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What Dan Read (In the Order He Read Them) - Page 55

Dan Pelzer began listing the books he was reading in 1962, and by the time the list was finished in 2023, he had read 3,599 works. Upon Mr. Pelzer's death in 2025, his family posted the list at what-dead-read.com as a tribute to their father, and Mr. Pelzer's life and list now serve as an inspiration to readers everywhere. This is that list, reproduced in the order Mr. Pelzer read them.
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Bleachers
Bleachers
2161
Stoic Warriors: The Ancient Philosophy Behind the Military Mind (Nancy Sherman)
Stoic Warriors: The Ancient Philosophy Behind the Military Mind
2162
Nancy Sherman
The Catholic Church Through the Ages: A History (John Vidmar)
The Catholic Church Through the Ages: A History
2163
John Vidmar
Private Lives/Public Consequences: Personality and Politics in Modern America (William H. Chafe)
Private Lives/Public Consequences: Personality and Politics in Modern America
2164
William H. Chafe
Mary Magdalene: A Biography (Bruce Chilton)
Mary Magdalene: A Biography
2165
Bruce Chilton
Next Man Up: A Year Behind the Lines in Today's NFL (John Feinstein)
Next Man Up: A Year Behind the Lines in Today's NFL
2166
John Feinstein
New York Burning (Jill Lepore)
New York Burning
2167
Jill Lepore
Corporate Warriors: The Rise of the Privatized Military Industry (P.W. Singer)
Corporate Warriors: The Rise of the Privatized Military Industry
2168
P.W. Singer
The Cold War: A New History (John Lewis Gaddis)
The Cold War: A New History
2169
John Lewis Gaddis
Joseph Smith: Rough Stone Rolling (Richard Bushman)
Joseph Smith: Rough Stone Rolling
2170
Richard Bushman
The Reindeer People (Piers Vitebsky)
The Reindeer People
2171
Piers Vitebsky
Night (Elie Wiesel)
Night
2172
Elie Wiesel
1776 (David McCullough)
1776
2173
David McCullough
The Rainaldi Quartet (Paul Adam)
The Rainaldi Quartet
2174
Paul Adam
Tooth and Claw
Tooth and Claw
2175
Ivan's War: Life and Death in the Red Army, 1939-1945 (Catherine Merridale)
Ivan's War: Life and Death in the Red Army, 1939-1945
2176
Catherine Merridale
The Summer Snow (Rebecca Pawel)
The Summer Snow
2177
Rebecca Pawel
Happiness: A History (Darrin M. McMahon)
Happiness: A History
2178
Darrin M. McMahon
A Question of Torture (Alfred McCoy)
A Question of Torture
2179
Alfred McCoy
Lapham Rising (Roger Rosenblatt)
Lapham Rising
2180
Roger Rosenblatt
Postwar: A History of Europe Since 1945 (Tony Judt)
Postwar: A History of Europe Since 1945
2181
Tony Judt
The Awful End of Prince William the Silent:The First Assassination of a Head of State With a Handgun (Lisa Jardine)
The Awful End of Prince William the Silent:The First Assassination of a Head of State With a Handgun
2182
Lisa Jardine
The Camel Club (David Baldacci)
The Camel Club
2183
David Baldacci
Jesus (Walter Wangerin, Jr.)
Jesus
2184
Walter Wangerin, Jr.
A Godly Hero: The Life of William Jennings Bryan (Michael Kazin)
A Godly Hero: The Life of William Jennings Bryan
2185
Michael Kazin
Public Philosophy: Essays on Morality in Politics (Michael J. Sandel)
Public Philosophy: Essays on Morality in Politics
2186
Michael J. Sandel
A Nation Among Nations: America's Place in World History (Thomas Bender)
A Nation Among Nations: America's Place in World History
2187
Thomas Bender
The Changing Face of China: From Mao to Market (John Gittings)
The Changing Face of China: From Mao to Market
2188
John Gittings
Fewer (Ben J. Wattenberg)
Fewer
2189
Ben J. Wattenberg
Arthur and George (Julian Barnes)
Arthur and George
2190
Julian Barnes
Ideas: A History of Thought and Invention, From Fire to Freud (Peter Watson)
Ideas: A History of Thought and Invention, From Fire to Freud
2191
Peter Watson
Children at War (P. W. Singer)
Children at War
2192
P. W. Singer
American Theocracy (Kevin Phillips)
American Theocracy
2193
Kevin Phillips
The Great War for Civilization (Robert Fisk)
The Great War for Civilization
2194
Robert Fisk
Why Geography Matters More Than Ever (Harm De Blij)
Why Geography Matters More Than Ever
2195
Harm De Blij
A Church in Search of Itself: Benedict XVI and the Battle for the Future (Robert Blair Kaiser)
A Church in Search of Itself: Benedict XVI and the Battle for the Future
2196
Robert Blair Kaiser
Cosmopolitanism (Kwame Anthony Appiah)
Cosmopolitanism
2197
Kwame Anthony Appiah
American Mythos: Why Our Best Efforts to Be a Better Nation Fall Short (Robert Wuthnow)
American Mythos: Why Our Best Efforts to Be a Better Nation Fall Short
2198
Robert Wuthnow
The Sorrows of Empire (Chalmers Johnson)
The Sorrows of Empire
2199
Chalmers Johnson
Fatal Purity; Robespierre and the French Revolution
Fatal Purity; Robespierre and the French Revolution
2200
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