My 2026 Reading List
My 2026 Reading List
For the past several years, my goal has been to read at least one book a week for 52 weeks. I read the Bible every day. I have spent the last year in the book of Numbers (in Hebrew) and phrasing out 1 Corinthians. In the coming year, I plan to continue in Numbers and Deuteronomy, and I will begin detailed work in 2 Corinthians.
I practice three types of reading.
(~50%) Reading for the forest -- very broad reading to get a big picture of the book. I familiarize myself with the table of contents, the introduction, the conclusion, headings, subheadings, and perhaps the conclusion of each chapter.
(~30%) Reading for the trees -- this type of reading is more nuanced and would require rereading book chapters, intros, conclusions, and references. This would also include very light highlights, annotations, and some comments.
(~20%) Reading for the bark -- the most detailed reading possible, with detailed and heavy notes, annotations, comments, and analysis. I reserve this reading for highly technical and challenging works, commentaries on the Bible, and the Bible itself.
*books I reread every year or every other year
GENERAL THEOLOGY
The Gospel According to Jesus by John MacArthur*
The Holiness of God by R.C. Sproul
The Christ of the Covenants by O. Palmer Robertson
Union with Christ by J. Todd Billings
The Gospel Mystery of Sanctification by Walter Marshall
The Divine Life by Richard Baxter
The Christian's Great Interest by William Guthrie
The Life of God in the Soul of Man by Henry Scougal
A Lifting Up for the Downcast by William Bridge
BIBLICAL STUDY AND CRITICISM
Deuteronomy by Daniel Block (NIV Application Commentary)
Deuteronomy by Eugene Merrill (New American Commentary)
Deuteronomy by J.G. McConville (Apollos Old Testament Commentary)
2 Corinthians by David Garland (New American Commentary)
2 Corinthians by Murray Harris (New International Greek Testament Commentary)
PARENTING AND FAMILY
The Smartest Kids in the World by Amanda Ripley*
Raising Grateful Kids in an Entitled World by Kristen Welch
The Opposite of Spoiled by Ron Lieber
PRODUCTIVITY
The Power of Full Engagement by Jim Loehr
Four Thousand Weeks by Oliver Burkeman
The Checklist Manifesto by Atul Gawande
LEARNING
The Art of Learning by Josh Waitzkin
A Mind for Numbers by Barbara Oakley
PERSONAL FINANCE/INVESTING
The Simple Path to Wealth by J.L. Collins*
Your Money or Your Life by Joe Dominquez and Vicki Robbins*
Retirement Calculator by Jason Parker*
Sound Retirement Planning by Jason Parker*
Financial Statements by Thomas Ittelson
The Interpretation of Financial Statements by Benjamin Graham
How to Read a Financial Report by Tage Tracy
The New Retirementality by Mitch Anthony
The One-Page Financial Plan by Carl Richards
The White Coat Investor by James Dahle
The Little Book of Valuation by Aswath Damodaran
Invested by Danielle Town and Phil Town
Concentrated Investing by Allen Benello
BUSINESS AND LEADERSHIP
How To Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie*
Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap and Others Don't by Jim Collins*
Seeking Wisdom by Peter Bevelin
Poor Charlie's Almanack by Charles Munger
The Decision Book by Mikael Krogerus
Super Thinking by Gabriel Weinberg
The Great Mental Models Volume 1 by Shane Parrish
Turn the Ship Around by L. David Marquet
The Outsiders by William Thorndike
High Output Management by Andy Grove
Only the Paranoid Survive by Andy Grove
The Hard Thing About Hard Things by Ben Horowitz
MISCELLANEOUS/GENERAL INTEREST/SCIENCE
The Emperor of All Maladies by Siddhartha Mukherjee
The Gene by Siddhartha Mukherjee
The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat by Oliver Sacks
The Disappearing Spoon by Sam Kean
Caesar's Last Breath by Sam Kean
Structures: Or Why Things Don't Fall Down by J.E. Gordon
The Physics of Everyday Things by James Kakalios
Storm in a Teacup by Helen Czerski
The Double Helix by James Watson
PHYSICS/MATH/GENERAL SCIENCE
(Continuing in 2026 with my self-directed study in math and physics. I've been following this guide for Math and this one for Physics)
Khan Academy Math -- Calculus, Linear Algebra, Differential Equations
Calculus Made Easy by Silvanus Thompson
Linear Algebra Done Right by Sheldon Axler
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