Reading 2008

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Books read in 2008

Being Human by Richard Harper, Tom Rodden, Yvonne Rogers and Abigail Sellen Finished Dec.31/08

Payback: Debt and the Shadow Side of Wealth by Margaret Atwood Finished Dec.09/08

Dr. Sax by Jack Kerouac Finished Dec.01/08

Oryx and Crake by Margaret Atwood Finished Nov.23/08 Recommended by Alana W.

Letters to a Young Contrarian by Christopher Hitchens Finished Nov.19/08

The Third Chimpanzee: The Evolution and Future of the Human Animal by Jared Diamond Finished Nov.01/08

Down and Out in Paris and London by George Orwell Finished Oct.17/08

Once There Was a War by John Steinbeck Finished Aug.14/08

The Elements of Typographic Style by Robert Bringhurst Finished Jul.29/08

Son of the Revolution by Liang Heng and Judith Shapiro Finished Jul.24/08 Recommended by Jon C. One of the most important books I have ever read.

Investment Biker by Jim Rogers Finished Jul.14/08

Beautiful Evidence by Edward Tufte Finished Jul.07/08

Lanzarote by Michel Houellebecq Finished May.29/08 A seedling of a story that barely stands of its own. Thankfully it was expanded and morphed into The Possibility of an Island.

The Subterraneans and Pic by Jack Kerouac Finished May.10/08

Great Short Works of Jack London by Jack London Finished Apr.24/08 Contained two short novels, The Call of the Wild and White Fang and a series of short stories.

Jupiter's Travels by Ted Simon Finished Apr.21/08 Read while on vacation in Italy.

Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes Finished Mar.04/08 I somehow made it through life so far without reading this wonderful book. I am very glad I finally did. Recommended by Trevor L.

Blow the House Down by Robert Baer Finished Feb.17/08

What Do You Care What Other People Think? by Richard Feynman Finished Feb.01/08

The Visual Display of Quantitative Information by Edward R. Tufte Finished Jan.27/08 Recommended by Pourang I.

Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov Finished Jan.26/08

The Writer's Book of Hope by Ralph Keyes Finished Jan.09/08

Life: The Movie by Neal Gabler Finished Jan.03/08 Recommended by Trevor L.

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