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  1. charlespeach revised this gist Mar 4, 2020. 1 changed file with 45 additions and 45 deletions.
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    BOOK SPLOT

    - [] Thank You For Arguing - Jay Heinrichs
    - [] Sapiens - Yuval Noah Harari
    - [] Out of the Forest - Gregory P Smith (heavy read, not for the faint of heart)
    - [] People's History of the United States - Howard Zinn
    - [] How to Invent Everything - Ryan North
    - [] Thing Explainer - Randall Munroe
    - [] Mother Tongue - Bill Bryson
    - [] The Timeless Way of Building & A Pattern Language & The Nature of Order - Christopher Alexander
    - [] Mastery & 48 Laws of Power- Robert Greene
    - [] Basically anything by Giles Milton (Paradise Lost - Smyrna 1922 and Fascinating Footnotes from History)
    - [] Through the Language Glass - Guy Deutscher
    - [] The History of China - David C Wright
    - [] The Private Life of Chairman Mao - Zhisui Li
    - [] Wild Swans - Jung Chang
    - [] How to Read a French Fry - Russ Parsons
    - [] The Systems Bible - John Gall (he is hilariously cynical about large systems :joy:)
    - [] blink & the Tipping Point - Malcolm Gladwell
    - [] Astrophysics for People in a Hurry - Neil deGrasse Tyson
    - [] Cosmos - Carl Sagan
    - [] 12 Rules for Life - Jordan Peterson
    - [] Everything I Want To Do Is Illegal - Joel Salatin
    - [] Lean In - Sheryl Sandberg
    - [] Field Guide to American Houses - Virginia Savage McAlester
    - [] Nickel & Dimed - Barbara Ehrenreich
    - [] Unlocking the Clubhouse - Women in Computer Science
    - [] Tar Sands - Andrew Nikiforuk
    - [] The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck - Mark Manson
    - [] Everything's F*cked - Mark Manson
    - [] At Home - Bill Bryson
    - [ ] Thank You For Arguing - Jay Heinrichs
    - [ ] Sapiens - Yuval Noah Harari
    - [ ] Out of the Forest - Gregory P Smith (heavy read, not for the faint of heart)
    - [ ] People's History of the United States - Howard Zinn
    - [ ] How to Invent Everything - Ryan North
    - [ ] Thing Explainer - Randall Munroe
    - [ ] Mother Tongue - Bill Bryson
    - [ ] The Timeless Way of Building & A Pattern Language & The Nature of Order - Christopher Alexander
    - [ ] Mastery & 48 Laws of Power- Robert Greene
    - [ ] Basically anything by Giles Milton (Paradise Lost - Smyrna 1922 and Fascinating Footnotes from History)
    - [ ] Through the Language Glass - Guy Deutscher
    - [ ] The History of China - David C Wright
    - [ ] The Private Life of Chairman Mao - Zhisui Li
    - [ ] Wild Swans - Jung Chang
    - [ ] How to Read a French Fry - Russ Parsons
    - [ ] The Systems Bible - John Gall (he is hilariously cynical about large systems :joy:)
    - [ ] blink & the Tipping Point - Malcolm Gladwell
    - [ ] Astrophysics for People in a Hurry - Neil deGrasse Tyson
    - [ ] Cosmos - Carl Sagan
    - [ ] 12 Rules for Life - Jordan Peterson
    - [ ] Everything I Want To Do Is Illegal - Joel Salatin
    - [ ] Lean In - Sheryl Sandberg
    - [ ] Field Guide to American Houses - Virginia Savage McAlester
    - [ ] Nickel & Dimed - Barbara Ehrenreich
    - [ ] Unlocking the Clubhouse - Women in Computer Science
    - [ ] Tar Sands - Andrew Nikiforuk
    - [ ] The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck - Mark Manson
    - [ ] Everything's F*cked - Mark Manson
    - [ ] At Home - Bill Bryson

    To Read list:

    - [] Incerto - Taleb
    - [] The Making of a Manager - Julie Zhuo
    - [] We Will Not Cease - Archibald Baxter
    - [] Why Architecture Matters - Paul Goldberger
    - [] Calvin Cobb, Radio Woodworker - Roy Underhill
    - [] The Codding of the American Mind - Lukianoff & Haidt
    - [] Anti-Intellectualism in American Life - Richard Hofstadter
    - [] Why Buildings Stand Up & Why Buildings Fall Down - Salvadori
    - [] How Buildings Learn - Stewart Brand
    - [] Home & Looking Around - Witold Rybezynski
    - [] Architecture of Happiness - Alain de Botton
    - [] Wanderlust - Rebecca Solinit
    - [] True Notebooks - Mark Salzman
    - [] The Penguin History of New Zealand - Michael King
    - [] At Home - Bill Bryson
    - [] The World Beyond Your Head - Matthew Crawford
    - [ ] Incerto - Taleb
    - [ ] The Making of a Manager - Julie Zhuo
    - [ ] We Will Not Cease - Archibald Baxter
    - [ ] Why Architecture Matters - Paul Goldberger
    - [ ] Calvin Cobb, Radio Woodworker - Roy Underhill
    - [ ] The Codding of the American Mind - Lukianoff & Haidt
    - [ ] Anti-Intellectualism in American Life - Richard Hofstadter
    - [ ] Why Buildings Stand Up & Why Buildings Fall Down - Salvadori
    - [ ] How Buildings Learn - Stewart Brand
    - [ ] Home & Looking Around - Witold Rybezynski
    - [ ] Architecture of Happiness - Alain de Botton
    - [ ] Wanderlust - Rebecca Solinit
    - [ ] True Notebooks - Mark Salzman
    - [ ] The Penguin History of New Zealand - Michael King
    - [ ] At Home - Bill Bryson
    - [ ] The World Beyond Your Head - Matthew Crawford
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    BOOK SPLOT

    - [] Thank You For Arguing - Jay Heinrichs
    - [] Sapiens - Yuval Noah Harari
    - [] Out of the Forest - Gregory P Smith (heavy read, not for the faint of heart)
    - [] People's History of the United States - Howard Zinn
    - [] How to Invent Everything - Ryan North
    - [] Thing Explainer - Randall Munroe
    - [] Mother Tongue - Bill Bryson
    - [] The Timeless Way of Building & A Pattern Language & The Nature of Order - Christopher Alexander
    - [] Mastery & 48 Laws of Power- Robert Greene
    - [] Basically anything by Giles Milton (Paradise Lost - Smyrna 1922 and Fascinating Footnotes from History)
    - [] Through the Language Glass - Guy Deutscher
    - [] The History of China - David C Wright
    - [] The Private Life of Chairman Mao - Zhisui Li
    - [] Wild Swans - Jung Chang
    - [] How to Read a French Fry - Russ Parsons
    - [] The Systems Bible - John Gall (he is hilariously cynical about large systems :joy:)
    - [] blink & the Tipping Point - Malcolm Gladwell
    - [] Astrophysics for People in a Hurry - Neil deGrasse Tyson
    - [] Cosmos - Carl Sagan
    - [] 12 Rules for Life - Jordan Peterson
    - [] Everything I Want To Do Is Illegal - Joel Salatin
    - [] Lean In - Sheryl Sandberg
    - [] Field Guide to American Houses - Virginia Savage McAlester
    - [] Nickel & Dimed - Barbara Ehrenreich
    - [] Unlocking the Clubhouse - Women in Computer Science
    - [] Tar Sands - Andrew Nikiforuk
    - [] The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck - Mark Manson
    - [] Everything's F*cked - Mark Manson
    - [] At Home - Bill Bryson

    To Read list:

    - [] Incerto - Taleb
    - [] The Making of a Manager - Julie Zhuo
    - [] We Will Not Cease - Archibald Baxter
    - [] Why Architecture Matters - Paul Goldberger
    - [] Calvin Cobb, Radio Woodworker - Roy Underhill
    - [] The Codding of the American Mind - Lukianoff & Haidt
    - [] Anti-Intellectualism in American Life - Richard Hofstadter
    - [] Why Buildings Stand Up & Why Buildings Fall Down - Salvadori
    - [] How Buildings Learn - Stewart Brand
    - [] Home & Looking Around - Witold Rybezynski
    - [] Architecture of Happiness - Alain de Botton
    - [] Wanderlust - Rebecca Solinit
    - [] True Notebooks - Mark Salzman
    - [] The Penguin History of New Zealand - Michael King
    - [] At Home - Bill Bryson
    - [] The World Beyond Your Head - Matthew Crawford