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Tag Archives: History
Hell Yeah or No
Title: Hell Yeah or No what’s worth doing Author: Derek Sivers Completed: November 2025 (Full list of books) Overview: For many years, I’ve been interested in the writings of Derek Sivers. It goes back far enough I don’t have any … Continue reading
The 99% Invisible City
Title: The 99% Invisible City A Field Guide to the Hidden World of Everyday Design Author: Roman Mars and Kurt Kohlstedt Completed: November 2025 (Full list of books) Overview: I’ve been listening to the 99% Invisible podcast for over a … Continue reading
The Lost Subways of North America
Title: The Lost Subways of North America: A Cartographic Guide to the Past, Present, and What Might Have Been Author: Jake Berman Completed: August 2025 (Full list of books) Overview: I’ve had one or two people tell me recently that … Continue reading
Seattle from the Margins
Title: Seattle from the Margins: Exclusion, Erasure, and the Making of a Pacific Coast City Author: Megan Asaka Completed: Nov 2024 (Full list of books) Overview: Two months ago, I posted “Since moving back to Seattle in 2017, I’ve been … Continue reading
The Infernal Machine
Title: The Infernal Machine: A True Story of Dynamite, Terror, and the Rise of the Modern Detective Author: Steven Johnson Completed: Sept 2024 (Full list of books) Overview: Years ago I read Ghost Map by the same author and enjoyed … Continue reading
Skid Road
Title: Skid Road: An Informal Portrait of Seattle Author: Murray Morgan Completed: Aug 2024 (Full list of books) Overview: Since moving back to Seattle in 2017, I’ve been reading different books about the history of this place, including about the … Continue reading
Drunk
Title: Drunk: How We Sipped, Danced, and Stumbled Our Way to Civilization Author: Edward Slingerland Completed: Mar 2024 (Full list of books) Overview: Why do people drink? We know it’s unhealthy yet we continue to do it. This book covers … Continue reading
Biking Uphill in the Rain
Title: Biking Uphill in the Rain: The Story of Seattle from Behind the Handlebars Author: Tom Fucoloro Completed: Feb 2024 (Full list of books) Overview: I’ve been reading the Seattle Bike Blog for a while now and was excited when … Continue reading
Religious Literacy
Title: Religious Literacy: What Every American Needs to Know–And Doesn’t Author: Stephen Prothero Completed: September 2023 (Full list of books) Overview: This is one of the only books I’ve reread and now that I have, I realized it wasn’t really … Continue reading