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This is a work in (slooow) progress, but here is an incomplete list of my reads from 1995-2000, and a complete one since then.

BookByWhenPlaceDescription
A Nation in Waiting Adam Schwarz    
A Peace to End All Peace David Fromkin 4.96 Arlington  
A Season on the Brink John Feinstein 6.03 Madrid Gave me a bit more insight into why people like Bobby Knight (and GW's coach Hobbs). Also put the spotlight on why Indiana was right in axing him. 
Active Server Pages 3: Weekend Crash Course Eric A Smith 7.01 Arlington It took me longer than a weekend to read it, but it was a pretty good way to learn the basics. 
Ali and Nino Kurban Said 12.00 Arlington  
An Unknown Woman Alice Kohler 5.96   
Astonishing the Gods Ben Okri 4.96   
Atlantis Found Clive Cussler 3.02 Arlington Cussler finally succumbs to the good old 4th Reich story line. Throw in Atlantis and tectonic engineering and you've got his most improbable plot ever. 
Caste War of the Yucatan Nelson Reed 1.02 Arlington 150,000 dead in four years in a 19th century war no one has heard of. Very well written. 
Chekideh-e Tarikh-e Iran  10.02 Arlington Condensed History of Iran, Farsi. Nice summary of everything I'd forgotten since high school. The writer falls into the normal trap of bringing his own judgments into play when he gets to contemporary history. 
Crime and Punishment Fyodor Dostoevsky 8.02  Took me almost six months to read this as I didn't want to force it. As with other Dostoevsky books, it took me down to the lowest lows of my mind. Great read. 
Dads and Daughters Joe Kelly 9.02 Arlington Essential reading for dads with daughters. I don't agree with everything he says, but he makes a lot of strong points and comes through with practical examples. 
Dear Uncle Napoleon Iraj Pezeshkzad 7.01 Arlington A timeless Iranian story (and popular miniseries) that proves you don't need a happy ending to leave the reader with a smile. 
Designing Web Graphics.3 Lynda Weinman 8.01 Arlington I read it in 24 hours. Really well structured overview with a lot of definitions and good examples. Link to author's site. 
Einstein's Dreams Alan Lightman 1.96   
Fathers and Sons Various    
Good Benito Alan Lightman 12.95 Arlington  
Harafish Naghib Mahfouz 7.96 Arlington  
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire J. K. Rowling 8.01  A bit long, especially for the kids, but it came back with a strong ending. 
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban J. K. Rowling 8.00 Arlington Not much happens, but a lot of history is explained. 
I, Q John de Lancie 10.02 Arlington By Q, on Q. Middle of the pack as Star Trek books go. 
JavaScript: A Beginner's Guide John Pollock 11.01  Despite the name, it covers a lot of intermediate issues and is a good reference. 
Kim Rudyard Kipling 12.96 Bangkok  
Land of Smiles T. C. Huo 4.01 Arlington Wonderful. Brought back memories of my first days as a "resident alien" in Minnesota. 
Life of Pi Yann Martel 6.03 Fuengirola I had very high expectations, taken even higher through the first half of the book, so it was almost inevitable that it would leave me disappointed. It promised to make one believe in God (I at least expected a good argument), but Martel forgot to even bring it up in the last +100 pages. 
Longitude Dava Sobel 2.96 Arlington  
Mai Pen Rai Means Never Mind Carol Hollinger 7.97 Arlington  
Memoirs Pablo Neruda    
Men on Divorce Various  Arlington  
My Old Man and the Sea David Hays & Daniel Hays 3.02 Arlington Wonderful book about a father and son sailing around Cape Horn in a 25 foot boat. The real story is in their thoughts and interactions during the voyage. 
Next: The Future Just Happened Michael Lewis 12.02 Arlington A cynical, but ultimately hopeful collection of stories about how the internet is changing the way society functions, and the problems that this change creates. 
Notes from Underground Fyodor Dostoevsky 4.97 Arlington  
Of Love and Other Demons Gabriel Garcia Marquez  Arlington Not as engrossing as some of his other works, but a nice quick venture into his mind. 
Passionate Hearts Wendy Maltz, Ed. 1.97 Arlington  
Reviving Ophelia     
Rubaiyat (Farsi) Omar Khayam    
Sophie's World Jostein Gaader 7.96   
The Captain's Verses Pablo Neruda    
The Catcher in the Rye J.D. Salinger 2.02 Arlington Similar mood to The Sun Also Rises, but from a teenage perspective. I guess that's why it's a high school staple. 
The Celestine Prophecy James Redfield 5.97 Arlington  
The Famished Road Ben Okri 10.96 30K ft over WV  
The Fellowship of the Ring J. R. R. Tolkien 4.03 Arlington A bit surprised that I couldn't put it down, especially since I've seen the movie twice. Going right through to The Two Towers. 
The Frequency of Souls Mary Kay Zuravleff 8.96   
The Great Gatsby F. Scott Fitzgerald 4.01 Arlington Wow. I'm in this Hemingway/Fitzgerald phase right now and I think F. Scott just pulled ahead. 
The History of the Siege of Lisbon Jose Saramago 1.02 Arlington Difficult read (Ch. 1 was one 5-page sentence) interweaves current love story with historical semi-fiction. Artistic, but not engrossing. 
The Hobbit J. R. R. Tolkien 3.03 Arlington Took me a long time to read it to the girls. It was probably a bit too early for them. Easy to see the links with the Harry Potter books. 
The Innovator's Dilemma Clayton Christensen 3.02 Arlington Fabulous book and a must-read for all managers 
The Male Ego     
The Multiplex Man James P. Hogan 1.03 Arlington Nicely done sci fi thriller. Will make a great movie some day starring Tom Cruise. 
The Naked Chef Jamie Oliver 7.01 Arlington We got hooked on this from the FoodTV show by the same name. Highly recommended. 
The Natural Joe Klein 3.02 Arlington Insider's retrospective on the Clinton Presidency from the author of Primary Colors. Made me realize how much I missed the man (faults and all). 
The Prometheus Deception Robert Ludlum 3.01 Arlington Best spy thriller in a while. He died while I was reading it. 
The Razor's Edge W. Somerset Maugham 2.02  Great storytelling, but I found myself wishing he would write more about Larry's thoughts than his "beautiful deep-set eyes". 
The Return of the King J. R. R. Tolkien 4.03 Arlington Strong ending to the series. Almost sad that there was no more. The great thing about the Lords of the Rings series is that my 11-year old relative is also reading it. 
The Secrets of Pistolet     
The Sixteen Pleasures Robert Hellenga 4.96   
The Tao of Pooh     
The Two Towers J. R. R. Tolkien 4.03 Arlington Wanted to stop reading the series after this book, but I think I'm going to go on. Only complaint is the incessant references to the "fair, bright eyed" good guys and "dark skinned" bad guys "from the south". 
The Warren Buffett way Robert G. Hagstrom 3.02 Arlington Wish I'd read this years ago. Must reading (together with One Up on Wall Street) for all stock market investors. 
Valhalla Rising Clive Cussler 9.01 Arlington Male trashy book. Best Dirk Pitt novel in a while. 
Zen Physics David Darling 9.96   
 

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