Alice in Wonderland
Lewis Carroll
Well well well... I had never read this one and decided to finally get with what it was all about. My thought is that we read in part to expand our minds to think in additional ways to the ones we already have -- "expand our boxes" so to speak instead of thinking "outside the box" which we don't think is possible. This book seems to reflect the thinking of someone with a MUCH wider box than our own!!!!! Oh my. While I saw no point to this story at all I enjoyed the ceaseless word play. Glad I finished it and surprised my mom had always recommended such a looped-out piece that seems drug-induced. Ah, well... Fine line between genius, and drug-induced I suppose.
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