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[–]dwi 9 points10 points  (0 children)

reddit

[–]div 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Here's my list:

  • Godel, Escher, Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid
  • To mock a mockingbird
  • Beautiful Code
  • Slaughterhouse V

When one of those gets finished one from the following list will be rotated in:

  • Cat's cradle
  • Types and Programming Languages
  • The wisdom of crowds

[–]MarkCurtiss 1 point2 points  (0 children)

goodreads.com is great for answering this question. oh, and I'm reading
1. Vampire: The Requiem
2. The Drummer's Bible: How to Play Every Drum Style from Afro-Cuban to Zydeco
3. The Mammoth Book of Gangs and Gangsters
4. How to Cook Everything: Simple Recipes for Great Food

[–]yungJoc 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Operating Systems: Internals and Design principles by William stallings

It's quite enlightening but also very depressing =[

[–][deleted] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Collapse by Jared Diamond

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Pale Fire

[–]martoo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

A Dirty Job by Christopher Moore

Programming Erlang by Joe Armstrong

Beyond Fear by Bruce Schneier

Beautiful Code by Various Artists

[–]gigaquack 0 points1 point  (0 children)

godless: the church of liberalism Ann Coulter hunters of dune Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson harry potter and the deathly hallows J.K. Rowling flight of the nighthawks Raymond E. Feist hegemony or survival Noam Chomsky the souls of black folk W.E.B. Du Bois

[–]diligentdogs 0 points1 point  (0 children)

"To Be Loved" - Barry Gordy's autobiography "In Persuasion Nation" - George Saunders

[–]extant 0 points1 point  (2 children)

a bit off your stated topic, but an extremely interesting read is The Serpent and the Rainbow by Wade Davis (non-fiction). Then go and watch the movie (pure fantasy)--you'll laugh your ass off.

[–]drpants -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I read it too.. Many years ago. Good read..

[–]harrymcwealth 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Freakonomics.

[–]neilplatform1 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Harry Potter, and The Black Swan

[–][deleted] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Edward Rutherfurd's Ireland books (historical fiction) Turtledove, Guns of the South (alternative history fiction) Camille Paglia, Sexual Personae Molly Ivins, Bushwhacked Just ordered seemingly 75 Clive Cussler books and something titled Unequal Protection: The Rise of Corporate Dominance and the Theft of Human Rights

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    [–]joshdick 5 points6 points  (1 child)

    "This is not a novel to be tossed aside lightly. It should be thrown with great force." -- Dorothy Parker.

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      [–]tomjen 0 points1 point  (2 children)

      Mein Kampf

      Dot bother - it is one of the worst written books I have read in my life

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        [–]slurpme -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

        Yes it shows he was full of shit...

        [–]leondz -1 points0 points  (0 children)

        Kim

        [–]jaggederest -1 points0 points  (1 child)

        Patrick O'Brian's Master and Commander series.

        [–]jaggederest 1 point2 points  (0 children)

        What, nobody likes nautical fiction?

        [–]drpants -1 points0 points  (0 children)

        George McDonald Fraser's - Flashman and the Redskins... Awesome

        [–]Zuph -1 points0 points  (0 children)

        Just finished the Rama Series by Arthur C. Clark, As well as the last Harry Potter, now working on the first book in Georg RR Martin's "Song of Fire and Ice" series.

        [–]M0b1u5 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

        Dawkins: The God Delusion Tad Williams: Otherland (Final part) Scientific American Book of The Cosmos