After reading MamaGrizzly’s 2008 Reading List, I was inspired to post my own list.
And, it is quite a varied list. I’ve always had at least one book that I was reading. I read for many reasons. Used to be, I read almost exclusively for entertainment. It helps me relax. Puts something between the real world and dream land at night. Helps with boredom while waiting. I don’t wait well, but if I have a good book, I can wait for quite a while. Now I also read as part of my work. I’m pretty much self taught in web design. A lot of that reading occurs each morning while riding my stationary bicycle. Without books, riding that bike would seem too much like waiting. Here’s my list:
Snow Falling on Cedars by David Guterson - Found it at my dad’s house and am currently reading it.
The Art of War for Women by Chin-Ning Chu - It’s not really about war at all. The subtitle explains: “Sun Tzu’s Ancient Strategies and Wisdom for Winning at Work.” This is another book I’m currently reading. I anticipate two readings on this one.
The Search Engine Marketing Kit By Dan Thies - This is a book that will actually require a good bit of work to make it worthwhile. I was working on this book last fall, but unfortunately it was pre-empted by this one: The Executor’s Guide - Settling a Loved One’s Estate or Trust by Mary Randolph. I’ve finished reading that one, so I can more on to Search Engines.
Lyrics by Sting - This is more like reading poetry. I like what I’ve read so far b/c I’m always asking what people were really thinking when they wrote a song.
The Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis - Years ago, someone I knew told me that these books weren’t for me. He implied that they were too deep for me. That is reason enough for me to want to read them. Recently, I found a volume with all of the books - at a really decent price. Oh, and by the way, that guy really didn’t know me very well at all.
Scott Kelby’s 7-Point System for Adobe Photoshop CS3 by Scott Kelby - This one requires reading and work. You can’t just read this book by itself.
Adobe Camera Raw For Digital Photographers Only by Rob Sheppard - Another book that will require work.
Pillars of the Earth and World Without End - both by Ken Follett. World Without End (2007) is the sequel to Pillars of the Earth (1989). This will be rough as it’s a commitment to 2,000 pages! Will probably take me forever. (My hubby is reading the first one now and is nearly finished. He’s a fast reader and can abandon pretty near everything when he’s reading a book!)
Homes That Heal ( and Those That Don’t ) by Athena Thompson - This is the only one on my list that I don’t own. I’m still kind of debating it.
And here’s a couple I’m considering, after perusing them in the local book store:
Purple Cow by Seth Godin
What the Customer Wants You To Know by Ram Charan
That isn’t actually all of my list, just the top books.
So many books, so little time…
What’s on your list?
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