Lies, by Al Franken

Anger is a great motivator. I'm waiting until after the California election to read this. btw, I trademarked the word "Lies".

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

I'm a few hundred pages into Phoenix but stopped to read Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West.

Designing with Web Standards, by Jeffrey Zeldman

I've been pulling this out a few times a week.

Treason, by Ann Coulter

Give me a break.

Smart Mobs

An inkling of a big thing. OK book. Excellent weblog.

What Liberal Media? The Truth About Bias and...

Take that, Coulter.

The Great Big Book of Tomorrow

Time to get this. Now. Not yesterday. Not tomorrow.

Fast Food Nation

I'm too scared to read it.

Why Girls Are Weird

Does it help dealing with it?

Stiff

Have you ever prepared a body for burial? I have. Nothing instills carpe diem faster or deeper.

Cryptonomicon

I had chills reading this. Scenes from my life. Right down to the sysadmins in trenchcoats with guns.

Hillary Clinton Memoir

I'll wait for the movie.

No Logo

Strident. Makes the case.

Pattern Recognition

If you liked "No Logo"...

Purple Cow

Selling the book was more creative than the book itself. But worth it just to grok deeply that your best marketing bang comes from a product, and not its promotion. 

Bobos in Paradise

I have it. I can't remember why.

The Weblog Handbook

Buy in volume. Give as stocking stuffers. Require as a classroom text.

Sleeping With the Devil

Was this a first lady's biography? If so, which one?  

Google Hacks

Yay, Rael!

The Chicago Manual of Style

It's red! What happened to the classic orange?

The Gunslinger

I'm waiting for the TV movie.

The Da Vinci Code

I'm waiting for the movie.

Traci Lords

I'm waiting for the movie. No, wait...

Neuromancer

To understand the times, the effect of technology, read this yarn.

Emergence

Huge idea. Pretty good explanation. Needs a fieldbook.

War Is a Force That Gives Us Meaning

I'd rather get my meaning in a can, please.

The Best Democracy Money Can Buy

Is this a how to guide?

Atlas Shrugged

A reality distortion field. Read with care.

How to Be Good

Anything to do with Good to Great?

American Gods

I liked it, but not worth that much fuss. Try Icelandic sagas.

Snow Crash

If only for the pizza delivery!

Cascading Style Sheets

hmmm. Maybe there's more I could do.

Northern Lights

Find the hidden allegory.

Nickel and Dimed

Anguish. Struggle. Not getting by on minimum wage. 

Linked

I studied the math. This is the context. And the game play.

The Five Dysfunctions of a Team

Only five?

Good to Great

Boils down to "You'd better pick lucky parents." 

Seabiscuit

Saw the movie.

Tivo Hacks

Just bought it.