Books on the go
I’ve already got a ‘to read’ page on this blog, but I thought what would be really useful, really motivating, would be to keep a record of books that I am currently reading. That way I should embarrass myself out of my current state of lazy torpor and actually get on with this research business, and when I tick each one off the list I can write a quick review (which can go towards my literature review). So, what follows is a list of every book I’m currently in the process of reading (this includes things I started AGES ago, but still haven’t finished):
The Chan’s Great Continent
Jonathan Spence
The Order of Things
Michel Foucault
Orientalism: History, theory and the arts
John Mackenzie
(I’m actually re-reading this one.)
Mao’s Last Revolution
Roderick MacFarquhar and Michael Schoenhals
(This is - believe it or not - my bedtime reading. Yes, I am a strange girl.)
It’s Vintage Darling: how to be a clothes connoisseur
Christa Weil
Meditation for Dummies
Stephan Bodian
Of course, this list doesn’t include the mass of articles and journal papers I have to read. :S Here’s hoping I can make some headway over the next couple of weeks.
Such an intriguing list; looking forward to reading your thoughts on these titles. I’m partial to Jonathan Spence myself, especially his Matteo Ricci memory palace and his re-visioning of K’ang-Hsi’s “autobiography.”
Comment by w — April 9, 2007 @ 2:45 am
Thanks w. I’ve actually started reading Anna Funder’s ‘Stasiland’ now too, after it was recommended to me by Mary (thanks for the heads up btw - it’s great!).
Comment by amyjaneb — April 9, 2007 @ 9:11 am
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