Neal Stephenson: Anathem
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Nassim Nicholas Taleb: The Black Swan: The Impact of the Highly Improbable
(****)
When I Was a Loser: True Stories of (Barely) Surviving High School
My friend Will Clarke has a story in this collection, and there is a picture with my wife in it.
Daniel Goleman: Emotional Intelligence: Why It Can Matter More Than IQ
(****)
Jeff Chang: Can't Stop Won't Stop : A History of the Hip Hop Generation
Thomas L. Friedman: The World Is Flat: A Brief History of the Twenty-first Century
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NPR : Conference Calls Detail Katrina Concerns, Failings 
I heard this on NPR this morning. I think these tapes are going to make it much more difficult for the administration to spin things their way. They record calls between local and federal officials (including FEMA) before and after Katrina hit. They were made by Walter Maestri, emergency manager for Jefferson Parish.
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