~C4Chaos

Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi: Good Business : Leadership. Flow, and the Making of Meaning
currently assimilating and enjoying it!!!

Dave Thomas: Agile Web Development with Rails : A Pragmatic Guide (The Facets of Ruby Series)
in the process of hyper-assimilation...

Red Pine: The Heart Sutra
currently assimilating...

Ray Kurzweil: The Singularity Is Near : When Humans Transcend Biology

E. J. Gold: The Human Biological Machine as a Transformational Apparatus
currently assimilating...

Greg Egan: Permutation City
cool plot. currently assimilating...

Arjuna Ardagh: The Translucent Revolution: How People Just Like You are Waking Up and Changing the World
in assimilation....

David Allen: Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity
in assimilation...

Brian Greene: The Fabric of the Cosmos: Space, Time, and the Texture of Reality
currently assimilating....

Brad Reynolds: Embracing Reality: The Integral Vision of Ken Wilber : A Historical Survey and Chapter-By-Chapter Review of Wilber's Major Works
wilber-1 to wilber-5 all over again....

Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi: Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience
experiencing the classic flow....

Malcolm Gladwell: The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference
currently infected by the Tipping Point bug....

Jeff Hawkins: On Intelligence
currently assimilating... very interesting...

Joel Spolsky: Joel on Software: And on Diverse and Occasionally Related Matters That Will Prove of Interest to Software Developers, Designers, and Managers, and to Those Who, Whether by Good Fortune or Ill Luck, Work with Them in Some Capacity
currently assimilating.... Joel rocks!

Larry Wall: Programming Perl (3rd Edition)
in the process of assimilation...

KEN WILBER: The Simple Feeling of Being : Visionary, Spiritual, and Poetic Writings
in the process of assimilation...

Lawrence Lessig: Free Culture: How Big Media Uses Technology and the Law to Lock Down Culture and Control Creativity
in the process of assimilation... ()

Sri Aurobindo: Integral Yoga: Sri Aurobindo's Teaching & Method of Practice
in the process of assimilation...

Dean Radin: The Conscious Universe : The scientific Truth of Psychic Phenomena
cool use of Meta-analysis to prove the psychic phenomenon is real. in the process of assimilation...

Scott Adams: The Joy of Work: Dilbert's Guide to Finding Happiness at the Expense of Your Co-Workers
for future assimilation...

Gerd Gigerenzer: Simple Heuristics That Make Us Smart
for future assimilation...

Kelly Perdew: Take Command: 10 Leadership Principles I Learned in the Military and Put to Work for Donald Trump
for future assimilation...

Ken Wilber: Integral Spirituality : The Role of Religion in the Modern and Postmodern World
for future assimilation...

Neal Stephenson: Snow Crash (Bantam Spectra Book)
for future assimilation...

Ken Wilber: The Integral Operating System
must check this out.

SHERWIN B. NULAND: How We Live
for future assimilation...

SHERWIN B. NULAND: How We Die : Reflections on Life's Final Chapter
for future assimilation...

Edward Kit: Software Testing In The Real World : Improving The Process (Acm Press Books)
for future assimilation...

Rael Dornfest: Google: The Missing Manual
for future assimilation...

Tara Calishain: Google Hacks: 100 Industrial-Strength Tips & Tools
for future assimilation...

Balachander Krishnamurthy: Web Protocols and Practice: HTTP/1.1, Networking Protocols, Caching, and Traffic Measurement
for future assimilation...

Steven Johnson: Mind Wide Open: Your Brain and the Neuroscience of Everyday Life
for future assimilation...

Adrian Cockcroft: Sun Performance and Tuning: Java and the Internet (2nd Edition)
for future assimilation...

Peter Senge: Presence: Human Purpose and the Field of the Future
for future assimilation...

Christopher Locke: The Cluetrain Manifesto: The End of Business as Usual
for future assimilation...

Richard Dawkins: A Devil's Chaplain: Reflections on Hope, Lies, Science and Love
for future assimilation...

Daniel C. Dennett: Freedom Evolves
for future assimilation...

Editors of Perseus Publishing: We've Got Blog: How Weblogs Are Changing Our Culture
for future assimilation...

James Surowiecki: The Wisdom of Crowds: Why the Many Are Smarter Than the Few and How Collective Wisdom Shapes Business, Economies, Societies and Nations
for future assimilation...

Lawrence Lessig: The Future of Ideas: The Fate of the Commons in a Connected World
for future assimilation...

Michael Murphy: The Future of the Body: Explorations into the Further Evolution of Human Nature
a look into the potential future of humanity. for future assimilation.

Tim Berners-Lee: Weaving the Web : The Original Design and Ultimate Destiny of the World Wide Web by its Inventor
thank this dude for making all these possible. for future assimilation...

Manuel Castells: The Rise of the Network Society
for future assimilation...

Wayne Teasdale: The Mystic Heart: Discovering a Universal Spirituality in the World's Religions
for future assimilation...

Thomas Keating: Intimacy With God
for future assimilation...

ERIK DAVIS: TechGnosis : Myth, Magic, and Mysticism in the Age of Information
for future assimilation...

William Strunk Jr.: The Elements of Style, Fourth Edition
brevity is virtue. (*****)

Georges Van Vrekham: Beyond the Human Species: The Life and Work of Sri Aurobindo and the Mother (Omega Books)
creepy but we'll see... (****)

Gates: The Road Ahead (Penguin Readers, Level 3)
hits and misses. but i still enjoyed it. (****)

Ken Wilber: The Integral Operating System

Shawn Phillips: ABSolution: The Practical Solution for Building Your Best Abs
very inspiring, abs and all. (****)

Stephen R. Covey: First Things First: To Live, to Love, to Learn, to Leave a Legacy
currently assimilating....

Michael Crichton: State Of Fear
the plot is not that impressive. but the premise is very ballsy. (****)

Biz Stone: Who Let the Blogs Out? : A Hyperconnected Peek at the World of Weblogs
excellent overview of blogging history. not very technical yet lots of useful tips. highly recommended for beginning and experienced bloggers. Biz is a genius. 'nuff said. (****)

Bill Phillips: Body for Life: 12 Weeks to Mental and Physical Strength
the title says it all. very comprehensive approach to building not just a body for life, it also includes the mind, and spirit of reciprocation. very fluffy. (****)

Michio Kaku: Hyperspace : A Scientific Odyssey Through Parallel Universes, Time Warps, and the 10th Dimension
a fascinating journey through wormholes and string theory. (*****)

Napoleon Hill: Think and Grow Rich
a classic approach to the "do what you love and the success will follow" genre. (****)

Dan Brown: The Da Vinci Code
a skillful blending of fact and fiction. guaranteed to rock the Christian world. (*****)

Michael Hutchison: Megabrain: New Tools and Techniques for Brain Growth and Mind Expansion
a classic! (*****)

Ken Wilber: The Marriage of Sense and Soul: Integrating Science and Religion
a wedding that would last to infinity and beyond... (*****)

Andy Clark: Natural-Born Cyborgs: Minds, Technologies, and the Future of Human Intelligence
very exciting journey into the possibilities that lie on the "exteriors." (****)

Ken Wilber: Quantum Questions: Mystical Writings of the World's Great Physicists
a challenging read due to tons of jargons. but it's worth it. (*****)

Ken Wilber: Sex, Ecology, Spirituality: The Spirit of Evolution
the book that defined "integral." (*****)

Ken Wilber: Collected Works of Ken Wilber : Integral Psychology, Transformations of Consciousness, Selected Essays
the sanest branch of psychology to date. (*****)

Stephen King: On Writing
loose autobiography and tips from the master. (*****)

Natalie Goldberg: Writing Down the Bones: Freeing the Writer Within
the zen of writing. (*****)

Rebecca Blood: The Weblog Handbook: Practical Advice on Creating and Maintaining Your Blog
ALL you need to know about blogging with compassion. (*****)

Alex Grey: Sacred Mirrors: The Visionary Art of Alex Grey
the visuals will blow your mind away. (*****)

Eckhart Tolle: The Power of Now: A Guide to Spiritual Enlightenment
a nondual sage that made it to Oprah's Book Club. (*****)

Robert Powell: Talks With Ramana Maharshi: On Realizing Abiding Peace and Happiness
a dialogue with your Original Face. (*****)

Ken Wilber: Boomeritis : A Novel That Will Set You Free
no Michael Crichton, but works as a post-modern novel. (****)

Don Edward Beck, Chris Cowan: Spiral Dynamics : Mastering Values, Leadership, and Change (Developmental Management)
see the world in color. all the way up/down. (*****)

George Leonard, Michael Murphy: The Life We Are Given: A Long-Term Program for Realizing the Potential of Body, Mind, Heart, and Soul (Inner Work Book)
got ITP? then check this out. (*****)

George Leonard: Mastery: The Keys to Success and Long-Term Fullfillment
will shake your lazy homeostasis ass off your plateau. (*****)

Ken Wilber and Treya Wilber: Grace and Grit: Spirituality and Healing in the Life and Death of Treya Killam Wilber
a tear-jerker with an integral flavor. thank you Treya. (*****)

by Ken Wilber: Kosmic Consciousness
Integral Theory and beyond. disc after disc of engaging your Original Face. Kudos to Tami for asking all the relevant hard-hitting questions. be integrally informed while you drive or do your business in the toilet. (*****)

Ken Wilber: One Taste: Daily Reflections on Integral Spirituality
just read it and be awed. (*****)

Ken Wilber: Integral Psychology : Consciousness, Spirit, Psychology, Therapy
the sanest branch of psychology. a must have for psychology buffs. (*****)

Ken Wilber: A Theory of Everything: An Integral Vision for Business, Politics, Science and Spirituality
Integral theory in a compact book. fun read on a day at the beach. read this and you don't need to torture yourself with SES. (*****)

Ken Wilber: A Brief History of Everything
guaranteed to crack open your skull and stretch your mind to a new dimension. three thumbs up. (*****)