{"id":1152,"date":"2009-11-21T11:16:46","date_gmt":"2009-11-21T15:16:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ezrasf.com\/wplog\/?p=1152"},"modified":"2011-12-31T09:52:09","modified_gmt":"2011-12-31T14:52:09","slug":"resolution-no-1-2009-complete","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ezrasf.com\/wplog\/2009\/11\/21\/resolution-no-1-2009-complete\/","title":{"rendered":"Resolution No.1 2009 Complete"},"content":{"rendered":"

I recently completed my first resolution for the year 2009: Read 10,000 pages<\/a> of\u00c2\u00a0science, economics, health, history, or policy books.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Check the Reading<\/a> page for the master list.<\/p>\n

Titles in bold are the ones I recommend. (They also are probably the ones I quote the most.)<\/p>\n

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  1. Loneliness: Human Nature and the Need for Social Connection<\/a><\/em><\/strong> -\u00c2\u00a0John T. Cacioppo<\/a>,\u00c2\u00a0William Patrick<\/a> – 11-JAN-2009 – 124 pp (started before Jan 1st, so count after) – Related\u00c2\u00a0book web site and blog<\/a>,\u00c2\u00a0book Twitter<\/a><\/li>\n
  2. The Long Tail, Revised and Updated Edition: Why the Future of Business Is Selling Less of More<\/a><\/em><\/strong> -\u00c2\u00a0Chris Anderson<\/a> – 26-JAN-2009 – 254pp (378 total) – Related\u00c2\u00a0book web site<\/a>,\u00c2\u00a0TED talk<\/a><\/li>\n
  3. Paradox of Choice: Why More is Less<\/a><\/em> -\u00c2\u00a0Barry Schwartz<\/a> – 31-JAN-2009 – est 236pp (614 total) – Related\u00c2\u00a0TED “Paradox of choice” talk<\/a>,\u00c2\u00a0TED “The real crisis? We stopped being wise” talk<\/a><\/li>\n
  4. The World Without Us<\/strong><\/em><\/a> -\u00c2\u00a0Alan Weisman<\/a> – 19-FEB-2009 – est 369pp (983 total) – Related\u00c2\u00a0book web site<\/a><\/li>\n
  5. Buyology: Truth and Lies About Why We Buy and the New Science of Desire<\/a> -\u00c2\u00a0Martin Lindstrom<\/a> – 01-MAR-2009 – 297pp (1280 total) – Related\u00c2\u00a0book web site<\/a><\/li>\n
  6. The Trojan War: A New History<\/em><\/a> -\u00c2\u00a0Barry Strauss<\/a> – 02-MAR-2009 – est 288pp (1568 total) – Related\u00c2\u00a0author site<\/a>,\u00c2\u00a0blog<\/a><\/li>\n
  7. Hot, Flat, and Crowded: Why We Need a Green Revolution–and How It Can Renew America<\/em><\/a> -\u00c2\u00a0Thomas L. Friedman<\/a> – 09-MAR-2009 – est 421pp (1989 total) – Relatedauthor site<\/a>,\u00c2\u00a0author’s\u00c2\u00a0New York Time<\/em> articles feed<\/a>,\u00c2\u00a0first chapter<\/a><\/li>\n
  8. The Pluto Files: The Rise and Fall of America’s Favorite Planet<\/em><\/a> -\u00c2\u00a0Neil deGrasse Tyson<\/a>– 09-MAR-2009 – 216pp (2205 total) – Related\u00c2\u00a0podcast with Dr. Moira Gunn<\/a><\/li>\n
  9. Nudge: Improving Decisions About Health, Wealth, and Happiness<\/strong><\/em><\/a>–Richard H. Thaler<\/a>,\u00c2\u00a0Cass R. Sunstein<\/a> – Done – 271pp (2476 total) – Related\u00c2\u00a0book web site<\/a>,\u00c2\u00a0blog<\/a>,<\/li>\n
  10. Death by Black Hole: And Other Cosmic Quandaries<\/strong><\/em><\/a> -\u00c2\u00a0Neil deGrasse Tyson<\/a> – Done – 306 pp (2882 total) – Related\u00c2\u00a0video about book<\/a><\/li>\n
  11. Ghost Wars: The Secret History of the CIA, Afghanistan, and Bin Laden, from the Soviet Invasion to September 10, 2001<\/em><\/a> -\u00c2\u00a0Steve Coll<\/a> – Done – 721 pp (3603 total) – Related\u00c2\u00a0NPR: All Things Considered<\/a>,\u00c2\u00a0New Yorker Update<\/a><\/li>\n
  12. Brain Rules: 12 Principles for Surviving and Thriving at Work, Home, and School<\/strong><\/em><\/a> <\/strong>-\u00c2\u00a0John Medina<\/a> – Done – 312pp (3915 total) – Related\u00c2\u00a0the Rules<\/a>,\u00c2\u00a0author speaking engagements<\/a>,\u00c2\u00a0blog<\/a><\/li>\n
  13. Under the Black Flag: The Romance and the Reality of Life Among the Pirates<\/a> –Cordingly, David<\/a> – 2009-MAY-10 – 244pp (4159 total) – Related\u00c2\u00a0review<\/a>,\u00c2\u00a0review<\/a>
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  14. FDR<\/a><\/em> -\u00c2\u00a0Jean Edward Smith<\/a> – 2009-MAY-30 – est 636pp (4795 total)<\/li>\n
  15. Your Inner Fish: A Journey into the 3.5-Billion-Year History of the Human Body<\/strong><\/em><\/a> -\u00c2\u00a0Shubin, Neil<\/a> – 2009-MAY-30 – 205 pp (5000 total) – Related\u00c2\u00a0Quirks and Quarks interview<\/a>,\u00c2\u00a0Tiktaalik music video<\/a>,\u00c2\u00a0Colbert Report 2008-Jan-14 interview<\/a>,<\/li>\n
  16. The Logic of Life<\/em><\/a> -\u00c2\u00a0Tim Harford<\/a> – 2009-MAY-30 – 217 pp (5217 total)<\/li>\n
  17. Warped Passages: Unraveling the Mysteries of the Universe’s Hidden Dimensions<\/em><\/a> –Lisa Randall<\/a> – 2009-JUN-11 – 471 pp (5688 total)<\/li>\n
  18. The Omnivore’s Dilemma<\/a><\/em><\/strong> -\u00c2\u00a0Michael <\/a>Pollan<\/a> – 2009-JUL-08 – 415 pp (6103 total) – Related\u00c2\u00a0web site<\/a>,<\/li>\n
  19. Germs, Guns, and Steel<\/a> <\/em>-\u00c2\u00a0Jared Diamond<\/a> – 2009-JUL-08 – 427 pp (6530 total) – Related\u00c2\u00a0video<\/a>,<\/li>\n
  20. Becoming Charlemagne: Europe, Baghdad, and the Empires of A.D. 800<\/em><\/a> -\u00c2\u00a0Jeff Sypeck<\/a>– 2009-JUL-29 – 228 pp (6758 total) – Related\u00c2\u00a0web site<\/a>,<\/li>\n
  21. The French and Indian War: Deciding the Fate of North America<\/em><\/a> -\u00c2\u00a0Walter R. Borneman<\/a> – 2009-AUG-24 – 308 pp (7,066 total) – Related\u00c2\u00a0web site<\/a> (really impressed I found it on the 5th page of results),<\/li>\n
  22. Skin: A Natural History<\/strong><\/em><\/a> -\u00c2\u00a0Nina G. Jablonski<\/a> – 2009-AUG-29 – 179 pp (7,245 total) – Related\u00c2\u00a0TED: on breaking the illusion of skin color<\/a>,<\/em><\/li>\n
  23. Einstein: His Life and Universe<\/em><\/a> <\/em>-\u00c2\u00a0Walter Isaacson<\/a> – 2009-SEP-09 – 600 pp (8,045 total) – Related\u00c2\u00a0Einstein’s God video<\/a>,<\/li>\n
  24. My Stroke of Insight: A Brain Scientist’s Personal Journey<\/a><\/strong><\/em> -\u00c2\u00a0Jill Bolte Taylor<\/a> – 2009-SEP-18 – 203 pp (8,248 total) – Related\u00c2\u00a0my blog post<\/a>,<\/li>\n
  25. The Selfish Gene<\/a><\/em> -\u00c2\u00a0Richard Dawkins<\/a> – 2009-SEP-24 – 356 pp (8,604 total) –<\/li>\n
  26. The Best American Science and Nature Writing 2006<\/a><\/em> -\u00c2\u00a0Brian Greene<\/a> and\u00c2\u00a0Tim Folger<\/a> – 2009-OCT-09 – 310 pp (8,914 total) –<\/li>\n
  27. The Best American Science and Nature Writing 2007<\/a><\/em> -\u00c2\u00a0Richard Preston<\/a> and\u00c2\u00a0Tim Folger<\/a> – IN PROGRESS – 310 est pp (9,224 total) –<\/li>\n
  28. The Quantum and the Lotus: A Journey to the Frontiers Where Science and Buddhism Meet<\/a><\/em> -\u00c2\u00a0Matthieu Ricard<\/a> – DONE – 306 est pp (9,530 total) – Related\u00c2\u00a0TED: On the habits of happiness<\/a>,<\/li>\n
  29. Outliers<\/a> -\u00c2\u00a0Malcolm Gladwell <\/a><\/em>– DONE – 299 pp (9,829 total)<\/li>\n
  30. The Best American Science and Nature Writing 2008<\/a> -\u00c2\u00a0Jerome Groopman<\/a><\/em> and\u00c2\u00a0Tim Folger<\/a> – DONE – 310 pp (10,139 total)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    GOAL MET<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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