Books of 25

Many of you read this site exclusively via email. That’s totally fine. Beats the fax subscribers.

But you might have missed the book page I launched, where I listed all the books I read in 2025. I’ll be doing the same kind of recap this year—hopefully surpassing my reading goal by a few.

Check it out, if you haven't already.

Here are the 10/10s from last year.

Man's Search for Meaning (10/10) — It took me a long time and a lot of courage to read this book. One of the best books I've ever read.

Greenlights (10/10) — Matthew McConaughey's book, which is fantastic and should be listened to as an audiobook. Great for a road trip.

Cabin (10/10) — Guy in advertising buys a small cabin, renovates it himself, and changes his life along the way.

Tunnel 29 (10/10) — Guy escapes from East to West Germany and then spends the next few decades digging tunnels to help others. Unbelievable read.

Eigentlich bin Ich ein super Typ (10/10) — Mario Basler was one of the most interesting German soccer players ever.

Der Schlauste Mann der Welt (10/10) — A modern fable by Andreas Eschbach about wealth, life, and having ten days left to reflect.

BTW, I rejoined Instagram for about a week. I still don’t like it, so I deleted my account again. That said, I do like pictures, so I might post the occasional photo here in the future.

Happy New Year.