I set a goal at the beginning of the year to read 52 books in 2018, and I'm happy to say that I actually did it! This is the most books I've ever read in a single calendar year, and (not surprisingly) many more than the average American reads yearly. According to research done by PEW:

"Overall, Americans read an average (mean) of 12 books per year, while the typical (median) American has read four books in the past 12 months."

That's an admirable amount of reading, but I know many people who re...