Listmania!
Books I"ve read summer 2006
By an Amazon.com customer
Crimes Against LogicCrimes Against Logic by Jamie Whyte
Buy new: $10.36 / Used from: $5.99
So so. he makes good points, but nonetheless oversimplifies
Coercion: Why We Listen to What "They" SayCoercion: Why We Listen to What "They" Say by Douglas Rushkoff
Buy new: $11.25 / Used from: $0.11
entertaining.. quick read.
Afghanistan's Endless War: State Failure, Regional Politics, and the Rise of the TalibanAfghanistan's Endless War: State Failure, Regional Politics, and the Rise of the Taliban by Larry P. Goodson
Buy new: $17.55 / Used from: $1.04
Dizzying.. filled with too much details that went over my head.
The Mysterious Flame of Queen LoanaThe Mysterious Flame of Queen Loana by Umberto Eco
Buy new: $15.24 / Used from: $0.01
by far the second most entertaining Eco book I've read.. (after foucault)
Taliban: Militant Islam, Oil and Fundamentalism in Central AsiaTaliban: Militant Islam, Oil and Fundamentalism in Central Asia by Ahmed Rashid
Buy new: $10.17 / Used from: $1.73
had a better grasp on this, partially because of the Goodson book. still, it did bog down. and moved fairly slow
Ghost Wars: The Secret History of the CIA, Afghanistan, and Bin Laden, from the Soviet Invasion to September 10, 2001Ghost Wars: The Secret History of the CIA, Afghanistan, and Bin Laden, from the Soviet Invasion to September 10, 2001 by Steve Coll
Buy new: $12.24 / Used from: $5.75
Fast, and the most accessible book about Afghanistan. highly entertaining. (but then again, this was read after Goodson and Rashid)
Go for BeginnersGo for Beginners by Kaoru Iwamoto
Buy new: $9.60 / Used from: $3.52
nothing I haven't picked up from the online tutorial. Still, a good refresher.
MisreadingsMisreadings by Umberto Eco
Buy new: $11.20 / Used from: $1.75
this one had its moments.. but got too complex in certain sections.
One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovitch (Signet Classics)One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovitch (Signet Classics) by Alexander Solzhenitsyn
Buy new: $5.95 / Used from: $0.01
I was suppose to read this for class. eh..
The Name of the Rose: including the Author's PostscriptThe Name of the Rose: including the Author's Postscript by Umberto Eco
Buy new: $10.20 / Used from: $0.14
Always wanted to read this one.
The Key to The Name of the Rose: Including Translations of All Non-English Passages (Ann Arbor Paperbacks)The Key to The Name of the Rose: Including Translations of All Non-English Passages (Ann Arbor Paperbacks) by Adele J. Haft
Buy new: $15.26 / Used from: $9.98