Meltdown Iceland: Very interesting (and sometimes uncomfortable!) to read an outsider's take on what went wrong. Better than the two Icelandic books I've read on the crash. Must stop obsessing about the crash - soon.
O Zahir:
Decided to give this one a chance despite not liking the highly appraised Alchemist. So far not loving it but …
Freakonomics:
Missed this the first time around, so was please to get this second edition for xmas. A largely engaging and …
Wider Than the Sky: The Phenomenal Gift of Consciousness:
A fascinating theory about the human brain as an open system capable of "producing" a mind through its interactions with …
E-Myth Mastery: The Seven Essential Disciplines for Building a World Class Company:
business
Almost True:
Agile Web Development with Rails, 2nd Edition:
'The' book on riding rails straight from the horses mouth. Hopefully a book will come out on Rails 2.0 soon...
The Long Tail: Why the Future of Business is Selling Less of More:
Morrissey in Conversation: The Essential Interviews:
A compilation of interviews, which span almost three decades. Very funny.
XSS Attacks: Cross Site Scripting Exploits and Defense:
Fugitive Pieces: A Novel:
A harrowing but beautiful book.
How To Get Rich:
How to Get Rich? Earn lots of money it's easy (and by the way don't let anyone else have any!) …
The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference:
Founders at Work: Stories of Startups' Early Days:
it's a really interesting book
Agile Web Development with Rails, 2nd Edition:
Passionate Minds: Emilie Du Chatelet, Voltaire, and the Great Love Affair of the Enlightenment:
Voltaire is the big name of the Enlightenment, but Du Chatelet was more than his equal - a she was …
Don't Make Me Think!: A Common Sense Approach to Web Usability:
Essential reading for *anyone* involved in any aspect of making web sites.
A Void:
Only just started this but it is a novel that is written without containing a single letter 'e' the results …
The Resurrectionist:
Eat Your Heart Out: Why the Food Business Is Bad for the Planet and Your Health:
The Art of Intrusion: The Real Stories Behind the Exploits of Hackers, Intruders & Deceivers:
The Algebraist:
Great science fiction on a grand scale. Gives rare insight into possible life on gas-giants, for those interested.
Faerie Tale: A Novel of Terror and Fantasy:
The Namesake : A Novel:
The Earth, My Butt and Other Big Round Things:
Center Cannot Hold, The: My Journey Through Madness:
An interesting look into the mind of a schizophrenic, but a little too self-congratulatory for my taste. It seemed like …
Look Me in the Eye: My Life with Asperger's:
What an interesting life Robinson has lead!
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (Book 5):
Eldest (Inheritance, Book 2):
Eleanor Roosevelt : Volume 2 , The Defining Years, 1933-1938:
The Black Swan: The Impact of the Highly Improbable:
Don't Make Me Think!: A Common Sense Approach to Web Usability:
Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion:
Pretty Vacant: A History of Punk:
Seven Days in the Art World:
Founders at Work : Stories of Startups' Early Days: Stories of Startups' Early Days (Recipes: a Problem-Solution Ap):
The Pesthouse (Vintage):
The United States has been ravaged by disease and the people who haven't died yet turn on each other in …
Coders at Work:
Quantitative Investment Analysis (CFA Institute Investment Series):
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