The best books of 2023

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My favorite read in 2023

Book cover of Lebron

Jeremiah Ukponrefe Why did I love this book?

Lebron does not put you in the mind of just a NBA player, but a businessman, a philanthropist, a husband, father, and ultimately a champion, and in reading the headspace, trials, and tribulations of a champion, it truly allowed me to feel like I had the tools to become a champion myself.

The novel is written in such a way that the reader really feels like they are inside LeBron’s headspace in all its moments.

Chronologically weaving an engaging tale that kept me turning the page. In its sections that retold NBA championships, it was written in vivid detail, flashy, and just as feeling as if you’re the one making the game-making plays, but also manages to slow down, navigating the tricky politics of being courted by multiple NBA teams, and how a man of Lebron’s status is careful in cultivating his relationships.

Lebron is a novel about a champion, and for all aspiring champions, it is a way to understand how to become one, what it takes, its many pitfalls, and the sensation of how it feels to win.

By Jeff Benedict,

Why should I read it?

1 author picked Lebron as one of their favorite books, and they share why you should read it.

What is this book about?

THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

The first definitive biography of basketball legend LeBron James, by the acclaimed author of Tiger Woods.

LeBron James is the greatest basketball player of the twenty-first century and vying with Michael Jordan as the greatest of all time. The reigning king of the game, LeBron wears the crown like he was born with it. Yet his ascent has been anything but effortless and predetermined.

As a child, he was a scared and lonely little boy living a nomadic existence in Akron, Ohio. Destitute and fatherless, one year he missed almost 100 days of school. Desperate,…


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My 2nd favorite read in 2023

Book cover of Warfare: The Definitive Visual History

Jeremiah Ukponrefe Why did I love this book?

Warfare tells a far greater story than most fiction that I’ve read, informing real-life strategies, battles, weapons, and characters across all human history and locations.

As a history lover, I enjoyed how Warfare provided a generous helping of detail in how war is handled through different time periods. Telling of strategies, politics, weapons, and the people that shaped history's greatest battles.

The book does an amazing job of telling the exact steps that led to the outbreak of certain wars through the backstories of its key players and the outcomes that followed. As a fantasy lover, to me, human history told a far greater story than most writers could.

Warfare is a novel just for those interested in the histories of human war, but also a tale of the human condition, told through some of humanity’s worst impulses.

By DK,

Why should I read it?

1 author picked Warfare as one of their favorite books, and they share why you should read it.

What is this book about?

The most wide-ranging and visually arresting history of wars and warfare ever published, Warfare: The Definitive Visual History documents every major war or significant period of conflict in over 5,000 years of human history.

A must-have reference gift for military enthusiasts and general readers alike, no other book about warfare contains such a diverse selection of imagery including contemporary paintings and photographs, objects and artifacts, and specially commissioned artworks, maps, and diagrams.

Warfare: The Definitive Visual History includes a comprehensive directory of every major war, thematic spreads examining broader topics within the history of warfare, from the role of mercenaries,…


My 3rd favorite read in 2023

Book cover of Meditations: A New Translation

Jeremiah Ukponrefe Why did I love this book?

Meditations lives up to the hype on why it’s a classic, giving a consistent stream of passages that act as a powerful guide on how to live a life packed with mindfulness and a commitment to duty (the reason why I was able to finish this article on time).

I enjoyed how meditations were written with short, digestible concepts and ideas, and each that I read had a powerful impact on how I could be thinking and acting for the better.

The concepts within stoicism taught me a great deal about mindfulness, gratefulness, and even procrastination, allowing me to apply simple ancient wisdom to the often-complicated modern world.


By Marcus Aurelius (lead author), Gregory Hays (translator),

Why should I read it?

10 authors picked Meditations as one of their favorite books, and they share why you should read it.

What is this book about?

Nearly two thousand years after it was written, Meditations remains profoundly relevant for anyone seeking to lead a meaningful life.

Few ancient works have been as influential as the Meditations of Marcus Aurelius, philosopher and emperor of Rome (A.D. 161–180). A series of spiritual exercises filled with wisdom, practical guidance, and profound understanding of human behavior, it remains one of the greatest works of spiritual and ethical reflection ever written. Marcus’s insights and advice—on everything from living in the world to coping with adversity and interacting with others—have made the Meditations required reading for statesmen and philosophers alike, while generations…


Don‘t forget about my book 😀

Book cover of Hive

What is my book about?

The Collective Military has spent its years destroying the last remnants of The Hive, an alien force that invaded Earth and devastated the old world.

Alexander King, a soldier of the Collective Military, discovers evidence that the Hive's presence remains far stronger than commonly believed. With his new information, it becomes vital that the collective act fast, for if they don't, the world will be destroyed beyond repair.

In this dystopian alien invasion sci-fi thriller, come along for this complex, fast-paced, and subversive story

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