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I have/had a Goodreads account but I can't keep it up to date. My current to read list is basically my room with a bunch of books lying about.

Matt, I saw you've read some, books on writing. Zen in the Art of Writing is Pretty good, by Ray Bradbury. I liked the Stephen King On Writing, intersting how he came up with some ideas.

On my to read list about writing is:
The Jewel Hinged Jaw by Samuel Delany
The Craft of Science Fiction edited by Reginald Bretnor
Aspects of the Novel by E.M Forester

I'm currently reading:
About Writing by Samuel Delany like it so far
The Book Theif by Markus Zusak Like it so far
Dante's Inferno sweet book
Various books on teaching no one here cares about.
Matt's ebook MM Like so far
Absolute Sandman Vol.2
Stories edited by Neil Gaiman

Yeah, I have problems, I would probably get more books done if I read one all the way through then moved on to another book.

Blink, by Malcolm Gladwell.
Inverting the Pyramid: A History of Football Tactics, by Jonathan Wilson.
Powerlifting Basics, Texas-Style: The Adventures of Lope Delk, by Paul Kelso.
Lost Japan, by Alex Kerr.

Bravo Two Zero by Andy Mcnab

Almost finished it! One of the best books Ive red in a while.

Quote:'Bravo Two Zero' was the code-name of the famous SAS operation: a classic story of bravery in the face of overwhelming odds. Bravo Two Zero by patrol commander 'Andy McNab' became an international bestseller, as did the book by 'Chris Ryan' (The One That Got Away). Both men became millionaires. Three members of the patrol were killed. One, veteran sergeant Vince Phillips, was blames in both books for a succession of mistakes. As Michael Asher reveals, the stories in Bravo Two Zero and The One That Got Away grew considerably in the telling. Their heroic tales of taking out tanks with their rocket launchers, mowing down hundreds of Iraqi soldiers, the silent stabbing of the occasional sentry, were never mentioned at their post-war debriefings... In an investigation literally in the footsteps of the patrol, Michael Asher tells the true story.

Infidel, by Ayaan Hirsi Ali
Biographical story of a woman who escaped Islam (for a while) and became a member of the Dutch parliament.

A bunch of old issues of The New Yorker

God Is Not Great, by Christopher Hitchens
Pretty scathing indictment of religion

The Fountainhead, by Ayn Rand
Trying to work my way through it, but it's slow going

Revolutionary Wealth, by Alvin and Heidi Toffler

Being Sovereign, by Jim Davidson
Essays by a guy who hates government

The Mortdecai Trilogy, by Kyril Bonfiglioli
Nice if you want ornate but very well done British humor

The Ivy Portfolio, by Mebane Faber & Eric Richardson
Not sure how useful this one if going to be yet, but Faber has good ideas elsewhere and is generally worth listening to about investing

Across the Equator, by Mark Twain
Also slow going

Just finished the first two of the Hunger Games trilogy, which is a Young Adult thing, but surprisingly good.

All Creatures Great and Small, by James Herriot
Absolutely delightful book - would recommend it to anyone who likes animals.

That should keep you occupied for a while.