Below are a list of books I’ve read in 2016. For the first time ever I have a commute so it will be interesting to know if I get much more reading done as i’m mostly on a looong bus ride. You can see my 2015 Reading list or 2014 reading list, 2013 reading list and 2012 reading list.
- Surely You’re Joking, Mr. Feynman! finished 4th Jan paperback. A very enjoyable collection of stories and worth a read.
- Ecommerce Bootcamp by Kurt Elster and Paul Reda finished 6th Jan ebook. A book about getting started with the Shopify retail platform. A few gems in here but not much for me.
- Fatale Books 1-5 by Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips, finished 17 Jan graphic novel. A series about “Jo” who can’t help but hypnotise men who are all after her and therein lies many deaths and heartbreak.
- Bird by Bird by Anne Lamott finished 3 Feb paperback. A great read for non-writers/writers
- Poke the Box by Seth Godin finished 7 Feb hardback. This is a re-read for me. A short rant on starting and finishing.
- War with the Newts by Karel Čapek finished 2 Mar paperback. This book came recommended by a secondhand book seller and it was very well written. This could really happen…
- A Room of One’s Own by Virgina woolf finished 28 March paperback. A very different style of writing (or maybe the small typesetting made me read it differently) that kept me gripped. I will now be seeking out more of her work.
- When you Dead, You Dead by Guy Martin. A brief insight into the year of Guy’s life as a truck fitter, TV presenter doing crazy challenges and a motorcycle racer.
- What to do when it’s your turn: and it’s always your turn by Seth Godin. Finished april 2016
- David and Goliath by Malcolm Gladwell. May 2016 hardback in New Zealand
- The E Myth Revisited by Michael E. Gerber paperback isbn 0887307280. Finished 27 May 2016. A great read about how to think of a business as a “system” using an example of a pie shop and McDonalds
- the dip: The extraordinary benefits of knowing when to quit (and when to stick) by Seth Godin. Paperback ISBN 9780749928308. Finished 1 June 2016. A short book about quitting.
- Meatspace by Nikesh Shukla. ISBN 978-000756506-1 finished 19 June 2016. A funny story about life with the internets and family.
- Little Brother by Cory Doctorow. Finished 4th August paperback.
- Mindwise: How We Understand What Others Think, Believe, Feel, and Want – by Nicholas Epley. Finished Oct 2016 paperback ISBN 9781846144332.
- The inevitable by Kevin Kelly. Hardback. ISBN 9780525428084. Finished 23rd December. Kevin looks at how technology will evolve over the next 30 years. As with all tech, nothing comes out of the blue so this is a nice introduction on the core services and tools that are quietly building now.