My 2017 book list

I set off to read at least 30 books in 2017, but it turns out I managed to get to 40.

The ones I found most interesting and significant (in no particular order):

• Eric Schlosser, Command and Control
• Robert Gordon, The Rise and Fall of American Growth
• Steven Pinker, The Better Angels of Our Nature
• Elizabeth Kolbert, The Sixth Extinction

Honorable mentions:

• James Scott, Seeing Like a State
• Arlie Russell Hochschild, Strangers in Their Own Land

A fun read that explores the evolutionary history, biology, and behavior of cephalopods (some of my favorite animals):

• Peter Godfrey-Smith, Other Minds (you can read my review here)

Best in fiction:

• China Mieville, The City & the City

The most well-written:

• Matthew Desmond, Evicted

Finally, a book that is completely useless and that you shouldn’t read/buy if you’re thinking about it:

• Scott Galloway, The Four

2018: new year, new bookshelf, new targets!