Summer Reading List: 

When McKinsey Comes To Town – (Currently reading) The author really doesn’t like the management consulting firm McKinsey.  The argument of the book so far is: McKinsey is really bad for society because they play everyone off one another to make lots money.  My response is “Don’t hate the player, hate the game”.  HAHA! That said, it does highlight many of the problematic issues with management consulting.

1177 B.C. The Year Civilization Collapsed – This book is awesome although a little dense for someone outside of the field.  It really helped to show how interconnected the Mediterranean was back then and how environmental, political, and other factors led to a break down in the region.  Great Read.

This is the Way the World Ends – A book written in 2017 that suggests we have 10 years to figure out the climate change.  If we don’t figure it out we will have an increase in wild fires, heat waves, massive rain events, and a major hurricane will hit Tampa.  OMG he kept talking about how a major hurricane was going to hit Tampa.  Unfortunately, the author made a lot of correct predictions. It was tough to get through.

A New World Begins – A new look at the French revolution!  Nice book!

The Enlightenment – A history of the age of enlightenment.  In planning to teach Classical Mechanics this semester I have been thinking about what effect it had on society.  This was a good read too.

“Exhalation” And “Stories of Your Life and Others” – Ted Chiang is an amazing author.  Highly encourage you to read these.

The Boundless Sea – I loved this book.  Its basically a history of the world from the point of view of the sea.  It is awesome.  This along with 1177 B.C. really highlight how interconnected the world was through its history.  Something that I think we under appreciate in our current ultra-connected society.

I am sure I missed a few things. For example there was a lot of physics and education articles I read. I even read some chemistry articles. Woo Hoo!