Code Name Ginger
Steve Kemper
Chronicle of Dean Kamen and the self-balancing Ginger/Segway -- easy easy read
Fountainhead
Ayn Rand
"Selfish" behavior could be explained away using Ayn Rand's character Howard Rourke
Game Over
David Sheff
"How Nintendo Conquered the World" -- mid 70s thru mid 90s look at the development of the gaming market
Hackoff.com
Tom Evslin
Tom is one of our Fellows and brilliant and clear -- Superb superb chronicle of ALL the indulgences of the Internet bubble set in a murder mystery. Wonderful.
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
J. K. Rowling
Enjoyed it but wasn't captivated as I often am in whatever I have dug into. Probably reveals a character flaw of mine! Helen said they get better and better with each volume but I may not find out.
How Buildings Learn
Stewart Brand
Change and the world of architecture
Joystick Nation
J.C. Herz
One of the gaming classics from one of the emerging superb thinkers
Moneyball
Michael Lewis
All about defying conventional wisdom… this time in major league baseball
Mountains Beyond Mountains
Tracy Kidder
Well told story about Dr. Paul Farmer's successes and tribulations in making a difference in medical conditions in Haiti
Next
Michael Lewis
Weak follow up to The New New Thing
On the Road
Jack Kerouac
Whoa. I can see why its a classic but yikes it was disturbing and depressing. Very much worth the read so long as you can pop a romantic comedy in the dvd player just after
The Road Ahead
Bill Gates
Doesn't go much of anywhere -- paperback edition acknowledged the Internet
The Whole Earth Catalogue
Stewart Brand
The defining "catalogue" that captured the culture and spirit of Silly Valley in the late 60s and early 70s
There Must Be A Pony In Here Somewhere
Kara Swisher
AOL/Time Warner debacle examined