Recently Read Books - Reading List

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Currently reading: (Open to suggestions, contact me!)

  • Planetwalker - John Francis
  • The $100 Startup - Chris Guillebeau
  • These Are the Days That Must Happen to You - Dan Walsh

 

Recently stopped short... (but I'll get back to 'em)

  • Solitude: Seeking Wisdom in Extremes - Robert Kull
  • Hot, Flat, and Crowded: Why We Need a Green Revolution--and How It Can Renew America - Thomas Friedman
  • Think and Grow Rich - Napoleon Hill

 

Recently completed: (in order from most recently completed to longest ago)

    2013
  • The Fourth Watcher - Timothy Hallinan
  • Dreams From My Father - Barack Obama
  • A Nail Through The Heart - Timothy Hallinan
    2012
  • A Personal History of Thirst - John Burdett
  • Become Younger - Norman Walker
  • The Rum Diary - Hunter Thompson
  • The Fountainhead - Ayn Rand
  • Miles from Nowhere: A Round the World Bicycle Adventure - Barbara Savage
  • Vulture Peak - Juhn Burdett
  • The Essene Gospel of Peace: Book One - Edmond Bordeaux Szekely
  • The China Study - T Colin Campbell
  • The Art of Non-Conformity: Set Your Own Rules, Live the Life You Want, and Change the World - Chris Guillebeau
  • The Queen of Patpong - Timothy Hallinan
  • Dan Eldon: The Art of Life - Jennifer New
  • The Godfather of Kathmandu: John Burdett
  • How to Find the Work You Love - Laurence G. Boldt
  • Running A to Z: An Encyclopedia for the Thoughtful Runner - Joe Henderson
  • 2011
  • Bangkok Haunts - John Burdett
  • The Tesseract - Alex Garland
  • The Beach - Alex Garland
  • The Journey Is The Destination - Dan Eldon
  • It's Kind of a Funny Story - Ned Vizzini
  • The Gangster We Are All Looking For - Thi Diem Thuy Le
  • Heart of Darkness - Joseph Conrad
  • WAR - Sebastian Junger
  • A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier - Ishmael Beah
  • A Man Without a Country - Kurt Vonnegut
  • 2010
  • The Last American Man - Elizabeth Gilbert
  • Kitchen Confidential - Anthony Bourdain
  • The Caliph's House: A Year in Casablanca - Tahir Shah
  • Bangkok Tattoo - John Burdett
  • Bangkok 8: A Novel - John Burdett
  • Abandon - Pico Iyer
  • The Elephanta Suite - Paul Theroux
  • Dark Star Safari: Overland from Cairo to Capetown - Paul Theroux
  • Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mt. Everest Disaster - Jon Krakauer
  • The Power of Now: A Guide to Spiritual Enlightenment - Eckhart Tolle
  • Eating Animals - Jonathon Safran Foer
  • What Should I Do with My Life?: The True Story of People Who Answered the Ultimate Question - Po Bronson
  • The Road - Cormac McCarthy
  • 2009
  • Rich Dad, Poor Dad - Robert Kiyosaki
  • Paddle to the Amazon: The Ultimate 12,000-Mile Canoe Adventure - Don Starkell
  • The Coma - Alex Garland
  • Man's Search for Meaning - Viktor Frankl
  • East, West - Salman Rushdie
  • Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance - Robert M. Pirsig
  • Touching the Void - Joe Simpson
  • Born To Run - Christoper McDougall
  • 2008
  • Falling Uphill - Scott Stoll
  • Fire - Sebastion Junger
  • The Omnivore's Dilemma - Michael Pollan
  • We The Living - Ayn Rand
  • Cannery Row - John Steinbeck
  • The Places In Between - Rory Stewart
  • Three Cups of Tea - Greg Mortenson
  • Honeymoon with my Brother - Franz Wisner
  • Eat Pray Love - Elizabeth Gilbert
  • 2007
  • Shantaram - Gregory David Roberts
  • The Kite Runner - Khaled Hosseini
  • A Thousand Splendid Suns - Khaled Hosseini
  • Travels With Charley - John Steinbeck
  • Into The Wild - John Krakauer
  • The 4-Hour Workweek - Timothy Ferriss
  • Crime and Punishment - Fyodor Dostoevsky
  • The Ultimate Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy - Douglas Adams
  • Eleven Minutes - Paulo Coelho
  • The Celestine Prophecy - James Redfield
  • Veronika Decides to Die - Paulo Coelho
  • Ishmael - Daniel Quinn
  • The Pillars of Hercules - Paul Theroux
  • 2006
  • Dharma Bums - Jack Kerouac
  • Breakfast of Champions - Kurt Vonnegut
  • Running With Scissors - Augusten Burroughs
  • Half Asleep In Frog Pajamas - Tom Robbins
  • Neither Here Nor There - Bill Bryson
  • Animal Farm - George Orwell
  • Hour Game - David Baldacci
  • New Rules - Bill Maher
  • Slaughterhouse Five - Kurt Vonnegut
  • Siddhartha - Hermann Hesse
  • Life of Pi - Yann Martel
  • 2005
  • Cat's Cradle - Kurt Vonnegut
  • On The Road - Jack Kerouac
  • Fierce Invalids Home From Hot Climates - Tom Robbins
  • The Alchemist - Paulo Coelho
  • The God Of Small Things - Arundhati Roy
  • Pompeii - Robert Harris
  • The Lord of the Flies - William Gerald Golding
  • The Stranger - Albert Camus
  • 1984 - George Orwell
  • A Farewell To Arms - Ernest Hemingway
  • The Tao of Pooh - Benjamin Hoff
  • How To Practice: The Way to a Meaningful Life - Dalai Lama
  • On Wings Of Eagles - Ken Follett
  • The Winner - David Baldacci
  • Panic Room - Based on the movie; James Ellison (Adapter), David Koepp
  • Skipping Christmas - John Grisham
  • Angels & Demons - Dan Brown
  • The Da Vinci Code - Dan Brown
  • Fahrenheit 451 - Ray Bradbury
  • Bill Bryson's African Diary - Bill Bryson
  • For Whom The Bell Tolls - Ernest Hemingway
  • Garden of Eden - Ernest Hemingway
  • The Sun Also Rises - Ernest Hemingway
  • Siddhartha - Herman Hesse
  • Voluntary Simplicity - Duane Elgin
  • A Walk In The Woods - Bill Bryson
  • The Man From St. Petersburg - Ken Follett