Books Read 2012

This year I read even more books than last, going from 32 to 40. As with last year, there were a number of e-books mixed in, especially a bunch from David DuChemin’s Craft & Vision website.

Non-Fiction Book of the Year (General)

In the non-fiction category, House of Rain is a compelling history of the ancient Anasazi culture in the southwest.

Non-Fiction Book of the Year (Technical)

In work-related reading, there can be no other choice beside the Big Nerd Ranch Guide to iOS Programming. There’s a good reason that almost every programming post I made this year tied back to this book.

Fiction Book of the Year

For fiction, the nod goes to the sci-fi classic Dune. How I made it this long without reading the book is a mystery.

The Complete List

Non-Fiction

1. Kandinsky
2. On Writing Well
3. iOS Programming: The Big Nerd Ranch Guide, 2nd ed.
4. Denver Art Museum: Highlights from the Collection
5. Programming in Objective-C, 2nd Ed.
6. What to Expect the Toddler Years
7. Belvedere Museum
8. The Palgrave Concise Historical Atlas of the Balkans
9. The Balkans: from Constantinople to Communism
10. Touchpoints
11. Rework
12. The Power of Less
13. George Harrison: Living in the Material World
14. Rijksmuseum Amsterdam: The Masterpieces Guide
15. House of Rain
16. Walker Evans Signs
17. Making It All Work

e-books

1. Vision is Better
2. Venice, The Print & The Process
3. Vision in Motion
4. Top 10 Common HDR Mistakes
5. The Magic of Black & White, Part 3- Nine Photos
6. Iceland Print & Process
7. Top Sights Travel Guide: Cologne
8. Top Sights Travel Guide: Frankfurt
9. Aachen- your ebook city guide
10. Close to Home
11. Vision Driven
12. Alexander III and Zoe
13. Light & Land
14. Essays on Inspiration

Fiction

1. The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
2. The Power that Preserves
3. Through the Looking Glass
4. Fate of the Jedi: Outcast
5. The Wizard of Oz
6. Dune
7. Siri & Me: A Modern Love Story

e-books

1. Lost Tribe of the Sith #7: Pantheon
2. Lost Tribe of the Sith #8: Secrets