oldfart
Older than dirt
Just for chuckles and grins, I'm curious about reading habits. In particular,
1. How much do you read in say, a month?
2. How is this split among tree-killing books, e-books, and online sources?
3. How does this split out on a "for work" vs pleasure reading and fiction vs non-fiction?
4. What have you read recently/are reading now?
For fairness, here is my reading profile:
1. I read news daily and statistics and commentary on a regular basis, as well as my professional research service (taxation). I read for general information/ pleasure at least a couple hours every day.
2. I kill a lot of trees, adding 80--100 titles to the bookshelf a year. I can't get in the groove on e-books, but I'm trying (for my reading it isn't much cheaper). Online has pretty well replaced print newspapers and magazines for me, except for some waiting-room items (Smithsonian, National Geographic, Natural Science).
3. Other than research, work related stuff is probably less than 10% of my reading. Fiction only accounts for about 15% of my reading (I used to read a lot more science fiction, now it's mainly historical fiction). Lots of history in a dozen or so periods and subjects (Lincoln, economic history, Taoist philosophy, WWI, Russia and Central Asia).
4. Recent or current:
"Lords of Finance", Liaquat Ahamed
"Lincoln & the Decision for War", Russell McClintock
"Polk: The Man who Transformed the Presidency", Walter R Borneman
"FreeFall", Joseph E Stiglitz
"The Structure of Classical Economic Theory", Robert V Eagly
"The Brusilov Offensive", Timothy C Dowling
"Four Hats in the Ring", Lewis L Gould
"Austerity: The History of a Dangerous Idea", Mark Blyth
"The Metamorphosis and Other Stories", Franz Kafka
"Apostles of Disunion: Southern Secession Commissioners and the Causes of the Civil War", Charles B Dew
"Bull by the Horns", Shiela Bair
"Lincoln's Constitution", Daniel A Farber
"The Federal Reserve and the Financial Crisis", Ben S Bernanke
So, what are you reading?
1. How much do you read in say, a month?
2. How is this split among tree-killing books, e-books, and online sources?
3. How does this split out on a "for work" vs pleasure reading and fiction vs non-fiction?
4. What have you read recently/are reading now?
For fairness, here is my reading profile:
1. I read news daily and statistics and commentary on a regular basis, as well as my professional research service (taxation). I read for general information/ pleasure at least a couple hours every day.
2. I kill a lot of trees, adding 80--100 titles to the bookshelf a year. I can't get in the groove on e-books, but I'm trying (for my reading it isn't much cheaper). Online has pretty well replaced print newspapers and magazines for me, except for some waiting-room items (Smithsonian, National Geographic, Natural Science).
3. Other than research, work related stuff is probably less than 10% of my reading. Fiction only accounts for about 15% of my reading (I used to read a lot more science fiction, now it's mainly historical fiction). Lots of history in a dozen or so periods and subjects (Lincoln, economic history, Taoist philosophy, WWI, Russia and Central Asia).
4. Recent or current:
"Lords of Finance", Liaquat Ahamed
"Lincoln & the Decision for War", Russell McClintock
"Polk: The Man who Transformed the Presidency", Walter R Borneman
"FreeFall", Joseph E Stiglitz
"The Structure of Classical Economic Theory", Robert V Eagly
"The Brusilov Offensive", Timothy C Dowling
"Four Hats in the Ring", Lewis L Gould
"Austerity: The History of a Dangerous Idea", Mark Blyth
"The Metamorphosis and Other Stories", Franz Kafka
"Apostles of Disunion: Southern Secession Commissioners and the Causes of the Civil War", Charles B Dew
"Bull by the Horns", Shiela Bair
"Lincoln's Constitution", Daniel A Farber
"The Federal Reserve and the Financial Crisis", Ben S Bernanke
So, what are you reading?
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