Reading List

I like to read a lot, mostly books with a sociological theme and with particular emphasis on politics, history, psychology and technology. Following is a list of books I've read recently:

2010

The Idea of Justice Amartya Sen
Gray's Anatomy John Gray
Delete: The Virtue of Forgetting in the Digital Age Viktor Mayer-Schönberger
Bonk: The Curious Coupling of Science and Sex Mary Roach
Nonsense Robert Gula
I Am A Strange Loop Douglas Hofstadter
Last Chance To See Douglas Adams and Mark Carwardine
The Prince Niccolò Machiavelli
The Spirit Level: Why More Equal Societies Almost Always Do Better Richard Wilkinson and Kate Pickett
Longitude Dava Sobel
Me Talk Pretty One Day David Sedaris
Ransom David Malouf
The Statute of Liberty Geoffrey Robertson
The Men Who Killed QANTAS Matthew Benns

2009

IQ: How Psychology Hijacked Intelligence Stephen Murdoch
Eichmann in Jerusalem: A Report on the Banality of Evil Hannah Arendt
Gödel Escher Bach Douglas Hofstadter
Unseen Academicals Terry Pratchett
A Nest of Occasionals Tony Martin
The Worldly Philosophers Robert Heilbroner
Naked David Sedaris
A Certain Grandeur Graham Freudenberg
Blooming English Kate Burridge
The Great Wall: China Against the World, 1000BC - 2000AD Julia Lovell
Colonial Ambition Peter Cochrane
The Audacity of Hope Barack Obama
My Israel Question Antony Loewenstein
Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim David Sedaris
Free Culture Lawrence Lessig
Nation Terry Pratchett
The Blogging Revolution Antony Loewenstein

2008

The Happiness Hypothesis: Finding Modern Truth in Ancient Wisdom Jonathan Haidt
Personal Development for Smart People: The Conscious Pursuit of Personal Growth Steve Pavlina
The God Delusion Richard Dawkins
Predictably Irrational: The hidden forces that shape our decisions Dan Ariely
The Economic Naturalist: Why Economics Explains Almost Everything Robert H. Frank
Stylin' with CSS: A Designer's Guide Charles Wyke-Smith
ProBlogger: Secrets for Blogging Your Way to a Six-Figure Income Darren Rowse & Chris Garrett
Animal Farm George Orwell
The Search: How Google and Its Rivals Rewrote the Rules of Business and Transformed Our Culture John Battelle
The Commitment: Love, Sex, Marriage, and My Family Dan Savage
Ronan the Barbarian James Bibby
Against All Enemies: Inside America's War on Terror Richard A. Clarke
The Appeal John Grisham