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One of my goals each year is to read one book a week. In 2007, I managed to beat my personal target by 8 books, for a total of 60 books. I frequently get asked, how do I get the time to read so much. My “secret weapon” is actually my Treo 680 and ebooks. Ebooks are super convenient for me. I can read in 5-10 minute blocks whenever I have the time (such as waiting in line at the bank/supermarket), and longer when I’m on a break. Those small blocks of time take a large chunk of my week, enough to read a whole book! Most of my ebooks are bought from Fictionwise.

The Treo 680 even helps me “read” books while I’m stuck in traffic. My daily commute is between 2-3 hours. With Pocket Tunes, I can listen to audio books to pass the time.

In case you’re wondering, here are the 60 books that I read in 2007. The date at the end of each book is the date that I completed reading the book.

1. Sunstorm by Arthur Charles Clarke & Stephen Baxter 20070104
2. The Fourth K by Mario Puzo 20070118
3. Upsetting the balance by Harry Turtledove 20070120
4. Next by Michael Crichton 20070124
5. Cover of Night by Linda Howard 20070201
6. Sharpe’s Tiger by Bernard Cornwell 20070205
7. Sharpe’s Triumph by Bernard Cornwell 20070210
8. Sharpe’s Fortress by Bernard Cornwell 20070212
9. Sharpe’s Rifles by Bernard Cornwell 20070216
10. Sharpe’s Gold by Bernard Cornwell 20070218
11. Sharpe’s Company by Bernard Cornwell 20070221
12. Sharpe’s Regiment by Bernard Cornwell 20070225
13. Kildar by John Ringo 20070303
14. Choosers of the Slain by John Ringo 20070316
15. Micro-ISV : From Vision to Reality by Bob Walsh 20070320
16. Old Soldiers by David Weber 20070326
17. Soldiers by John Dalmas 20070408
18. Bolo: Honor of the Regiment by Created by Keith Laumer & Edited by Bill Fawcett 20070413
19. Bolo Strike by William H. Keith 20070416
20. Bolos III: The Triumphant by Created by Keith Laumer 20070421
21. Inside Delta Force by Eric Haney 20070430
22. ALTErED CArBON by RICHARD K. MORGAN 20070506
23. The Dance of Time by Eric Flint & David Drake 20070518
24. The 10% Solution: Self-editing for the Modern Writer by Ken Rand 20070518
25. Singularity Sky by Charles Stross 20070528
26. His Majesty’s Dragon by Naomi Novik 20070602
27. Von Neumann’s War by John Ringo & Travis S. Taylor 20070607
28. Throne of Jade by Naomi Novik 20070613
29. Black Powder War by naomi novik 20070619
30. Broken Angels by Richard Morgan 20070629
31. OLD MAN’S WAR by John Scalzi 20070702
32. Sharpe’s Prey by Bernard Cornwell 20070706
33. Woken Furies by Richard Morgan 20070717
33. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows By J. K. Rowling 20070723
34. THE GHOST BRIGADES by John Scalzi 20070725
35. The Last Colony by John Scalzi 20070729
36. Sharpe’s Sword by Bernard Cornwell 20070731
37. Sharpe’s Honour by Bernard Cornwell 20070808
38. Sharpe’s Waterloo by Bernard Cornwell 20070810
39. FRAGILE THINGS by NEIL GAIMAN 20070817
40. Sharpe’s Trafalgar by Bernard Cornwell 20070819
41. Pattern Recognition by William Gibson 20070823
42. Sharpe’S Eagle by Bernard Cornwell 20070825
43. The 4-hour Work Week by Tim Ferriss 20070825
44. SHARPE’S DEVIL by Bernard Cornwell 20070831
45. MARKET FORCES BY RICHARD MORGAN 20070902
46. Spook Country by William Gibson 20070906 (audio book)
47. Girlfriend in a Coma by Douglas Coupland 20070911
48. Year Zero by Jeff Long 20070917
49. Shampoo Planet by Douglas Coupland 20070923
50. Lone Star by Marcus luttrell 20071002
51. MAKING MONEY by Terry Pratchett 20071013
52. Confessions of an Economic Hit Man John Perkins 20071021
53. emperor of ivory by naomi novik 20071028
54. Kitchen Confidential by Anthony Bourdain 20071105
55. Gates of Fire by Steven Pressfield 20071121
56. POSTSINGULAR by Rudy Rucker 20071127
57. The years of rice and salt by kim stanley robinson 20071216
58. M is for Magic by Neil Gaiman 20071218
59. Empyre by JOSH CONVISER 20071222
60. The Far Side of The Stars by David Drake 20071229

My target in 2008 remains the same. Happy reading in 2008!


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