Books Read in 2007
- Akhil Reed Amar, America's Constitution: A Biography
- Barton Biggs, Hedge Hogging
- Brian Doherty, Radicals for Capitalism: A Freewheeling History of the Modern American Libertarian Movement
- Giles Foden, Mimi and Toutou's Big Adventure: The Bizarre Battle of Lake Tanganyika
- Diego Gambetta, The Sicilian Mafia: The Business of Private Protection
- Barry M. Goldwater, The Conscience of a Conservative
- Madeleine L'Engle, A Wrinkle in Time (nowhere near as good as I remembered, and the other two I read were so bad I didn't buy the fourth)
- Madeleine L'Engle, A Wind in the Door
- Madeleine L'Engle, A Swiftly Tilting Planet
- Mark R. Levin, Rescuing Sprite: A Dog Lover's Story of Joy and Anguish
- Roger Lowenstein, When Genius Failed: The Rise and Fall of Long-Term Capital Management
- Ernest Nagel and James R. Newman, Goedel's Proof
- Robert Neuwirth, Shadow Cities: A Billion Squatters, A New Urban World
- Ronald Numbers, The Creationists: From Scientific Creationism to Intelligent Design (revised edition)
- Kevin Phillips, American Dynasty: Aristocracy, Fortune, and the Politics of Deceit in the House of Bush
- William Poundstone, Fortune's Formula: The Untold Story of the Scientific Betting System That Beat the Casinos and Wall Street
- Rudy Rucker, Frek and the Elixir
- Jim Steinmeyer, The Glorious Deception: The Double Life of William Robinson, aka Chung Ling Soo, the "Marvelous Chinese Conjurer"
- Tim Weiner, Legacy of Ashes: The History of the CIA
- Jonathan Wolff, Robert Nozick: Property, Justice and the Minimal State
- Carl Zimmer, Evolution: The Triumph of an Idea
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I know how you feel. Despite reading ten books in the last two months, my overall number of books read is fewer than the last couple of years. And given my sometimes impulsive buying spree (both online and off) I have over two dozen unread books bought just this year.
BTW, in your list, I haven't read any of those except the last one by Carl Zimmer, which is awesome and should be required reading for anyone doubting Evolution (deniers won't be convinced, though).
I've only read one of yours, and it's on the same subject (Gould's The Panda's Thumb).
I've got another Zimmer book ready to start reading, Soul Made Flesh.
In line with Kurt Goedel, I noticed that Douglas Hofstadter has a new book out--"I am a Srange Loop". It looks like a fun read.
That one's on my wish list, but not yet purchased.
I've read Soul Made Flesh too. Carl Zimmer is a genius in science writing. I wish some other science writers I read are half as good. :p
Hm. I'm not even sure what books I've read this year ... I never thought to keep track (although it would probably be a good idea to start since I pick a book of the year every year ...).
I'm leaning toward spam, Jim.
However, the fact that I'm not sure is a tribute to the spammer.
Yeah, I think spam... it's gone.
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