Books of 2018
I’m posting this over a year late because I quit all forms of internet interactions. I’m not committing, but I’m thinking about writing to formulate my thoughts again so just pushing this up for posterity.
The List
| # | Book | Author | Completed |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Data Oriented Design | Rechard Fabian | February 5 |
| 2 | The New Jim Crow | Michelle Alexander | May 6 |
| 3 | Crucial Conversations | Al Switzler, Joseph Grenny, and Ron McMillan | June 5 |
| 4 | The Bully Pulpit | Doris Kearns Goodwin | June 10 |
| 5 | Astrophysics for People in a Hurry | Neil deGrasse Tyson | June 16 |
| 6 | The Sixth Extinction | Elizabeth Kolbert | June 20 |
| 7 | Agent Garbo | Stephan Talty | June 21 |
| 8 | Moonwalking With Einstein | Josh Foer | June 25 |
| 9 | The Three-Body Problem | Cixin Liu | June 28 |
| 10 | The Dark Forest | Cixin Liu | July 2 |
| 11 | Death’s End | Cixin Liu | July 20 |
| 12 | A Hope More Powerful Than The Sea | Melissa Flemming | October 4 |
| 13 | The Nature of Software Development | Ron Jeffries | October 8 |
| 14 | The Moon is a Harsh Mistress | Robert A Heinlein | October 30 |
| 15 | The Alloy of Law | Brandon Sanderson | November 6 |
| 16 | Shadows of Self | Brandon Sanderson | November 15 |
| 17 | The Bands of Mourning | Brandon Sanderson | December 3 |
| 18 | The Martian | Andy Weir | December 20 |
| 19 | Faithful and Virtuous Night | Louise Glück | December 23 |
I find it interesting to review what I gravitate towards after the fact to discover where my interests lie. Standout books for this year that I have added to my recommended reading list are as follows: