Lists of Bests: Elderbear is subverting the dominant paradigm.'s "Books I've read in 2006" http://www.listsofbests.com/list/19573 Tue, 01 Dec 2009 15:27:22 GMT en-us 0 50 38 0 0 Freakonomics [Revised and Expanded]: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/1272452 <div id="position">1</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/1272452"><img src="http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/P/0061234001.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Steven D. Levitt</div> Cobra II: The Inside Story of the Invasion and Occupation of Iraq http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/478080 <div id="position">2</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/478080"><img src="http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/P/0375422625.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Michael R. Gordon</div> Elijah at the Wedding Feast and Other Tales: Stories of the Human Spirit http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/884576 <div id="position">3</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/884576"><img src="http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/P/0879462078.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_V1056503913_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by John Shea</div> Wisdom of the Idiots http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/205404 <div id="position">4</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/205404"><img src="http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/P/0863040462.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Idries Shah</div> The Subtleties of the Inimitable Mulla Nasrudin http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/2470863 <div id="position">5</div><div class="place-image-placeholder"><span class="qm">*</span></div> How to Think Like a Computer Scientist: Learning with Python http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/42585 <div id="position">6</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/42585"><img src="http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/P/0971677506.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Allen Downey</div> How Few Remain http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/7808 <div id="position">7</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/7808"><img src="http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/P/0345406141.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_V1056437024_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Harry Turtledove</div> Meeting Jesus Again for the First Time: The Historical Jesus and the Heart of Contemporary Faith http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/80174 <div id="position">8</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/80174"><img src="http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/P/0060609176.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Marcus J. Borg</div> Misquoting Jesus: The Story Behind Who Changed the Bible and Why http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/60136 <div id="position">9</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/60136"><img src="http://ec2.images-amazon.com/images/P/0060738170.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_V56617012_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Bart D. Ehrman</div> Extreme Programming Explained: Embrace Change (2nd Edition) (The XP Series) http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/7281 <div id="position">10</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/7281"><img src="http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/P/0321278658.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Kent Beck</div> The Schopenhauer Cure: A Novel (P.S.) http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/336282 <div id="position">11</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/336282"><img src="http://ec2.images-amazon.com/images/P/0060938102.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Irvin Yalom</div> Lotus Notes 6 for Dummies http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/448200 <div id="position">12</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/448200"><img src="http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/P/0764516493.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_V1122562448_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Stephen Londergan</div> Beyond Belief: The Secret Gospel of Thomas http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/9060 <div id="position">13</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/9060"><img src="http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/P/0375703160.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_V1076529621_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Elaine Pagels</div> The Gnostic Gospels: A Startling Account of the Meaning of Jesus and the Origin of Christianity Based on Gnostic Gospels and Other Secret Texts http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/407773 <div id="position">14</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/407773"><img src="http://ec2.images-amazon.com/images/P/0394502787.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Elaine Pagels</div> The Winds of Change: Climate, Weather, and the Destruction of Civilizations http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/304012 <div id="position">15</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/304012"><img src="http://ec2.images-amazon.com/images/P/0684863529.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Eugene Linden</div> Lost Christianities: The Battles for Scripture and the Faiths We Never Knew http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/154070 <div id="position">16</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/154070"><img src="http://ec2.images-amazon.com/images/P/0195182499.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Bart D. Ehrman</div> Web Site Cookbook (Cookbooks (O'Reilly)) http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/1062012 <div id="position">17</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/1062012"><img src="http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/P/0596101090.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Doug Addison</div> The Psychology of Computer Programming http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/999950 <div id="position">18</div><div class="place-image-placeholder"><span class="qm">*</span></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Gerald M. Weinberg</div> American Empire: The Victorious Opposition http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/8076 <div id="position">19</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/8076"><img src="http://ec2.images-amazon.com/images/P/034544423X.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_V1057190172_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Harry Turtledove</div> American Empire: Blood & Iron http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/7804 <div id="position">20</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/7804"><img src="http://ec2.images-amazon.com/images/P/0345405668.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Harry Turtledove</div> The Great War: American Front http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/67293 <div id="position">21</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/67293"><img src="http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/P/0345405609.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_V1056437023_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Harry Turtledove</div> The Great War: Walk in Hell http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/64564 <div id="position">22</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/64564"><img src="http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/P/0345405625.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Harry Turtledove</div> American Empire: The Center Cannot Hold (American Empire) http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/8075 <div id="position">23</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/8075"><img src="http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/P/0345444221.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Harry Turtledove</div> The Great War: Breakthroughs http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/239144 <div id="position">24</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/239144"><img src="http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/P/0345405641.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_V1056437023_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Harry Turtledove</div> Podcasting: Do It Yourself Guide http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/22369 <div id="position">25</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/22369"><img src="http://ec2.images-amazon.com/images/P/0764597787.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_V1116514588_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Todd Cochrane</div> Podcasting Hacks http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/80490 <div id="position">26</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/80490"><img src="http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/P/0596100663.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Jack Herrington</div> Paths of a Prodigal: Exploring the Deeper Regions of Spiritual Living http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/2470900 <div id="position">27</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/2470900"><img src="http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/P/0943914817.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_V1056509244_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Richard Young</div> The Twilight of the Idols and The Anti-Christ: or How to Philosophize with a Hammer (Penguin Classics) http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/3299 <div id="position">28</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/3299"><img src="http://ec2.images-amazon.com/images/P/0140445145.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Friedrich Nietzsche</div> The Lifebox, the Seashell, and the Soul: What Gnarly Computation Taught Me About Ultimate Reality, the Meaning of Life, and How to Be Happy http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/675010 <div id="position">29</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/675010"><img src="http://ec2.images-amazon.com/images/P/1560258985.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Rudy Rucker</div> Meta Maths http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/2470902 <div id="position">30</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/2470902"><img src="http://ec2.images-amazon.com/images/P/1843545241.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_V59125292_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Gregory J. Chaitin</div> Twelve Sharp (Stephanie Plum Novels) http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/121770 <div id="position">31</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/121770"><img src="http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/P/0312349483.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Janet Evanovich</div> Lullaby http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/10570 <div id="position">32</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/10570"><img src="http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/P/0385722192.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_V1098727946_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Chuck Palahniuk</div> Diary http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/215233 <div id="position">33</div><div class="place-image-placeholder"><span class="qm">*</span></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Chuck Palahniuk</div> Choke http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/1674915 <div id="position">34</div><div class="place-image-placeholder"><span class="qm">*</span></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Chuck Palahniuk</div> My Son, Beloved Stranger http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/2520993 <div id="position">35</div><div class="place-image-placeholder"><span class="qm">*</span></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Carrol Grady</div> To Play the Fool (The Kate Martinelli Mystery Series, 2) http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/734264 <div id="position">36</div><div class="place-image-placeholder"><span class="qm">*</span></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Laurie R. King</div> Altered Carbon: A Takeshi Kovacs Novel (Takeshi Kovacs Novels) http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/616486 <div id="position">37</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/616486"><img src="http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/P/0345457692.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Richard K. Morgan</div> The Set-Up http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/2573615 <div id="position">38</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/2573615"><img src="http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/P/0312968051.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_V1056431105_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Paul Erdman</div>