Reading Insanity

I like to read. In fact, in a good way, I take pride in the fact that I read widely. I read a study once that said the average American (after finishing school) reads less than 2 books a year. But somehow I've gotten myself into a mess. Check it out.

On my bedside table:

• Parenting with Love and Logic
• India's Unending Journey, by Tully
• Bakht Singh of India
• Complications, by A. Gwande
• Nehru, by Tharoor
• And at least 5 past issues of Wired magazine, 3 issues of Outlook Traveller magazine

On my Kindle:

• The First 90 Days, by Watkins
• Leadership with Cultural Intelligence, by Livermore
• And a bunch of free PDF books, mostly by J. Piper

On my desk at work:

• In Spite of the Gods: The Strange Rise of Modern India, by Luce (re-readig this; best book on India I've read...ever)
• The Geography of Thought: How Asians and Westerners Think Differently and Why, by Nisbett
• Speaking of India: Bridging the Communication Gap when Working with Indians, by Storti
• Change Across Cultures, by Bradshaw
• Just Courage, by Haugen
• And five other "leadership" books which I want to skim

Yikes! Time to focus and try to finish a few before starting any more. But it does reveal the main themes of my life right now: parenting, cross-cultural, and leadership issues.

(originally published on Monday, April 12, 2010 as "Reading Insanity" at http://spottsfamily.blogspot.com/2010/04/reading-insanity.html)