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I had a fantastic reading year, too much to choose from: "Cosmos" - Carl Sagan "Hyperion" + "Fall of Hyperion" - Dan Simmons "Red Mars" - Kim Stanley Robinson "The Prince" - Niccolo Machiavelli
Also, "Glasshouse" by Charles Stross was pretty rad too.
The Undiscovered Self : http://amzn.com/0451217322 - A distillation of much of Carl Jung's lifetime of research in psychology into a short book. The blurb on the book jacket sums it up best: 'In his classic, provocative work, Dr. Carl Jung-one of psychiatry's greatest minds-argues that the future depends on our ability to resist society's mass movements. Only by understanding our unconscious inner nature-"the undiscovered self"-can we gain the self-knowledge that is antithetical to ideological fanaticism.'
Concepts, Techniques, and Models of Computer Programming: http://www.amzn.com/0262220695
or:
Programming in Scala: http://www.amzn.com/0981531644
Startup Nation - discourse on startups in Israel
Tempo - narrative strategy by Venkatesh Rao - REALLY good read, distilled and full of gold
I just finished reading "The Origin of Political Order", which was recommended by Venkatesh Rao. It's refreshing to read an overview of world history that doesn't focus on kings and kingdoms, but rather on the underlying causes. This book covers some dense material, but remains readable at all times. Highly recommended.
I wrote a review here: http://pragmaticpoliticaleconomy.blogspot.com/2011/09/im-rea...
For those who liked Malkiel's Random Walk, read:
* Ben Graham's Intelligent Investor
* Philip Fisher's Common Stocks and Uncommon Profits They counter Malkiel's thesis (yup, he's wrong) and Warren Buffet credits both men for teaching him how to invest. True classics.