forgo daily

In progress

• The E-Myth Revisited, Michael E. Gerber, Oct/2008, In progress
• Frogs into Princes: Neuro Linguistic Programming, Richard Bandler and John Grinder, Oct/2008, In progress
• Leaders Count, Lawrence H. Kaufman, Nov/2008, In progress

Completed

• The King of Torts, John Grisham, 2007, Finished
• The Omnivore’s Dilemma, Michael Pollan, March 2008, Finished
• The Five Tempatations of a CEO, Patrick Lencioni, April 2008, Finished
• God’s Debris, Scott Adams, April 2008, Finished
• Born standing up, Steve Martin, May 2008, Finished
• Day Hiker’s Handbook, Michael Lanza, May 2008, Finished
• The Audacity of Hope, Barack Obama, June 2008, Finished
• Funny Money, Andrew Tobias, June 2008, Finished
• Moyers on Democracy, Bill Moyers, June-Aug 2008, Finished 8/3/2008
• In Defense of Food: An Eater’s Manifesto, Aug 2008, Finished 8/16/2008
• The Golden Compass, Philip Pullman, July-Aug 2008, Finished 8/24/2008
• The Subtle Knife, Philip Pullman, Aug 2008, Finished Sep/2008
• The Rockefeller Habits, Verne Harnish, August 2008, Finished Sep/2008
• Inside the Tornado, Geoffrey A. Moore, Started ???, Finished 10/8/2008
• The Amber Spyglass, Philip Pullman, Sep 2008, Finished Oct/2008
• Water for Elephants, Sara Gruen, Oct 2008, Finished 11/4/2008
• The Shining, Stephen King, Nov 2008, Finished 11/17/2008
• Business Valuation Bluebook, Nov 2008, Finished 11/30/2008

Started and stopped

• The Paradox of Choice, Barry Schwartz, In progress
• Authentic Leadership, Bill George, In progress

Completed prior to tracking

• Mere Christianity, C.S. Lewis, 20061129, n/a
• Airport, Arthur Hailey, 20061126, n/a
• Velocity of Money, Stephen Rhodes, ?, ?

Notes from select books

• In Defense of Food
  • Eat Food
    • Don’t eat anything your great grandmother wouldn’t recognize as food
    • Avoid food products containing ingredients that are a) unfamiliar, b) unpronounceable, c) more than five in number, or that include d) high-fructose corn syrup
    • Avoid food products that make health claims
    • Shop the peripheries of the supermarket and stay out of the middle
    • Get out of the supermarket whenever possible
  • Mostly plants
    • Eat mostly plants, especially leaves
    • You are what what you eat eats too
    • If you have the space, buy a freezer
    • Eat like an omnivore
    • Eat well-grown food from healthy soils
    • Eat wild foods when you can
    • Be the kind of person who takes supplements
    • Eat more like the French. Or the Italians. Or the Japanese. Or the Indians. Or the Greeks.
    • Regard nontraditional foods with skepticism
    • Don’t look for the magic bullet in the traditional diet
    • Have a glass of wine with dinner
  • Not too much
    • Pay more, eat less
    • Eat meals
    • Do all your eating at a table
    • Don’t get your fuel from the same place your car does
    • Try not to eat alone
    • Consult your gut
    • Eat slowly
    • Cook and, if you can, plant a garden