My reading list
I blame the internet for turning me into a chronic oversharer.
Before the internet came along I didn't think anyone would be interested in my reading list. Now I know that there may be five, maybe even a dozen people who would be interested in it. For this micro-niche audience I bring you my Google Books list.
I'm using this list to review the books I've read, to remind myself of the books I'm going to read and to keep a catalogue of what I've read. As I frequently trade in the books I've read for new ones I'm of the mind that I need a list like this. It's an idea I essentially stole from MJ Sikorsky. I interviewed him about his reading list for Unlimited Magazine (I'll add the link later).
Right now I'm trending towards non-fiction and towards eco-business type titles. Beating anthropogenic climate change is the biggest challenge and the biggest economic opportunity of my generation. Here are the books I'm most excited to read in the coming months. I heard about these books through Calgary-based writer Chris Turner and his book "The Geography of Hope". I recommend it. It's a hopeful look at the world we need and it's heartening to think that it was written by a Calgarian.
Small is profitableAmory B. Lovins, Rocky Mountain Institute - Technology & Engineering - 2002 - 398 pagesThis book explains why and what will replace it - decentralized and distributed electrical resources which can be up to 10 times as economically valuable.
Ernst Friedrich Schumacher - Business & Economics - 1973 - 288 pages
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