1. 11 January 2008

    2007 reading list

    313 days ago

    Things I read in 2007. The ones I really liked emboldened.

    1. Machine Beauty, David Gelernter
    2. People, Land, and Community, Collected Lectures of the E.F. Schumacher Society
    3. The Big U, Neal Stephenson
    4. Zodiac, Neal Stephenson
    5. The Complete Calvin and Hobbes, Bill Watterson
    6. The System of the World, Neal Stephenson
    7. The Earth Manual, Malcolm Margolin
    8. Heat, George Monbiot
    9. The Batteries of Life, Christopher Assendorf
    10. Beautiful Evidence, Edward Tufte
    11. Le Fantôme de l’Opéra, Gaston Leroux
    12. Timeless Beauty, John Lane
    13. The Mezzanine, Nicholson Baker
    14. Deer Hunting with Jesus, Joe Bageant
    15. Out of Control, Kevin Kelly
    16. Harry Potter 7, JK Rowling
    17. Labyrinths, José Luis Borges
    18. Rainbows End, Vernor Vinge
    19. Castle, David Macaulay
    20. Gentle Architecture, Malcolm Wells
    21. Natural Architecture, Alessandro Rocca
    22. Architecture without Architects
    23. The Best Democracy Money Can Buy, Greg Palast
    24. The World Without Us, Alan Weisman

    I read a lot fewer books this year compared to 2004, 2005, or 2006.

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