1 Book a Fortnight

Everyone loves books but I thought this was the dullest photo i had ever taken. I guess not.
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Regular readers of my blog will know that I set myself the challenge to read one book a fortnight througout 2010.

I think reading books is a great way to stimulate the brain, to spark new ideas and to solve existing problems. It’s also great to immerse yourself in someone else’s thoughts, to see inside their head and to relay that same openness into your own writing.

The inspiration for this project was Julien Smith, co-author of Trust Agents. I felt it rather fitting to start the year with his own book.

I’ll update this page throughout the year as I complete the books I’ve chosen. You’ll see a mixture of books on the list. Whilst there will be an onus on books that relate to areas of interest in a professional capacity, there will be a fair sprinkling of books from  others fields, some factual, others fiction. Variety being the spice of life and all that.

If you have any recommendations of books to read, please share them with me in the comments. Thanks

Books Read in 2010

1. Trust Agents – Chris Brogan & Julien Smith

2. The Associate – John Grisham

3. Superfreakonomics – Steven D. Levitt & Stephen J. Dubner

4. Animal Farm – George Orwell

5. Man’s Search for Meaning: The Classic Tribute to Hope from the Holocaust – Viktor E. Frankl

6. Linchpin: Are you indispensable? How to drive your career and create a remarkable future – Seth Godin

7. Total Access: A Journey to the Center of the NFL Universe – Rich Eisen

8. The To-Do List – Mike Gayle

9. Friends Like These – Danny Wallace

10. The Rainmaker – John Grisham

11. Inbound Marketing: Get Found Using Google, Social Media and Blogs (The New Rules of Social Media) – Brian Halligan & Dharmesh Shah

12. The Blind Side: Evolution of a Game – Michael Lewis

13. Meltdown – Ben Elton

14. Fatherland – Robert Harris

15. A Study in Scarlet – Arthur Conan Doyle

16. The Prince of Mist – Carlos Ruiz Zafon

17. Good Luck: Create the Conditions for Success in Life & Business – Alex Rovira & Fernando Trias de Bes

18. Men from the Boys – Tony Parsons

19. The War of the Worlds – H.G. Wells

EDIT: Okay, so I didn’t make it to 1 book a fortnight in 2010, but I’d like to think it was a good effort. Lets just say life caught up with me. Okay, caught up with me and jumped me in a dark alley. Okay, that’s going to far. Things got busy, really fast, especially in the 2nd half of the year. Nothing sinister or unfortunate, it was a great year.

I’m going to finish the stack of books I have piled up on my desk anyway – so not long to go now. Its a great challenge to set yourself, i’d heartily recommend it.

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