I had three reading goals:
Complete unfinished novel series.
- A Song of Ice and Fire
- DONE — A Game of Thrones (A Song of Ice and Fire, #1) — George R.R. Martin
- DONE — A Clash of Kings (A Song of Ice and Fire, #2) — George R.R. Martin
- DONE — A Storm of Swords (A Song of Ice and Fire, #3) — George R.R. Martin
- DONE — A Feast for Crows (A Song of Ice and Fire, #4) — George R.R. Martin
- DONE — A Dance With Dragons (A Song of Ice and Fire, #5) — George R.R. Martin
- Wicked Years
- The Malazan Book of the Fallen
- DONE — Deadhouse Gates (The Malazan Book of the Fallen, #2) — Steven Erikson
- DONE — Memories of Ice (Malazan Book of the Fallen, #3) — Steven Erikson
- DONE — House of Chains (Malazan Book of the Fallen, #4) — Steven Erikson
- DONE — Midnight Tides (Malazan Book of the Fallen, #5) — Steven Erikson
- DONE — The Bonehunters (Malazan Book of the Fallen, #6) — Steven Erikson
- NOT DONE — Reaper’s Gale (Malazan Book of the Fallen, #7) — Steven Erikson
- NOT DONE — Toll the Hounds (Malazan Book of the Fallen, #8) — Steven Erikson
- NOT DONE — Dust of Dreams (The Malazan Book Of The Fallen #9) — Steven Erikson
- NOT DONE — The Crippled God (Malazan Book of the Fallen, #10) — Steven Erikson
- Barsoom
- DONE — A Princess of Mars — Edgar Rice Burroughs
- DONE — The Gods of Mars (Barsoom, #2) — Edgar Rice Burroughs
- DONE — The Warlord of Mars (Barsoom, #3) — Edgar Rice Burroughs
- DONE — Thuvia, Maid of Mars (Barsoom, #4) — Edgar Rice Burroughs
- DONE — The Chessmen of Mars (Barsoom, #5) — Edgar Rice Burroughs
- DONE — The Master Mind of Mars (Barsoom, #6) — Edgar Rice Burroughs
- DONE — A Fighting Man of Mars (Barsoom, #7) — Edgar Rice Burroughs
- DONE — Swords of Mars (Barsoom, #8) — Edgar Rice Burroughs
- DONE — Synthetic Men of Mars (Barsoom #9) — Edgar Rice Burroughs
- Millennium
Total: 28. Done: 23. Failed.
American History and Decision Making
- DONE — Discover Your Inner Economist: Use Incentives to Fall in Love, Survive Your Next Meeting, and Motivate Your Dentist — Tyler Cowen
- DONE — The Innovator’s Dilemma: The Revolutionary Book that Will Change the Way You Do Business — Clayton M. Christensen
- DONE — The Innovator’s Solution: Creating and Sustaining Successful Growth — Clayton M. Christensen
- DONE — Our Endangered Values: America’s Moral Crisis — Jimmy Carter
- DONE — The Federalist Papers — Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, John Jay
- DONE — 1776 — David McCullough
- DONE — All the Devils are Here: The Hidden History of the Financial Crisis — Bethany McLean, Joe Nocera
- DONE — Common Wealth: Economics for a Crowded Planet — Jeffrey D. Sachs
- DONE — American Lion: Andrew Jackson in the White House — Jon Meacham
- DONE — At the Center of the Storm: My Years at the CIA — George Tenet
Total: 10. Done: 10. Completed.
Science
- DONE — The Genius in All of Us: Why Everything You’ve Been Told About Genetics, Talent and IQ is Wrong — David Shenk
- DONE — The Best American Science and Nature Writing 2010 — Freeman Dyson, Tim Folger
- DONE — The Theory of Everything: The Origin and Fate of the Universe — Stephen Hawking
- DONE — The Nature of Technology: What It Is and How It Evolves — W. Brian Arthur
- DONE — The Demise of Guys: Why Boys Are Struggling and What We Can Do About It — Philip Zimbardo, Nikita Duncan
- DONE — Mind Wide Open: Your Brain and the Neuroscience of Everyday Life — Steven Johnson
- DONE — NurtureShock: New Thinking About Children — Po Bronson, Ashley Merryman
- DONE — The Botany of Desire: A Plant’s-Eye View of the World — Michael Pollan
- DONE — The Social Animal: The Hidden Sources of Love, Character, and Achievement — David Brooks
- DONE — What We Believe But Cannot Prove: Today’s Leading Thinkers on Science in the Age of Certainty — John Brockman
- DONE — The Cosmic Landscape: String Theory and the Illusion of Intelligent Design — Leonard Susskind
- DONE — A Different Universe: Reinventing Physics from the Bottom Down — Robert B. Laughlin
- DONE — Being Logical: A Guide to Good Thinking — D.Q. McInerny
Total: 13. Done: 13. Completed.
Not Your Oprah’s Book Club (Facebook, Goodreads) selections:
(Facebook page for Athens book club)
- DONE — The House of Mirth — Edith Wharton
- DONE — Love is a Mix Tape — Rob Sheffield
Re-read to watch the movie:
- DONE — The Hobbit — J.R.R. Tolkien
- DONE — One Shot (Jack Reacher, #9) — Lee Child
Offlist:
- DONE — The Picture of Dorian Gray — Oscar Wilde
- DONE — Ubik — Philip K. Dick
- DONE — Free Will — Sam Harris
- DONE — Free Will: A Response to Sam Harris — Kurt Keefner
- DONE — The Three Musketeers — Alexandre Dumas
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