A list of noteworthy books that I have read, am currently reading, or will read in the near future: (and most of which, reside on my bookshelves…)

[Yet another long-term project, updated 1/2011]

History

Nature’s Metropolis – Chicago and the Great West <— Game Changer!
Cronon, William

Down to Earth – Nature’s Role in American History <— Game Changer!
Steinberg, Ted

The Twentieth Century
Zinn, Howard

Economics

Freakonomics – A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything
Steven Levitt and Stephen Dubner

Superfreakonomics – Global Cooling, Patriotic Prostitutes, and Why Suicide Bombers Should Buy Life Insurance
Steven Levitt and Stephen Dubner

What the Dog Saw
Gladwell, Malcolm

The Tipping Point – How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference
Gladwell, Malcolm

The Cartoon Introduction to Economics – Volume One: Microeconomics
Klein, Grady and Yoram Bauman, Ph.D.

The Economics of Public Issues, 15th Ed.
Miller, Benjamin, and North

Teaching

Dynamics of Effective Secondary Teaching, 5th Ed.
Wilen, Bosse, Hutchison, and Kindsvatter

A Tribe Apart – A Journey into the Heart of American Adolescence
Hersch, Patricia

Educational Psychology

Choice Theory – A New Psychology of Personal Freedom
Glasser, William

A Whole New Mind – Why Right-Brainers Will Rule the Future
Pink, Daniel

Emotional Intelligence – Why It Can Matter More than IQ
Coleman, Daniel

Life / Mixed Interest

Failed States – The Abuse of Power and the Assault on Democracy
Chomsky, Noam

In Other Words – A Language Lover’s Guide to the Most Intriguing Words Around the World
Moore, Christopher J.

Personal Interest

The Normans – The Men Who Made the English-Speaking World
Baker, Timothy

The Vikings
Arbman, Holger

The Spirit of St. Louis
Lindbergh, Charles