Bangla New Year's Resolution #1

The Bangla New Year was back on 14th, but I forgot to update my new year resolution.

Resolution 1: Read 18 books that I already own. In honor of the year 1418, I plan to read these following books
a. Nathaniel's Nutmeg, by Giles Milton
b. Batavia's Graveyard, by Mike Dash
c. Crusades, by someone
d. The Map that Changed the World, by Simon Winchester
e. Shantaram, by Gregory David Roberts
f. The World on Fire, by Amy Chua
g. The Glass Palace by Amitabh Ghosh
h. Northern Clemency, Philip Hensher
i. Zanzibar Chest by Aidan Hartley
j. Burmese Days, by George Orwell
k. A House of Pomegranates, by Oscar Wilde
l. Kublai Khan, by John Man
m. When You are Engulfed in Flames, by David Sedaris
n.Chinaberry Sidewalks, by Rodney Cromwell
o. Lost Country, by Jasper Becker
p.Notes from a small island, by Bill Bryson
q. Barbarians at the Gate, the fall of RJR Nabisco, by Bryan Burrough
r. How Rome Fell, by Adrian Goldsworthy

There's only one unifying theme, I have them at hand.