Books I’ve Read
Summer Reading: The Best Books . . . So Far . . . In 2010
The mid-year sunshine is time for beach towels, blue skies, and a good novel. Here are my picks . . . so far . . . for the best books in 2010. NON-FICTION Outliers – The Story of Success by Malcolm Gladwell: My dad used to claim, “The harder I work, the luckier I get.” [...]
Book Recommendation – Outliers
My book-reading is altered this year. Teaching requires textbook and other educational reading. Along that path I stumbled on ‘Outliers’ by Malcolm Gladwell. It is a fascinating study on success that completely changes how we view it. I highly recommend it. Gladwell begins with Canadian hockey stars. The majority of the best are born in [...]
Worst Books of 2009
As a youth I was in the habit of borrowing more library books than I was able to read. My mom insisted that once I opened a book it must be completely read before I started another. This rule was not only a good habit, but it really reduced my library fines. The rule is [...]
Top 10 2009 Books
Armed with my Kindle, IPOD, and car CD player, I read or listened to over fifty books this year. Ironically, only one was printed on paper – but that is another blog. Here are my top ten books for 2009. In a few days I will post the worst ten.
