Book Goals for 2019

2019-01-02 · by ·

UPDATED 6.4.2019

I don’t typically make plans or goals for reading, other than a generalized goal to read as much as I can. I usually pick a topic for the year and will, among the other books I bump into along the way, focus on it. Two years ago, Britt and I were planning a trip to the UK, so I chose literature from the British Isles. This year, I chose books on the Civil War, as well as on its lead characters, Ulysses S. Grant, William Tecumseh Sherman, and Abraham Lincoln.

So, where to in 2019?

I picked my books from four areas:

  • What I read with the book club;
  • What I read to the kids;
  • What I read for fun;

And, here’s the heavy lift:

  • What I read on the topic of the year.

This year’s topic is politics. With a presidential election around the corner and all the country in turmoil over what is likely the most controversial presidencies in memory, or longer, it’s a good time to review principles, strategy, and tactics.

Here are the lists (and very flexible lists they are):

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Dan Burton lives in Millcreek, Utah, where he practices law by day and everything else by night. He reads about history, politics, science, medicine, and current events, as well as more serious genres such as science fiction and fantasy.

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