summer reading

[dancingyel]

i realized, to my dismay, that my list of things to do over the summer doesn't include any books! i have found a few while browsing amazon, but i need more! so, wise friend list, what books should i try to read over the summer? suggestions of all genres are welcome!

books i think i might want to read:
on food and cooking (harold mcgee)
the legend of sigurd and gudrun (tolkien)
godel, escher, bach (douglas hofstadter)
how doctors think (jerome groopman)
on the line (eric ripert)
blue shoes and happiness (alexander mccall smith)
stumbling on happiness (daniel gilbert)

as you can see, it's a short and eclectic list and could use many more suggestions!

Comments

[billtsalamander.livejournal.com]

Dava Sobel, I believe. It is the suprisingly fascinating story of how the problem of measuring longitude at sea was solved. It involves a lot of interesting historical characters I never had any idea were focusing on this problem. I swear it is very cool and a fast read. If you don't think you'll like reading it, definitely see the miniseries that was made based on the book; you can get it on Netflix.

[linley.livejournal.com]

Longitude is a great book.

[dancingyel.livejournal.com]

Yay, it's always good to get seconding votes.

[dancingyel.livejournal.com]

That sounds pretty neat, actually. I'm far more likely to read it than watch a miniseries. :)