I almost kept my New Years resolution for 2014: read a lot more fiction, and read a couple of books about design. I nailed the fiction part. I only partially read some books about design.
Completed book list
- The Silmarillion
- Written by J.R.R. Tolkien
- The Hobbit
- Written by J.R.R. Tolkien
- The Bourne Identity
- Written by Robert Ludlum
- The Bourne Supremacy
- Written by Robert Ludlum
- The Bourne Ultimatum
- Written by Robert Ludlum
- The Sword in the Stone (Time Reading Program Special Edition)
- Written by T.H. White
- Rumblefish
- Written by S.E. Hinton
Completed audiobook list
I have a pretty long commute, and audiobooks are great for making the long drive more tolerable. Simon Vance is a spectacular narrator.
- The Fellowship of the Ring
- Written by J.R.R. Tolkien, narrated by Rob Inglis
- The Two Towers
- Written by J.R.R. Tolkien, narrated by Rob Inglis
- Return of the King
- Written by J.R.R. Tolkien, narrated by Rob Inglis
- The Baker Street Letters
- Written by Michael Robertson, narrated by Simon Vance
- The Brothers of Baker Street
- Written by Michael Robertson, narrated by Simon Vance
- Speaker for the Dead
- Written by Orson Scott Card, narrated By David Birney, Stefan Rudnicki
- Xenocide
- Written by Orson Scott Card, narrated By Scott Brick, Gabrielle de Cuir, Amanda Karr, John Rubinstein, Stefan Rudnicki
- Inkheart
- Written by Cornelia Funke, narrated By Lynn Redgrave
- Inkspell
- Written by Cornelia Funke, narrated By Brendan Fraser
- Inkdeath
- Written by Cornelia Funke, narrated By Allan Corduner
- Carry on, Jeeves
- Written by P.G. Wodehouse, narrated By Martin Jarvis
- Death Without Company
- Written by Craig Johnson, narrated by George Guidall
- The Cold Dish
- Written by Craig Johnson, narrated by George Guidall
- Dune
- Written by Frank Herbert, narrated by Scott Brick, Orlagh Cassidy, Euan Morton, Simon Vance, Ilyana Kadushin
- The Martian
- Written by Andy Weir, Narrated by R.C. Bray
- The Complete Sherlock Holmes
- Written by Arthur Conan Doyle, narrated by Simon Vance
- A Wanted Man
- Written by Lee Child, narrated by Dick Hill
- The Affair
- Written by Lee Child, narrated by Dick Hill
Design books I had my nose in
I found myself referring to these books a few times this year as waypoints and reference guides.
- The Elements of Typographic Style
- Written by Robert Bringhurst
- Universal Principles of Design
- Written by William Lidwell, Kritina Holden, Jill Butler
- Information Dashboard Design: Displaying Data for At-a-Glance Monitoring
- Written by Stephen Few