Some books I've read this summer, which I can recommend: - The Facebook Effect -- well-written insider's account of the history of Facebook and its ambitions.

Some books I've read this summer, which I can recommend: - The Facebook Effect -- well-written insider's account of the history of Facebook and its ambitions. http://www.amazon.com/Facebook-Effect-Inside-Company-Connecting/dp/1439102112 http://www.amazon.com/Facebook-Effect-Inside-Company-Connect... - The Quantum Enigma -- an accessible digest of quantum mechanics and its philosophical consequences. http://www.amazon.com/Quantum-Enigma-Physics-Encounters-Consciousness/dp/019534250X/ http://www.amazon.com/Quantum-Enigma-Physics-Encounters-Cons... - Flesh & Machines -- a lightweight history of robotics and some wacky speculations by MIT's Rodney Brooks. http://www.amazon.com/Flesh-Machines-Robots-Will-Change/dp/0375420797 http://www.amazon.com/Flesh-Machines-Robots-Will-Change/dp/0... - The Language of Life: DNA and the Revolution of Personalized Medecine -- a well-backed account of what is or will be possible in medicine thanks to a better understanding of the genome and increase use of DNA sequencing for prevention, diagnostic, and treatment. http://www.amazon.com/Language-Life-Revolution-Personalized-Medicine/dp/0061733180/ http://www.amazon.com/Language-Life-Revolution-Personalized-... - ... by David Sedaris -- Funny short stories. Perhaps The Santaland Diaries for something light but really amusing, and When You Are Engulfed in Flames for something darker and more well-known. Also, if you like short stories, I heartily recommend Children Playing Before a Statue of Hercules, a varied collection of short stories selected by Sedaris. http://www.amazon.com/David-Sedaris/e/B000AQ3YUW/ http://www.amazon.com/David-Sedaris/e/B000AQ3YUW/ http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0349119759 http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0349119759 http://www.amazon.com/When-You-Are-Engulfed-Flames/dp/0316154687/ http://www.amazon.com/When-You-Are-Engulfed-Flames/dp/031615... http://www.amazon.com/Children-Playing-Before-Statue-Hercules/dp/074327394X/ http://www.amazon.com/Children-Playing-Before-Statue-Hercule... - Dreams of My Father -- Barack Obama writes candidly and beautifully about his childhood and early adulthood; it's not a political book, and it's worth reading for the writing alone. http://www.amazon.com/Dreams-My-Father-Story-Inheritance/dp/1400082773/ http://www.amazon.com/Dreams-My-Father-Story-Inheritance/dp/... - Mathematics: The Loss of Certainty: a chatty history of mathematics, and its perception. http://www.amazon.com/Mathematics-Loss-Certainty-Galaxy-Books/dp/0195030850 http://www.amazon.com/Mathematics-Loss-Certainty-Galaxy-Book...