This is what I have stacked up on my nightstand right now.
In order, from the top:
Burning Bright, Ron Rash
The Unfair Advantage, Mark Donohue
Are We Winning?, Will Leitch (due May 2010)
Bounce, Matthew Syed (due April 2010)
Intellectuals and Society, Thomas Sowell
Mark Donohue: Technical Excellence at Speed, Michael Argetsinger
Linchpin, Seth Godin
I finished The Unfair Advantage by Mark Donohue a few weeks ago — its appeal is pretty narrow, and I wouldn’t recommend it to anyone but an avid racing fan, but within that niche it is a must-read. Published the same year Donohue died in a Formula One practice session, it follows Donohue’s racing career from his first amateur races to the year just before his death, and focuses primarily on development work on the cars and how he and his team adapted with each new challenge.
Next up was Intellectuals and Society by Thomas Sowell. It’s 100% classic Sowell, carefully and clearly laying out his case. It reminded me a lot of Sowell’s The Vision of the Anointed — very readable with frequent cultural and historical examples throughout.
Every few days I pick away at Seth Godin’s Linchpin, a chapter at a time.
Ron Rash’s new book of stories is next up, but I’m waiting for an evening when I have a few hours to relax and enjoy it.
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