My Bookshelf

2023 (22)

Trigger Warning
Trigger Warning
Neil Gaiman
Talking to Strangers
Talking to Strangers
Malcolm Gladwell
Packing for Mars
Packing for Mars
Mary Roach
A History of the World in 6 Glasses
A History of the World in 6 Glasses
Tom Standage
Dead Wake: The Last Crossing of the Lusitania
Dead Wake: The Last Crossing of the Lusitania
Erik Larson
Book Notes
Shutdown: How Covid Shook the World's Economy
Shutdown: How Covid Shook the World's Economy
Adam Tooze
Out of Office: The Big Problem and Bigger Promise of Working from Home
Out of Office: The Big Problem and Bigger Promise of Working from Home
Charlie Warzel & Anne Helen Petersen
Learning Patterns
Learning Patterns
Lydia Hallie & Addy Osmani
Bullshit Jobs
Bullshit Jobs
David Graeber
The Terraformers
The Terraformers
Annalee Newitz
Twilight of the Gods: War in the Western Pacific, 1944-1945
Twilight of the Gods: War in the Western Pacific, 1944-1945
Ian W. Toll
The Conquering Tide: War in the Pacific Islands, 1942-1944
The Conquering Tide: War in the Pacific Islands, 1942-1944
Ian W. Toll
Pacific Crucible: War at Sea in the Pacific, 1941-1942
Pacific Crucible: War at Sea in the Pacific, 1941-1942
Ian W. Toll
The Heart is a Lonely Hunter
The Heart is a Lonely Hunter
Carson McCullers
Anansi Boys
Anansi Boys
Neil Gaiman
American Gods
American Gods
Neil Gaiman
Liar’s Poker
Liar’s Poker
Michael Lewis
American Nations
American Nations
Colin Woodard
The Bomber Mafia
The Bomber Mafia
Malcolm Gladwell
The Bomb: Presidents, Generals, and the Secret History of Nuclear War
The Bomb: Presidents, Generals, and the Secret History of Nuclear War
Fred Kaplan
The Bond King: How One Man Made a Market, Built an Empire, and Lost It All
The Bond King: How One Man Made a Market, Built an Empire, and Lost It All
Mary Childs
Snow Crash
Snow Crash
Neal Stephenson

2022 (20)

Four Lost Cities: A Secret History of the Urban Age
Four Lost Cities: A Secret History of the Urban Age
Annalee Newitz
Weapons of Math Destruction: How Big Data Increases Inequality and Threatens Democracy
Weapons of Math Destruction: How Big Data Increases Inequality and Threatens Democracy
Cathy O'Neil
What If? 2
What If? 2
Randall Munroe
Chokepoint Capitalism
Chokepoint Capitalism
Cory Doctorow
The Data Detective: Ten Easy Rules to Make Sense of Statistics
The Data Detective: Ten Easy Rules to Make Sense of Statistics
Tim Harford
The Night the Lights Went Out: A Memoir of Life After Brain Damage
The Night the Lights Went Out: A Memoir of Life After Brain Damage
Drew Magary
Responsible Javascript
Responsible Javascript
Jeremy Wagner
Walkaway
Walkaway
Cory Doctorow
Unit Testing Principles, Practices, and Patterns
Unit Testing Principles, Practices, and Patterns
Vladimir Khorikov
Moonshot: Inside Pfizer’s Nine-Month Race to Make the Impossible Possible
Moonshot: Inside Pfizer’s Nine-Month Race to Make the Impossible Possible
Dr. Albert Bourla
The End of Everything: (astrophysically Speaking)
The End of Everything: (astrophysically Speaking)
Katie Mack
Born a Crime
Born a Crime
Trevor Noah
Project Hail Mary
Project Hail Mary
Andy Weir
The Passion Economy: The New Rules for Thriving in the Twenty-First Century
The Passion Economy: The New Rules for Thriving in the Twenty-First Century
Adam Davidson
Dark Pools: The Rise of the Machine Traders and the Rigging of the U.S. Stock Market
Dark Pools: The Rise of the Machine Traders and the Rigging of the U.S. Stock Market
Scott Patterson
It's Better to Be Feared: The New England Patriots Dynasty and the Pursuit of Greatness
It's Better to Be Feared: The New England Patriots Dynasty and the Pursuit of Greatness
Seth Wickersham
The Storyteller: Tales of Life and Music
The Storyteller: Tales of Life and Music
Dave Grohl
Nudge: The Final Edition
Nudge: The Final Edition
Richard Thaler, Cass Sunstein
The Apollo Murders
The Apollo Murders
Chris Hadfield
Leviathan Falls
Leviathan Falls
James S.A. Corey

2021 (9)

The Righteous Mind: Why Good People Are Divided by Politics and Religion
The Righteous Mind: Why Good People Are Divided by Politics and Religion
Jonathan Haidt
The Buyout of America: How Private Equity Is Destroying Jobs and Killing the American Economy
The Buyout of America: How Private Equity Is Destroying Jobs and Killing the American Economy
Josh Kosman
The Cult of We: Wework, Adam Neumann, and the Great Startup Delusion
The Cult of We: Wework, Adam Neumann, and the Great Startup Delusion
Eliot Brown, Maureen Farrell
Think Again: The Power of Knowing What You Don't Know
Think Again: The Power of Knowing What You Don't Know
Adam Grant
The Premonition: A Pandemic Story
The Premonition: A Pandemic Story
Michael Lewis
Field of Schemes: How the Great Stadium Swindle Turns Public Money Into Private Profit
Field of Schemes: How the Great Stadium Swindle Turns Public Money Into Private Profit
Neil Nemause, Joanna Cagan
Money: The True Story of a Made-Up Thing
Money: The True Story of a Made-Up Thing
Jacob Goldstein
The MVP Machine: How Baseball's New Nonconformists Are Using Data to Build Better Players
The MVP Machine: How Baseball's New Nonconformists Are Using Data to Build Better Players
Ben Lindbergh, Travis Sawchik
Franchise: The Golden Arches in Black America
Franchise: The Golden Arches in Black America
Marcia Chatelain

2020 (23)

The 99% Invisible City
The 99% Invisible City
Roman Mars & Kurt Kohlstedt
The End is Always Near
The End is Always Near
Dan Carlin
Head On
Head On
John Scalzi
The Last Emperox
The Last Emperox
John Scalzi
The Consuming Fire
The Consuming Fire
John Scalzi
The Collapsing Empire
The Collapsing Empire
John Scalzi
The Age of Surveillance Capitalism
The Age of Surveillance Capitalism
Shoshana Zuboff
The Big Short
The Big Short
Michael Lewis
The Outsider
The Outsider
Stephen King
Open Borders
Open Borders
Bryan Caplan & Zach Weinersmith
How To
How To
Randall Munroe
The Fifth Risk
The Fifth Risk
Michael Lewis
Auberon
Auberon
James S.A. Corey
The Soul of America
The Soul of America
Jon Meacham
Flash Boys: A Wall Street Revolt
Flash Boys: A Wall Street Revolt
Michael Lewis
The Incomplete Book of Running
The Incomplete Book of Running
Peter Sagal
Congo
Congo
Michael Crichton
Sphere
Sphere
Michael Crichton
Prey
Prey
Michael Crichton
The Andromeda Strain
The Andromeda Strain
Michael Crichton
Working Futures
Working Futures
Mike Masnick & Others
Vietnam: An Epic Tragedy, 1945-1975
Vietnam: An Epic Tragedy, 1945-1975
Sir Max Hastings

2019 (6)

2018 (13)

2017 (13)

Soonish
Soonish
Kelly & Zach Wienersmith
The Arm
The Arm
Jeff Passan
Lock In
Lock In
John Scalzi
Redshirts
Redshirts
John Scalzi
The Trouble with Reality
The Trouble with Reality
Brooke Gladstone
Babylon’s Ashes
Babylon’s Ashes
James S.A. Corey
The Vital Abyss
The Vital Abyss
James S.A. Corey
Nemesis Games
Nemesis Games
James S.A. Corey
Cibola Burn
Cibola Burn
James S.A. Corey
The Churn
The Churn
James S.A. Corey
Abaddon’s Gate
Abaddon’s Gate
James S.A. Corey

2016 (8)

Gods of Risk
Gods of Risk
James S.A. Corey
Caliban’s War
Caliban’s War
James S.A. Corey
Leviathan Wakes
Leviathan Wakes
James S.A. Corey
The Only Rule is it Has to Work
The Only Rule is it Has to Work
Ben Lindbergh & Sam Miller
Disillusioned
Disillusioned
Robert Kroese
Distopia
Distopia
Robert Kroese
The Martian
The Martian
Andy Weir

2015 (4)

The Lost World
The Lost World
Michael Crichton
Jurassic Park
Jurassic Park
Michael Crichton

2014 (28)

Pale Blue Dot
Pale Blue Dot
Carl Sagan
Starship Grifters
Starship Grifters
Robert Kroese
Think Like a Freak
Think Like a Freak
Steven Levitt & Stephen Dubner
Superfreakonomics
Superfreakonomics
Steven Levitt & Stephen Dubner
Freakonomics
Freakonomics
Steven Levitt & Stephen Dubner
Because I Said So!
Because I Said So!
Ken Jennings
Zoo City
Zoo City
Lauren Beukes
Pebble in the Sky
Pebble in the Sky
Isaac Asimov
Robots and Empire
Robots and Empire
Isaac Asimov
I, Robot
I, Robot
Isaac Asimov
Homeland
Homeland
Cory Doctorow
Little Brother
Little Brother
Cory Doctorow
Infernal Games
Infernal Games
Joseph Nassise
A Tear in the Sky
A Tear in the Sky
Joseph Nassise
A Scream of Angels
A Scream of Angels
Joseph Nassise
Cooked
Cooked
Michael Pollan
Mercury Revolts
Mercury Revolts
Robert Kroese
Schrodinger’s Gat
Schrodinger’s Gat
Robert Kroese
Disenchanted
Disenchanted
Robert Kroese
Mortaility
Mortaility
Christopher Hitchens
The Dark Tower
The Dark Tower
Stephen King
Song of Susannah
Song of Susannah
Stephen King

2013 (20)

Wizard and Glass
Wizard and Glass
Stephen King
The Waste Lands
The Waste Lands
Stephen King
The Gunslinger
The Gunslinger
Stephen King
Zoe’s Tale
Zoe’s Tale
John Scalzi
The Last Colony
The Last Colony
John Scalzi
Old Man’s War
Old Man’s War
John Scalzi
Just a Geek
Just a Geek
Wil Wheaton
Ready Player One
Ready Player One
Ernest Cline
The Heretic
The Heretic
Joseph Nassise
World War Z
World War Z
Max Brooks
Company Men
Company Men
Michael Kayatta
Missing Signals
Missing Signals
Michael Kayatta
John Gone
John Gone
Michael Kayatta
Lying
Lying
Sam Harris

2012 (24)

Bypass Gemini
Bypass Gemini
Joseph Lallo
Undersea
Undersea
Geoffrey Morrison
Mercury Rests
Mercury Rests
Robert Kroese
The Robots of Dawn
The Robots of Dawn
Isaac Asimov
The Naked Sun
The Naked Sun
Isaac Asimov
The Caves of Steel
The Caves of Steel
Isaac Asimov
The Silmarillion
The Silmarillion
J.R.R. Tolkien
The Hobbit
The Hobbit
J.R.R. Tolkien
Lost Moon
Lost Moon
Jim Lovell & Jeffrey Kluger
Farenheit 451
Farenheit 451
Ray Bradbury
Second Foundation
Second Foundation
Isaac Asimov
Foundation
Foundation
Isaac Asimov
Dune
Dune
Frank Herbert
Drift
Drift
Rachel Maddow
A Dance with Dragons
A Dance with Dragons
George R.R. Martin
A Feast for Crows
A Feast for Crows
George R.R. Martin
A Storm of Swords
A Storm of Swords
George R.R. Martin
A Clash of Kings
A Clash of Kings
George R.R. Martin

2011 (15)