{"id":1679,"date":"2014-01-23T16:24:03","date_gmt":"2014-01-23T20:24:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/peroty.com\/blog\/?page_id=1679"},"modified":"2021-04-22T06:27:06","modified_gmt":"2021-04-22T10:27:06","slug":"books","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/peroty.com\/blog\/books\/","title":{"rendered":"Books I&#8217;ve Read"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>A list of books I&#8217;ve read since about 2010. Dates are a little skewed since Goodreads can&#8217;t quite figure out when I finished reading books. Even though I entered the dates when I completed them and moved them to Read from Currently Reading. But life is too short. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Currently* Reading<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Currently* reading can be a stretch. Some books I&#8217;ll graze through over months (or years) like Tribe of Mentors. Some are library books where my loan expired but I keep them active so I remember to return to them when they&#8217;re available. Some books I&#8217;ve merely misplaced in my house and need to locate them before I can continue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Subterranean Scalzi Super Bundle<\/strong> by John Scalzi<\/li><li><strong>Tribe of Mentors: Short Life Advice from the Best in the World <\/strong>by Timothy Ferriss<\/li><li><strong>A People&#8217;s Future of the United States: Speculative Fiction from 25 Extraordinary Writers<\/strong> by Various Authors<\/li><li><strong>Atomic Habits: An Easy &amp; Proven Way to Build Good Habits &amp; Break Bad Ones<\/strong> by James Clear<\/li><li><strong>For the Win<\/strong> by Cory Doctorow<\/li><li><strong>Think Like a Rocket Scientist: Simple Strategies You Can Use to Make Giant Leaps in Work and Life<\/strong> by Ozan Varol<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Books I&#8217;ve Read <\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">(Most recent on top)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Deep Down, Second Son and High Heat<\/strong> by Lee Child, (04-20-2021)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-markdown\"><ol>\n<li><strong>Devolution: A Firsthand Account of the Rainier Sasquatch Massacre<\/strong> by Max Brooks, (2021\/03\/01) | \u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605<\/li>\n<li><strong>The Year Without Pants: WordPress.com and the Future of Work<\/strong> by Scott Berkun, (2021\/01\/23) | \u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605<\/li>\n<li><strong>Ready Player Two<\/strong> by Ernest Cline (2021\/01\/23) | \u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605<\/li>\n<li><strong>Terminus<\/strong> by Peter Clines (2020\/12\/11) | \u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605<\/li>\n<li><strong>All Systems Red<\/strong> by Martha Wells (2020\/05\/17) | \u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605<\/li>\n<li><strong>The Worldship Humility<\/strong> by R.R. Haywood (2020\/11\/24) | \u2605\u2605\u2605<\/li>\n<li><strong>The Burnout Generation<\/strong> by Anne Helen Petersen (2020\/10\/25) | \u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605<\/li>\n<li><strong>Delta-v<\/strong> by Daniel Suarez (2020\/10\/20) | \u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605<\/li>\n<li><strong>Randomize<\/strong> by Andy Weir (2020\/10\/10) | \u2605\u2605\u2605<\/li>\n<li><strong>Deep Work: Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World<\/strong> by Cal Newport (2020\/10\/06) | \u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605<\/li>\n<li><strong>Invisible Women: Data Bias in a World Designed for Men<\/strong> by Caroline Criado P\u00e9rez (2020\/09\/12) | \u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605<\/li>\n<li><strong>Lurking: How a Person Became a User<\/strong> by Joanne McNeil (2020\/09\/28) | \u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605<\/li>\n<li><strong>Amusing Ourselves to Death: Public Discourse in the Age of Show Business<\/strong> by Neil Postman (2020\/09\/12) | \u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605<\/li>\n<li><strong>Max and the Multiverse<\/strong> by Zachry Wheeler (2020\/09\/07) | \u2605\u2605\u2605<\/li>\n<li><strong>Talking to Strangers: What We Should Know About the People We Don\u2019t Know<\/strong> by Malcolm Gladwell (2020\/09\/01) | \u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605<\/li>\n<li><strong>Exit Strategy<\/strong> by Martha Wells (2020\/05\/17) | \u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605<\/li>\n<li><strong>Vacationland: True Stories from Painful Beaches<\/strong> by John Hodgman (2020\/06\/22) | \u2605\u2605\u2605<\/li>\n<li><strong>The Adventures of Tom Stranger, Interdimensional Insurance Agent<\/strong> by Larry Correia (2019\/07\/16) | \u2605\u2605\u2605<\/li>\n<li><strong>Rage<\/strong> by Jonathan Maberry (2020\/01\/26) | \u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605<\/li>\n<li><strong>Dead Moon<\/strong> by Peter Clines (2020\/02\/29) | \u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605<\/li>\n<li><strong>Scam Me If You Can: Simple Strategies to Outsmart Today&#8217;s Ripoff Artists<\/strong> by Frank W. Abagnale (2020\/03\/04) | \u2605\u2605\u2605<\/li>\n<li><strong>Springfield Confidential: Jokes, Secrets, and Outright Lies from a Lifetime Writing for The Simpsons<\/strong> by Mike Reiss (2020\/03\/04) | \u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605<\/li>\n<li><strong>The Last Emperox<\/strong> by John Scalzi (2020\/04\/25) | \u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605<\/li>\n<li><strong>Artificial Condition<\/strong> by Martha Wells (2020\/05\/17) | \u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605<\/li>\n<li><strong>Rogue Protocol<\/strong> by Martha Wells (2020\/05\/26) | \u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605<\/li>\n<li><strong>Do Open: How a simple email newsletter can transform your business (and it can)<\/strong> by David Hieatt (2020\/04\/13) | \u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605<\/li>\n<li><strong>The Greatest Love Story Ever Told<\/strong> by Megan Mullally (2020\/02\/25) | \u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605<\/li>\n<li><strong>Permanent Record<\/strong> by Edward Snowden (2020\/02\/23) | \u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605<\/li>\n<li><strong>How to Invent Everything: A Survival Guide for the Stranded Time Traveller<\/strong> by Ryan North (2020\/01\/15 0\/Abandoned<\/li>\n<li><strong>Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind<\/strong> by Yuval Noah Harari (2020\/01\/06) | \u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605<\/li>\n<li><strong>All Marketers Are Liars: The Power of Telling Authentic Stories in a Low-Trust World<\/strong> by Seth Godin (2019\/12\/29) | \u2605\u2605\u2605<\/li>\n<li><strong>Bad with Money: The Imperfect Art of Getting Your Financial Sh*t Together<\/strong> by Gaby Dunn (2019\/10\/07) | \u2605\u2605\u2605<\/li>\n<li><strong>Die Trying<\/strong> by Lee Child (2019\/06\/27) | \u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605<\/li>\n<li><strong>Robopocalypse<\/strong> by Daniel H. Wilson (2019\/09\/11) | \u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605<\/li>\n<li><strong>Astrophysics for People in a Hurry<\/strong> by Neil deGrasse Tyson (2019\/09\/01) | \u2605\u2605\u2605<\/li>\n<li><strong>I Will Find You: Solving Killer Cases from My Life Fighting Crime<\/strong> by Joe Kenda (2019\/08\/29) | \u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605<\/li>\n<li><strong>Amped<\/strong> by Daniel H. Wilson (2019\/08\/28) | \u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605<\/li>\n<li><strong>No Middle Name (Jack Reacher Short Stories)<\/strong> by Lee Child (2019\/08\/20) | \u2605\u2605\u2605<\/li>\n<li><strong>David and Goliath: Underdogs, Misfits, and the Art of Battling Giants<\/strong> by Malcolm Gladwell (2014\/04\/16) | \u2605\u2605\u2605<\/li>\n<li><strong>Digital Minimalism: Choosing a Focused Life in a Noisy World<\/strong> by Cal Newport (2019\/07\/25) | \u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605<\/li>\n<li><strong>Infomocracy<\/strong> by Malka Ann Older (2019\/07\/14) | \u2605\u2605\u2605<\/li>\n<li><strong>The Vexed Generation<\/strong> by Scott Meyer (2019\/07\/10) | \u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605\nWorking: Researching, Interviewing, Writing by Robert A. Caro (2019\/07\/01) | \u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605<\/li>\n<li><strong>Killing Floor<\/strong> by Lee Child (2019\/06\/27) | \u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605<\/li>\n<li><strong>Alien: Out of the Shadows<\/strong> by Tim Lebbon (2019\/05\/04) | \u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605<\/li>\n<li><strong>Master of Formalities<\/strong> by Scott Meyer (2019\/04\/26) | \u2605\u2605\u2605<\/li>\n<li><strong>All These Worlds<\/strong> by Dennis E. Taylor (2019\/04\/10) | \u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605<\/li>\n<li><strong>For We Are Many<\/strong> by Dennis E. Taylor (2019\/03\/25) | \u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605<\/li>\n<li><strong>We Are Legion (We Are Bob)<\/strong> by Dennis E. Taylor (2019\/03\/25) | \u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605<\/li>\n<li><strong>The Art of Asking; or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Let People Help<\/strong> by Amanda Palmer (2019\/03\/17) | \u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605<\/li>\n<li><strong>The Year of Less<\/strong> by Cait Flanders (2019\/02\/19) | \u2605\u2605\u2605<\/li>\n<li><strong>Deep Silence<\/strong> by Jonathan Maberry (2019\/02\/07) | \u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605<\/li>\n<li><strong>Blood, Sweat, and Pixels: The Triumphant, Turbulent Stories Behind How Video Games Are Made<\/strong> by Jason Schreier (2019\/01\/23) | \u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605<\/li>\n<li><strong>Differently Morphous<\/strong> by Yahtzee Croshaw (2019\/01\/12) | \u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605<\/li>\n<li><strong>Dot Journaling: A Practical Guide: How to Start and Keep the Planner, To-Do List, and Diary That\u2019ll Actually Help You Get Your Life Together<\/strong> by Rachel Wilkerson Miller (2019\/01\/06) | \u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605<\/li>\n<li><strong>The Crossroads of Should and Must: Find and Follow Your Passion<\/strong> by Elle Luna (2019\/01\/05) | \u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605<\/li>\n<li><strong>The Consuming Fire<\/strong> by John Scalzi (2018\/01\/03) | \u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605<\/li>\n<li><strong>Coming to You Live (Newsflesh Novella)<\/strong> by Mira Grant (2018\/12\/01) | \u2605\u2605\u2605<\/li>\n<li><strong>Zoe&#8217;s Tale<\/strong> by John Scalzi (2018\/11\/11) | \u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605<\/li>\n<li><strong>The Last Colony<\/strong> by John Scalzi (2018\/10\/31) | \u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605<\/li>\n<li><strong>Paradox Bound<\/strong> by Peter Clines (2018\/10\/18) | \u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605<\/li>\n<li><strong>A River in Darkness: One Man&#8217;s Escape from North Korea<\/strong> by Masaji Ishikawa (2018\/10\/12) | \u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605<\/li>\n<li><strong>Fuzzy Nation<\/strong> by John Scalzi (2018\/10\/02) | \u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605<\/li>\n<li><strong>Change Agent<\/strong> by Daniel Suarez (2018\/09\/03) | \u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605<\/li>\n<li><strong>Understanding Comics: The Invisible Art<\/strong> by Scott McCloud (2018\/08\/27) | \u2605\u2605\u2605<\/li>\n<li><strong>Dirk Gently&#8217;s Holistic Detective Agency<\/strong> by Douglas Adams (2018\/08\/20) | \u2605\u2605\u2605<\/li>\n<li><strong>Out of Spite, Out of Mind<\/strong> by Scott Meyer (2018\/08\/05) | \u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605<\/li>\n<li><strong>Will Save the Galaxy for Food<\/strong> by Yahtzee Croshaw (2018\/08\/03) | \u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605<\/li>\n<li><strong>Hell to Pay<\/strong> by Luke Chmilenko (2018\/07\/10) | \u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605<\/li>\n<li><strong>Legacy of the Fallen<\/strong> by Luke Chmilenko (2018\/07\/22) | \u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605<\/li>\n<li><strong>Head On<\/strong> by John Scalzi (2018\/06\/06) | \u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605<\/li>\n<li><strong>Ascend Online<\/strong> by Luke Chmilenko (2018\/06\/13) | \u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605<\/li>\n<li><strong>Meditation for Fidgety Skeptics: A 10% Happier How-To Book<\/strong> by Dan Harris (2018\/06\/23) | \u2605\u2605\u2605<\/li>\n<li><strong>An Unwelcome Quest<\/strong> by Scott Meyer (2018\/06\/06) | \u2605\u2605\u2605<\/li>\n<li><strong>Spell or High Water<\/strong> by Scott Meyer (2018\/06\/06) | \u2605\u2605\u2605<\/li>\n<li><strong>Off to Be the Wizard<\/strong> by Scott Meyer (2018\/06\/06) | \u2605\u2605\u2605<\/li>\n<li><strong>Adulting: How to Become a Grown-up in) | 468 Easy(ish) Steps<\/strong> by Kelly Williams Brown (2018\/05\/19) | \u2605\u2605\u2605<\/li>\n<li><strong>The Restaurant at the End of the Universe<\/strong> by Douglas Adams (2018\/04\/30) | \u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605<\/li>\n<li><strong>Overclocked: Stories of the Future Present<\/strong> by Cory Doctorow (2018\/03\/31) | \u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605<\/li>\n<li><strong>Run Program<\/strong> by Scott Meyer (2018\/03\/25) | \u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605<\/li>\n<li><strong>Ready Player One<\/strong> by Ernest Cline (2014\/04\/14) | \u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605<\/li>\n<li><strong>Fight and Flight<\/strong> by Scott Meyer (2018\/01\/30) | \u2605\u2605\u2605<\/li>\n<li><strong>Fight Club 2<\/strong> by Chuck Palahniuk (2018\/02\/22) | \u2605\u2605<\/li>\n<li><strong>NPCs<\/strong> by Drew Hayes (2018\/02\/15) | \u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605<\/li>\n<li><strong>In Real Life<\/strong> by Cory Doctorow (2018\/01\/25) | \u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605<\/li>\n<li><strong>Wizzywig: Portrait of a Serial Hacker by Ed Piskor<\/strong> (2018\/01\/24) | \u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605<\/li>\n<li><strong>Artemis<\/strong> by Andy Weir (2018\/01\/05) | \u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605<\/li>\n<li><strong>Fight Club<\/strong> by Chuck Palahniuk (2018\/01\/08) | \u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605<\/li>\n<li><strong>Starship Troopers<\/strong> by Robert A. Heinlein (2017\/12\/28) | \u2605\u2605\u2605<\/li>\n<li><strong>The Collapsing Empire<\/strong> by John Scalzi (2018\/01\/03) | \u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605<\/li>\n<li><strong>Masters of Doom: How Two Guys Created an Empire and Transformed Pop Culture<\/strong> by David Kushner (2017\/09\/01) | \u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605<\/li>\n<li><strong>Porcelain: A Memoir<\/strong> by Moby (2017\/08\/12) | \u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605<\/li>\n<li><strong>The Hitchhiker&#8217;s Guide to the Galaxy<\/strong> by Douglas Adams (2017\/08\/14) | \u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605<\/li>\n<li><strong>The Dispatcher<\/strong> by John Scalzi (2017\/08\/14) | \u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605<\/li>\n<li><strong>Super Mario: How Nintendo Conquered America<\/strong> by Jeff Ryan (2017\/07\/17) | \u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605<\/li>\n<li><strong>The Ables<\/strong> by Jeremy Scott (2017\/07\/10) | \u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605<\/li>\n<li><strong>Hemingway Didn&#8217;t Say That: The Truth Behind Familiar Quotations<\/strong> by Garson O&#8217;Toole (2017\/07\/12) | \u2605\u2605\u2605<\/li>\n<li><strong>Trade<\/strong> by Lochlan Bloom (2017\/06\/05) | \u2605\u2605\u2605<\/li>\n<li><strong>The Reason I Jump: The Inner Voice of a Thirteen-Year-Old Boy with Autism<\/strong> by Naoki Higashida (2017\/01\/12) | \u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605<\/li>\n<li><strong>The Highly Sensitive Person<\/strong> by Elaine N. Aron (2017\/05\/11) | \u2605\u2605\u2605<\/li>\n<li><strong>Mind&#8217;s Eye<\/strong> by Douglas E. Richards (2017\/05\/11) | \u2605\u2605\u2605<\/li>\n<li><strong>BrainWeb<\/strong> by Douglas E. Richards (2015\/08\/18) | \u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605<\/li>\n<li><strong>Redemption<\/strong> by Richard Stephenson (2016\/03\/09) | \u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605<\/li>\n<li><strong>The Code Thief<\/strong> by Justin Conboy (2017\/03\/27) | \u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605<\/li>\n<li><strong>The Man in the High Castle<\/strong> by Philip K. Dick (2017\/03\/05) | \u2605\u2605\u2605<\/li>\n<li><strong>Deadly Provocation: A Year of Domestic Surveillance<\/strong> by T.F. Coleman (2014\/04\/11) | \u2605\u2605\u2605<\/li>\n<li><strong>Redshirts<\/strong> by John Scalzi (2017\/02\/21) | \u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605<\/li>\n<li><strong>The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck: A Counterintuitive Approach to Living a Good Life<\/strong> by Mark Manson (2017\/02\/20) | \u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605<\/li>\n<li><strong>Virtual Light<\/strong> by William Gibson (2017\/02\/08 1<\/li>\n<li><strong>Raw Materials: Collected Essays<\/strong> by Matt Gemmell (2017\/01\/11) | \u2605\u2605\u2605<\/li>\n<li><strong>Paintwork<\/strong> by Tim Maughan (2017\/01\/11) | \u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605<\/li>\n<li><strong>Lexicon<\/strong> by Max Barry (2016\/12\/05) | \u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605<\/li>\n<li><strong>Company<\/strong> by Max Barry (2016\/10\/25) | \u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605<\/li>\n<li><strong>I Know I Am, But What Are You?<\/strong> by Samantha Bee (2016\/10\/16) | \u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605<\/li>\n<li><strong>Nomad<\/strong> by Matthew Mather (2016\/02\/15 ) | \u2605\u2605\u2605<\/li>\n<li><strong>Zeroes<\/strong> by Chuck Wendig (2016\/02\/05) | \u2605\u2605\u2605<\/li>\n<li><strong>Blood is Red<\/strong> by Scott Sigler (2012\/07\/08) | \u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605<\/li>\n<li><strong>Dad Is Fat<\/strong> by Jim Gaffigan (2015\/10\/07) | \u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605<\/li>\n<li><strong>Modern Romance: An Investigation<\/strong> by Aziz Ansari (2015\/09\/03) | \u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605<\/li>\n<li><strong>Pandemic<\/strong> by Scott Sigler (2015\/07\/07) | \u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605<\/li>\n<li><strong>We Are All Weird: The Myth of Mass and The End of Compliance<\/strong> by Seth Godin (2011\/10\/21) | \u2605\u2605\u2605<\/li>\n<li><strong>Living the Remote Dream: A Guide To Seeing the World, Setting Records, and Advancing Your Career<\/strong> by Darren Murph (2015\/06\/05) | \u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605<\/li>\n<li><strong>The Good Creative: 18 ways to make better art<\/strong> by Paul Jarvis (2015\/05\/11) | \u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605<\/li>\n<li><strong>10% Happier<\/strong> by Dan Harris (2015\/05\/06) | \u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605<\/li>\n<li><strong>Choose Yourself<\/strong> by James Altucher (2015\/01\/28) | \u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605<\/li>\n<li><strong>Great Work: How to Make a Difference People Love<\/strong> by David Sturt (2015\/01\/13) | \u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605<\/li>\n<li><strong>With a Little Help<\/strong> by Cory Doctorow (2015\/01\/07) | \u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605<\/li>\n<li><strong>Born Standing Up: A Comic&#8217;s Life<\/strong> by Steve Martin (2015\/01\/01) | \u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605<\/li>\n<li><strong>The Bleak Door<\/strong> by Christian Baker (2014\/12\/22) | \u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605<\/li>\n<li><strong>The Champion<\/strong> by Scott Sigler (2014\/11\/24) | \u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605<\/li>\n<li><strong>Under the Empyrean Sky<\/strong> by Chuck Wendig (2014\/10\/16) | \u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605<\/li>\n<li><strong>Allah&#8217;s Revenge<\/strong> by Pete Barber (2014\/08\/29) | \u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605<\/li>\n<li><strong>The Average American Male<\/strong> by Chad Kultgen (2014\/08\/22 ) | \u2605\u2605\u2605<\/li>\n<li><strong>The Happiness Project: Or Why I Spent a Year Trying to Sing in the Morning, Clean My Closets, Fight Right, Read Aristotle, and Generally Have More Fun<\/strong> by Gretchen Rubin (2014\/04\/21) | \u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605<\/li>\n<li><strong>Orange Is the New Black<\/strong> by Piper Kerman (2014\/06\/16) | \u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605<\/li>\n<li><strong>The Creative Habit: Learn It and Use It for Life<\/strong> by Twyla Tharp (2014\/06\/01) | \u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605<\/li>\n<li><strong>Code Zero<\/strong> by Jonathan Maberry (2014\/07\/01) | \u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605<\/li>\n<li><strong>The Android&#8217;s Dream<\/strong> by John Scalzi (2014\/07\/14) | \u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605<\/li>\n<li><strong>Joe Ledger: Special Ops<\/strong> by Jonathan Maberry (2014\/07\/10) | \u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605<\/li>\n<li><strong>I Want it Now! A Memoir of Life on the Set of Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory<\/strong> by Julie Dawn Cole (2014\/06\/22) | \u2605\u2605\u2605<\/li>\n<li><strong>Influx<\/strong> by Daniel Suarez (2014\/03\/15) | \u2605\u2605\u2605<\/li>\n<li><strong>GAMELAND: Season One<\/strong> by Saul W. Tanpepper (2014\/02\/23) | \u2605\u2605\u2605<\/li>\n<li><strong>Amped<\/strong> by Douglas E. Richards (2013\/05\/29) | \u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605<\/li>\n<li><strong>Chronicler of the Undead<\/strong> by Mainak Dhar (2013\/09\/07) | \u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605<\/li>\n<li><strong>Kill Decision<\/strong> by Daniel Suarez (2012\/07\/08) | \u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605<\/li>\n<li><strong>Trojan Horse<\/strong> by Mark E. Russinovich (2012\/07\/08) | \u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605<\/li>\n<li><strong>Wired<\/strong>by Douglas E. 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