Holiday Reading List
Dec 24th, 2008 | 2 responses
In case you’re bored by Friday and looking for suggestions, here’s my prospective line up — a combo “wish list” and “catch up list,” for those slow moments between now and Jan. 5.
- Gary Becker’s and Richard Posner’s respective takes on the Bernard Madoff scandal, published Dec. 21 at their shared blog, one of my newly discovered favorites
Various articles from the two most recent print editions of Foreign Affairs and The Economist — plus the latter’s annual predictive look at the year ahead, which I think you can only get if you’re a subscriber to the print edition
Malcolm Gladwell’s latest, Outliers: The Story of Success
Also, if you’re curious: Despite my English degree and reverence for great literature, I stopped reading fiction several years ago. It seems there’s just too much of the real world to consider and too little time to consider it. So I relegate my consumption of fiction to TV and the movies, and focus my precious-little reading time on reality. Each to his or her own.
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2 Responses to “Holiday Reading List”
I've read non-fiction almost exclusively since my youth. Congratulations, Pete. Reality does beat fiction!
I find that reading both keeps me more balanced. Good Fiction gives me a sense of discovery and feeds my creativity, while non-fiction informs me and makes me feel like I understand how the real world works.