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If you haven't read "Diamond Age" yet, I highly recommend it. I loved "Snow crash" too, but DA is arguably his best book. Let me know if you ever finish anything he wrote later than that, to be honest I think he is in dire need of a strict editor that cuts his books in at least half.

I see we disagree on "The Unberable Lightness of Being", but that is fine, I guess.

I think Murakami is at his best in "Norwegian Wood" and "South of the Border" -- in different ways. You might also enjoy "Chrome Yellow" by Huxley.

For something a bit different, try: "American Essays" edited by Shaw (http://www.amazon.com/American-Essays-Charles-B-Shaw/dp/B000...).

If you enjoyed the books on Steve Jobs, you might enjoy "The new new thing" by Lewis (on the founder of SGI and Netscape).

I don't know if you've read any William Gibson, if not, at least read "Burning Chrome" (and everything else he's ever written ;-).

Finally, you should read "The Code Book" by Singh.

Wow, thanks for taking the time for the recommendation, will definitely check them out.

I am a slow reader and so its a good investment of time for me to read a book, which is why I value book recommendations over randomly picking up books.

Regarding TULOB, I have found that fiction or books of philosophical nature tends to be highly subjective. It also depends on my state of mind during reading. For instance, I tried couple of times to read "The Art of Motorcycle Maintenance", and I stopped reading after few chapters. Which is very rare, I usually force myself to complete horrible books, but for some reason I couldn't read it. I will give it another shot this year.

Cheers.

I second Snow Crash reco. I've read Kafka on the Shore and Wind-Up bird chronicle by Murakami and loved both. Wind-Up bird was very hard to finish at points but I'm glad I did. The more I think about the more chills I get. The book is truly a dream. I'm not sure what is largely about but I will never forget how it made me feel. It's impossible to explain.

I just finished Norwegian Wood a couple weeks ago and loved it, and I loved The Wind-up Bird Chronicle as well, I'll have to check out South of the Border.

Singh's code book is an awesome intro to classical crypto. Highly recommend reading it if you have any interest in crypto (which we all should)

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