Chris Shaw

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Chris’s favorite books

The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein

Mistborn by Brandon Sanderson

Midlife and the Great Unknown by David Whyte

Brothers, We Are Not Professionals by John Piper

Stories of Your Life and Others by Ted Chiang

The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald

The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat by Oliver Sacks

Celebration of Discipline by Richard J. Foster

The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton

A Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin

The Well of Ascension by Brandon Sanderson

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The Mayor of Noob...

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The Mayor of Noobtown: Die once, respawn as a fantasy mayor — with a demon for a life coach in this hilarious LITRPG

by Ryan Rimmel

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May 25, 2026 06:35PM

Death of the Author

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Death of the Author

by Nnedi Okorafor (Goodreads Author)

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Apr 30, 2026 03:36PM

The Singularity i...

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The Singularity is Near: When Humans Transcend Biology

by Ray Kurzweil

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2026 Reading Challenge

Chris Shaw has read 26 of 52 books.

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The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling

Best Fantasy Series, Trilogies, and Duologies

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