Great Books I Read in 2007
Taking a big cue from the over-achieving Aaron Swarz, I decided to post my favorite books from 2007. It would be nice to read 52 books a year, but I fell short with 37, possibly due to directing and...
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In 2008 I made yet another attempt to read 52 books in one year. Again, I have fallen short, this time with 44. However, this beats last year’s attempt. In my defense, I read some doozies this year....
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Testing the Blog
Testing and Tinkering This week I’m migrating servers and hosting. I’ll also be testing out a new design for the blog, as well as playing with widgets and CSS. Things may be weird for a few days…...
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This year with 48 books read, I fell a hair shy of my usual goal of 50 books. While I’ve tracked all my books read and movies watched since 2003, I’ve only had this blog since 2007. So what follows is...
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This year I read 58 books, a little more than one per week. As ever, a chipper tip of the hat to Aaron Swartz, who reads over 100 books every year, and inspired me to start blogging annually about the...
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Still No Oscar for Best Casting Director
Casting Director is the only above the line movie credit that does not receive an Academy Award. For years, I have awkwardly cornered people at parties demanding to know why this is the case, but...
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I read 59 books this year, one more than last year. I’ve been tracking my books read since 2004, always with the goal of reading at least 50 books. What follows are the books I most enjoyed this year....
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I read 50 books this year, nine fewer than last year. I’ve been tracking my books read since 2003, always with the goal of reading at least 50 books. What follows are the books I most enjoyed this...
View ArticleBooks Read 2013
In 2007, I started blogging my favorite books of each year, an idea I got from the incomparable Aaron Swartz. Aaron is a genius who tragically took his life this year. He co-wrote RSS at age 14,...
View ArticleFavorite Books of 2014
Previously: 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 I read 100 books this year. Each year I blog about my favorite books, an idea I got from the incomparable Aaron Swartz. What follows are the books I...
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