If this book becomes a best-seller, the author knows what he's talking about. Otherwise, he hasn't managed to create a viral loop. (Current Amazon sales rank: 10,649).
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
After Ever After:
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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