Sundayread 2019: the complete list

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Tag cloud of the top words in my 2019 Sundayread recommendations.

Listed below are all 681 of the #sundayread finds I shared this year, in alphabetical order. Skim the list: You’re guaranteed to find something interesting, something funny, something thought provoking, something worth sharing.

Look for more suggestions every Sunday from me, and an archive of them in my weekly Twitter logs and in my Wade on Birmingham posts.

Highlighted and bold = best of 2019

Recommended Books

  • After listening to David Carr’s “The Night of the Gun,” I learned something important: I don’t care for junkie memoirs. (But thanks to @GlennyBrock for the recommendation.)
    [aff. link] https://amzn.to/2U4IjjL 09:00:19
  • Another re-reading of “Getting Things Done” by David Allen @gtdguy: A great time for a refresher in this complex time-management system.
    [aff. link] https://amzn.to/33Tz2An 09:00:50
  • Enjoyed @WarrenStJohn‘s “Outcasts United,” about an inspiring woman, Luma Mufleh @fugeesfamily, who helps international kids heal and succeed through soccer.
    [aff. link] https://amzn.to/2TR9RJi 09:00:18
  • First time to review “The Federalist Papers” since high school — never hurts to brush up on the Constitution and how our government should work
    https://buff.ly/2MyShqy 09:00:00
  • Fyodor Dostoevsky’s “Crime and Punishment”: So glad I finally listened to this classic. Brilliant and mad, a harrowing look at a criminal mind.
    https://buff.ly/2IYLRRT 09:00:14
  • Glad I finally got to read my pal @JamiAttenberg‘s novel “The Middlesteins” featuring a Jewish family spanning four generations.
    [aff. link] https://amzn.to/2IN2cdL 10:00:21
  • Glad I finally read Joyce’s “A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man,” a wonderfully enriching novel
    [aff. link] https://amzn.to/2MilaqM 09:00:13
  • I finally read Rachel Carson’s “Silent Spring,” as relevant as ever, a look at man’s poisonous war on nature over minor nuisances. Highly recommended.
    [aff. link] https://amzn.to/2HPzU1g 09:00:18
  • I found that @BlaineHarden‘s short book “Escape from Camp 14” provides a limited look at life inside North Korean prison camps and brutal regime that runs them.
    [aff. link] https://amzn.to/2Tcu7DY 09:00:00
  • I listened to “Cry the Beloved Country” by Alan Paton, a lovely clear-eyed look at 20th-century South Africa just before apartheid.
    [aff. link] https://amzn.to/2XQDvo9 09:00:00
  • I listened to “Dropping Ashes on the Buddha” by Stephen Mitchell. The path to enlightenment is neither straight nor rational — it just is.
    [aff. link] https://buff.ly/2TKF8yq 09:00:18
  • I listened to “Everything I Never Told You” by Celeste Ng @pronounced_ing, an interesting mystery and family drama with an unsatisfactory resolution. Points for effort.
    [aff. link] https://amzn.to/2Y2vU1w 12:00:13
  • I listened to “Frankenstein,” all credit to young Mary Shelley for her genius and her creativity.
    https://t.co/CO2TLCa40T 09:00:36
  • I listened to “Lean In,” by @SherylSandberg: My involuntary eye-rolling prevented me from getting all that I could out of this modern feminist guide.
    [aff. link] https://amzn.to/2HmLWND 15:00:01
  • I listened to “Lincoln in the Bardo” by George Saunders: I needed a second listen to sort out the characters, it was interesting and moving.
    [aff. link] https://amzn.to/2QGGOcv 09:00:28
  • I listened to “Practicing the Power of Now” by @EckhartTolle, a short helpful refresher in mindfulness.
    [aff. link] https://amzn.to/2K1EtUD 09:00:19
  • I listened to “Pride and Prejudice.” Taking in Jane Austen’s singular wit … enh.
    https://t.co/o2HaVFJe5R 15:00:00
  • I listened to “The Effective Executive” by Peter Drucker, a great help for beginning leaders and executives, and good stuff for us old timers.
    [aff. link] https://amzn.to/2KbUfO7 12:00:05
  • I listened to “The Heartbeat of Wounded Knee: Native America from 1890 to the Present” by @DavidTreuer, an excellent account of modern American Indian history and why it matters.
    [aff. link] https://amzn.to/30nYRWG 09:00:15
  • I listened to “The Majesty of Calmness” by William George Jordan, a short and worthwhile read on taking the hurry out of life.
    https://buff.ly/33wleuT 09:00:32
  • I listened to “The Power of Vulnerability” by @BreneBrown, not so much an audiobook but a tape of her seminar. It’s wonderful and insightful, and I listened twice.
    [aff. link] https://amzn.to/2KpLcZJ 09:00:12
  • I listened to “The Sun Does Shine”: Anthony Ray Hinton’s compelling story shows the best — and worst — of this godforsaken state.
    [aff. link] https://amzn.to/2UAsu5c 09:00:57
  • I listened to “We Should All Be Feminists” by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, a nice direct tract on the virtues of feminism.
    [aff. link] https://amzn.to/31t5APA 12:00:54
  • I listened to @DorisKGoodwin‘s “Team of Rivals,” a masterful dissection of President Lincoln’s political prowess and winning demeanor.
    [aff. link] https://amzn.to/2WGzEJK 12:00:00
  • I listened to @Prof_ErikaLee‘s “The Making of Asian America: A History,” a good starter on Asians in America from the 1500s till today.
    [aff. link] https://amzn.to/2Ob2lZA 09:00:20
  • I listened to Arthur Miller’s “The Crucible,” a tad melodramatic for my taste.
    [aff. link] https://t.co/f5Db0wo0oN 09:00:13
  • I listened to Bryan Stevenson’s “Just Mercy,” an absolutely critical primer to the crooked justice system in Alabama and elsewhere.
    [aff. link] https://amzn.to/2VYZIiD 09:30:01
  • I listened to Dee Brown’s “Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee,” or as I call it, the White Nationalists Handbook, a brutal catalog of America’s genocide against Native Americans.
    [aff. link] https://buff.ly/2LD7D0y 09:01:06
  • I listened to Jack London’s “The Call of the Wild,” a gripping adventure tale, even if it’s from the point of view of a dog.
    [aff. link] https://amzn.to/35nYG0B #
  • I listened to James Baldwin’s “If Beale Street Could Talk,” and it was even better than the great 2018 film adaptation.
    [aff. link] https://amzn.to/2peZRiX 08:00:01
  • I listened to Leo Tolstoy’s “Anna Karenina,” an interesting look at 19th-century Russian society but didn’t really grab me.
    [aff. link] https://amzn.to/2LVL9ou 09:00:43
  • I listened to Richard Wright’s “Native Son,” a powerful, prophetic novel. Read it.
    [aff. link] https://t.co/rvSvXn7Zv7 09:00:11
  • I listened to the F. Scott Fitzgerald audiobook, “The Great Gatsby.” Always fun to reconnect with an American classic, even as we live under the severe rule of the 1 percent
    [aff. link] https://amzn.to/2Qb5fwp 09:00:14
  • I listened to Ursula K. Le Guin “Words Are My Matter”: Skip the book intros/reviews — enjoy the essays on writing, genre fiction and feminism instead.
    [aff. link] https://amzn.to/2PF8vC4 12:00:20
  • I listened to Ursula K. Le Guin’s “A Wizard of Earthsea.” I thought it was OK, till I realized that it was aimed at children, and now I like it fine.
    [aff. link] https://amzn.to/35DJHiC 09:00:09
  • I read “Nicomachean Ethics” by Aristotle, or as I call it, 4,783 simple rules to live by.
    https://t.co/PYXF0b9x5z 09:00:09
  • I read @EricGreitens‘ “Resilience: Hard-Won Wisdom for Living a Better Life,” a great primer on facing hardships with a realistic and persistent outlook.
    [aff. link] https://amzn.to/2u1Y2EA 09:00:17
  • I read @GeorgeLakoff‘s “Whose Freedom?” a deep dive into the chasm between conservative and progressive mentalities, and the language that must be retaken.
    [aff. link] https://amzn.to/2GkvRI2 09:00:04
  • I revisited Homer’s “The Odyssey” after “Ulysses.” The sections on feasting and murdering suitors were far longer than I remembered.
    https://buff.ly/2WDqQRd 09:00:04
  • I tried to listen to Fyodor Dostoevsky’s “The Brothers Karamazov,” but it was too complicated. I’ll try again by reading it in book form someday.
    [aff. link] https://amzn.to/32pIrhU 09:00:00
  • Listened to “Heavy,” Kiese Laymon’s memoir: Raw and compelling, all about growing up black and poor in the South.
    [aff. link] https://amzn.to/2XO5Dr2 09:00:23
  • Listened to “Steppenwolf” by Hermann Hesse: A mind trip that gave me pause. Maybe I need to re-read it to better grasp it.
    [aff. link] https://amzn.to/2RGvoEo 15:00:02
  • Listened to “We Were Eight Years in Power: An American Tragedy,” a collection of Ta-Nehisi Coates’ Atlantic essays, including stellar reads “The Case for Reparations” and “My President Was Black.”
    [aff. link] https://amzn.to/2FDWIOw 09:01:26
  • Listened to @MargaretAtwood‘s “The Handmaid’s Tale”: Claire Danes’ narration was excellent, though I kept picturing Offred as Angela Chase.
    [aff. link] https://amzn.to/2ZGHzmX 12:30:14
  • Listening to Victor Hugo’s “Les Miserables” (60 hours!) was a lush, memorable, epic experience. Highly recommended.
    https://buff.ly/2L04DL4 11:00:11
  • Nice to read the original short story for “Arrival” in “Stories of Your Life and Others” by Ted Chiang, along with a few other interesting pieces.
    [aff. link] https://amzn.to/2LOl6Pn 09:00:08
  • “One Hundred Years of Solitude,” by Gabriel Garcia Marquez: I hadn’t read it in a long time – great to revisit this family epic set in Colombia.
    [aff. link] https://amzn.to/2I34HYu 09:00:13
  • “Pilgrim’s Progress,” by John Bunyan … I read the world’s first English novel, and well, the novel’s come a long way since.
    https://buff.ly/2wDfFfw 09:00:00
  • Read “Alexander Hamilton” by Ron Chernow, kinda like the hit Broadway show but with way less singing. A fascinating read for a fascinating man
    [aff. link] https://amzn.to/2Vt8B0c 09:00:13

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