With the uncertainty swirling around, my goal is to focus on the positives. For this month’s books on Amazon list, I was able to spend more time reading. Social distancing is in full swing so the inability to get out and about allowed me to focus more on downtime.

History and Psychology are the book categories that I covered. The Real West is another Legends and Lies series book that I finished. I found No Hero from Ramit Sethi’s book list. Cal Newport is one of my favorite authors so I was excited to jump into Digital Minimalism, a timely book considering the circumstances.

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3 Best Books on Amazon to Read While Traveling

Legends and Lies: The Real West

Davy Crockett, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, Jesse James, Daniel Boone, Buffalo Bill and Annie Oakley. What are the real stories behind these characteristics? Was the Real West similar to how it’s portrayed in books and movies? Legends and Lies: The Real West does a fantastic job illustrating and bringing all of these characters to life.

As I’ve found with all of Bill O’Reilly’s books, the narrative was incredible. I felt like I was part of The Real West. Having heard about these characters, I never understood who they really were. Who was bad and who was good? O’Reilly brings the answers to all of your questions in this book.

Recommend: Yes

No Hero: The Evolution of a Navy Seal

Mark Owen is best known for his New York Times bestseller, No Easy Day: The Firsthand Account of the Mission that Killed Osama bin Laden. In this book, Mark recounts the missions that never made it to the limelight. He shares what he learned about himself through his time in the SEAL teams.

Any book involving the SEAL teams catches my attention. I’ve enjoyed other books written by SEALS including Extreme Ownership, Discipline Equals Freedom: Field Manual, Make Your Bed, and Can’t Hurt Me. No Hero is an interesting book but by no means is it one you have to read. I’m interested to read Owen’s other book No Easy Day.

Recommend: No

Digital Minimalism: Choosing a Focused Life in a Noisy World

Cal Newport makes the case that you should have a game plan for your digital use. If you don’t, distractions and notifications will run your life. Newport calls people who are in charge of their digital life, Digital Minimalists. These are people who rediscover the benefits of the offline world.

I’ve loved every Cal Newport book that I’ve read including Digital Minimalism. His books are action-oriented and have made me more productive and efficient. Check out his other books including Deep Work: Rule for Focused Sucess in a Distracted World and So Good They Can’t Ignore You.

Recommend: Yes

Other Ideas for the Best Books to Read While Traveling

I like to keep a running list of books on Amazon every month. That way, I can easily reference books that I want to read in the future. Many of these books come from Ramit Sethi’s book list. Other books come from my own research or friends.

Finance/Investment Books to Read while Traveling

• The Bogleheads’ Guide to Investing by Taylor Larimore, Mel Lindauer, Michael LeBoeuf
• A Random Walk Down Wall Street by Burton G. Malkiel

Psychology Books to Read while Traveling

• Tribe of Mentors by Tim Ferriss
• Stillness Is the Key by Ryan Holiday

History Books to Read while Traveling

• All the President’s Men by Bob Woodward, Carl Bernstein
• Andrew Jackson and the Miracle of New Orleans by Brian Kilmeade, Don Yaeger
• The Spy and the Traitor by Ben Macintyre
• The Billion Dollar Spy by David Hoffman
• The Cuckoo’s Egg: Tracking a Spy Through the Maze of Computer Espionage by Cliff Stoll
• A Spy Among Friends by Ben Macintyre
• George Washington’s Secret Six: The Spy Ring That Saved the American Revolution by Brian Kilmeade, Don Yaeger
• The Wright Brothers by David McCullough
• 1776 by David McCullough
• Socrates: A Man for Our Times by Paul Johnson
• Mozart: A Life by Paul Johnson
• Darwin: Portrait of a Genius by Paul Johnson
• George Washington: The Founding Father by Paul Johnson
• Eisenhower: A Life by Paul Johnson

Miscellaneous Books to Read while Traveling

• Models: Attract Women Through Honesty by Mark Manson
• On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft by Stephen King
• The Red Circle: My Life in the Navy Seal Sniper Corps and How I Trained America’s Deadliest Marksmen by Brandon Webb, John David Mann
• Joker One: A Marine Platoon’s Story of Courage, Leadership, and Brotherhood by Donovan Campbell
• One Bullet Away: The Making of a Marine Officer by Nathaniel C. Fick
• No Easy Day: The Firsthand Account of the Mission that Killed Osama Bin Laden by Mark Owen
• The Accidental Billionaires: The Founding of Facebook: A Tale of Sex, Money, Genius, and Betrayal by Ben Mezrich
• The Grid: The Fraying Wires Between Americans and Our Energy Future by Gretchen Bakke
• Taming the Sun: Innovations to Harness Solar Energy and Power the Planet by Varun Sivaram
• Superpower: One Man’s Quest to Transform American Energy by Russell Gold
• Bad Blood: Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup by John Carreyrou
• Death by Black Hole: And Other Cosmic Quandaries by Neil deGrasse Tyson

Entrepreneurship Books to Read while Traveling

• Iacocca: An Autobiography by Lee Iacocca
• Getting Everything You Can Out of All You’ve Got by Jay Abraham
• Chaos Monkeys: Obscene Fortune and Random Failure in Silicon Valley by Antonio Garcia Martinez
• Creating Magic: 10 Common Sense Leadership Strategies from a Life at Disney by Lee Cockerell

Conclusion on the Best Books to Read While Traveling:

Reading is a skill that I’ve continued to work on by focusing on books that pique my interest at the time. Hopefully, my best books to read while traveling list includes books that you’ll find interesting and enjoy too.

What about you? Which books did you read while traveling this year? Do you have any books on Amazon recommendations? Please let me know in the comments or by sending me an email on my contact page.

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