Books Finished in 12022

Jan. 26, Consider Phlebas, Iain M. Banks Feb. 04, Rain Like Hammers, Brandon Graham đŸ„ˆ Feb. 23, Solid State, Coulton, Fraction, Monteys Feb. 27, The Scout Mindset: Why Some People See Things Clearly and Others Don’t, Julia Galef đŸ„ˆ Mar. 24, The Dip, Seth Godin Apr. 20, Leviathan Wakes (The Expanse, book 1), James S. A. Corey đŸ„ˆ May 4, Postcapitalism: A Guide to Our Future, Paul Mason đŸ„ˆ May 17, Light of the World, James Lee Burke 👂 đŸ„ˆ May 18, Drive, James Sallis 👂 đŸ„ˆ Jun. 29, America Chavez: Made in the USA, Kalinda Vasquez and Carlos Gomez Aug. 3, How to Win Friends and Influence People, Dale Carnegie đŸ„‡ Oct. 18, Venom: Lethal Protector, vol. 1 Nov. 6, Sex Criminals, vol. 6, Fraction and Zdarsky Clearly, not much time carved out for reading in the last year! However, I was proud that I finished Postcapitalism because I had started it in 2019; it was a fixture on my nightstand for years. I was wrong to judge How to Win Friends and Influence People based on the title, but a more descriptive one could have been How to Get Along with People in Business and in Life. Burke continues to make me want to visit Montana with his paintings of sweeping vistas and rich sunsets, but that isn’t the point he’s trying to make when describing vicious acts of violence.

Jan 1, 2023 Â· Christopher Boette

Books Finished in 12021

Jan 17: Agency, William Gibson đŸ„ˆ Jan 30: Fully Automated Luxury Communism, Aaron Bastani đŸ„ˆ Jan 31: Absolute Carnage, Cates and Stegman Feb ??: Cosmic Ghost Rider, Cates and Burnett Feb 07: Mister Miracle, King & Gerads đŸ„‡ Feb 23: This is Tai Chi: 50 Essential Questions and Answers, Paul Read 👂 Mar 03: How to Become a Straight-A Student, Cal Newport Mar 27: Mind Gym—An Athlete’s Guide to Inner Excellence, Gary Mack with David Cassteven Apr 24: So Good They Can’t Ignore You, Cal Newport ➰ đŸ„‡ Jun 07: The Widower’s Two-Step, Rick Riordan Jun 29: The Immortal Hulk (vol 1), Ewing and Bennett Jun 30: The Immortal Hulk (vol 2), Ewing and Bennett Jul 02: Conan—The Jewels of Gwahkur and other stories, P. Craig Russell (adapted from Robert E. Howard) đŸ„‡ Jul 04: Talking to Humans, Giff Constable Jul 06: Conan—The Death (vol 14), Brian Wood, et al. Jul 14: Stumptown (vol 1), Rucka et al Jul 18: Conan—The Nightmare of the Shallows (vol 15) Jul 23: The Four Agreements—A Toltec Wisdom Book, Don Miguel Ruiz đŸ„ˆ Aug 11: The Sheriff of Baghdad, King & Gerads đŸ„ˆ Aug 25: The Immortal Hulk (vol 3), Ewing and Bennett Sept 16: The Immortal Hulk (vol 4), Ewing and Bennett Sept 23: The Immortal Hulk (vol 5), Ewing and Bennett Oct ??: The Immortal Hulk (vol 6), Ewing and Bennett Oct ??: The Immortal Hulk (vol 7), Ewing and Bennett Oct 20: Willpower Doesn’t Work, Benjamin Hardy 👂 Nov 13: Zero History, William Gibson ➰ đŸ„ˆ Nov 15: The Dream Machine: J.C.R. Licklider and the Revolution That Made Computing Personal, M. Mitchell Waldrop đŸ„‡ Dec 21: Bridge of Birds, Barry Hughart đŸ„‡ Some parting thoughts for this year’s list of books finished: lots more comics this year. Marvel monthlies were straight-up popcorn (tasting more and more stale), the Conan works were much more sophisticated than I expected, and King & Gerads slay. Two audiobooks 👂 and two re-reads ➰. I didn’t track the dozens of board books I’ve read to our now-toddler, but I could recite most of them from memory. ...

Jan 1, 2022 Â· Christopher Boette

Books Finished in 2020

Pittsburgh, Frank Santoro The Churn, James S. A. Corey Bttm Fdrs, Ezra Claytan Daniels & Ben Passmore Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up With Me, Mariko Tamaki & Rosemary Valero-O’Connell Space Riders, Fabian Rangel Jr. & Alexis Ziritt Zero to One, Peter Thiel with Blake Masters Sabrina, Nick Drnaso Kettlebell Simple & Sinister: Revised and Updated Edition, Pavel Tsatsouline The Alchemist, Paulo Coelho My Favorite Thing Is Monsters, Emil Ferris High Magick: A Guide to the Spiritual Practices That Saved My Life on Death Row, Damien Echols Big Red Tequila, Rick Riordan Dept. H Omnibus, vol 1, Matt Kindt & Sharlene Kindt Effective TypeScript, Dan Vanderkam Atomic Habits, James Clear Pulp, Ed Brubaker & Sean Phillips Power to the People!, Pavel Tsatsouline Foundation, Isaac Asimov Logicomix: An Epic Search for Truth, Apostolos Doxiadis & Christos H. Papadimitriou & Alecos Papadatos & Annie Di Donna Pragmatic Thinking & Learning: Refactor Your Wetware, Andy Hunt X-Force (2014) vol 1: Dirty/Tricks, Si Spurrier & Rock-He Kim & Jorge Molina COPRA, Round One, Michel Fiffe The War of Art, Steven Pressfield Hogfather, Terry Pratchett Some parting thoughts: Not as many books finished this year compared to the last. I didn’t read many graphic novels that I loved, and didn’t finish any books in the months of April and August. The pandemic shut down my monthly graphic novel book club, it was easier to de-stress in front of the TV, and — probably the biggest factor — my wife gave birth to our first child at the very end of 2019. Having a newborn isn’t great for reading (books for adults) or sleeping, but the rest of the experience makes up for it. This year, I want to focus on modeling good behaviors, so I’m going to make it a point to read more around the baby.

Jan 1, 2021 Â· Christopher Boette

Books Finished in 2019

The Last Lecture, Randy Pausch and Jeffrey Zaslow Shambhala: The Sacred Path of the Warrior, Chögyam Trungpa Garlandia, Lorenzo Mattotti and Jerry Kramsky Bingo Love, Tee Franklin and Joy San and Jenn St-Onge Play Bigger: How Pirates, Dreamers, and Innovators Create and Dominate Markets, Al Ramadan and Dave Peterson and Christopher Lochhead and Kevin Maney Winning with Data: Transform Your Culture, Empower Your People, and Shape the Future, Frank Bien and Tomasz Tunguz On a Sunbeam, Tillie Walden Lawrence in Arabia: War, Deceit, Imperial Folly and the Making of the Modern Middle East, Scott Anderson Crux, Ramez Naam The Worst Is Yet to Come: A Post-Capitalist Survival Guide, Peter Fleming Radical Candor: Be a Kick-Ass Boss Without Losing Your Humanity, Kim Scott Capitalist Realism: Is There No Alternative?, Mark Fisher The Oven, Sophie Goldstein House of Women, Sophie Goldstein The Wild Storm, vol. 1, Warren Ellis and Jon Davis-Hunt Some Remarks: Essays and Other Writings, Neal Stephenson Algeria Is Beautiful Like America, Olivia Burton and Mahi Grand Victory of Eagles, Naomi Novik Zero K, Don DeLillo The Second Machine Age: Work, Progress, and Prosperity in a Time of Brilliant Technologies, Erik Brynjolfsson and Andrew McAfee The Russian Kettlebell Challenge: Xtreme Fitness for Hard Living Comrades, Pavel Tsatsouline Passing for Human, Liana Finck The Complete Ballad of Halo Jones, Alan Moore Dune, Frank Herbert All You Need is Kill, Takeshi Obata and Ryƍsuke Takeuchi and Yoshitoshi Abe RASL, Jeff Smith Star Wars: Darth Vader: Dark Lord of the Sith, Charles Soule and others Tongues of Serpents, Naomi Novik By Chance or Providence, Becky Cloonan The Silence of Our Friends, Mark Long and Jim Demonakos and Nate Powell November, vol. 1, Matt Fraction and Elsa Charretier Brazen: Rebel Ladies Who Rocked the World, PĂ©nĂ©lope Bagieu Mastering the 21 Immutable Principles of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, Paulo Guillobel For Small Creatures Such as We: Rituals for Finding Meaning in Our Unlikely World, Sasha Sagan

Jan 1, 2020 Â· Christopher Boette