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A Feast for Crows
Author:
George R. R. Martin
ISBN:
0553801503
Book four of A Song of Fire and Ice. The first three were among the best fantasy novels I've read. If you're invested in the characters you would enjoy the read, but only half of the characters get their story told here. A great series - try the first one.
Angels & Demons
Author:
Dan Brown
ISBN:
0743275063
Fun read - blasted through it over a camping weekend. Reads like a movie. Reminded me of Grisham or Crichton. Especially enjoyed the interweaving of real art and architecture into the fiction. I'm just a couple years behind everyone else, apparently.
Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking
Author:
Malcolm Gladwell
ISBN:
0316172324
Picked this up in the airport on the way out, and finished it at 30k feet a few hours later. Fascinating read on how the conscious and subsconscious mind perceives the world and how we make decisions based on those perceptions.
Cradle to Cradle
Author:
William McDonough
ISBN:
0865475873
Amazing book. From the second you pick it up, it challenges your ideas of responsible design. They make a strong case for going beyond sustainability and putting eco-effectiveness into practice. If you are at all interested in the subject, read this book.
Emergence
Author:
Steven Johnson
ISBN:
0684868768
If you've got an interest in video games, computing, media, or how ants and people think and behave, pick this book up.
Everything Bad is Good For You
Author:
Steven Johnson
ISBN:
1594481946
Really enjoyed this one. He did a great job of articulating the arguments surrounding the demonizing of video games. Solid discussion about media consumption, its history, and the psychology behind it.
Managing as Designing
Author:
R. J. Boland
ISBN:
0804746745
(In progress) A collection of essays about the growing relevance of design in the management and leadership of organizations. Interesting but not the easiest to read - don't do it when sleepy. Misplaced this when I moved, and just recently found it again.
Persepolis
Author:
Marjane Satrapi
ISBN:
037571457X
Started off kind of funny, but gradually became more tragic as you got to the end. Great insight into the changes that happened in Iran from someone on the inside as it turned from a secular to a fundamentalist state.
State of Denial: Bush at War, Part III
Author:
Bob Woodward
ISBN:
0743272234
This is from a respected journalist not known for partisanship. I think that it will be maddening and infuriating no matter what your political leanings are.
Success Through Failure
Author:
Henry Petroski
ISBN:
0691122253
(In progress) The first title in the new MS UI designers' book club reading list. It's not bad, but it could do better in terms of connecting its arguments with more direct examples.
Team of Rivals
Author:
Doris Kearns Goodwin
ISBN:
0684824906
Fascinating look at Lincoln's life, his character, and his rivals for the presidency (who later became his cabinet and closest friends). Truly amazing and inspiring. The contrast with our current president is alarming.
The Complete Calvin and Hobbes
Author:
Bill Watterson
ISBN:
0740748475
(In progress) Bought this for myself last year, and I simply have to read it from time to time. Perfect coffee table book. Really interesting to see the evolution of the strip over time. I miss seeing this in the paper on a daily basis.
The Da Vinci Code
Author:
Dan Brown
ISBN:
1400079179
Picked this up after Angels & Demons. Exactly the same vein as that one, but a little more polished writing. Fun read again, but I haven't seen the movie.
The Ice Palace that Melted Away
Author:
Bill Stumpf
ISBN:
081663730X
Very refreshing read about one designer's thoughts on design's role and responsibility. A very optimistic view of the world, and challenges us all to consider civility and respect more in our daily lives.
The Language Instinct: How the Mind Creates Language
Author:
Steven Pinker
ISBN:
0060958332
(In progress) I'm only about 40 pages in and I'm already fascinated. If you have any curiosity or interest in how language and the human brain develops, read this.
The Logic of Failure
Author:
Dietrich Dorner
ISBN:
0201479486
Entertaining analysis of human failure and the psychological process and reasons why people are prone to committing them. The game-like computer simulations are fascinating.
The Ten Faces of Innovation
Author:
Thomas Kelley
ISBN:
0385512074
Very inspiring and challenging for anyone involved in designing user experiences. IDEO is well-respected for both what they design and how they design. Interesting descriptions of different innovator archetypes with some great specific examples.
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