All Things: The Top 10 of 2012

**orpheus** · December 31st, 2012, 08:45 PM

The Top 5 books I Read This Year

Note: These books didn't necessarily come out this year.

1. "Is That a Fish in Your Ear? Translation and the Meaning of Everything" by David Bellos
2. "The Drunkard's Walk: How Randomness Rules Our Lives" by Leonard Mlodinow
3. "Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking" by Susan Cain
4. "Cheap: The High Cost of Discount Culture" by Ellen Ruppel Shell
5. "I, Fatty" by Jerry Stahl

I didn't read nearly as many books this year as I usually do, but there's always next year.

**adgy-san** · January 2nd, 2013, 09:36 AM

My Favourite Comics Of 2012 That I Can Bring To Mind - Bleeding Cool Comic Book, Movies and TV News and Rumors

Nice list.

**Salty Dog** · January 2nd, 2013, 10:00 AM

Originally Posted by orpheus

The Top 5 books I Read This Year

Note: These books didn't necessarily come out this year.

1. "Is That a Fish in Your Ear? Translation and the Meaning of Everything" by David Bellos
2. "The Drunkard's Walk: How Randomness Rules Our Lives" by Leonard Mlodinow
3. "Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking" by Susan Cain
4. "Cheap: The High Cost of Discount Culture" by Ellen Ruppel Shell
5. "I, Fatty" by Jerry Stahl

I didn't read nearly as many books this year as I usually do, but there's always next year.

How'd you like Quiet? It's been on my to-read list for a while now.

**ianmonsta** · January 2nd, 2013, 10:04 AM

Top 12 for 2012 - in no order
Lucero - Women and Work
The Gaslight Anthem - Handwritten
Converge - All We Love We Leave Behind
Deftones - No Koi Yokan
The Ghost Inside - Get What You Give
Glass Cloud - The Royal Thousand
Gallows - S/T
Such Gold - Misadventures
Baroness - Yellow & Green
No Bragging Rights - Cycles
Teenage Bottlerocket - Freak Out!
Stick To Your Guns - Diamond

Honorable Mentions
Bouncing Souls - Comet
Luther - Lets Get You Somewhere Else
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis - The Heist
Pinback - Information Retrieved
Less Than Jake - Greetings & Salutations
State Champs - Overslept ep
Forever Came Calling - Contender
Peace'd Out - S/T ep

**orpheus** · January 2nd, 2013, 11:12 AM

Originally Posted by Salty Dog

How'd you like Quiet? It's been on my to-read list for a while now.

I enjoyed it an as an introvert, I could relate to a good amount of what was said in the book. I've gotten to the point that I could fake extroversion in certain situations in order to function, and the whole process of introverts attempting to adapt to social situations is a major theme of the book.