American Gods

by Neil Gaiman

Gaiman is so engrossing.

Stumbling on Happiness

by Daniel Gilbert

This book is good. We need more people telling the general public how much cognitive scientists know about how to avoid traps. And I needed someone to draw the big picture of what's come out of the research on happiness.

Infinite Jest

by David Foster Wallace

Not very funny at all. How were 1079 pages not enough?

The Sirens Sang of Murder

by Sarah Caudwell

Two good narrators!

Once

by Rebecca Rosenblum

Are all of these stories sad?  Even the happy ones?  Was that just me?

Hard to be a God

by Arkady and Boris Strugatski

9 Stories

by J.D. Salinger

He's always fun to read, especially if you want to be miserable.

The Master and Margarita

by Mikhail Bulgakov

Super cool. Try to find the translation I have: It is translated very directly from the original, which makes every sentence sound upside-down and backwards.

The Prince of the Marshes

by Rory Stewart

Finished Today.
I guess even the people who made some right decisions couldn't get things to work out in Iraq. Not in 1-2 years, anyway.

The Little Prince

by Antoine de Saint Exupéry

Not sure what to say about this one yet.

Dream Angus

by Alexander McCall Smith

Finished today.
It was weird to read Alexander McCall Smith writing something that wasn't light-hearted comedy, but it was good.

Our Friends from Frolix 8

by Philip K. Dick

finished today.
Ah, Philip K. Dick. You start out thinking it's cheesy but then it gets just crazy enough to be awesome.

The Great Gatsby

by F. Scott Fitzgerald

Finished today.
Ah, true love.

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

by J.K. Rowling

Finished today.
Well. That's that, then.

The Unbearable Lightness of Being

by Milan Kundera

Finished today.
I thought the only thing I would like about this book is the title, but I loved it. The whole book.

Imperial Life in the Emerald City

by Rajiv Chandrasekaran
Finished today

Great information. Never make hiring decisions based on ideology or loyalty, and try to learn about the people you are working with.

The Places in Between

Rory Stewart

Finished January 3rd 2007
Amazing