Bibliophilia

2019 was a great year for readers. These are some of the books I was able to finish this year and recommend to just about anyone.

What did you get through and what are you excited about reading in 2020.

Uninhabitable Earth-  Wallace-wells

Perspective and we’re screwed.

Braiding Sweetgrass -  Kimmerer

The importance of reciprocity and perhaps actual meaningful advice for approaching the environmental crisis.

Boom Town -  Anderson 

Interesting story about a boring place.

The Mastermind - Ratliff 

Too much hype? But the amount of reporting the author did to get the story was actually pretty amazing.

Down the Great Unknown - Dolnick

Good retelling of exploration of the Grand Canyon. Fast easy reading

Children of Time -  Tchaikovsky 

Worth making it the end.

Midnight in Chernobyl - Higginbotham 

One of my favorite non-fiction books I read this year. Every page I learned about human behavior, USSR or nuclear physics.

All the Wild That Remains - Gessner 

Good background on 20th century nature writing. The more I read about the Edward Abby the less I’m into him. ( Bold take to have in the west, I know.)

The Lost City of Z - Grann

Some people go to extreme lengths for crazy reasons.

Gray Day -  Oneill 

We are all being spied on by Russians.

Sapiens - Harari 

Mind blowing. Earth Shifting. Favorite book this year.

Hyperobjects - Morton 

Still trying to scoop my thoughts up off the floor and wrap around this one.

Rising - Rush

We’re screwed.

Gods Without Men -  Kunzru 

Dreamy. Kunzru paints scenes.

Men Who Stare at Goats - Ronson 

Fun story. We are still living in a world warped by the Bush wars.

Pirata -  Hasburgh 

Hits every cheesy Surf Noir trope but that’s why I read it.