The End of Growth - Richard Heinberg, Axiomatic - Greg Egan, The Hard SF Renaissance - Hartwell & Cramer, House of Suns - Alastair Reynolds, Your Brain on Music - Daniel Levitin, The Time Machine - H.G. Wells, One Flew Over The Cuckoos Nest - Ken Kesey, The Great Railway Bazaar - Paul Theroux, The Paradox of Choice - Barry Schwartz, Travels - Michael Chriton, Embassytown - China Mieville