Shawn's 2016 Books

[Shawn]

A new year and a new name! I started going by Shawn last year (instead of Mollie), but I waited until the year changed to change my name on Goodreads.

My goal for this year is just a straightforward 75 books.

[Shawn]

2002: 23
2003: 28
2004: 8
2005: 10
2006: 4
2007: 14
2008: 17
2009: 33
2010: 76
2011: 67
2012:23
2013: 7
2014: 52
2015: 50

2017

[Shawn]

2016 faves:

Favorite fiction book:
Favorite nonfiction book: Design for Real Life
Favorite audio book: Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind: Informal Talks on Zen Meditation and Practice
Favorite art book:

Paper books/ebooks:
1. Designing Multi-Device Experiences by Michal Levin, finished February 8.
2. Just F#*!ing Ship by Amy Hoy, finished March 3.
3. Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs, finished March 12.
4. Hollow City by Ransom Riggs, finished March 21.
5. Mobile First by Luke Wroblewski, finished March 25.
6. Design for Real Life by Eric A. Meyer, finished April 1.
7. JavaScript Testing with Jasmine: JavaScript Behavior-Driven Development by Evan Hahn, finished April 1.
8. The Cathedral & the Bazaar: Musings on Linux and Open Source by an Accidental Revolutionary by Eric S. Raymond, finished April 4.
9. Library of Souls by Ransom Riggs, finished April 5.
10. Designing for Touch by Josh Clark, finished April 13.
11. Syllabus: Notes from an Accidental Professor by Lynda Barry, finished December 3, 2016.
12. Aldo Leopold: A Fierce Green Fire by Marybeth Lorbiecki, finished December 4, 2016.

Audio books:
1. The Forest Unseen: A Year's Watch in Nature by David George Haskell, finished August 4, 2016.
2. Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind: Informal Talks on Zen Meditation and Practice by Shunryu Suzuki, finished August 9, 2016.
3. On Trails: An Exploration by Robert Moor, finished December 3, 2016.

[Elyse, Moderator]

Welcome back! Great job hitting 52 and 50 in 2014 and 2015! Glad to see you picked up your pace! Good luck on 75! ;)

[Shawn]

Thanks!

[Andrea, Moderator]

I'm so glad you are joining us again! I like both Mollie and Shawn so you can't go wrong with either one :)

[Shawn]

1. Designing Multi-Device Experiences by Michal Levin, finished February 8.

Not exactly off to the fastest start ever ;)

[Andrea, Moderator]

It's still early :)

[Shawn]

2. Just F#*!ing Ship by Amy Hoy, finished March 3.

[Shawn]

3. Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs, finished March 12.

[Elyse, Moderator]

Did you enjoy Miss Peregrine's? It doesn't look like your usual read. ;) I'm waiting for Library of Souls from the library.

[Shawn]

Hehe, a friend recommended it to me. And I do really like novels that deal a lot with places. That Map of Days is particularly fascinating!

And speaking of which...
4. Hollow City by Ransom Riggs, finished March 21.

[Shawn]

5. Mobile First by Luke Wroblewski, finished March 25.

[Shawn]

6. Design for Real Life by Eric A. Meyer, finished April 1.

[Shawn]

7. JavaScript Testing with Jasmine: JavaScript Behavior-Driven Development by Evan Hahn, finished April 1.

[Shawn]

8. The Cathedral & the Bazaar: Musings on Linux and Open Source by an Accidental Revolutionary by Eric S. Raymond, finished April 4.

[Shawn]

9. Library of Souls by Ransom Riggs, finished April 5.

[Shawn]

10. Designing for Touch by Josh Clark, finished April 13.

[Stacie]

Shawn wrote: "9. Library of Souls by Ransom Riggs, finished April 5."

How was this one? I read and really enjoyed "Miss Peregrine..." but I haven't read any of the others yet.

[Elyse, Moderator]

Shawn wrote: "9. Library of Souls by Ransom Riggs, finished April 5."

Eagerly anticipating this! A few more weeks and I will have it from the library! Hope it all ends well! :)

[Shawn]

11. The Forest Unseen: A Year's Watch in Nature by David George Haskell, finished August 4, 2016.

[Carol]

Shawn wrote: "11. The Forest Unseen: A Year's Watch in Nature by David George Haskell, finished August 4, 2016."

How did you like this?

[Shawn]

It was ok, but I much preferred What the Robin Knows: How Birds Reveal the Secrets of the Natural World, which was somewhat similar.

[Shawn]

12. Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind: Informal Talks on Zen Meditation and Practice by Shunryu Suzuki, finished August 9, 2016.

[Shawn]

13. Syllabus: Notes from an Accidental Professor by Lynda Barry, finished December 3, 2016.
14. On Trails: An Exploration by Robert Moor, finished December 3, 2016.
15. Aldo Leopold: A Fierce Green Fire by Marybeth Lorbiecki, finished December 4, 2016.