book Log
A World Without Email - Cal Newport
March 28, 2021
How to Take Smart Notes - Sonke Ahrens January 8, 2021
One Story - Gipi December 27, 2020
Anatomy of the State - Murray M. Rothbard December 9, 2020
Earning the Rockies - Robert D. Kaplan December 2, 2020
Lincoln at Gettysburg - Gary Wills November 25, 2020
Atomic Habits - James Clear November 5, 2020
Dune - Frank Herbert November 2, 2020
Stillness is the Key - Ryan Holiday September 24, 2020
Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat - Samin Nosrat September 3, 2020
Book of Eels - Patrik Svensson August 11, 2020
A Pilgramage to Eternity - Timothy Egan July 13, 2020
Between the World and Me - Ta-Nehisi Coates July 7, 2020
Talking to my Daughter About the Economy — Yanic Varoufakis June 9, 2020
The Billion Dollar Whale — Tom Wright & Bradley Hope June 8, 2020
Steal Like an Artist — Austin Kleon May 14, 2020
The Rug Merchant - Meg Mullins May 13, 2020
Writers and Lovers - Lily King April 24, 2020
The Three Body Problem - Liu Cixin March 31, 2020
Make No Small Plans - G. Lyon, D. Mawdsley, K. Bayer, C. Lin, D. Reed March 19, 2020
The Art of Learning - Josh Waizkin March 3, 2020
Dream Golf - Stephen Goodwin January 22, 2020
Shoe Dog - Phil Knight January 14, 2020
Means of Ascent - Robert Caro December 6, 2019
Digital Minimalism - Cal Newport December 3, 2019
Crossing to Safety - Wallace Stegner October 29, 2019
This is Not a T-Shirt - Bobby Hundreds October 10, 2019
A Life Well Played Life - Arnold Palmer September 27, 2019
Working - Robert Caro September 2, 2019
Leonardo Da Vinci - Walter Isaacson August 6, 2019
Vacationland - John Hodgeman July 16, 2019
My Ex-Life - Stephen McCauley October 29, 2001
Cal Newport's latest book that tries to get us all to stop using email.
How to Take Smart Notes - Sonke Ahrens January 8, 2021
The bible of the Personal Knowledge Management world.
One Story - Gipi December 27, 2020
A beautiful graphic novel about pain, forgiveness, and redemption.
Anatomy of the State - Murray M. Rothbard December 9, 2020
Murray Rothbard's argument against the state.
Earning the Rockies - Robert D. Kaplan December 2, 2020
Lincoln at Gettysburg - Gary Wills November 25, 2020
Abraham Lincoln's address at Gettysburg signaled the important national changes he believed were necessary to move forward. With astounding precision, Wills shows us the roots of Lincoln's thinking and the rhetorical methods Lincoln used in the speech.
Atomic Habits - James Clear November 5, 2020
This book deserves every bit of attention it's gotten. Basic actionable advice that I think about daily.
Dune - Frank Herbert November 2, 2020
Dune needs no introduction. I just wish I connected with it as much as so many other people.
Stillness is the Key - Ryan Holiday September 24, 2020
All of man's problem's stem from man's inability to sit quietly in a room alone.
Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat - Samin Nosrat September 3, 2020
If you're going to sit down and read a cookbook like a novel (not sure why you would), this is one you should read. It's less a cookbook and more a book of cooking principles. One of my favorite purchases of the year.
Book of Eels - Patrik Svensson August 11, 2020
A Pilgramage to Eternity - Timothy Egan July 13, 2020
A spiritual memoir along the Via Francigena.
Between the World and Me - Ta-Nehisi Coates July 7, 2020
Talking to my Daughter About the Economy — Yanic Varoufakis June 9, 2020
A highly opinioned book walking through basic economic principles.
The Billion Dollar Whale — Tom Wright & Bradley Hope June 8, 2020
Read this book if you want to be depressed about global finance and investing!
Steal Like an Artist — Austin Kleon May 14, 2020
Austin Kleon's books aren't meant to be read once - they should be kept on your desk within reach at all times.
The Rug Merchant - Meg Mullins May 13, 2020
The Rug Merchant hits two of the core elements that I look for in literature - compelling characters and a story built on those characters navaging human connection. This little novel was time well spent.
Writers and Lovers - Lily King April 24, 2020
This book is about a struggling creative navigating a confusing time in her life in a big city. One might say this story has been told thousands of times. Another might say, the story is univeral and each of these human stories is different a beautiful. I fall in the latter camp.
The Three Body Problem - Liu Cixin March 31, 2020
A science fiction novel with aliens, computer simulations, and culture revolution!
Make No Small Plans - G. Lyon, D. Mawdsley, K. Bayer, C. Lin, D. Reed March 19, 2020
This graphic novel was published in partnership with the Chicago Architecture Center in hopes to expose young Chicagoans to community planning.
The Art of Learning - Josh Waizkin March 3, 2020
Learning, like any other skill, can be learned. Sure, some people are born with innate ability, but there are practices that us mortals can at least be mindful of when we are trying to learn. In this book, Josh Waizkin offers some advice on doing so.
Dream Golf - Stephen Goodwin January 22, 2020
The story of Bandon Dunes Golf Resort.
Shoe Dog - Phil Knight January 14, 2020
Phil Knight is a pretty good storyteller for an accountant. In Shoe Dog, Knight gives us a tour of the exciting time when Nike wasn't the world's most famous shoe company but was an up-and-coming brand.
Means of Ascent - Robert Caro December 6, 2019
The second installment in Robert Caro's epic quest to document Lyndon B. Johnson's life. Everything about these books blow me away.
Digital Minimalism - Cal Newport December 3, 2019
An important book in today's world of constant communication and new information. It guides a lot of my personal philosophy towards the internet, personal work, and communication.
Crossing to Safety - Wallace Stegner October 29, 2019
Wallace Stegner is largely known for his nonfiction writing about the American West. Crossing to Safety doesn't really fall in this category though. It's a novel about two couples as all four partners' lives interact over decades. I loved it.
This is Not a T-Shirt - Bobby Hundreds October 10, 2019
Modern brands build a community and collective story. Bobby Hundreds shares his philosophy on going so in this memoir about entrepreneurship.
A Life Well Played Life - Arnold Palmer September 27, 2019
Arnold Palmer's memoir about life, golf, and family.
Working - Robert Caro September 2, 2019
A memoir of a working life by long-form journalism's superhero.
Leonardo Da Vinci - Walter Isaacson August 6, 2019
Isaacson gives a tour of Leonardo Da Vinci's unique brand of genius. It's one of my favorite biographies.
Vacationland - John Hodgeman July 16, 2019
A hilarious memoir about family, embracing your luck in life, and weird New Englanders.
My Ex-Life - Stephen McCauley October 29, 2001
A novel about getting older and second lives.