Books I'm Reading
As an avid reader of history, current events, and everything in-between, I invite you to follow along as I read some of my favorite books again and discover new stories and authors. Some of my weeks and months are busier than others, so check back occasionally to see if more have been added to my list!
Books I'm Reading: July 2025
Abundance (Ezra Klein and Derek Thompson)
Abundance (Ezra Klein and Derek Thompson)
Books I'm Reading: June 2025
The Years of Lyndon Johnson: Master of the Senate (Robert A. Caro)
The Years of Lyndon Johnson: Master of the Senate (Robert A. Caro)
Books I'm Reading: May 2025
Big Daddy: Jesse Unruh and the Art of Power Politics (Bill Boyarsky)
Big Daddy: Jesse Unruh and the Art of Power Politics (Bill Boyarsky)
Books I'm Reading: April 2025
Nebraska Government and Politics (Robert Blair, Christian L. Janousek, and Jerome Deichert)
Nebraska Government and Politics (Robert Blair, Christian L. Janousek, and Jerome Deichert)
Books I'm Reading: March 2025
The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood Is Causing an Epidemic of Mental Illness (Jonathan Haidt)
The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood Is Causing an Epidemic of Mental Illness (Jonathan Haidt)
Books I'm Reading: February 2025
To Rescue the Constitution: George Washington and the Fragile American Experiment (Bret Baier)
To Rescue the Constitution: George Washington and the Fragile American Experiment (Bret Baier)
Books I'm Reading: January 2025
Robert F. Kennedy: The Road Not Taken (Dennis P. Crawford and Dr. Laura J. Crawford)
Robert F. Kennedy: The Road Not Taken (Dennis P. Crawford and Dr. Laura J. Crawford)
Books I'm Reading: December 2024
Character Matters: And Other Life Lessons from George H. W. Bush (Jean Becker)
Character Matters: And Other Life Lessons from George H. W. Bush (Jean Becker)
Books I'm Reading: November 2024
Herding Cats: A Life in Politics (Senator Trent Lott)
Herding Cats: A Life in Politics (Senator Trent Lott)
Books I'm Reading: October 2024
The Last Full Measure: From America's Heartland to the Battlefields of Vietnam - Remembering the Fallen from One Nebraska Town (Keith A. Walton)
The Last Full Measure: From America's Heartland to the Battlefields of Vietnam - Remembering the Fallen from One Nebraska Town (Keith A. Walton)
Books I'm Reading: September 2024
Leaving your mark: The political career of Nebraska State Senator Jerome Warner (Charlyne Berens)
Leaving your mark: The political career of Nebraska State Senator Jerome Warner (Charlyne Berens)
Books I'm Reading: July 2024
Running Naked: Surviving the Legacy of Family in Rural Nebraska (Colby Coash)
Running Naked: Surviving the Legacy of Family in Rural Nebraska (Colby Coash)
Books I'm Reading: June 2024
The Hard Thing About Hard Things: Building a Business When There Are No Easy Answers (Ben Horowitz)
The Hard Thing About Hard Things: Building a Business When There Are No Easy Answers (Ben Horowitz)
Books I'm Reading: May 2024
Read Write Own: Building the Next Era of the Internet (Chris Dixon)
Read Write Own: Building the Next Era of the Internet (Chris Dixon)
Books I'm Reading: April 2024
The Field of Blood: Violence in Congress and the Road to Civil War (Joanne Freeman)
The Field of Blood: Violence in Congress and the Road to Civil War (Joanne Freeman)
Books I'm Reading: March 2024
Red Notice: A True Story of High Finance, Murder, and One Man's Fight for Justice (Bill Browder)
Red Notice: A True Story of High Finance, Murder, and One Man's Fight for Justice (Bill Browder)
Books I'm Reading: February 2024
The Age of AI: And Our Human Future (Henry A Kissinger, Eric Schmidt, Daniel Huttenlocher)
The Age of AI: And Our Human Future (Henry A Kissinger, Eric Schmidt, Daniel Huttenlocher)
Books I'm Reading: January 2024
The Principled Politician: Governor Ralph Carr and the Fight against Japanese American Internment (Adam Schrager)
The Principled Politician: Governor Ralph Carr and the Fight against Japanese American Internment (Adam Schrager)
Books I'm Reading: December 2023
Boiler Up: A University President in the Public Square (Mitchell Elias Daniels Jr.)
Boiler Up: A University President in the Public Square (Mitchell Elias Daniels Jr.)
Books I'm Reading: November 2023
The Triumph of William McKinley: Why the Election of 1896 Still Matters (Karl Rove)
The Triumph of William McKinley: Why the Election of 1896 Still Matters (Karl Rove)