{"id":1425,"date":"2022-12-20T14:06:50","date_gmt":"2022-12-20T14:06:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2022\/12\/20\/the-15-best-books-i-read-in-2022\/"},"modified":"2022-12-20T14:06:50","modified_gmt":"2022-12-20T14:06:50","slug":"the-15-best-books-i-read-in-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2022\/12\/20\/the-15-best-books-i-read-in-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"The 15 Best Books I Read in 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Posted<\/strong>: 12\/20\/2022 | December 20th, 2022<\/p>\n

For the last five years, I\u2019ve concluded the year with a list of my favorite reads. As a writer, reading comes with the territory. Writers just tend to read a lot. Then again, I\u2019ve always been into reading ever since I was a little kid. I devour books. In a good year, I\u2019ll read close to 80. <\/p>\n

This year was not one of those years. I only read about 50 books. <\/p>\n

As I compiled this list, I couldn\u2019t help but notice that I gravitated a lot more to history, literature, and self-improvement than I had in the past. Though this is a travel website and I like to read a lot of travel books, I\u2019ve found that so many fall into the same narrative arc that I just needed a break from another<\/em> book on someone quitting their job to travel. <\/p>\n

Instead, I\u2019ve gotten a lot more into destination-specific travelogues rather than personal travelogues. That got me down a history rabbit hole and it\u2019s where I\u2019ve stayed most of the year. <\/p>\n

I wonder if that will change in the new year. What will next year bring? Who knows!<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s what I loved this year though:<\/p>\n

1. Sahara Unveiled<\/a>, by William Langewiesche<\/h3>\n

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2. Endurance: Shackleton\u2019s Incredible Voyage<\/a>, by Alfred Lansing<\/h3>\n

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3. The Deepest South of All: True Stories from Natchez, Mississippi<\/a>, by Richard Grant<\/h3>\n

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4. The Far Land: 200 Years of Murder, Mania, and Mutiny in the South Pacific<\/a>, by Brandon Presser<\/h3>\n

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5. Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals<\/a>, by Oliver Burkeman<\/h3>\n

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6. Do Nothing: How to Break Away from Overworking, Overdoing, and Underliving<\/a>, by Celeste Headlee<\/h3>\n

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7. Wanting: The Power of Mimetic Desire in Everyday Life<\/a>, by Luke Burgis<\/h3>\n

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8. From Scratch: A Memoir of Love, Sicily, and Finding Home<\/a>, by Tembi Locke<\/h3>\n

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9. How to Hide an Empire: A History of the Greater United States<\/a>, by Daniel Immerwahr<\/h3>\n

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10. Northland: A 4,000-Mile Journey Along America\u2019s Forgotten Border<\/a>, by Porter Fox<\/h3>\n

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11. The Song of Achilles<\/a>, by Madeline Miller<\/h3>\n

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12. How to Be a Family: The Year I Dragged My Kids Around the World to Find a New Way to Be Together<\/a>, by Dan Kois<\/h3>\n

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13. The River of Doubt: Theodore Roosevelt\u2019s Darkest Journey<\/a>, by Candice Millard<\/h3>\n

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This book traces Theodore Roosevelt\u2019s journey through the River of Doubt. After he lost the Presidential election in 1912, he had the opportunity to go down to Brazil. Originally supposed to be an easy trip, he opts to map the River of Doubt with C\u00e2ndido Rondon, a Brazilian Colonel put in charge of him. Along the way, they get sick, have frightening encounters with natives, have to deal with murder, and experience a lack of provisions as they map this never-before-mapped river. It was an eye-opening read.<\/p>\n

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14. 30 Lessons for Living: Tried and True Advice from the Wisest Americans<\/a>, by Karl Pillemer<\/h3>\n

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This book focuses on 30 lessons learned from people at the end of their life. Pillemer interviews hundreds of seniors to find out what their biggest lessons in life were and then distills it down to 30 that cut across work, life, relationships, marriage, money, success, friendship, and more. At 41, I have learned a lot of these lessons already but it was a good reminder of what is important and what is worth spending my time and energy on. It\u2019s definitely a book anyone, especially those who are young, should read.<\/p>\n

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15. The Vagabond\u2019s Way: 366 Meditations on Wanderlust, Discovery, and the Art of Travel<\/a>, by Rolf Potts<\/h3>\n

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Rolf is one of the original budget travel experts and his first book Vagabonding<\/em> is a travel classic. His newest book is all about bringing your adventurous, curious, and open-minded travel mindset home with you. With insightful quotes and reflections, the book showcases just how much travel is a way of life and not just the act of \u201cgoing somewhere.\u201d After years of limited travel due to COVID, this book is the perfect reminder that travel is a mindset that should be embraced anywhere and everywhere you go.<\/p>\n

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\nThere you have it! My favorite books of 2022. If you\u2019re looking for a new read, check out one of these books! And, if you\u2019re looking for something else, click here to see previous best book lists I\u2019ve written! Now that I am settled in Austin for the next few months, I look forward to ramping up my reading again. So many books, so little time!<\/p>\n

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