2017 Reading List; Part One

2017 Q1 Reading List

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I am a voracious reader. One of my favorite ways to transition to a new season is to making myself a list of great books to read. I see it as a personal syllabus – you are what you read (and subsequently act upon). The syllabus in itself is a great art – What do I want to learn? Who is the best person to teach it to me? Whose words will inspire me to act? I usually sit down with a list of topics that I’d like to delve into, and take great pleasure in searching for the perfect book to add. I’ll take a second look over my list to make sure that I have representation by women and POC’s.

Here’s what is on my list in the coming months. A few are re-reads related to projects I’m working on, another note is that I don’t typically list out my cookbooks, and I read dozens of them a season. I typically use this as a starting point for requesting books from the library, and usually manage to squeeze in a handful of last minute un-planned reads as well. After each read, I spend just a little bit of time debriefing: writing out my takeaways, and acknowledging the things that resonated and piqued my curiosity.

We Should All Be Feminists
by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

When Breath Becomes Air
by Paul Kalanithi

Couple Skills: Making Your Relationship Work
by Matthew McKay

The School of Greatness: A Real-World Guide to Living Bigger, Loving Deeper, and Leaving a Legacy
by Lewis Howes

Personal Kanban: Mapping Work Navigating Life
by Jim Benson and Tonianne Berry

Musicophilia: Tales of Music and the Brain
by Oliver Sacks

H is for Hawk
by Helen Macdonald

Finding Yourself in the Kitchen: Kitchen Meditations and Inspired Recipes from a Mindful Cook
by Dana Velden

Yes, Chef
by Marcus Samuelsson

Absolutely on Music: Conversations with Seiji Ozawa
by Haruki Murakami

Start with Why: How Great Leaders Inspire Everyone to Take Action
by Simon Sinek

The Compound Effect: Jumpstart Your Income, Your Life, Your Success
by Darren Hardy