Review - 2009 Goal 1

My first goal last year (2009) was to read four non-fiction books.  It was ACHIEVED.

I read plenty of fiction books but it is just harder for me to want to sit down and read a non-fiction book.  

In February I read “My Life on the Run” by Bart Yasso.  Bart was the guest speaker at the Cellcom Marathon kickoff party in January so I decided to read his book about running.  If you are a runner I think you will like the book.  I also learned how to request a book at the library.  No not how to find it on the book shelf rather how to submit a request for the library to purchase a book so it can be loaned out.  Bart’s book had just recently been released and the library didn’t have a copy.  I didn’t think I wanted the book for my library and, being cheap, I wasn’t going to buy it.  The process to request a book from the Brown County library is real easy and, in this case, worked quickly.

In April I read “Lost!” by Thomas Thompson.  I found this book in a old Readers Digest condensed book we had around the house.  It didn’t have much of an impression on me as I don’t remember anything about the story and I’ve given the Readers Digest to Goodwill.

After taking the summer off from reading non-fiction I completed “The Intelligent Asset Allocation” by William Bernstein in September.  An excellent, excellent primer on how and why to do asset allocation as an investment strategy.  William Bernstein is an excellent author and this book as well as some of his others is currently guiding my personal and professional investing portfolio.

Finally, in November I completed reading “48 Days to the Work You Love” by Dan Miller.  An well written book to provides practical guidance on conducting  a job search.  I liked the book so much that I’ve purchased additional copies and have started giving them to people that have lost their jobs to help them get back in the game.  I would also recommend someone reading this that wanted to find a different job.  Great advice on networking.