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The best of 2020 — in books
2020 was….a heck of a year. Hurricanes, pandemic, fires, the existential dread of an election featuring a wide variety of creepy corrupt politicians, all with their own plans for spending other people’s money badly and killing people overseas on behalf … Continue reading
Favorite Nonfiction, 2010 – 2019
Okay, folks, this one hurt. It would have been even worse were I aiming for a top ten list! Interestingly, history and science don’t fill the list as I expected; instead, books on society are the heavyweights, and many … Continue reading
Favorite Fiction, 2010 – 2019
I realize the “right” time to do this was in December, when everyone else was doing decade retrospectives, but it takes a while to pore through ~2000 titles! These are in rough chronological order. Horatio Hornblower series, C.S. … Continue reading
2019 Year in Review
Well, dear readers, it’s that time of year again — for appraising one year’s progress and getting ready for another year’s goals. I’ve had a fantastic year in my personal life — paying off my student loans, making huge strides … Continue reading
(Most Of) What I Read in 2019
(“Most” because I forgot to keep track, so this just has the stuff I remembered to put on Goodreads. ) Politics and Civic Interest The Long Game: How Obama Defied Washington and Redefined America’s Place in the World, Derek Chollet … Continue reading
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2017’s pie
Every year I like to load up my books-read Excel list, sort it by labels, count everything up, and then make a chart out of it. Every year’s label sets are a little different, aside from old reliables like History … Continue reading
We Forgot Our New Years Pie
Every year I typically post an enormous year-in-review with a pie graph. This year I decided to try out a mere top ten list instead of the usual monograph, but I still need my graph fix. So here’s a graphic. … Continue reading
Telling the Future
Well, dear readers, another year is upon us! How shall we use the time? Here are some things to expect in the coming year from these parts… 1. Discovery of AsiaMy big challenge this year is to make good … Continue reading
The Best of 2015: Year in Review
Previous yearly wrap-ups:2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 Welcome to the 9th annual year in review, in which I highlight the best of the year’s reading, hopefully without producing a column of text that rivals the Bayeux Tapestry. Big year for history, obviously. This … Continue reading
The Best of 2014: Annual Year in Review
Previous yearly wrap-ups: 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 What a year for reading! As usual, a breakdown of major categories from ChartGo.com. (Titles in bold constitute this year’s top ten list!) Earlier in the … Continue reading