Jananas

I’m going to take Julien up on his challenge to read a book every week in 2010 (so 52 books this year). I’m using this page to make my commitment public, to help keep me on track, and to make note of what I’ve read. I often have two books on the go – one business and one pleasure (for before bed).

Books that I’ve read in 2010 (please scroll down for the latest and greatest):

1. January 1st – Hugh McLeod’s Ignore Everybody
2. January 5th – Angie Sage’s Septimus Heap Book Five: Syren
3. January 7th – Stephen Baker’s the Numerati
4. January 12th – Knitting Yarns and Spinning Tales: a Knitter’s Stash of Wit and Wisdom
5. January 13th – John Ralston Saul’s Voltaire’s Bastards
6. January 15th – Chris Brogan & Julien Smith’s Trust Agents
7. January 20th – Bernadine Evaristo’s Blonde Roots
8. January 25th – Neil Gaiman’s Fragile Things
9. January 27th – Roger Martin’s The Design of Business
10. January 29th – The Art of War, the Denma Translation
11. January 29th – Nick Griffith’s The Daredevil Book for Dogs (a Parody)
12. January 31st – Douglas Adam & Terry Jones’ Starship Titanic
13. February 2nd – Angie Sage’s Septimus Heap: The Magykal Papers
14. February 3rd – Nicholas Christakis & James Fowler’s Connected
15. February 5th – Douglas Coupland’s Microserfs
16. February 12th – C.D. Payne’s Youth in Revolt
17. February 13th – Tracy Chevalier’s Girl with a Pearl Earring
18. February 15th – Joe Hyam’s Zen in the Martial Arts
19. February 22th – David Allen’s Getting Things Done
20. February 23rd – Michael Scott’s The Alchemyst
21. February 27th – Michael Scott’s The Magician
22. February 27th – Jon Katz’ A Dog Year
23. March 1st – Diana Wynne Jones’ Enchanted Glass
24. March 2nd – Michael Scott’s The Sorceress
25. March 4th – Bill Bryson’s Shakespeare: the world as a stage
26. March 4th – Niccolo Machiavelli’s The Prince
27. March 5th – Kate Atkinson’s When Will There Be Good News?
28. March 6th – Malcolm Gladwell’ The Outliers

List of books that I’d like to read:

I don’t currently have a copy of these on my bedside table, but have been meaning to read them. Consider this my reminder post it note to myself. Please feel free to suggest books that you’d think that I’d like!

1. the black swan
2. the long tail
3. anything by charles saunders pierce
4. change by design – tim brown
5. escape from cubical nation – pamela slim
6. paper towns – john green
7. anything by daniel pink