In Search of Captain Zero: A Surfer's Road Trip Beyond the End of the Road64 reviews
Allan Weisbecker

Tarcher, 2002

A Head-On Collision Between Endless Summer And Electric Koolaid Acid Test

+ I don't even surf
+ Makes me dream about the beach life
+ Excellent thought provoking and fun read
+ in search of captain zero
  
  











  



  
Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance: An Inquiry Into Values528 reviews
Robert M. Pirsig

HarperTorch, 2006

Couldn't put it down.

+ About this book
+ A book about overcoming intellectualism and becoming whole
+ Blacktop Bible
  
  











  



  
The Sex Lives of Cannibals: Adrift in the Equatorial Pacific98 reviews
J. Maarten Troost

Broadway, 2004

If you have ever traveled abroad or graduated with an MA in something unuseable

+ great travel story
+ Don't Let The Title Mislead You
+ Hilarious & Brilliant!
+ See Hilarious and Poignant... Scroll down...
  
  











  



  
DA BULL8 reviews
Greg Noll, Andrea Gabbard

North Atlantic Books, 1989

Da Bull never does anything half-assed, excellent bio!!!

+ sooo goood
+ excellent read !
+ GREAT STORIES
+ A Must read for a history of the North Shore
  
  











  



  
The Fifth Miracle: The Search for the Origin and Meaning of Life32 reviews
Paul Davies

Simon & Schuster, 1999

Simply Astounding

+ A Fantastic Read
+ How did life on Earth originate?
+ Searching for the Laws of Life
+ The best little book I have read in years.
  
  











  



  
Man and His Symbols45 reviews
Carl Gustav Jung

Dell, 1968

This book changed my life

+ Always go to the source
+ Man and his symbols - a must have

I picked up a copy of this book in Mendocino, CA just after I graduated from college and was trying to figure out what to do with my life. For those of you who are somewhat introverted, academic, or artistic, you may find that his book changes your view and helps begin the process of what Jung (and ...
  
  











  



  
We Approach Our Martinis With Such High Expectations18 reviews
Jamie Brisick

Consafos Press, 2002

i've approached my martinis with such high expectations

+ We Approach Our Martini's
+ dry and dirty

i was born to read good books, i was born to have poetry in my life, i was born to buy this book as you should!!!
  
  











  



  
The Daily Show with Jon Stewart Presents America (The Book): A Citizen's Guide to Democracy Inaction8 reviews
Jon Stewart

Allen Lane, 2005

Hilarious and informative!!!

+ Brilliant Satire!
+ Entertaining and informative

I was laughing out loud alone in my house while reading this. I also learned stuff. I think the funniest thing about the book is how accurate it was, it really had some very good points.
  
  











  



  
God's Debris: A Thought Experiment180 reviews
Scott Adams

Andrews McMeel Publishing, 2004

Should you read this?

+ It's thought experiment (for GOD's sake)
+ A meaningful exercise
+ Never thought of it this way...
  
  











  



  
Hell's Angels: A Strange and Terrible Saga (Modern Library)113 reviews
Hunter S. Thompson

Modern Library, 1999

Hells Angels: a hard to find modern classic.

+ Hunter at his best
+ One of the greatest writers of all time
+ Top Notch
+ Gripping portrait of the counter-counterculture
  
  











  



  
The Case for Mars: The Plan to Settle the Red Planet and Why We Must73 reviews
Robert Zubrin, Richard Wagner

Free Press, 1997

Most Important Book

+ The Case for Mars

The vision that Robert Zubrin lays out in this book makes it the most important for anyone to read. Not only is it well written, Zubrin's ideas are outstanding and critical for our society to learn and embrace as we move quickly into the 21st century.
  
  











  



  
The Interpretation of Dreams34 reviews
Sigmund Freud

NuVision Publications, 2007

Plenty of facts and a wrong theory

+ nice

Freud's book must be read by anyone who studies dreams, because it contains about 220 dreams and valuable information about the dreamers' life experiences related to their dreams. But, his wish fulfillment theory of dreams is definitely wrong both concerning its origin and its consequences, as ...
  
  











  



  
A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier395 reviews
Ishmael Beah

Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2007

a long way gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier

+ K.Ramu
+ This book needs to be read by everyone...
+ great read
  
  











  



  
Hegemony or Survival: America's Quest for Global Dominance (American Empire Project)273 reviews
Noam Chomsky

Holt Paperbacks, 2004

A Must Read

+ An unconventional, controversial view of U.S. foreign policy
+ CHOMSKY IS OUR WATCHDOG WITH ONE EYE CLOSED
+ relevant and engaging
  
  











  



  
Che Guevara: A Revolutionary Life133 reviews
Jon Lee Anderson

Grove Press, 1997

MY REVOLUTIONARY BROTHA

+ One of two essential biographies
+ Tales of Power
+ yes
+ Read it critically; Enesto was a murderer...
  
  











  



  
The Art of War by Sun Tzu - Special Edition23 reviews
Sun Tzu

El Paso Norte Press, 2005

Timeless

+ Definitely a must read...
+ Really Insightful
+ Superb Knowledge for Business and Life
+ Sun Tzu vs Lao Tzu
  
  











  



  
Myths of the Ancient Greeks5 reviews

NAL Trade, 2003

Concise yet Thorough

+ A good collections of Greek myths told in a clear prose format
+ A VERY SOLID AND ENJOYABLE BOOK
+ The Myths of the Ancient Greeks
+ Good Book
  
  











  



  
The God Delusion1250 reviews
Richard Dawkins

Houghton Mifflin, 2006

Truly Honest Review ~ Yes I Read The Book

It is my goal to provide an honest review of this book, as seen from my perspective. I appreciate what Dawkins says, from the viewpoint of his arguement. Dawkins also, surprisingly, admits that the existance of God is a 50/50 chance. He does, however, provide arguments for why he believes God is ...
  
  











  



  
The Third Chimpanzee: The Evolution and Future of the Human Animal (P.S.)95 reviews
Jared M. Diamond

Harper Perennial, 2006

A tour of the human condition

+ Jared Diamond answers all those pesky questions about how we choose mates, natural selection
+ Intersting Read
+ A thought-provoking book, but don't be seduced by all of it
  
  











  



  
Ideas and Opinions41 reviews
Albert Einstein

Bonanza Books, 1988

If you really want to know what Einstein said read this book

+ The hobo Philosopher
+ Something to read before you live this world
+ Another Side of Einstein