One of the big, lofty goals I decided to give myself for 2017 was to read 52 books in the year. Here are some I’ve picked, in no particular order. There are more than 52 here, so I still give myself some choice.
Have you read any of these? What did you think? Which must-reads should be on my list?
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You have Badass on there twice. Better choose something to replace it! I recommend almost anything by Connie Willis or David Mitchell.
Thanks for finding that, Mara! It was a copy/paste error. I appreciate you recommending those authors; they’re on my radar now.
Great list. I’ve read a couple of these and have several others on my bookshelf to read this year.
Which have you read and enjoyed? Not enjoyed?
The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck by Mark Manson
Added to my list. Thank you, Anne-Marie!
Any room for fiction? I’ve just re-read Rudy Rucker’s Software and Wetware. The questions about what constitutes humanity and the resultant ethics of design I think are even more relevant now than when written.
(I’m also totally in love with John Maeda & Rebecca Bermont’s ‘Redesigning Leadership’, and I’ve read and re-read Peter Merholz & Kristin Skinner’s ‘Org Design for Design Orgs’ multiple times now)
I thought I had a few fiction on there ;) Thanks so much for the additions, Cam!
I read the Erich Fromm one this past year and was pleasantly surprised how relevant it still is today. I like to keep my books pristine, but this one I couldn’t help but earmark and annotate to come back to often.
If you haven’t listened to the HBR podcast about Emotional Agility it’s a great warm up for the book https://hbr.org/ideacast/2016/09/building-emotional-agility.
Anything by Murakami is an absolute joy. Would suggest Sputnik Sweetheart and Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki and His Years of Pilgrimage if you get hooked :)
Loved salt and The Prophet. Mixed feelings after finishing Bad Feminist but interested in seeing what you think!