I Read Many Things

Tag: reading

  • May 2026

    Here’s a quick rundown of every book I’ve finished during the month of May. A total of six non-fiction and two fiction books. Non-Fiction The Unthinkable, by Amanda Ripley Who Survives When Disaster Strikes – and Why. It’s a fascinating insight into how humans are wired – or can be trained – to react to…

  • Faites-les Lire! par Michel Desmurget

    Nul ne sera surpris d’apprendre que je défends avec grande ardeur la lecture comme activité intellectuelle de premier plan. Non seulement j’enseigne à des enfants (de 6 à 9 ans) qui sont en plein dans le processus d’apprentissage de la lecture, du décodage à la compréhension, mais ce présent article est publié sur un blog…

  • COVID-19 and Reading

    Five years ago today, I was officiating a basketball game when the girls at the scorer’s table told us – at half-time – that an NBA game had been cancelled due to concerns over the Coronavirus (as it was known at first). The next day at work, we were told that the school would be…

  • 2024 Year in Review

    Here’s a quick recap of the 72 books I’ve read in 2024. Some stats were picked on Goodreads, and from a quick peek they seem a bit incomplete, but it’s still a good summary of the year. As far as rankings go, I’ve decided to exclude re-reads. Non-Fiction books : 45 Fiction books : 27…