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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Data Oriented Design | Rechard Fabian | February 5 | |
| The New Jim Crow | Michelle Alexander | May 6 | |
| Crucial Conversations | Al Switzler, Joseph Grenny, and Ron McMillan | June 5 | |
| The Bully Pulpit | Doris Kearns Goodwin | June 10 | |
| Astrophysics for People in a Hurry | Neil deGrasse Tyson | June 16 | |
| The Sixth Extinction | Elizabeth Kolbert | June 20 | |
| Agent Garbo | Stephan Talty | June 21 | |
| Moonwalking With Einstein | Josh Foer | June 25 | |
| The Three-Body Problem | Cixin Liu | June 28 | |
| The Dark Forest | Cixin Liu | July 2 | |
| Death’s End | Cixin Liu | July 20 | |
| A Hope More Powerful Than The Sea | Melissa Flemming | October 4 | |
| The Nature of Software Development | Ron Jeffries | October 8 | |
| The Moon is a Harsh Mistress | Robert A Heinlein | October 30 | |
| The Alloy of Law | Brandon Sanderson | November 6 | |
| Shadows of Self | Brandon Sanderson | November 15 | |
| The Bands of Mourning | Brandon Sanderson | December 3 | |
| The Martian | Andy Weir | December 20 | |
| 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: