Currently reading
Froth! – the Science of Beer – Mark Denny
Books read and enjoyed
I’ve been keeping track since December 2006. Most recent reads first:
The Lost Symbol – Dan Brown
Indignation – Philip Roth
The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay – Michael Chabon
Tales from the Underground: A Natural History of Subterranean Life – David Wolfe
Even Cowgirls Get the Blues – Tom Robbins
Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance – Robert Pirsig
Animal, Vegetable, Miracle: A Year of Food Life – Barbara Kingsolver
In Defense of Food – Michael Pollan
The Botany of Desire – Michael Pollan
Color: Messages and Meanings – Leatrice Eiseman
The Omnivore’s Dilemma – Micheal Pollan
The Adventure Motorcycling Handbook – Chris Scott
Skinny Legs and All – Tom Robbins
Louis on the Lose – Louis Price
Villa Incognito – Tom Robbins
Out Stealing Horses
Black Swan Green
For One More Day
The Swarm
Jitterbug Perfume – Tom Robbins
Bitterroot – James Lee Burke
Encounters with Qi – Exploring Chinese Medicine – David Eisenberg, M.D.
New Complete Self-sufficiency: The Classic Guide for Realists and Dreamers – John Seymour
The Mother Tongue – Bill Bryson
South from Granada – Gerald Brenan
Protector – Larry Niven
Whitethorn – A Story of Africa – Bryce Courtnay
A Short History of Nearly Everything – Bill Bryson
In Patagonia – Bruce Chatwin
The Last Templar – Raymond Khury
Friday – Robert Heinlein
Angels and Demons – Dan Brown
To read:
The Garden Primer: Second Edition – Barbara Damrosch
This Organic Life: Confessions of a Suburban Homesteader – Joan Dye Gussow
How to Grow More Vegetables – John Jeavons
Deep Economy: The Wealth of Communities and the Durable Future – Bill McKibben
Local Flavors: Cooking and Eating from America’s Farmer’s Markets – Deborah Madison
Coming Home to Eat: The Pleasures and Politics of Local Foods – Gary Paul Nabhan
Farmer John’s Cookbook: The Real Dirt on Vegetables – John Peterson and Angelic Organics
Holy Cows and Hog Heaven – Joel Salatin
The Unsettling of America – Culture & Agriculture – Wendell Berry (need to buy this one and keep it!)
If you are interested in any of the books, it helps me (on my farm intern salary) if you buy them from Amazon.com using the links above! Love ya!