| Category |
Title |
Author |
Rating |
Description |
| Period Fiction |
Quicksilver |
Neal Stephenson |
|
The first book of the Baroque Cycle explores the world of 17th century Europe, bearing all the marks of Stepehon's... |
| Fantasy |
The Phoenix Guards |
Steven Brust |
|
The same fantasy world found in the Vlad Taltos books is shown from a very different perspective. |
| Business |
Crossing the Chasm |
Geoffrey A. Moore |
|
More business wisdom is packed into these 200 pages than a whole stadium full of MBAs. |
| Sci Fi |
The Diamond Age |
Neal Stephenson |
|
Quite possibly the most complex, intelligent, and well-written piece of literature ever created. |
| Cognition |
Consciousness Explained |
Daniel C. Dennett |
|
The only complete theory of consciousness I have ever encountered. |
| Mathematics |
Innumeracy |
John Allen Paulos |
|
Most people would be embarrassed to state that they were illiterate; why then do most wear innumeracy like a badge of... |
| Fantasy |
Anvil of the World |
Kage Baker |
|
One cannot help but compare this book to the Discworld series, but this is far from copycat material. |
| Fantasy |
A Fire Upon the Deep |
Scott Rosenberg |
|
This is one of those novels that propels science fiction as a genre to the top of the literary heap. |
| Politics |
The Structure of Liberty |
Randy Barnett |
|
This is the book that convinced me to become an anarcho-libertarian. |
| Economics |
Capitalism and Freedom |
Milton Friedman |
|
Milton Friedman is probably the greatest economist to ever live, and his ideas are made accessible in this slim,... |
| History |
The Wealth and Poverty of Nations |
David S. Landes |
|
If you only ever read one book on history, this should be it. |
| Fantasy |
The Silmarillion |
J.R.R. Tolkien |
|
This is Tolkien's true masterwork, to my mind, but it should not be read until after you've completed Lord of the Rings. |
| Sci Fi |
Hyperion Cantos |
Dan Simmons |
|
The epic, other-worldly masterpiece that got me interested in sci-fi. |
| Critical Thinking |
How We Know What Isn't So |
Thomas Gilovich |
|
An excellent introduction to all the basics of critical thinking. |
| Thriller |
House of Leaves |
Mark Z. Danielewski |
|
Crazy typography and a story that reads like a mobius strip combine to make a mind-bending thriller. |
