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Rock: Judging from your posting history, here are a few of my favorites that you would probably like.
Sperm Wars: Infidelity, Sexual Conflict, and Other Bedroom Battles
"Published to acclaim and controversy a decade ago, Sperm Wars is a revolutionary thesis about sex that turned centuries-old biological assumptions on their head... best-selling author Robin Baker reveals these new facts of life: ten percent of children are not fathered by their "fathers;" less than one percent of a man's sperm is capable of fertilizing anything (the rest is there to fight off all other men's sperm); "smart" vaginal mucus encourages some sperm but blocks others; and a woman is far more likely to conceive through a casual fling than through sex with her regular partner. It's no wonder that Sperm Wars is a classic of popular science writing that will surprise, entertain, and even shock."
(You'll never look at sex and relationships the same way ever again.)
The Game: Penetrating the Secret Society of Pickup Artists
"Strauss was a self-described chick repellant--complete with large, bumpy nose, small, beady eyes, glasses, balding head, and, worst of all, painful shyness around women. He felt like "half a man." That is, until a book editor asked him to investigate the community of pickup artists. Strauss's life was transformed. He spent two years bedding some fine chiquitas and studying with some of the North America's most suave gents--including the best of them all, the God of the pickup "community," a man named Mystery."
(Don't get me wrong, I'm no Mystery fan. But this book was a ton of fun to read")
How to Win Friends & Influence People
"This grandfather of all people-skills books was first published in 1937. It was an overnight hit, eventually selling 15 million copies. How to Win Friends and Influence People is just as useful today as it was when it was first published, because Dale Carnegie had an understanding of human nature that will never be outdated. Financial success, Carnegie believed, is due 15 percent to professional knowledge and 85 percent to "the ability to express ideas, to assume leadership, and to arouse enthusiasm among people." He teaches these skills through underlying principles of dealing with people so that they feel important and appreciated."
(One of my favorite books ever. It should be required reading for everyone)
History of My Life by Giacomo Casanova
"While Casanova is most notorious for his womanizing, his memoirs are also remarkable as they give a top-to-bottom view of European life in the 18th century. Johns Hopkins University Press has done a handsome job, packaging the entire story in six double volumes"
(If you can get past the old writing style and sheer volume of this book, you'll find some awesome stories in here)
and because I care for your mortal soul...
The Scandalous Gospel of Jesus: What's So Good About the Good News?
"Asserting that we are meant to go beyond the Bible in order to discover the gospel, Gomes points away from the past toward a future in which promise and fulfillment meet. Meanwhile, we must manage to live in the world as it is—a world steeped in hostility, suffering and injustice. If we take the gospel seriously, then like Jesus we will risk all, and might even lose all."
(That's a gay description, but this book rocks. It's a slap to the face of hypocritical Christians everywhere, but it's still a Christian book written by a well-respected preacher)
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“I can’t understand why people are frightened of new ideas. I’m frightened of the old ones.” – John Cage
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