Books I'd like to read.
Not at the Minneapolis public library
- Bringing the Devil to His Knees : The Craft of Fiction and the Writing Life
- Richard Russo has an essay in here about teaching writing
- Tales from the Bike Shop
- John recommended this as fun stories
- Euler : The Master of Us All (Dolciani Mathematical Expositions)
- Euler is one of my heroes. I wonder if this book is any good.
- Non-Designer's Design Book, The
- Dave Hofgren recommended it
More books
- Socially Responsible Investing : Making a Difference and Making Money
- I wonder if there are deep things to learn about socially responsible investing
- Hands-On Environmentalism
- Looks interesting
- Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience
- Rauser liked it
- Artificial Intelligence for Computer Games
- Maybe interesting, though not an easy read
- Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion
- Bob Kraut recommended it
- House of Lies : How Management Consultants Steal Your Watch and Then Tell You the Time
- Reading about business consultants isn't high on my list, but I'll admit I'm intrigued.
- Chased By The Light
- Sara said she likes this.
- Ecco homo
- Bland suggested this
- The Birth of Tragedy and The Case of Wagner (Vintage)
- Bland suggested this
- I'm Just Here for the Food: Food + Heat = Cooking
- Max said this is good.
- Descartes' Error : Emotion, Reason, and the Human Brain
- Mentioned by Temple Grandin in her book, Animals in Translation.
- How Buildings Learn: What Happens After They're Built
- Paul B. and Reid recommended this
- Surviving the Extremes: What Happens to the Body and Mind at the Limits of Human Endurance
- Reid recommended it
- Newjack : Guarding Sing Sing
- Heard the author on public radio, and it sounded interesting.
- Common Sense on Mutual Funds: New Imperatives for the Intelligent Investor
- John likes it.
- The Battle for the Soul of Capitalism
- Squash: Steps to Success (Steps to Success Activity Series)
- Iron and Silk (Vintage Departures)
- Don liked it.
- The Making of the Atomic Bomb
- Shilad recommended this
- Marley & Me : Life and Love with the World's Worst Dog
- Okay, possibly cheesy, but I'm a sucker for animals
- The Soul Of A New Machine
- Heard this was good. Won a Pulitzer?
- A Sense of the World : How a Blind Man Became History's Greatest Traveler
- Kurt read it, sounds interesting.
- The Birth of Plenty : How the Prosperity of the Modern World was Created
- Googler liked it.
- Gardner's Guide to Animation Scriptwriting: The Writer's Road Map (Gardner's Guide Series)
- The Curious Cook: More Kitchen Science and Lore
- The author recommended it (!)
- Annie Duke: How I Raised, Folded, Bluffed, Flirted, Cursed, and Won Millions at the World Series ...
- Mentioned on Freakonomics blog
- The Long Tail: Why the Future of Business Is Selling Less of More
- Possibly interesting. I'm interested in the long tail, but I don't know about this author.
- The Dogs Who Found Me: What I've Learned from Pets Who Were Left Behind
- Found at SF market
- William Wegman Polaroids
- Found at SF market
- The End of Poverty: Economic Possibilities for Our Time
- Found at SF market
- Kicked, Bitten, and Scratched: Life and Lessons at the World's Premier School for Exotic Animal T...
- Read a new york times story about Amy training her husband, and it was great
- Orbiting the Giant Hairball: A Corporate Fool's Guide to Surviving with Grace
- Nathan said this was a fun book.
- Don't Get Too Comfortable: The Indignities of Coach Class, The Torments of Low Thread Count, The ...
- Just saw Rakoff on the daily show, and he was pretty funny.
- Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close
- WikiLens-ers like it.
- Another Day in the Frontal Lobe: A Brain Surgeon Exposes Life on the Inside
- Sounds interesting.
- The Audacity of Hope: Thoughts on Reclaiming the American Dream
- Freakonomics guy says it's great.
- Garbage Land: On the Secret Trail of Trash
- Scott reading it?
- Synthetic Worlds: The Business and Culture of Online Games
- Economies of online gaming
- The Promise of Sleep: A Pioneer in Sleep Medicine Explores the Vital Connection Between Health, H...
- Niniane read this.
- Phil Gordon's Little Blue Book: More Lessons and Hand Analysis in No Limit Texas Hold'em
- Steven Levitt (freakonomics) thought this book about poker was funny.
- The Black Swan: The Impact of the Highly Improbable
- Read about it in freakonomics blog.
- A Mind at a Time
- I heard a speech this guy gave on public radio. http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2007/09/04/midday2/
- The Death and Life of Great American Cities
- Blake recommended it.
- The Culture Clash: A Revolutionary New Way to Understanding the Relationship Between Humans and D...
- JJ recommends it.
- Elephants on Acid: And Other Bizarre Experiments
- Sounds interesting. Will babies choose a sensible diet?
- A Little Java, A Few Patterns
- From the author of "The Little Lisper"
- Gravity's Rainbow (Penguin Twentieth-Century Classics)
- WikiLens-ers like it, and it has a pulitzer prize.
- Intelligent Investor: A Book of Practical Counsel
- Warren Buffet liked it, that's enough for me to be interested.
- Poor Charlie's Almanack Expanded Second Edition. The Wit and Wisdom of Charles T. Munger
- Book by Charlie Munger, Buffett's partner.
- Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap... and Others Don't
- Coworkers recommended it
- Predictably Irrational: The Hidden Forces That Shape Our Decisions
- Mike is reading it
- Supercapitalism: The Transformation of Business, Democracy, and Everyday Life
- Mike recommended this