David Waterston

These are the last few books I’ve read, most recent first.
This list isn’t definitive, it only includes those that are actually worth reading.
Last updated: 23rd May, 2007

• “Paris: The Secret History“
  Andrew Hussey
  “…aims to tell the story of Paris from the point of view of ‘the dangerous classes’, a term used by French historians to describe marginal and subversive elements in the city - insurrectionists, vagabonds, immigrants, sexual outsiders, criminals - the account of whose experiences contradict and oppose official history.”
  (Non-Fiction. 2006.)

• “The 4-Hour Workweek“
  Timothy Ferris
  “This book will teach you the precise principles I have used to become the following:
  • No-holds barred cage fighter, vanquisher of four world champions
  • First American in history to hold a Guiness world record in tango
  • Princeton University guest lecturer in entrepreneurship
  • Applied linguist in Japanese, Chinese, German, and Spanish
  • Glycemic Index researcher
  • National Chinese kickboxing champion
  • MTV break-dancer in Taiwan
  • Athletic adviser to more than 30 world record holders
  • Actor on hit TV series in China and Hong Kong
  • Political asylum researcher and activist
  • Shark diver
  • Motorcycle racer”

  (Non-Fiction. 2007.)

• “Grotesque“
  Natsuo Kirino
  “The extreme need to succeed, and the vicious desire to be accepted in the bewildering environment of modern life is explored here with acute and chilling insight.”
  (Fiction. 2007.)

• “Timeless: Peter Sotos Special“
  Collected writings of Peter Sotos
  “234 pages / 650 grammes full of Peter SOTOS interviews, archives, writings and exclusive art in b&w + color about this special subject … including Trevor BROWN, Romain SLOCOMBE, Antoine BERNHART, Miguel Angel MARTIN, JONAS, EA, FREDOX, OTTO, Seven Bastard, ……..”
  (Fiction / Non-Fiction. 2007.)

• “Devil’s Milk“
  Stu Mead
  “A sustenance of filth for the soul.”
  (Non Fiction. Art. 2005.)

• “Leni: The Life & Work Of Leni Reifenstahl“
  Steven Bach
  “…an exceptional work of historical investigation, an objective but unsparing appraisal of a woman of great talent who was corrupted by ruthless ambition.”
  (Non-Fiction. 2007.)

• “Unspeak: Words are Weapons“
  Steven Poole
  “…in an age dominated by oily spin, Poole promotes scepticism, clarity and independence of thought”
  (Non-Fiction. 2006.)

• “Time To Think: Listening To Ignite The Human Mind“
  Nancy Kline
  “We must prize each other’s minds above all else. We must learn how to help people to think for themselves.”
  (Non-Fiction. 1999.)

• “Monkey Portraits“
  Jill Greenburg
  “never have the similarities between simians and humans been so amusingly and brilliantly captured”
  (Non-Fiction. Photographs. 2006.)

• “Working Stiff: The Misadventures of An Accidental Sexpert“
  Grant Stoddard
  “From offering himself up as man-bait at a notoriously hard-core gay bar to attending an elite orgy with a blue-blooded date, to being a hapless participant in a sexual home-invasion, Stoddard went where few men dare and lived to tell the tale.”
  (Non-Fiction. 2007.)

• “Don’t Believe Everything You Think: The 6 Basic Mistakes We Make In Thinking“
  Thomas Kida
  “…with numerous examples that demonstrate how easily we can be fooled into believing something that isn’t true.”
  (Non-Fiction. 2006.)

• “Bondage for Sex: Volume 1“
  Chanta Rose
  (Non-Fiction. 2006.)

• “Photographs“
  David Goldblatt
  “A life long observation of the social and political developments within South African society.”
  (Non-Fiction. Photographs. 2006.)