books
recommended fiction
The Dew Breaker
by Edwidge Danticat
The Ha-Ha: A Novel
by Dave King
Cheat and Charmer
by Elizabeth Frank
The Kite Runner
by Khaled Hosseini
Pearl
by Mary Gordan
The Rule of Four
by Ian Caldwell and Dustin Thomason
Eyeing the Flash: The Education of a Carnival Con Artist
by Peter Fenton
recommended non-fiction
Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers
by Mary Roach
The Cheating Culture: Why More Americans Are Doing Wrong to Get Ahead
by David Callahan
Candyfreak: A Journey Through the Chocolate Underbelly of America
by Steve Almond (ain't that a great name)
Condensed Knowledge: A Deliciously Irreverent Guide to Feeling Smart Again
by Will Pearson, Mangesh Hattikudur, Elizabeth Hunt
Secret Lives of the U.S. Presidents
by Cormac O'Brien, Monika Suteski
The Artist's Way: A Spiritual Path to Higher Creativity
by Julia Cameron
Code Book: The Science of Secrecy from Ancient Egypt to Quantum Cryptography
by Simon Singh
Stitch'n Bitch: the Knitter's Handbook
by Debbie Stoller
Vanity, Vitality, and Virility: The Science Behind the Products You Love to Buy
by John Emsley
books about books
Ex Libris: Confessions of a Common Reader
by Anne Fadiman
Book Lust: Recommended Reading for Every Mood, Moment, and Reason
by Nancy Pearl
