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What I'm currently reading:

• Stephen Wolfram, A New Kind of Science
• Mary Midgley, Science and Poetry
• Thomas A Kempis, The imitation of Christ
• Gao Xingjian, Soul Mountain
• Betty Edwards, Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain
• Neil Gershenfeld, The Nature of Mathematical Modeling
• Lawrence Lessig, Code and Other Laws of Cyberspace
• Brian Greene, The Elegant Universe : Superstrings,...

Recently read:

• William James, The Varieties of Religious Experience
• Paul Tillich, The Courage to Be
• William Zinsser, On Writing Well: The Classic Guide to...
• Kary Mullis, Dancing Naked in the Mind Field

Books that had a big influence on me:

• Pirsig,Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance


• The Bible


• Darwin, The Origin of Species -- evolution is too beautiful and too profound for God not to use it


• Carl Sagan, Cosmos -- sparked my interest in science long ago


• T. H. White, The Once and Future King -- really made the point to me that your choices and your character matter, and that you will have a bigger impact on the world through your example and the little seeds you plant than through your biggest plans


• John Locke, lots of different works


• The Applesoft Basic Tutorial, the Applesoft Basic Reference Manual, and the Apple II Reference Manual -- all you really need to learn to program is to get the right books and start DOING. It was easier when they included the hardware schematics and the ROM disassembly with your new computer, though


• Dostoevsky, Crime and Punishment, The Gambler -- the best works ever on how not to be a graduate student and how not be a wall street trader.