Top 14 Books

1. Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance, Robert Pirsig

   A great book that allowed me to examine the way I think about the world around me.

2. Prey, Michael Crichton

   My favorite Crichton novel I have reread it many times because of the action packed story.

3. The Utility of Force: the Art if War in the Modern World, General Rupert Smith

   A great book about how the modern age of warfare is seen by the likes of the pentagon.

4. The Commission The Uncensored History of the 9/11 Investigation, Philip Shenon

   If taken to be 100% true it is a eye-opening book about the investigation process that may or may not have covered up huge mistakes by Clinton and W Bush.

5. Atlas Shrugged, Aryn Rand

   a truly amazing book although it might be too large for me to read again it is probaly only second to Zen and the Art in the amount it has effected how I like about the world and therefore life.

6. Selected readings of Nietzsche, Heidegger, Ziezk, Badiou, Foucault, Lacan, Agamben, among others in debate

   After reading so many different philosophers and seeing how some are interdependent, I can see the idea systems and clashes in the everyday world.

7. Flowers for Algernon

   The first book (out of two) that has made me cry at the end. It is classic for me.

8. Jean M Auel's Clan of the Cave Bear and subsequent squeals

   A great story of a struggling community and proved if not taught me to believe in being open and empathetic to people that might seem different.

9. Dale Brown's Dreamland and Flight of the Old Dog series

   My guilty pleasure when it comes to books, these are fictional books about futuristic but striking plausible wars.

10. The Blind Watchmaker Richard Dawkins

    An interesting book that that first made be affirm a disbelief in the watchmaker analogy and secondly made be disagree with Dawkins alternative to the watchmaker.

11. Marley and Me

    The second book to make me cry at the end it an amazing story that struck home for me.

12. The Hobbit Tolkien

    A book that was challenging when I read it in 4^th grade (with the help of dad) but I find it to be better than the Lord of the rings books and remains in my top 5.

13. The Reluctant Fundamentalist Mohsin Hamid

    A great read that truly makes the reader examine the world around him and any and all preconceptions that he brings to the table.

14. The Deep Jon E Lewis

    The book that first sparked my interest in the underwater world and gave me my passion into scuba diving and marine biology.

    15. The White Tiger by Arvanid Adiga

    A great book about classism and hardship that behalf people who try to climb the ladder.