This is a constantly-updated list of works of literature I’m reading. In this case, my definition of work of literature does not include instructional and/or didactic texts, such as Lonley Planet travel guides, language learning books, encyclopedias/dictionaries/references, or how-to’s.
reading-list-for-ripe-ideas-04-25-2011
Last Update: 04/09/2011
Wish List
Der Vorleser (Bernhard Schlink, 1999)]
The Origin of Species (Charles Darwin, 1859)
Attacking Faulty Reasoning: A Practical Guide to Fallacy-Free Arguments (T. Edward Damer, 2002)
Tales from the Medicine Trail: Tracking Down the Health Secrets of Shamans, Herbalists, Mystics, Yogis, and Other Healers (Christopher Kilham, 2000)
Tales of a Shaman’s Apprentice: An Ethnobotanist searches for New Medicines in the Amazon Rainforest (Mark J. Plotkin, 1994)
Light at the Edge of the World: A Journey Through the Realm of Vanishing Cultures (Wade Davis, 2007)
Brain Architecture: Understanding the Basic Plan (Larry Swanson, 2003) NEW
The World’s Major Languages (Bernard Comrie, 1987)