12.30.2011

2011 notable books

my favorite 2011 readings

malcolm gladwell - the tipping point [march]
steven rinella - the scavenger's guide to haute cuisine [may]
peter hessler - river town [december]
peter nichols - a voyage for madmen [december]


and movies of note

the fighter, doubt, gold rush, kate!, red balloon, harakiri, bridesmaids, tangled, the debt, inception, the wettest country (screener),

12.09.2011

december 2011

one weird side effect of getting a smart phone is that i read books less. not because i'm on my phone playing games or whatever, but because i'm constantly reading new articles and stuff. i'm also following a bunch of science feeds on twitter so that doesn't help!

...and of course, as soon as i say i'm not reading much, i go and read a shit ton. lol. i think the science stuff was just too heavy, so i've switched off onto some lighter reading.

richard dawkins - the selfish gene [9/27-]
the adventures of theodore roosevelt [10/31-]
the best american science writing of 2004 [19-9]
sloane crosley - i was told there'd be cake [12-14]
peter hessler - river town [15-20]
ruth reichl - tender at the bone [20-22]
peter nichols - a voyage for madmen [22-25]
anne fadiman - the spirit catches you and you fall down [26-]

mission impossible [25], sherlock holmes 2 [27], girl with the dragon tattoo [27]