Tim's Reading List

Current

• John Niven, Martin Van Buren : The Romantic Age of American Politics, American Political Biography Press, 2000.

Recent

• H. W. Brands, Andrew Jackson: His Life and Times, Anchor, 2006.
• Paul C. Nagel, John Quincy Adams: A Public Life, A Private Life, Harvard University Press, 1999.
• Harry Ammon, James Monroe: The Quest for National Identity, American Political Biography Press, 1971.
• Ralph Ketcham, James Madison: A Biography, University of Virginia Press, 1990 (originally published 1971).
• H. V. Sudarshan, Seamless Sky, Ashgate, 2003.
• Marcus Aurelius, The Meditations, translation by Gregory Hays, Modern Library, 2003. Online alternative translation here
• Dave Allen [website], Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity, Penguin, 2001.
• Sakyong Mipham, Turning the Mind Into an Ally, Riverhead, 2003.
• Chris Anderson [blog], The Long Tail: Why the Future of Business Is Selling Less of More, Hyperion, 2006.
• Henry Adams, History of the United States, 1809--1817, 1891 (1986 publication), Library Classics of the United States.
• Eric R. Kandel, In Search of Memory, Norton, 2006.
• Glenn Reynolds [blog], An Army of Davids: How Markets and Technology Emplower Ordinary People to Beat Big Media, Big Government[,] and Other Goliaths, Nelson Current, 2006.
• Steven Johnson [blog], Everything Bad Is Good for You: How Today's Popular Culture Is Actually Making Us Smarter, Riverhead Books, 2005.
• Annie Proulx [website], Bad Dirt: Wyoming Stories 2, Scribner, 2004.
• Tracy Kidder, My Detachment: A Memoir, Random House, 2005.
• Malcolm Gladwell [website], Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking, Little, Brown, 2005.
• Dava Sobel, Longitude: The True Story of a Lone Genius Who Solved the Greatest Scientific Problem of His Time, Penguin, 1995.
• Michael Lind, Up From Conservatism: Why the Right Is Wrong for America, Free Press, 1996.
• Christopher Hitchens [website], Thomas Jefferson: Author of America, Harper Collins, 2005.
• Joseph J. Ellis, American Sphinx: The Character of Thomas Jefferson, Vintage, 1998.
• Eric Hoffer, Between the Devil and the Dragon, Harper Collins, 1982.

Previous

• Steve Neal, ed., Eleanor and Harry: The Corresponence of Eleanor Roosevelt and Harry S Truman. Simon and Schuster, 2002.
• Stephen R. Covey, The 8th Habit: From Effectiveness to Greatness. Free Press, 2004.
• Samantha Ettus (ed.), The Experts' Guide to 100 Things Everyone Should Know How to Do.
• David Brinkley, Brinkley's Beat: People, Places, and Events That Shaped My Times. Alfred A. Knopf, 2003.
• Malcolm Gladwell [website], The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference. Little, Brown, 2002.
• Hermann Hesse, Siddhartha.
• Robert R. Pirsig [website], Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance. Perennial, 2000. (25th Anniversary Edition. I read it first in 1982.)
• Eric Liu [website], Guiding Lights: The People Who Lead Us Towards Our Purpose in Life. Random House, 2004.
• Martin E. P. Seligman [website], Authentic Happiness: Using the New Postiive Psychology to Realize Your Potential for Lasting Fullfillment. Free Press, 2002.
• Mario Puzo, The Godfather
• Beth Loffreda, Losing Matt Shepard: Life and Politics in the Aftermath of Anti-Gay Murder. Columbia University Press, 2000.
• Neil Slaven, Electric Don Quixote: The Definitive Story of Frank Zappa. Omnibus Press, 1996.
• Martin E. P. Seligman [website], What You Can Change and What You Can't. Fawcet, 1993.
• Ron Chernow, Alexander Hamilton. Penguin, 2004.
• Stephen Batchelor, Living With the Devil: A Meditation on Good and Evil. Riverhead, 2004.
• Jimmy McDonough, Shakey: Neil Young's Biography. Anchor, 2003.
• Anthony Swofford, Jarhead. Scribner, 2003.
• Steven Pinker, The Blank Slate: The Modern Denial of Human Nature. Viking, 2002.
• Alexis de Tocqueville, Democracy in America. Translation by George Lawrence; edited by J. P. Mayer. HarperCollins, 2000.
• Joseph J. Ellis, Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation. Vintage, 2000.
• Stephen Wolfram, A New Kind of Science. Wolfram Media, 2002.
• Eric Alterman, It Ain't No Sin to Be Proud You're Alive: The Promise of Bruce Springsteen. Back Bay, 2001.
• Larry Rosenberg with David Guy, Breath by Breath: The Liberating Practice of Insight Meditation. Shambhala, 1999.
• Michael Myerson, Political Numeracy: Mathematical Perspectives on Our Chaotic Constitution. Norton, 2002.
• Christopher Hibbert, The Days of the French Revolution. Quill, 1999.
• Jared Diamond, Guns, Germs and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies. Norton, 1999.
• Hannah Arendt, The Origins of Totalitarianism. Harcourt Brace, 1973.
• Virginia Postrel [website], The Future and Its Enemies: The Growing Conflict Over Creativity, Enterprise, and Progress. Touchstone, 1998.
• H. W. Brands, The First American: The Life and Times of Benjamin Franklin. Anchor, 2000.
• Edmund Morris, Theodore Rex. Random House, 2001.
• David McCullough, John Adams. Simon & Schuster, 2001.
• Michael Azerrad, Our Band Could Be Your Life: Scenes from the American Indie Underground 1981-1991. Little-Brown, 2001.
• Chuck Klosterman, Fargo Rock City: A Heavy Metal Odyssey in Rural North Dakota. Scribner, 2001.
• Paul Israel, Edison: A Life of Invention. Wiley, 1998.
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