In 2024, I challenged myself to accelerate my learning by reading a book (usually a biography) a week. To date, I’ve done it for 83 consecutive weeks. I wanted to share what I was reading and also keep track for myself, which was difficult (see here), so I created a Library section on this site. I added to it all the books I’ve read since my book-a-week habit began in March 2024, and I’ve committed to adding my latest read to the Library every Sunday (see the latest here).

That left the books I’d read before 2024 unshared and untracked. I set a goal to add my old reading to the Library over time. It began with a Memorial Day Challenge to add five books (see here) and continued with my challenging myself to add two books every weekend until my backlog is gone. Last month (see here), I decided to up the pace so I can finish this project well before the holidays—and begin another one!

This past weekend was my nineteenth weekend, and I added five more books:

• The Buy Side by Turney Duff
• Black Edge by Sheelah Kolhatkar
• Barbarians at the Gate by Bryan Burrough and John Helyar
• The Luck Factor by Dr. Richard Wiseman
• Chaos Monkeys by Antonio Garcia Martinez

That’s the latest update on my weekend goal. I hope that sharing these books will be of value.