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Moby DickHerman Melville

The Place of TidesJames Rebanks

The Rites of PassageArnold van Gennep

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Continuous Discovery Habits - Discover Products That Create Customer Value and Business ValueTeresa Torres

Great book if you're a product manager or work in the world of technical product development (engineering, design, etc.)...

Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop TalkingSusan Cain

*Quiet* is, essentially, about introverts in a society built for extroverts. I found the first two thirds of the book e...

Blood Meridian: Or the Evening Redness in the WestCormac McCarthy

I first read *Blood Meridian* 15 or 20 years ago. Prior to picking up *Meridian* I was introduced to McCarthy in a North...

Cribsheet: A Data-Driven Guide to Better, More Relaxed Parenting, from Birth to PreschoolEmily Oster

If you're going to read one parenting book out there, or use one book as a jumping off point, this is the book. We bough...

The Gods ThemselvesIsaac Asimov

I'm a definitely a fan of Asimov -- his creativity and prolificness is so impressive. The Robot and Foundation series' ...

John le Carre's Smiley NovelsJohn le Carre

I bought Le Carre's first Smiley novel on my Kindle while I was browsing around the Kindle store looking for something l...

The Way HomeMark Boyle

I believe Audible recommended *The Way Home* to me because I'd previously listened to *The World-Ending Fire*, which is ...

Forever EmployableJeff Gothelf

I forget how I came across Forever Employable--I think I heard about it on a podcast at some point--but I bought it abou...

The Shadow of the WindCarlos Ruiz Zafón

It is beyond my modest skill as a reader and writer to do justice to *The Shadow of the Wind*. Like a Russian doll, it w...

The Data Detective: Ten Easy Rules to Make Sense of Statistics (Audio)Tim Harford

I bought *The Data Detective* after listening to an episode of Harford's podcast, *Cautionary Tales* (side note: very en...

The Tower of Fools (Hussite Trilogy, Book 1)Andrzej Sapkowski

I love Sapkowski's stories and storytelling, and *The Tower of Fools* only supports that feeling. This one is a much big...

Tyll: A NovelDaniel Kehlmann

I'm actually 3/4 of the way through *Tyll*, but I put it down and I'm not sure when or if I'll finish it up. The story i...

The Witcher Book 3 (Baptism of Fire)Andrzej Sapkowski

Everything I've read thus far (short stories and novels) in the Witcher series is great fun! As I've alluded to previou...

The Witcher Book 1 (Blood of Elves)Andrzej Sapkowski

So I had started watching the Netflix Witcher series when it came out, and I liked the potential of it, but the story wa...

The Autobiography of Martin Luther King, Jr.Clayborne Carson

I believe Dr. King is one of the most important, heroic figures in our modern history. His character, compassion, empat...

The HistorianElizabeth Kostova

My brother recommended *The Historian* to me. It's basically a modern Dracula story and it's really well done. Kostova t...

The PlagueAlbert Camus

I've always wanted to read Camus and as the Covid-driven social isolation escalated, I pulled *The Plague* off our shelf...

Hyperion & The Fall of HyperionDan Simmons

So these two books were bizarre and awesome. But they're only really for people with certain tastes, and you really have...

The Rise and Fall of D.O.D.O.Neal Stephenson and Nicole Galland

*The Rise and Fall of D.O.D.O.* was a great, fun read. I like a lot of Neal Stephenson's work but he has a tendency to s...

The Pillars of the EarthKen Follett

I didn't finish *Pillars*...I've put it down and I don't know if I'll get back to it. It's a good story, definitely dark...

The Complete Short Stories of Ernest Hemingway - The Finca Vigia EditionErnest Hemingway

[Note: a full review may or may not be forthcoming. I'll never do it justice. The TL;DR; is - **Read this. It's amazin...