30 December 2008

Books of 2008

For the sake of posterity, here's my annual rundown of books (2008 edition):


David BornsteinHow to Change the World: Social Entrepreneurs and the Power of New Ideas
Bill BrysonA Short History of Nearly Everything
Michael ChabonThe Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay
Clayton M. Christensen, Michael B. Horn and Curtis W. JohnsonDisrupting Class: How Disruptive Innovation Will Change the Way the World Learns
Eoin ColferArtemis Fowl
Artemis Fowl: The Arctic Incident
Artemis Fowl: The Eternity Code
Artemis Fowl: The Opal Deception
Pat DorseyThe Little Book That Builds Wealth: The Knockout Formula for Finding Great Investments
Mohamed El-ErianWhen Markets Collide: Investment Strategies for the Age of Global Economic Change
Joshua FerrisThen We Came to the End
Jasper FfordeThursday Next: First Among Sequels
Thomas FriedmanHot, Flat, and Crowded: Why We Need a Green Revolution –- and How it Can Renew America
Neil GaimanThe Graveyard Book
Malcolm GladwellOutliers: The Story of Success
Austin GrossmanSoon I Will Be Invincible
Chip Heath and Dan HeathMade to Stick: Why Some Ideas Survive and Others Die
Khaled HosseiniThe Kite Runner
Michael LewisThe Blind Side: Evolution of a Game
Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game
Walter MoersThe 13½ Lives of Captain Bluebear
Irene NemirovskySuite Francaise
I.J. ParkerThe Hell Screen
Michael PollanThe Omnivore's Dilemma
Garr ReynoldsPresentation Zen: Simple Ideas on Presentation Design and Delivery
Diane SetterfieldThe Thirteenth Tale
Alvin Toffler and Heidi TofflerRevolutionary Wealth
Paul TordaySalmon Fishing in the Yemen


All in all, a good year for reading. Admittedly, the number of books I read this year was boosted by Artemis Fowl (good reading, that), but even without those I still managed to keep within my yearly target. Looking forward, 2009 looks promising between the unfinished business of 2008 (I count about three or four) and some new material that found its way to my desk (I count two or three). As always, suggestions are very welcome.

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