I used to read a lot, then, like many Americans growing up to become an adult, I promptly stopped reading at all once I started working. Cognizant of this horror, I restarted to make an effort to block out time to read, but it was in vain until I discovered Audible. Now, I swallow hundreds of hours of books, and will keep a running ranking here of the best books, both audio and otherwise, that I've read.
1. Churchill: Walking with Destiny
Andrew Roberts, 50h 28m audiobook
2. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind
Yuval Noah Harari, 15h 17m audiobook
3. The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich: A History of Nazi Germany
William L. Shirer, 57h 11m audiobook
4. A Short History of Nearly Everything
Bill Bryson, 18h 13m audiobook
5. Algorithms to Live By: The Computer Science of Human Decisions
Brian Christian, Tom Griffiths, 11h 50m audiobook
6. Shoe Dog: A Memoir by the Creator of Nike
Phil Knight, 13h 21m audiobook
7. The Other Side of History: Daily Life in the Ancient World
Robert Garland, TGC, 24h 28m audiobook
8. Cosmos
Carl Sagan, 14h 31m audiobook
9. Napoleon: A Life
Andrew Roberts, 32h 56m audiobook
10. Talking to Strangers: What We Should Know About the People We Don't Know
Malcolm Gladwell, 8h 42m audiobook
As with everything, these will change as I read/listen to more books/audiobooks. All images are property of their rightful owners, used here for informational purposes. Updated Feb 2020.