Chapter 11 - The Wheels On The Bus Go Round and Round

I was in camp a total of 119 nights. During that time, I read 76 books. You have a decent amount of free time, so finding things to do to keep yourself fit, mentally and physically, is imperative. You read and workout - I increased my bench press around 50 lbs while ending up losing 15 lbs. Reading and working out keep your mind and body healthy. Many sat around and watched TV all day. I found that to be both depressing and unproductive. I tried to better myself while I was there. I lost fat, gained muscle, and educated myself by reading and talking with other inmates. One of my favorite conversation partners was former U.S. Congressman, Chaka Fattah (PA-D). We might not have agreed on much politically, but Chaka is a thoughtful and eloquent individual, so it was pleasantly surprising to find someone like him at the camp to engage with in intelligent conversation.

Below is the full list of the books I read, in order, as I read them. See any you like? Please comment below!

1 - Bad Blood: Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup - John Carreyrou

2 - The Lost Symbol - Dan Brown

3 - The End of Average - Todd Rose

4 - Stay Close - Harlan Coben

5 - The Sun Also Rises - Ernest Hemingway

6 - No One Here Gets Out Alive - Jerry Hopkins

7 - The Last Kingdom - Bernard Cornwell

8 - The Art of Strategy - Dixit & Nalebuff

9 - The Pale Horseman - Bernard Cornwell

10 - The Lords of Discipline - Pat Conroy

11 - The Lords of the North - Bernard Cornwell

12 - Dope Sick - Beth Macy

13 - The Snake in the Sandtrap - Lee Trevino

14 - Sword Song - Bernard Cornwell

15 - The Family - Mario Puzo

16 - The Burning Land - Bernard Cornwell

17 - Charting and Technical Analysis - Fred McAllen

18 - The Odyssey - Homer

19 - The Kite Runner - Khaled Hosseini

20 - Death of Kings - Bernard Cornwell

21 - No Easy Day - Mark Owen

22 - The Pagan Lord - Bernard Cornwell

23 - The 5 Love Languages - Gary Chapman

24 - Gone Girl - Gillian Flynn

25 - The Fault In Our Stars - John Green

26 - The Empty Throne - Bernard Cornwell

27 - How to Build Wealth Like Warren Buffett - Miles & Miles

28 - The Andromeda Strain - Michael Crichton

29 - Sphere - Michael Crichton

30 - The Appeal - John Grisham

31 - War Dogs - Guy Lawson

32 - The Litigators - John Grisham

33 - The Lovely Bones - Alice Sebold

34 - Filthy Rich - James Patterson

35 - The Outsiders - S.E. Hinton

36 - The Martian - Andy Weir

37 - Wool - Hugh Howey

38 - Tales of Mystery and Imagination - Edgar Allan Poe

39 - One Second After - William R. Forstchen

40 - Warriors of the Storm - Bernard Cornwell

41 - The Runaway Jury - John Grisham

42 - Dead to the World - Charlaine Harris

43 - Killers of the Flower Moon - David Grann

44 - Killing Kennedy - Bill O'Reilly & Martin Dugard

45 - Million Dollar Consulting - Alan Weiss

46 - The Testament - John Grisham

47 - Killing Lincoln - Bill O'Reilly & Martin Dugard

48 - The Big Short - Michael Lewis

49 - Coraline - Neil Gaiman

50 - Killing Patton - Bill O'Reilly & Martin Dugard

51 - The Last Oracle - James Rollins

52 - Plain Talk About Drinking Water - James M. Symons

53 - What They Don't Teach You at Harvard Business School - Mark H. McCormack

54 - Into The Wild - Jon Krakauer

55 - One For The Money - Janet Evanovich

56 - War of the Worlds - H.G. Wells

57 - Purple Cow - Seth Godin

58 - Footprints of God - Greg Iles

59 - The Seventh Sense - Joshua Ramo

60 - Start With Why - Simon Sinek

61 - The Alchemist - Paulo Coelho

62 - Cell Memory - S.M.J. Alt

63 - Killing Jesus - Bill O'Reilly & Martin Dugard

64 - In the Sanctuary of Outcasts - Neil White

65 - The Gospel According to St. John - St. John

66 - Altar of Eden - James Rollins

67 - One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest - Ken Kesey

68 - Abundance - Diamandis & Kotler

69 - Jesus Didn't Have Blue Eyes - Derek Leman

70 - Prey - Michael Crichton

71 - Unbroken - Laura Hillenbrand

72 - Proof of Heaven - Eben Alexander

73 - Fire and Fury: Inside The Trump Whitehouse - Michael Wolff

74 - Fear: Trump In The Whitehouse - Bob Woodward

75 - Stoicism - Tai Snow

Special thanks to Nancy Ehlert at JustHopeBooks.org for sending me a slew of books during my four-month stay at the camp! Nancy has a great service and I encourage all of you to visit her site and donate! It truly did help me during my sentence.

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