Ask HN: Books you read in 2015?
Here is my list from 2015:<p>1. Mark Derby: England my England<p>2. Bill Messenger: Elements of Jazz [great courses]<p>3. David Mamet: GlenGary Glen Ross<p>4. Neil deGrasse Tyson: The Pluto Files<p>5. Elizabeth Vandiver: The Illiad by Homer [great courses]<p>6. Elizabeth Vandiver: The Odyssey by Homer [great courses]<p>7. Elizabeth Vandiver: The Aeneid by Virgil [great courses]<p>8. Robert Greenberg: Great Masters: Liszt - His Life and 
Music [great courses]<p>9. David Christian: Big History [great courses]<p>10. Robert Greenberg: Great Masters: Robert and Clara Schumann - Their Lives and Music [great courses]<p>11. Steven Novella: Your Deceptive Mind: A Scientific Guide 
to Critical Thinking Skills [great courses]<p>12. Ramesh Menon (Veda Vyasa): Mahabharatha<p>13. Mark W. Muesse: Practicing Mindfulness: An Introduction to Meditation [great courses]<p>14. J.K. Rowling: Book 1: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer&#x27;s Stone<p>15. J.K. Rowling: Book 2: Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets<p>16. Steven Pressfield: The War of Art<p>17. Barnaby Conrad, Monte Schulz: Snoopy&#x27;s Guide to the Writing Life<p>18. J.K. Rowling: Book 3: Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban<p>19. Ramesh Menon (Veda Vyasa): Siva Puranam<p>20. Professor Allen C. Guelzo, Professor Gary W. Gallagher, Professor Patrick N. Allitt: The History of the United States, 2nd Edition [great courses]<p>21. Robert Greenberg: Great Masters: Brahms - His Life and Music [great courses]<p>22. Robert Greenberg: Great Masters: Tchaikovsky - His Life and Music [great courses]<p>23. Chitra Bannerjee Divakaruni: The Palace of Illusions<p>24. J.K. Rowling: Book 4: Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire<p>25. Austin Kleon: Steal Like an Artist: 10 Things Nobody Told You About Being Creative<p>26. Stephen King: On Writing: A Memoir Of The Craft<p>27. David McCullough: 1776<p>28. Prof. Roy Benaroch: Medical School for Everyone [great courses]<p>29. J.K. Rowling: Book 5: Harry Potter and the Order of Phoenix<p>30. Siddartha Mukherjee: The Emperor Of All Maladies<p>31. J.K. Rowling: Book 6: Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince<p>32. Robert Greenberg: Great Masters: Shostakovich - His Life and Music [great courses]<p>33. J.K. Rowling: Book 7: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows<p>34. Neil deGrasse Tyson: The Inexplicable Universe: Unsolved Mysteries [great courses]<p>35. Brent Schlender and Rick Tetzeli: Becoming Steve Jobs: The Evolution of a Reckless Upstart into a Visionary Leader<p>36. Shurnyu Suzuki: Zen Mind, Beginner&#x27;s Mind<p>37. William Shirer: The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich<p>38. Jhumpa Lahiri: Interpreter of Maladies<p>39. Stephen Greenblatt: The Swerve: How the world became 
modern<p>40. Professor Andrew R. Wilson: The Art of War [great courses]<p>41. Prof. Jennifer Paxton: 1066: The Year That Changed Everything [great courses]<p>42. Prof. Sherwin B. Nuland: Doctors: The History of Scientific Medicine Revealed Through Biography [great courses]<p>43. Sun Tzu: The Art of War<p>44. Prof. Robert Greenberg: Great Masters: Mahler - His Life and Music [great courses]<p>45. Prof. Seth Lerer: The Life and Writings of John Milton [great courses]<p>46. Prof. Robert Greenberg: Great Masters: Stravinsky - His Life and Music [great courses]<p>47. Stephen Guise: Mini Habits: Smaller Habits, Bigger Results<p>48. J.R.R. Tokien: Hobbit<p>49. George Orwell: Animal Farm<p>50. Prof. Seth Freeman: The Art of Negotiating the Best Deal [great courses]<p>51. Ram Dass: Be Here Now<p>52. Prof. Gregory S. Aldrete: The Decisive Battles of World History [great courses]<p>53. Conn Iggulden: Conqueror Series Book 1: Genghis: Birth of an Empire<p>54. Conn Iggulden: Conqueror Series Book 2: Genghis: Lords of the Bow<p>55. Prof. Frederick Gregory: History of Science 1700-1900 [great courses]<p>56. Prof. Indre Viskontas: 12 Essential Scientific Concepts [great courses]<p>57. Conn Iggulden: Conqueror Series Book 3: Genghis: Bones of the Hill<p>58. Conn Iggulden: Conqueror Series Book 4: Khan: Empire of Silver<p>59. Conn Iggulden: Conqueror Series Book 5: Conqueror<p>60. Prof. Robert Hazen: Origin and Evolution of Earth [great courses]<p>61. Mark Forsyth: Elements of Eloquence<p>62. Prof. Patrick Allitt: Industrial Revolution [great courses]<p>63. Ramesh Menon (Valmiki): Ramayana<p>64. Prof. John McWhorter: Myths, Lies, and Half-Truths of Language Usage [great courses]<p>65. Dava Sobel: Longtitude<p>66. Prof. Robert Hazen: Origins of Life [great courses]<p>67. Prof. Daniel Robinson: The Great Ideas of Psychology [great courses]<p>68. Tracy Kidder: The Soul of a New Machine<p>69. Prof. Garrett Fagan: History of Ancient Rome [great courses]<p>70. Kurt Vonnegut: Slaughterhouse Five<p>71. Vladimir Nabokov: Lolita<p>72. Scott Fitzgerald: The Great Gatsby<p>73. Kalki: Ponniyin Selvan: Book 1: Pudhu Vellam [apple music]<p>74. Upton Sinclair : The Jungle<p>75. John Steinbeck: The Grapes of Wrath<p>76. Kalki: Ponniyin Selvan: Book 2: Suzhar Kaatru [apple music]<p>77. Karl Marx, Friedrich Engles: Manifesto of the Communist Party<p>78. Kalki: Ponniyin Selvan: Book 3: KoduVaal [apple music]<p>79. Kalki: Ponniyin Selvan: Book 4: Mani Magudam [apple music]<p>80. Kalki: Ponniyin Selvan: Book 5: Thiyaga Sigaram [apple music]<p>81. Kalki: Parthiban Kanavu [apple music]<p>82. Hugh Howey: Wool [Silo Series : Book 1 of 3]<p>83. Kalki: Sivagamiyin Sabatham: Book 1: Boogambam [apple music]<p>84. Kalki: Sivagamiyin Sabatham: Book 2: Kanchi Mutrugai [apple music]<p>85. Kalki: Sivagamiyin Sabatham: Book 3: Bhikshuvin Kadhal [apple music]<p>86. Kalki: Sivagamiyin Sabatham: Book 4: Sidhaindha Kanavu [apple music]<p>87. Thomas Sterner: The Practising Mind<p>88. don Miguel Ruiz: The Fifth Agreement<p>89. Prof. Jonah Berger: How Ideas Spread [great courses]<p>90. Prof. Robert Sapolsky: Being Human [great courses]<p>91. Michio Kaku: Einstein&#x27;s Cosmos<p>92. Guy Kawasaki: Art of the Start 2.0<p>93. Edward Dolnick: Clockwork Universe<p>94. Prof. John Medina: Your Best Brain [great courses]<p>95. Sherman Alexie: Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian<p>96. Prof. Thad Polk: Addictive Brain [great courses]<p>97. Jeff Kinney: Diary of a Wimpy Kid<p>98. Prof. Scott Huettel: Behavioral Economics [great courses]<p>99. Rob Walling: Start Small, Stay Small<p>100. Ernest Hemmingway: Old Man and the Sea<p>101. Prof. Robert Greenberg: Brief History of Holiday Music [great courses]