What I Read in 2009
For 2009, I decided to start actively reading again (something I had done very little of since high school). I managed to get through 38 books and while I’m not exactly setting a goal, I’d like to at least maintain a similar pace this year.
If you just want the highlights, I’d say that Neverwhere, Replay and The Road are at the top of my list as far as fiction is concerned. For non-fiction, Brain Rules, Blink and Trade-Off probably top the list.
Not to say the other books aren’t good – I typically only finish books I enjoy on some level. With as many books as I’d like to read, I don’t see the point in wasting time on a book that doesn’t manage to hold my interest on some level.
- Shadows Linger by Glen Cook
- The White Rose by Glen Cook
- The Dad in the Mirror by Pat Morley
- The Rosetta Key by William Dietrich
- The Road by Cormac McCarthy
- The Tipping Point by Malcolm Gladwell
- Wikinomics by Don Tapscott
- Blink by Malcolm Gladwell
- Made to Stick by Chip and Dan Heath
- Outliers by Malcolm Gladwell
- Convergence Culture by Henry Jenkins
- Unleashing the Ideavirus by Seth Godin
- Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman
- Strong Fathers, Strong Daughters by Dr. Meg Meeker
- American Gods by Neil Gaiman
- Mistakes Were Made (But Not By Me) by Carol Tavris
- Glory Road by Dan Wetzel
- Sway by Ori Brafman
- Anansi Boys by Neil Gaiman
- A Long Way Gone by Ishmael Beah
- What Would Google Do? by Jeff Jarvis
- Dune by Frank Herbert
- Crowdsourcing by Jeff Howe
- Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
- Elsewhere U.S.A by Dalton Conley
- The Gone-Away World by Nick Harkaway
- The Power of Less by Leo Babuta
- Old Man’s War by John Scalzi
- The Ghost Brigades by John Scalzi
- The Last Colony by John Scalzi
- Play by Stuart Brown
- Replay by Ken Grimwood
- Trade-Off by Kevin Maney
- 1984 by George Orwell
- Dying Inside by Robert Silverberg
- How We Decide by Jonah Lehrer
- Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep by Phillip K. Dick
- Brain Rules by John Medina
4 Smart Things Were Said
02/17/2010
Have you ever read the book called Windows of the Soul BY: Ken Gire? I have not yet, but an Author I was reading; Dan Miller suggested the book. I also have some on the list by Seth Godin, The Dip, and Linchpin.
Not sure if you heard of them or not, so I figured I’d throw the titles out to you to see if they were something that would be of interest to you.
Thanks,
Matt
02/18/2010
Haven’t read any of those – but Linchpin is on the list.
03/23/2010
Great list Tim, I’m heading to Mexico for a vacation tomorrow and taking Replay on your recommendation.
03/23/2010
Enjoy the trip!
Be sure to let me know what you thought of the book. For me it was a real page turner and a I still find myself contemplating it 4 months later.