Reading

Titles in bold-italics are the ones I recommend. Struck through books I gave up on even trying.

my currently-reading shelf:

2012 Reading List

This year I have three reading goals:

Complete unfinished novel series.

1. DONE - Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West (Wicked Years, #1) - Gregory Maguire
2. DONE - Son of a Witch (Wicked Years, #2) - Gregory Maguire
3. TODO - A Lion Among Men (Wicked Years, #3) - Gregory Maguire
4. DONE - Deadhouse Gates (The Malazan Book of the Fallen, #2) - Steven Erikson
5. IN PROGRESS - Memories of Ice (Malazan Book of the Fallen, #3) - Steven Erikson
6. TODO - House of Chains (Malazan Book of the Fallen, #4) - Steven Erikson
7. TODO - Midnight Tides (Malazan Book of the Fallen, #5) - Steven Erikson
8. TODO - The Bonehunters (Malazan Book of the Fallen, #6) - Steven Erikson
9. TODO - Reaper’s Gale (Malazan Book of the Fallen, #7) - Steven Erikson
10. TODO - Toll the Hounds (Malazan Book of the Fallen, #8) - Steven Erikson
11. TODO - Dust of Dreams (The Malazan Book Of The Fallen #9) - Steven Erikson
12. WISHLIST - The Crippled God (Malazan Book of the Fallen, #10) - Steven Erikson
13. TODO - The Girl Who Played With Fire (Millennium, #2) -  Stieg Larsson
14. TODO - The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest (Millennium, #3) -  Stieg Larsson
15. DONE - A Princess of Mars - Edgar Rice Burroughs
16. DONE - The Gods of Mars (Barsoom, #2) - Edgar Rice Burroughs
17. TODO - The Warlord of Mars (Barsoom, #3) - Edgar Rice Burroughs
18. TODO - Thuvia, Maid of Mars (Barsoom, #4) - Edgar Rice Burroughs
19. TODO - The Chessmen of Mars (Barsoom, #5) - Edgar Rice Burroughs
20. DONE - A Game of Thrones (A Song of Ice and Fire, #1) - George R.R. Martin
21. DONE - A Clash of Kings (A Song of Ice and Fire, #2) - George R.R. Martin
22. IN PROGRESS - A Storm of Swords (A Song of Ice and Fire, #3) - George R.R. Martin
23. REREAD - A Feast for Crows (A Song of Ice and Fire, #4) - George R.R. Martin
24. TODO - A Dance With Dragons (A Song of Ice and Fire, #5) - George R.R. Martin

American History and Decision Making

1. DONE - Discover Your Inner Economist: Use Incentives to Fall in Love, Survive Your Next Meeting, and Motivate Your Dentist - Tyler Cowen
2. DONE - The Innovator’s Dilemma: The Revolutionary Book that Will Change the Way You Do Business - Clayton M. Christensen
3. IN PROGRESS - The Innovator’s Solution: Creating and Sustaining Successful Growth -  Clayton M. Christensen
4. IN PROGRESS - The Federalist Papers - Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, John Jay
5. TODO - American Lion: Andrew Jackson in the White House - Jon Meacham
6. TODO - Our Endangered Values: America’s Moral Crisis - Jimmy Carter
7. TODO - At the Center of the Storm: My Years at the CIA - George Tenet
8. TODO - 1776 - David McCullough
9. TODO - Common Wealth: Economics for a Crowded Planet - Jeffrey D. Sachs

Science

1. DONE - The Genius in All of Us: Why Everything You’ve Been Told About Genetics, Talent and IQ is Wrong - David Shenk
2. DONE - The Best American Science and Nature Writing 2010 - Freeman Dyson, Tim Folger
3. IN PROGRESS - The Nature of Technology: What It Is and How It Evolves - W. Brian Arthur
4. TODO - The Cosmic Landscape: String Theory and the Illusion of Intelligent Design - Leonard Susskind
5. TODO - The Theory of Everything: The Origin and Fate of the Universe - Stephen Hawking
6. TODO - A Different Universe: Reinventing Physics from the Bottom Down - Robert B. Laughlin
7. TODO - The Social Animal: The Hidden Sources of Love, Character, and Achievement - David Brooks
8. TODO - Mind Wide Open: Your Brain and the Neuroscience of Everyday Life - Steven Johnson

Not Your Oprah’s Book Club (Facebook, Goodreads) selections:
(Facebook page for Athens book club)

1. DONE - The House of Mirth - Edith Wharton

Offlist:

1. DONE - The Picture of Dorian Gray - Oscar Wilde