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Henry David Thoreau: Walden and other writings of Henry David Thoreau (1992, Modern Library)
Cal Newport: Deep Work (2016, Grand Central Publishing)
Charlie Jane Anders: The City in the Middle of the Night (Hardcover, 2019, Tor Books)

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Haruki Murakami: 1Q84 (Hardcover, 2013, Turtleback Books)

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Robert Charles Wilson: Julian Comstock: A Story of 22nd-Century America (2009)
Alastair Reynolds: House of Suns (Paperback, 2010, Brand: Gollancz, Gollancz)
Cory Doctorow: Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom (Paperback, 2003, Tor Books)

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25% complete! stevegio has read 3 of 12 books.

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finished reading Writing To Learn by William Zinsser

William Zinsser: Writing To Learn (Paperback, 1993, Collins) 4 stars

In an engaging personal journey, Zinsser takes the reader into many surprising corners of knowledge …

I've always tried to follow Zinsser's writing guidelines. This book is a celebration of good writing across many disciplines. Lots of examples of great writing as well as an explanation on the connection between being able to write clearly on a subject forces an author to think deeply about the subject. Great book.

finished reading Slow Productivity: The Lost Art of Accomplishment Without Burnout by Cal Newport

Cal Newport: Slow Productivity: The Lost Art of Accomplishment Without Burnout (Hardcover, Portfolio) 4 stars

Our current definition of “productivity” is broken. It pushes us to treat busyness as a …

I wish this book existed when I was in my 20s. It may have changed the trajectory of my career and certainly may have changed the way I approach work. Still even as I’m in the latter part of my career I believe I’ll take some lessons away from this book to change some unhealthy patterns in my professional life.