To-Read list:
The Fabric of the Cosmos by Brian Greene:
Since I read an excerpt in high school, I have wanted to read the whole thing. It's a physicist's attempt to explain relativity with accessible metaphors and terminology.
Kitchen Confidential by Anthony Bourdain:
After watching No Reservations for a while, I now want to read what made Anthony Bourdain legendary: his outlook on the restaurant business as a dishwasher who rose to the rank of chef. Maybe his awesome writing style will rub off onto me...
iWoz by Steve Wozniak
The auto-biography of Apple's co-founder, the other Steve. I've already started reading and it's pretty interesting.
Recommendations:
Norwegian Wood by Haruki Murakami
First book I read by HM. Great story. Unlike his other novels, this one is short and relatively unsurreal, but equally awesome. If you want more surrealistic stuff, Hard Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World is amazing as well.
A Whole New Mind by Daniel Pink
This book offers an interesting view on how traits like empathy and creativity are becoming more valuable in today's economy. Whether or not you will agree with this, this books does offer a good collection of other books to read, places to visit, and things to do.
Small Gods by Terry Pratchett
It's part of a series set in a place called Discworld. You don't need to know much about the series to read these novels though. Unlike a lot of fantasy books I've read, the Discworld series is witty and funny. The best Pratchett book I've read so far.
Really though, I've written this post to give a general idea of my tastes. Now I'd like to hear what you would recommend. Suggest away.
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