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I somehow managed to get through high-school without reading a single entire book that was assigned. I'm not proud of it, but there are many books in the world, and I wasn't convinced these were the ones I ought to read. Being forced to read sapped the pleasure.

But, I did read The Hot Zone for extra credit in Mr. Waz' Biology class, and I realized the pleasure of reading for myself. I knew I wanted to read and be a Reader. Though, on my own time.

I lived alone in my early twenties and made a point to make time to read. I still cherish my reading time and am appreciative of the way it has changed me, in time. Since I began reading for myself, I've kept track of all the books I've read, in the order I read them. It's a rich chronology for me - seeing new and key concepts, milestones in thought, as well as a type of temporal yardstick reminding me where I was, or what I was experiencing at the time I was reading a given book.

After moving from a house in Vacaville to an apartment in San Francisco, I decided to digitize the effort. My digital bookshelf is currently being powered by Google Books Goodreads.

If you've stumbled onto my site out of curiosity or coincidence, consider diving into any of these books from my digital bookshelf. Disclaimer: the Amazon affiliate links below credit me if you decide to buy a book below. In any case, I respect your love of knowledge, too.

Currently Reading

Faraday, Maxwell, and the Electromagnetic Field: How Two Men Revolutionized Physics

by Nancy Forbes

Books I've Read

Currently Reading

Faraday, Maxwell, and the Electromagnetic Field: How Two Men Revolutionized Physics

The Equations: Icons of Knowledge

The Systems View of Life: A Unifying Vision

Why Information Grows: The Evolution of Order, from Atoms to Economies

The Power of Pull: How Small Moves, Smartly Made, Can Set Big Things in Motion

Seeing Organizational Patterns

Books I've Read

There Is No Antimemetics Division

Versor Algebra: As Applied to Polyphase Power Systems, Part 1

A Common Language for Electrical Engineering: Lone Pine Writings

Getting There Without Drugs: Techniques and Theories for the Expansion of Consciousness

A Little Book of Coincidence in the Solar System

The Man Who Tapped the Secrets of the Universe

The Rainbow In Your Hands

Adopting Elixir: From Concept to Production

The Pattern

Glenn Beck's Common Sense: The Case Against an Out-of-Control Government, Inspired by Thomas Paine

Po Pi Phi Psi the ijk's of Vortex Mathematics

Simplified Magic: A Beginner's Guide to the New Age Qabala

The Power of Time Perception

Open Source Architecture

Dust

What Do You Do with an Idea?

Ordering Disorder: Grid Principles for Web Design

How to Make Sense of Any Mess: Information Architecture for Everybody

Value Stream Mapping: How to Visualize Work and Align Leadership for Organizational Transformation

Elon Musk: Tesla, SpaceX, and the Quest for a Fantastic Future

Help! I have to think!: An approach to working through life's big challenges

Understanding the Facilitation Cycle (Facilitation Analytics Book 1)

Ready Player One (Ready Player One, #1)

Service Design: From Insight to Implementation

See What I Mean: How to Use Comics to Communicate Ideas

Lucid Dreaming: A Concise Guide to Awakening in Your Dreams and in Your Life

The Catcher in the Rye

Modular Web Design: Creating Reusable Components for User Experience Design and Documentation

Protocol: How Control Exists After Decentralization

The Power of Positive Deviance: How Unlikely Innovators Solve the World's Toughest Problems

Multipliers: How the Best Leaders Make Everyone Smarter

The Checklist Manifesto: How to Get Things Right

Thinking in Systems: A Primer

As the Future Catches You: How Genomics & Other Forces Are Changing Your Life, Work, Health & Wealth

Wave Rider: Leadership for High Performance in a Self-Organizing World

The Laws of Simplicity: Design, Technology, Business, Life

Comments on the Society of the Spectacle

Show Your Work!: 10 Ways to Share Your Creativity and Get Discovered

Small Pieces Loosely Joined: A Unified Theory Of The Web

Everything Is Miscellaneous: The Power of the New Digital Disorder

Reveille for Radicals

Peace Is Every Step: The Path of Mindfulness in Everyday Life

Creative Visualization: Use the Power of Your Imagination to Create What You Want in Your Life

Introducing Logic

Food Rules: An Eater's Manual

The Networked Nonprofit: Connecting with Social Media to Drive Change

Machine Beauty: Elegance And The Heart Of Technology

Red Tape: Its Origins, Uses, and Abuses

The Unix Philosophy

The Gardens of Democracy: A New American Story of Citizenship, the Economy, and the Role of Government

The Object-Oriented Thought Process

The Metaphysical Club

Mindstorms: Children, Computers, And Powerful Ideas

Practices of an Agile Developer: Working in the Real World

The Paradox of Choice: Why More Is Less

The Designer Says: Quotes, Quips, and Words of Wisdom (gift book with inspirational quotes for designers, fun for team building and creative motivation)

Workflow Management: Models, Methods, and Systems

The Decline and Fall of the American Empire

Thoughts Without A Thinker: Psychotherapy From A Buddhist Perspective

Writing Down the Bones: Freeing the Writer Within

Envisioning Information

The Dip: A Little Book That Teaches You When to Quit

101 Things I Learned in Architecture School

Future Shock

Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience

Pale Horse Coming (Earl Swagger, #2)

Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking

Zen Guitar

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (Harry Potter, #6)

The Elegant Universe: Superstrings, Hidden Dimensions, and the Quest for the Ultimate Theory