Book 49: Astrophysics for People in a Hurry I read Seven Brief Lessons on Physics earlier this year and enjoyed it. I’m reading Neil DeGrasse Tyson’s book because, with finals going on, I am somewhat short on time. That, and I’m interested in learning more about astrophysics. Book 50: Why Nations Fail: The Origins of Power, Prosperity, […]
Category: What I’m Reading
I like to read. Hopefully, you do too! Many are effusive in their praise of reading books, some designating them as “life changing.” I agree with that. Thus, my New Year’s resolution is to read 52 books in 2017. In order to incentive myself to read more, I am going to hold myself accountable to the books I read by writing about them here or on Medium after I read them. I will post the books I’ll be reading each month in advance so that you can read along if you wish. This will be a big challenge, so I’m getting started early (2 days before January 1st). I wish you luck with your New Year’s resolutions, and if you haven’t decided on one yet, join me in the 52 books challenge – it’ll be fun. Happy New Year!
November
Book 45: How Children Succeed: Grit, Curiosity, and the Hidden Power of Character I’m curious about childhood development and how kids’ formative experiences affect them later in life. In How Children Succeed, Paul Tough “uncovers the surprising ways in which parents do—and do not—prepare their children for adulthood… And he provides us with new insights into how […]
October
Book 40: A Colony in a Nation In A Colony in a Nation, author and news anchor Chris Hayes explores America’s criminal justice system’s history and its persisting disparities. I attended a discussion on race and criminal justice featuring Hayes a few weekends ago, and I purchased a signed copy of this book from him. […]
September
Book 36: Switch: How to Change Things When Change is Hard Switch demonstrates how we can make changes that stick by examining patterns of change. It combines research in psychology, sociology, and other fields to show how we can effect transformative change – and how to keep it. My friend Christy recommended Switch to me. Book 37: Zero to […]
August
Book 31: The One-Straw Revolution: An Introduction to Natural Farming One-Straw Revolution is a “manifesto about farming, eating, and the limits of human knowledge” that challenges our global food system. I chose to read this because someone recommended it to me (unfortunately, I can’t recall who). Additionally, I don’t know much about farming, and figured […]
July
Book 27: What Color Is Your Parachute? 2017: A Practical Manual For Job-Hunters and Career-Changers What Color Is Your Parachute? is a “job-search” book I am reading for a course my university requires as part of my internship. Because I am completing assignments based on it, I won’t be posting any notes. So far, I cannot recommend it […]
June
Book 22: A Short History of San Francisco San Francisco is an exciting city. It’s in the heart of Silicon Valley, the most innovative place on the planet; it’s central to the American LGBT+ rights movement; and it’s home to vibrant art, entertainment, and food. I am a San Francisco resident from now until August […]
April
Book 14: The Art of War The Art of War has been called “the Swiss army knife of military theory.” According to Amazon, “Sun Tzu is thought to have been a military general and adviser to the king of the southern Chinese state of Wu during the sixth century BCE. Although some modern scholars have called […]
March
Book 9: Seven Brief Lessons on Physics I was a teaching assistant for an introductory management information systems course from 2015-2016. We don’t discuss physics often in this course, as you can imagine. In my office hours, a student once asked something like, “how do electrons flow through devices to deliver information to the user?” […]