further ado, here’s my list of 34 books from 2020. Just as a little comparison: In 2019, I had 22 books finished.
January books
What You Do Is Who You Are
by Ben Horowitz
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Ogilvy on Advertising
by David Ogilvy
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Born to Run: The Hidden Tribe, the Ultra-Runners, and the Greatest Race the World Has Ever Seen
by Christopher McDougail
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February
The Great Nowitzki: Das außergewöhnliche Leben des großen deutschen Sportlers
by Thomas Pletzinger
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The Algebra of Happiness: Notes on the Pursuit of Success, Love, and Meaning
by Scott Galloway
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The Great CEO Within: The Tactical Guide to Company Building
by Matt Mochary
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Trailblazer: The Power of Business as the Greatest Platform for Change
by Marc Benioff, Monica Langley
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March
The Infinite Game: How Great Businesses Achieve Long-Lasting Success
by Simon Sinek
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So schön wie hier kanns im Himmel gar nicht sein!: Tagebuch einer Krebserkrankung
by Christoph Schlingensief
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Everything I know
by Paul Jarvis
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May
Anything You Want: 40 Lessons for a New Kind of Entrepreneur
by Derek Sivers
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Show Your Work!: How to Share Your Creativity with the World
by Austin Kleon
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June
Indistractable: How to Control Your Attention and Choose Your Life: How to Tune-Out, Focus-In and Win
by Nir Eyal
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The Unfair Advantage
by Ash Ali
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Die Kunst, über Geld nachzudenken
by André Kostolany
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July
Madame Moneypenny: Wie Frauen ihre Finanzen selbst in die Hand nehmen können
by Natascha Wegelin
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The Ride of a Lifetime: Lessons in Creative Leadership from 15 Years as CEO of the Walt Disney Company
by Robert Iger
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The Motivation Myth: How High Achievers Really Set Themselves Up to Win
by Jeff Haden
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Startupland: How Three Guys Risked Everything to Turn an Idea into a Global
by Mikkel Svane
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No Filter: The Inside Story of Instagram
by Sarah Frier
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Impact Mapping: Making a Big Impact with Software Products and Projects
by Marjory Bisset, Gojko Adzic
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August
Art Of Innovation: Lessons in Creativity from IDEO, America’s Leading Design Firm
by Tom Kelley
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Playing to Win: How Strategy Really Works
by A.G. Lafley, Roger L. Martin
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Heute schon einen Prozess optimiert?: Das Management frisst seine Mitarbeiter
by Gunter Dueck
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“Ich mag, wenn’s kracht.“: Jürgen Klopp. Die Biographie
by Raphael Honigstein
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September
The Ultimate Sales Letter: Attract New Customers. Boost your Sales.
by Dan S Kennedy
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Hell Yeah or No - What‘s worth doing
by Derek Sivers
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October
The darkest web: Drugs, death and destroyed lives ... the inside story of the internet’s evil twin
by Eileen Ormsby
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Die Schule meines Lebens: Weisheiten und Lebenstricks von ziemlich außergewöhnlichen Menschen
by Matze Hielscher
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The Courage To Be Disliked: How to free yourself, change your life and achieve real happiness
by Ichiro Kishimi, Fumitake Koga
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November
No Rules Rules: Netflix and the culture of reinvention
by Reed Hastings, Erin Meyer
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Delivering Happiness: A path to profits, passion, and purpose
by Tony Hsieh
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December
Greenlights: Raucous stories and outlaw wisdom from the Academy Award-winning actor
by Matthew McConaughey
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Erzähl dein Leben neu: Wie Storytelling dir zeigt, wer du wirklich bist
by Rebecca Vogels
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In Progress
Do The Work! Overcome Resistance and get out of your own way
by Steven Pressfield
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Thinking, Fast and Slow
By Daniel Kahneman
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Doughnut Economics: Seven Ways to Think Like a 21st-Century Economist
By Kate Raworth
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A Promised Land
by Barack Obama
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Think Like a Monk: Train Your Mind for Peace and Purpose Every Day
by Jay Shetty
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My top book recommendations
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The Great Nowitzki: Das außergewöhnliche Leben des großen deutschen Sportlers
by Thomas Pletzinger
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Why?
Because it's a great biography about one of the best known Germans in the US. And whilst his huge success, Dirk seems to be a down-to-earth person. The book also made want to read more biographies.
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The Courage To Be Disliked: How to free yourself, change your life and achieve real happiness
by Ichiro Kishimi, Fumitake Koga
Why?
Because the audiobook was such a joy to listen to. It's easy to listen to and gives some great explanations on Adlerian psychology. The authors explain how we are all free to determine our own future free of the shackles of past experiences, doubts and the expectations of others. It's a philosophy that's profoundly liberating, allowing us to develop the courage to change, and to ignore the limitations that we and those around us can place on ourselves.
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The Ride of a Lifetime: Lessons in Creative Leadership from 15 Years as CEO of the Walt Disney Company
by Robert Iger
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Why?
Because Robert Iger gives a super interesting insight on how he started his career in the 1970ies and ended up serving as CEO of the Walt Disney Company from 2005 to 2020.