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Some books I've read and found noteworthy enough to rank. If you'd like a detailed review, I'd be happy to chat.

Excellent

  • The Bible
  • The Design of Everyday Things - Donald A. Norman
  • Christian Theology: An Introduction - Dr. Alister E. McGrath
  • Learned Optimism - Dr. Martin Seligman
  • The Happiness Trap - Dr. Russ Harris
  • Studies in the Sermon on the Mount - D. Martyn Lloyd-Jones
  • Decision Making and the Will of God - Dr. Garry Friesen and J. Robin Maxson
  • The Meaning of Marriage - Tim Keller
  • Attached - Dr. Amir Levine & Rachel Heller
  • What It Means To Be Protestant - Dr. Gavin Ortlund
  • Effective Haskell - Rebecca Skinner
  • Deep Work - Cal Newport

Great

  • The Resurrection of Jesus: A New Historiographical Approach - Dr. Michael R. Licona
  • The Case for Christ - Lee Strobel
  • The Cross - Martyn Lloyd-Jones
  • Kant: A Very Short Introduction - Sir Roger Scruton
  • How to Hear God - Pete Greig
  • The Provocative Church - Revd. Dr. Graham Tomlin
  • The Widening Circle - Revd. Dr. Graham Tomlin
  • Politics: According to the Bible - Dr. Wayne Grudem
  • Clojure Applied - Ben Vandgrift and Alex Miller

Good

  • Plato: A Very Short Introduction - Dr. Julia Annas
  • Confucianism: A Very Short Introduction - Dr. Daniel K. Gardner
  • Judaism: A Very Short Introduction - Dr. Norman Solomon
  • Islam: A Very Short Introduction - Dr. Malise Ruthven
  • Scripture and the Authority of God - Dr. Tom Wright
  • Mere Christianity - C.S. Lewis
  • Evidence That Demands A Verdict - Josh McDowell & Sean McDowell
  • Why Has Nobody Told Me This Before? - Julie Smith
  • Florence Nightingale: Letters and Reflections - Rosemary Hartill
  • Letters of Note - Shaun Usher
  • Quirkology - Richard Wiseman
  • Sex, Drugs & Rock n Roll: The Science of Hedonism and the Hedonism of Science - Zoe Cormier
  • How the Mind Works - Stephen Pinker
  • Shantaram - Gregory David Roberts
  • Problem Frames - Michael Jackson
  • Clojure for the Brave and True - Daniel Higginbotham
  • Programming Clojure - Alex Miller
  • The Joy of Clojure - Michael Fogus and Chris Houser
  • Reimagining Britain - Justin Welby

Mediocre

  • Mathematics: A Very Short Introduction - Timothy Gowers
  • Computer Science: A Very Short Introduction - Subrata Dasgupta
  • Thought: A Very Short Introduction - Tim Bayne

Bad

  • Logic: A Very Short Introduction - Graham Priest
  • The Qur'an