The 1000th Book
Janeen Judah
Independent Director at Patterson-UTI and Aethon. University Lands Board of Advisors. 2017 President Society of Petroleum Engineers. Former Chevron executive. President Phi Mu Foundation & SPE Fdn.
If you know me personally, you know I am an avid, lifelong reader. I am currently reading my 1000th book since I started keeping a booklist in June, 2003. I distinctly remember starting the list because I was on my way to my first #SPE International Board of Directors meeting in London. The first book on the list is Oryx & Crake by Margaret Atwood. I joined the SPE board that fall & what a ride it's been, especially as I am starting my travels as 2017 President.
Books keep me company on long flights and help me sleep when I am jet lagged. When I am troubled or upset, I retreat into the world of my book. When I'm out of books, there's always my faithful #NewYorkerMagazine - I've been a subscriber for ~25 years. I am never without a book on my nightstand.
What do I read? Literary fiction, biographies, interesting nonfiction, fiction that takes me to another culture, critics that make me think & comedians that make me laugh. I am an avid customer of the Harris County Public Library (@harriscountypl) - I reserve what I want to read, in a few days/weeks/months it appears, and best of all, when I am done, it goes away. My booklist is a simple Excel spreadsheet with my own 5 point ranking: 5 books linger with me for days after I finish them, I recommend to others and many have been made into movies; 1 books are so bad I didn't finish them. This may be the year I finally go digital - I am getting tired of traveling with real books. My New Yorker magazine lives on my iPad and a #Kindle may be my birthday gift this year.
What is the 1000th book? Dead Wake by Erik Larsen, the story of the 1915 sinking of the Lusitania that brought the US into WWI. @JaneenJudah
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9 年An impressive list in 12 short years! Have you considered migrating your list to Goodreads.com?
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9 年Between us, my wife and I probably own 10,000 books, and have read part or all of each of them.
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9 年Keep up the good work Janeen. Hope to see you in Midland, if you come this way.
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9 年Love that you actually keep a list. I bet it's a fascinating look back as well!