PotentialReading

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Rules

For Picking Next Book

  1. When the current book is completed, the book previously marked as "Next" becomes the current book. The book just finished is removed from the list.
  2. The new "next" book must be in the same Fiction/Non-Fiction category as the book just completed unless there are no books that would qualify.
  3. If a non-fiction book, the next book must not be in the same Personal/Work category as the last non-fiction book completed, unless there are no books that would qualify
  4. Within each category, if I have a further New vs Continuing Series classification, I randomly select between those classifications with equal weight. (Added 2014-08-16)
  5. Within the category now selected, use random.org to generate a random number from 1 to the current number of books in the category.
    1. If the book is one I already own (and have handy) a physical copy of, this is the new "next" book, mark it appropriately and we are done.
    2. If this title is available on Kindle, this is the new "next" book, mark it appropriately and purchase the Kindle edition of the book. We are done.
    3. If not available on Kindle, add a sub-bullet indicating the date and that the book was not available on Kindle. (A note of this type can only be added once per book selection. If the title rolled already has such a note, simply roll again. If *all* titles in a category have a note for the current cycle, then on the next roll the title picked will be treated as if it already has five notes, even if it doesn't.)
    4. If there are now five or more such sub-bullets, then check physical availability of the book
      1. If the book is available physically (for a reasonable price) order it from Amazon and mark the book as the next book. We are done.
    5. If at this point no book has been marked as next, select another random number at random.org and repeat

For Adding to the List

  • Basically, whenever I hear of a book I might want to read or if someone gives me a book, add it to the list in the appropriate category
    • If the book is a sequel, or otherwise in a series where I have not read earlier books in the series, put the new book in the "pending" category and put the first book in the series I have not already read into the regular section of the list.
  • If a book is completed that has sequels or is part of a series, then if I liked the book, add the next book in the series to the list
  • Whenever a book in a series is added to the list, include a link to a listing of the whole series
  • If the shelf I keep unread physical books has room on it, and I find old physical books of mine in boxes or elsewhere, add enough to fill the shelf.
  • New rule added 2012-08-12: Books that are gifts are listed 10 times, to give them a higher chance of getting picked than books that are simply on my wishlist. May consider expanding this to legacy physical books on list in future.

Lists

Logs

Previously Read

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From This List

Start Finish Length Time Speed Type Added Format Title Notes
2024-05-08 IN PROGRESS 198 p IN PROGRESS IN PROGRESS F 2023-02-10 Kindle Purchase A Wizard of Earthsea 1st in the Earthsea Series
2023-08-11 2024-05-08 244 p 271 d 0.9 p/d NF (W) 2013-04-24 Kindle Purchase Big Data Mentioned by @Viktor_MS
2022-08-09 2023-08-11 5938 L 367 d 16.2 L/d F 2013-03-05 Kindle Purchase Robinson Crusoe 1st by Defoe
2021-08-08 2022-08-09 5665 L 367 d 15.4 L/d NF (P) 2006-06-11 Kindle Purchase History of Lewis County, Kentucky
2021-07-04 2021-08-08 226 p 35 d 6.5 p/d F 2014-06-23 Kindle Purchase Quarry 1st by Collins - Author from Dad's list
2020-10-22 2021-07-04 160 p 255 d 0.6 p/d NF (W) 2019-01-07 Physical Gift The Art of War From Work
2020-02-28 2020-10-22 449 p 237 d 1.9 p/d F 2015-07-02 Kindle Purchase Earth Awakens 15th in the Ender Series
2019-04-01 2020-02-28 312 P 334 d 0.9 P/d NF (P) 2017-03-08 Kindle Purchase Spook 2nd by Roach
2018-11-16 2019-04-01 246 P 137 d 1.8 P/d F 2010-04-17 Kindle Purchase Bull from the Sea Next and Last Book (#2) in Theseus Series
2018-09-19 2018-11-16 6006 L 69 d 87.0 L/d NF (W) 2017-08-09 Kindle Purchase Hands-On Data Science and Python Machine Learning By ex-coworker
2018-09-01 2018-09-19 135 P 19 d 7.1 P/d F 2010-08-08 Kindle Purchase A Study in Scarlet 1st Sherlock Holmes Novel
2018-04-04 2018-09-01 540 P 151 d 3.6 P/d NF (P) 2014-12-15 Kindle Purchase The Brethern 3rd by Woodward
2017-05-30 2018-04-04 436 P 310 d 1.4 P/d F 2014-06-30 Kindle Purchase The Man from Berlin 1st by McCallin - From Dad's list
2016-07-02 2017-05-30 270 P 333 d 0.8 P/d NF (W) 2013-04-24 Kindle Purchase Spam Mentioned by @nprscottsimon
2016-05-28 2016-07-02 7543 L 36 d 209.5 L/d F 2015-04-17 Kindle Purchase Earth Afire 14th in the Ender Series
2015-05-18 2016-05-28 18255 L 377 d 48.4 L/d NF (P) 2013-01-13 Kindle Purchase Dutch 2nd by Morris
2015-04-09 2015-05-18 3812 L 40 d 95.3 L/d F 2010-08-10 Kindle Purchase Storm Front 1st Dresden Files
2014-12-18 2015-04-09 302 P 113 d 2.7 P/d NF (W) 2009-05-28 Physical Purchase The Online Advertising Playbook
2014-12-15 2014-12-18 412 L 4 d 103.0 L/d F 2011-07-13 Kindle Purchase The Ice Dragon 2nd Novel by Martin
2014-11-29 2014-12-15 9770 L 17 d 574.7 L/d NF (P) 2011-02-05 Kindle Purchase The Final Days 2nd by Woodward
2014-11-26 2014-11-29 2934 L 4 d 733.5 L/d F 2012-03-16 Kindle Purchase Shadows in Flight 12th in the Ender Series
2014-09-02 2014-11-26 13279 L 86 d 154.4 L/d NF (W) 2013-02-28 Kindle Purchase Head First Java Continued background enhancement, Brandy used in her class
2014-07-09 2014-09-02 3446 L 56 d 61.5 L/d F 2013-10-27 Kindle Purchase The People of the Ruins 1st in the Radium Age Reprint Series (Actually 5th, oops)
2014-07-05 2014-07-09 137 P 5 d 27.4 P/d NF (P) Legacy Physical Gift Change the Way You See Everything Gift from Mom
2014-06-20 2014-07-05 3636 L 16 d 227.3 L/d F 2013-08-29 Kindle Purchase A Spark of Death 1st by Pajer (Heard on SPL podcast)
2014-01-28 2014-06-20 9416 L 144 d 65.4 L/d NF (W) 2013-08-07 Kindle Purchase Making Things Happen Mentioned on TPM Day
2013-11-24 2014-01-28 394 P 66 d 6.0 P/d F 2011-12-25 Physical Gift The Last Town on Earth Gift from Mom
2013-10-19 2013-11-24 3854 L 37 d 104.2 L/d NF (P) 2013-08-19 Kindle Purchase You Are Not So Smart Mentioned on Gweek podcast
2013-10-04 2013-10-19 2147 L 16 d 134.2 L/d F 2013-03-26 Kindle Purchase Things Fall Apart 1st by Achebe (Author died recently)
2013-05-27 2013-10-04 21072 L 131 d 160.9 L/d NF (W) 2011-06-23 Kindle Purchase Bayesian Data Analysis From Stats Talk
2013-05-20 2013-05-27 4665 L 8 d 583.1 L/d F 2013-01-13 Kindle Purchase A Drink Before the War 1st by Lehane - Played cards on Castle
2013-03-02 2013-05-20 630 P 80 d 7.9 P/d NF (P) 2011-06-08 Physical Gift Steve Jobs Mentioned on Gizmodo, Gift from Brandy 2011-12-25
2013-02-06 2013-03-02 9192 L 25 d 367.7 L/d F 2010-10-30 Kindle Purchase A Time to Kill 1st by Grisham
2013-01-16 2013-02-06 4729L 22 d 215.0 L/d NF (W) 2013-01-10 Kindle Purchase Kanban
2013-01-13 2013-01-16 1869L 4 d 467.3 L/d F 2012-05-05 Kindle Purchase The Wandering Falcon Was on my mom's wishlist
2012-10-07 2013-01-13 20280L 99 d 204.8 L/d NF (P) 2010-12-03 Kindle Purchase The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt 1st by Morris
2012-10-01 2012-10-07 3968L 7 d 566.9 L/d F 2010-04-23 Kindle Purchase Containment
2012-09-02 2012-10-01 255 P 30 d 8.5 P/d NF (W) 2011-12-16 Physical Gift The 4-Dimentional Manager From Team Development
2012-07-14 2012-09-02 12075 L 51 d 236.8 L/d F 2011-03-29 Kindle Purchase Roots Mentioned in Decision Points
2012-06-22 2012-07-14 16662 L 23 d 724.4 L/d NF (P) 2012-06-05 Kindle Purchase The Presidents Club Mentioned on Newshour
2012-06-10 2012-06-22 8516 L 13 d 655.1 L/d F 2010-07-26 Kindle Purchase Dragons of Autumn Twilight First of the Dragonlance Novels (by Publication Date)
2012-05-28 2012-06-10 9304 L 13 d 715.7 L/d NF (W) 2012-04-06 Kindle Purchase Lies and Outliers Attended talk by author at work
2012-05-09 2012-05-28 9029 L 20 d 451.5 L/d F 2010-08-17 Kindle Purchase Heavy Planet Originally just Mission of Gravity, now best available in combined volume
2012-03-18 2012-05-09 232 P 53 d 4.4 P/d NF (P) Legacy Physical Physical Gift Alex and Me Gift from Dad
2012-03-16 2012-03-18 4898 L 3 d 1632.7 L/d F 2010-04-18 Kindle Purchase 2nd Chance #2 in the Women's Murder Club Series
2012-02-10 2012-03-16 213 P 36 d 5.9 P/d NF (W) 2010-06-16 Physical Gift Beautiful Evidence 4th by Tufte, Unblocked 2011-05-01, Gift from Work
2011-10-31 2012-02-10 8358 L 103 d 81.1 L/d F 2010-07-16 Kindle Purchase We the Living 1st Rand Novel
2011-09-01 2011-10-31 9403 L 61 d 154.1 L/d NF (P) 2010-12-16 Kindle Purchase The Origin of Species (From io9 Gift Guide)
2011-08-09 2011-09-01 4273 L 25 d 170.9 L/d F 2011-05-12 Kindle Purchase The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making Mentioned by Scalzi
2011-07-13 2011-08-09 6328 L 28 d 226.0 L/d NF (W) 2011-06-26 Kindle Purchase How to Measure Anything From Stats Talk
2011-06-28 2011-07-13 6591 L 16 d 411.9 L/d F 2011-03-04 Kindle Purchase Dying of the Light 1st by Martin (Mentioned on Omnivoracious)
2011-05-27 2011-06-28 4882 L 33 d 147.9 L/d NF (P) 2010-10-11 Kindle Purchase The Cult of the Presidency
2011-05-01 2011-05-27 5881 L 27 d 217.8 L/d F 2011-01-10 Kindle Purchase O (Mentioned on Slog)
2011-04-12 2011-05-01 156 P 20 d 7.8 P/d NF (W) 2010-06-16 Physical Gift Visual Explanations 3rd by Tufte, Unblocked 2011-02-16
2011-04-09 2011-04-12 1986 L 4 d 496.5 L/d F 2010-07-07 Kindle Purchase The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe First book in the Chronicles of Narnia (Pub Order)
2011-02-21 2011-04-09 10840 L 48 d 225.8 L/d NF (P) 2010-04-26 Kindle Purchase Decision Points
2011-02-16 2011-02-21 2877 L 6 d 479.5 L/d F 2010-08-16 Kindle Purchase How to Live Safely in a Science Fictional Universe
2011-02-13 2011-02-16 126 P 4 d 31.5 P/d NF (W) 2010-06-16 Physical Gift Envisioning Information 2nd by Tufte, Unblocked 2010-10-30
2011-02-05 2011-02-13 380 P 9 d 42.2 P/d F PreList Physical Gift Ender in Exile Book #11 in Ender Series, Unblocked 2011-01-19
2011-01-19 2011-02-05 5862 L 18 d 325.7 L/d NF (P) 2010-09-23 Kindle Purchase All the President's Men 1st by Woodward
2011-01-18 2011-01-19 1294 L 2 d 647.0 L/d F 2011-01-12 Kindle Purchase A War of Gifts #10 in the Ender Series
2011-01-12 2011-01-18 4589 L 7 d 655.6 L/d NF (W) 2010-10-28 Kindle Purchase Fatal System Error
2011-01-03 2011-01-12 6136 L 10 d 613.6 L/d F 2010-12-22 Kindle Purchase Shadow of the Giant #9 in Ender Series
2010-12-22 2011-01-03 336 P 13 d 25.8 P/d NF (P) 2010-09-18 Physical Gift NurtureShock
2010-12-17 2010-12-22 2676 L 6 d 446.0 L/d F 2010-11-30 Kindle Purchase First Meetings #8 in Ender Series (by Publication Date)
2010-11-30 2010-12-17 163 P 18 d 9.1 P/d NF (W) PreList Physical Legacy Agile Project Management with Scrum
2010-11-23 2010-11-30 5563 L 8 d 695.4 L/d F 2010-11-08 Kindle Purchase Shadow Puppets #7 in Ender Series (by Publication Date)
2010-11-08 2010-11-23 239 P 16 d 14.9 P/d NF (P) PreList Physical Legacy 9 Ways to Bring Out the Best in You and Your Child
2010-10-30 2010-11-08 7231 L 10 d 721.1 L/d F 2010-10-24 Kindle Purchase Shadow of the Hegemon #6 in Ender Series (by Publication Date)
2010-10-24 2010-10-30 197 P 7 d 28.1 P/d NF (W) 2010-06-16 Physical Gift The Visual Display of Quantitative Information 1st by Tufte
2010-10-16 2010-10-24 8807 L 9 d 978.6 L/d F 2010-10-09 Kindle Purchase Ender's Shadow #5 in Ender Series (by Publication Date)
2010-10-09 2010-10-16 7369 L 8 d 921.1 L/d NF (P) 2010-08-31 Kindle Purchase The Elegant Universe 1st by Brian Greene
2010-10-03 2010-10-09 349 P 7 d 49.9 P/d F 2010-03-29 Physical Purchase Children of the Mind #4 in Ender Series (by Publication Date)
2010-04-10 2010-10-03 1180 P 177 d 6.7 P/d NF (W) PreList Physical Legacy Introduction to Algorithms, Second Edition

Audible

Start Finish Length Time Speed Added Type Title Notes
2023-12-28 In Progress 14:38 In Progress In Progress 2019-08-06 F It Can't Happen Here by Lewis
2022-11-26 2023-12-28 12:33 397 d 1.9 min/d 2019-01-22 NF Bible and Sword by Tuchman
2022-08-18 2022-11-26 9:16 100 d 5.6 min/d 2019-08-15 F How to Read the Air by Mengetsu
2022-05-09 2022-08-18 13:55 101 d 8.3 min/d 2021-08-03 NF Reign of Terror by Ackerman
2022-03-07 2022-05-09 6:39 63 d 6.3 min/d 2012-03-18 F The Thomas Berryman Number 1st unread by Patterson
2021-03-14 2022-03-07 13:28 358 d 2.3 min/d 2010-04-03 NF Three Cups of Tea
2019-08-06 2021-03-14 13:03 586 d 1.3 min/d 2010-12-03 F Grimus 1st by Rushdie
2019-05-21 2019-08-06 10:58 78 d 8.4 min/d 2017-04-06 NF The Ideas Industry
2019-01-22 2019-05-21 5:50 121 d 2.9 min/d 2016-01-20 F The Voyage of the Dawn Treader 3rd in the Chronicles of Narnia (Pub Order)
2018-10-24 2019-01-22 7:11 91 d 4.7 min/d 2015-02-16 NF The Zimmerman Telegram
2018-07-11 2018-10-24 9:58 106 d 5.6 min/d 2015-01-20 F Arrow of God 3rd by Achebe
2018-05-22 2018-07-11 7:33 51 d 8.9 min/d 2013-08-30 NF The End of the Suburbs Author on C-Span After Words
2018-04-18 2018-05-22 12:14 35 d 21.0 min/d 2010-12-02 F The Eyre Affair 1st by Fforde - petts@ mentioned reading a later book by him
2017-04-08 2018-04-18 24:56 376 d 4.0 min/d 2016-11-15 NF Autobiography of Mark Twain - Volume 3
2017-03-08 2017-04-08 2:37 32 d 4.9 min/d 2015-10-13 F With The Night Mail 2nd in the Radium Age Reprint Series
2016-11-29 2017-03-08 8:00 100 d 4.8 min/d 2010-09-17 NF Stiff 1st by Roach
2016-11-15 2016-11-29 6:42 15 d 26.8 min/d 2010-05-11 F 2001 First book in the 2001 Series
2016-01-20 2016-11-15 26:22 301 d 5.3 min/d 2015-07-31 NF Autobiography of Mark Twain - Volume 2
2015-12-23 2016-01-20 4:42 29 d 9.7 min/d 2011-04-12 F Prince Caspian 2nd in the Chronicles of Narnia (Pub Order)
2015-10-13 2015-12-23 9:53 72 d 8.2 min/d 2010-07-06 NF Conversations with Myself
2015-10-05 2015-10-13 1:57 9 d 13.0 min/d 2014-09-07 F The Scarlet Plague 1st unread in the Radium Age Reprint Series
2015-09-01 2015-10-05 9:46 35 d 16.7 min/d 2014-10-17 NF The Son Also Rises
2015-07-31 2015-09-01 12:35 33 d 22.9 min/d 2012-06-21 F The Scarlatti Inheritance 1st by Ludlum
2015-05-22 2015-07-31 25:50 71 d 21.7 min/d 2010-05-28 NF Autobiography of Mark Twain - Volume 1
2015-05-15 2015-05-22 5:50 8 d 43.8 min/d 2010-04-03 F The Restaurant at the End of the Universe Next Book (#2) in the Hitchhiker's Series
2015-04-17 2015-05-15 16:16 29 d 33.7 min/d 2012-05-31 NF The Selfish Gene 1st by Dawkins
2015-03-27 2015-04-17 13:59 22 d 38.1 min/d 2014-11-29 F Earth Unaware 13th in the Ender Series
2015-03-02 2015-03-27 10:00 26 d 23.1 min/d 2013-11-13 NF Writing on the Wall Heard author on Economist podcast
2015-02-12 2015-03-02 12:19 20 d 37.0 min/d 2013-05-27 F Darkness, Take My Hand 2nd by Lehane - Played Cards on Castle
2015-01-20 2015-02-12 11:26 25 d 27.4 min/d 2011-10-27 NF American Emperor Mentioned in the CSM
2015-01-09 2015-01-20 5:31 12 d 27.6 min/d 2013-10-20 F No Longer At Ease 2nd by Achebe
2014-11-27 2015-01-09 11:57 44 d 16.3 min/d 2011-10-17 NF Reckless Endangerment Mentioned by McCainBlogette
2014-11-26 2014-11-27 1:49 2 d 54.5 min/d 2014-08-27 F Ajax Penumbra 1969 2nd Penumbra book
2014-11-11 2014-11-26 12:27 16 d 46.7 min/d 2014-03-21 NF My Beloved World Mom indicated she liked it in an email
2014-10-01 2014-11-11 16:00 42 d 22.9 min/d 2014-08-09 F The Many-Colored Land 1st novel by May
2014-08-18 2014-10-01 22:36 45 d 31.1 min/d 2010-10-16 NF The Fabric of the Cosmos 2nd by Brian Greene
2014-08-04 2014-08-18 7:41 15 d 30.7 min/d 2013-08-01 F Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore Mentioned by @normative
2014-07-16 2014-08-04 9:13 20 d 27.7 min/d 2013-05-29 NF Hidden America Mom recommended on Facebook
2014-05-21 2014-07-16 30:44 57 d 32.4 min/d 2014-03-25 F 11/23/63 Heard preview on Audible
2014-02-18 2014-05-21 22:34 93 d 14.6 min/d 2013-04-11 NF Fear Itself Mentioned by @tanehisi

With Alex

Start Finish Length Time Speed Type Added Format Title Notes
2023-12-17 In Progress 276 p In Progress In Progress F 2023-12-17 Kindle And Another Thing... Last H2G2 book, posthumous
2023-04-24 2023-12-17 191 p 237 d 0.8 p/d F 2023-04-24 Kindle Mostly Harmless started on p 624
2023-04-14 2023-04-24 13 p 10 d 1.3 p/d F 2023-04-14 Kindle Young Zaphod Plays It Safe Starts page 611 - Reading in Ultimate Hitchhiker's Collection
2022-12-26 2023-04-14 142 p 109 d 1.3 p/d F 2022-12-26 Kindle So Long and Thanks for All the Fish starts page 469 - Reading in Ultimate Hitchhiker's Collection
2022-01-28 (est) 2022-12-26 160 p 332 d (est) 0.5 p/d (est) F 2022-01-28 (est) Kindle Life, the Universe, and Everything starts page 309 - Reading in Ultimate Hitchhiker's Collection
2021-02-18 2022-01-28 (est) 166 p 344 d (est) 0.5 p/d (est) F 2021-03-18 Kindle The Restaurant at the end of the Universe starts page 143 - Reading in Ultimate Hitchhiker's Collection
2021-03-14 In Progress 192 p In Progress In Progress F 2021-03-14 School The Westing Game
2020-10-26 2021-03-18 143 p 143 d 1.0 p/d F 2020-10-26 Kindle Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Reading in Ultimate Hitchhiker's Collection
2021-02-04 2021-03-05 172 p 29 d 5.9 p/d F 2021-02-04 School The Call of the Wild
2019-09-11 2020-10-26 448 p 411 d 1.1 p/d F 2019-09-11 Physical The Return of the King LoTR 3
2017-04-30 2019-09-11 558 p 865d 0.6 p/d F 2017-04-30 Physical The Two Towers LoTR 2
2016-11-13 2017-04-30 432 p 169d 2.6 p/d F 2016-11-13 Physical The Fellowship of the Ring LoTR 1
2016-10-01 2016-11-13 384p 44 d 8.7 p/d F ??? Physical The Hobbit Prelude to LotR
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