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	The Art of Deception: Controlling the Human Element of Security by Kevin Mitnick

	Ireland: A History by Robert Kee

	Age of Uncertainty by John Kenneth Galbraith

	I Shall Bear Witness: The Diaries Of Victor Klemperer 1933-41: I Shall Bear Witness, 1933-41 Vol 1 by Victor Klemperer

	Speer: The Final Verdict by Joachim Fest

	IBM and the Holocaust by Edwin Black

	Hitler, 1936-1945: Nemesis (Allen Lane History) by Ian Kershaw

	How the Mind Works by Steven Pinker

	General Theory of Employment, Interest and Money: Vol.7 by John Maynard Keynes This theory was thought to apply only in a 'global' context. Perhaps it's time has come.

	Quantum: A Guide for the Perplexed: A Guide For The Perplexed by Jim al-Khalili "Anyone who is not shocked by quantum theory has not understood it" Niels Bohr

	Mandate of Heaven by Orville Schell

	Just Six Numbers: The Deep Forces That Shape the Universe (Science Masters) by Martin J. Rees

	The Oxford Handbook of Criminology by Mike Maguire

	The Whole Shebang: A State of the Universe(s) Report by Timothy Ferris

	The Road to Reality: A Complete Guide to the Laws of the Universe by Roger Penrose

	The Oxford Companion to Irish History

	The Extended Phenotype: The Long Reach of the Gene (Oxford Paperbacks) by Richard Dawkins

	After the Ice: A Global Human History 20,000 - 5000 BC: A Global Human History 20,000-5000 BC by Steven Mithen

	The Inner Game: Short V. Kasparov by Dominic Lawson

	Stardust by John Gribbin

	Chambers Dictionary of World History

	Remaking Eden: Designing Human Life in the New Millennium by Lee Silver

	When Money Dies by Adam Fergusson

	The World According to Peter Drucker by Jack Beatty

	In Mendel's Footnotes by Colin Tudge

	Theory of Surplus Value: Pt. 3 by Karl Marx

	Theory of Surplus Value: Pt. 2 by Karl Marx

	Theory of Surplus Value: Pt. 1 by Karl Marx

	Capital;: A critique of political economy. Three Volumes: The Process of Capitalist Production, The Process of Circulation of Ca by Karl Marx

	Hitler, 1889-1936: Hubris by Ian Kershaw

	The Third Reich: A New History by Michael Burleigh

	Critical Mass: How One Thing Leads to Another by Philip Ball

	Into the Silent Land: Travels in Neuropsychology by Paul Broks

	Aeons: The Search for the Beginning of Time by Martin Gorst

	The Soul's Code: In Search of Character and Calling by James Hillman

	Alas Poor Darwin: Arguments Against Evolutionary Psychology by Hilary Rose

	The Holocaust by Martin Gilbert

	If Life Is a Game, These Are the Rules: Ten Rules for Being Human by Cherie Carter-Scott

	A Brief History of the Human Race by Michael Cook

	Matter of Mind: A Neurologist's View of Brain-Behavior Relationships by Kenneth M. Heilman

	I, Me, Mine: New Introduction by Olivia Harrison by George Harrison Taxman - George's song which hit the Labour government right between the eyes

	Emergence - The connected lives of ants, brains, cities and software by Steven Johnson

	A History of Western Philosophy by Bertrand Russell "You cannot step twice in the same river; for fresh waters are ever flowing in upon you"- Heraclitus

	The Human Brain: A Guided Tour (Science Masters) by Susan Greenfield

	How Things Are (LATEST): Science Tool Kit for the Mind by John Brockman

	Six Thinking Hats (Pelican) by Edward De Bono

	Practical Thinking: Four Ways to Be Right; Five Ways to Be Wrong; Five Ways to Understand (Pelican) by Edward De Bono

	The Blind Watchmaker: Why the Evidence of Evolution Reveals a Universe Without Design by Richard Dawkins

	Tenth Insight by James Redfield The continuing expedition

	The New Realities by Peter F. Drucker Leading from the front

	Making Peace: The Inside Story of the Making of the Good Friday Agreement by George Mitchell This man should never be out of work. A gentleman in a hard world

	The Informer by Sean O'Callaghan Courageous man

	Citizen Lord: Edward Fitzgerald, 1763-98 by S.K. Tillyard My big sister lent me this (5 years ago!)

	The Celestine Prophecy: An Experiential Guide by James Redfield The story is appealing the conclusion is far fetched

	The Illusion of Conscious Will by DM Wegner Very technical but I am converted

	Genesis Unveiled: The Lost Wisdom of Our Forgotten Ancestors by Ian Lawton

	Mind Sculpture: Your Brain's Untapped Potential by Ian Robertson

	Darwin's Dangerous Idea: Evolution and the Meanings of Life (Penguin Science) by Daniel C. Dennett Well if Richard Dawkins is impressed who am I to disagree

	Fuzzy Thinking: The New Science of Fuzzy Logic by Bart Kosko Original thinking

	Love's Executioner and Other Tales of Psychotherapy (Penguin Psychology) by Irvin D. Yalom My favourite read. Switched a very powerful light on in my head. No wonder I've lived alone for the past 15 years

	Big Bang: The Most Important Scientific Discovery of All Time and Why You Need to Know About It by Simon Singh A miniscule tiny singularity which burst outward in silence. Where's the Bang? We shall find out soon! (CERN)

	Anatomy of the Spirit: The Seven Stages of Power and Healing by Caroline Myss PhD

	River Out of Eden: A Darwinian View of Life (Science Masters) by Richard Dawkins

	Unweaving the Rainbow: Science, Delusion and the Appetite for Wonder (Penguin Press Science) by Richard Dawkins

	Conversations with God: An Uncommon Dialogue: Bk. 1 (Blue cover) by Neale Donald Walsch Richard Dawkins could do well to read this

	Madness Explained: Psychosis and Human Nature by Richard P. Bentall

	Mapping The Mind by Rita Carter

	The Two Irelands, 1912-1939 (OPUS) by David Fitzpatrick

	The Divided Self: An Existential Study in Sanity and Madness (Penguin Psychology) by R.D. Laing Don't ask!

	How To Have A Beautiful Mind by Edward De Bono

	Climbing Mount Improbable (Penguin Science) by Richard Dawkins Darwin's clone

	The Origin of Species (Everyman's University Library) by Charles Darwin What a man

	Destructive Emotions by Daniel Goleman

	The Blank Slate: The Modern Denial of Human Nature (Allen Lane Science) by Steven Pinker

	Black's Medical Dictionary by G (Ed) Macpherson

	Living on Thin Air: The New Economy by Charles Leadbeater

	The Fabric of Reality: Towards a Theory of Everything by David Deutsch

	The Universe Next Door: Twelve Mind-blowing Ideas from the Cutting Edge of Science by Marcus Chown

	The Web of Life: A New Synthesis of Mind and Matter by Fritjof Capra

	Life's Other Secret: New Mathematics of the Living World (Allen Lane Science) by Ian Stewart

	Gaia: A New Look at Life on Earth by James Lovelock

	Shadows of the Mind: A Search for the Missing Science of Consciousness by Roger Penrose

	The Universe in a Nutshell by Stephen William Hawking

	The Fifth Miracle: Search for the Origins of Life (Penguin Press Science) by P. C. W. Davies

	Open Secret: The Autobiography of the Former Director-General of MI5 by Stella Rimington

	The Republic (Penguin Classics) by Plato

	Michael Collins: A Life by James A. Mackay

	Serious Creativity: Using the Power of Lateral Thinking to Create New Ideas by Edward De Bono

	The Ancestor's Tale: A Pilgrimage to the Dawn of Life by Richard Dawkins

	The Oxford Companion to the Mind by Gregory

	Man, Beast and Zombie: What Science Can and Cannot Tell Us About Human Nature by Kenan Malik

	The Mating Mind by Geoffrey Miller

	The Future of Life by Edward O. Wilson

	A Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill Bryson

	A Perfect Mess: The Hidden Benefits of Disorder by Eric Abrahamson

	A Devil's Chaplain: Selected Writings by Richard Dawkins

	The End of Science by John Horgan

	The Emperor's New Mind: Concerning Computers, Minds and the Laws of Physics (Popular Science) by Roger Penrose

	The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference by Malcolm Gladwell

	The God Delusion by Richard Dawkins I had to read this twice before getting the gist. I'm looking forward to someone writing "The Scientist Delusion"

On the Question of Psychology in the Computer Age


	Ask and It Is Given: Learning to Manifest Your Desires by Esther Hicks Not sure why I bought this. It is my next read.

	Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking by Malcolm Gladwell Enjoyable read but the details seem to suggest that the title does not fit.

	Influence: Psychology of Persuasion by R.B. Cialdini This work by Cialdini is nothing short of a masterpiece on the subject of how us humans go about our daily lives without realising we have been duped by clever people who know the weapons of persuasion

	Money and the Law of Attraction: Learning to Attract Wealth, Health and Happiness by Esther Hicks

	The Origin of Species by Charles Darwin Very difficult book to follow, not convincing simply because Darwin does not seem to be sure of his own conclusions.

	The Oxford Companion to Irish History

	A Little History of the World by E H Gombrich Really clever, fascinating read

	Nudge: Improving Decisions About Health, Wealth, and Happiness by Richard H. Thaler What every Mom knows!

	Squandered by David Craig Statisitcs, statistics. Punchy language with contradictions.

	The Age of Turbulence: Adventures in a New World by Alan Greenspan Very informative and relevant if you are concerned about current financial affairs.

	Rocks of Ages by Stephen Jay Gould

	The Elegant Universe by Brian Greene

	Placebo: The Belief Effect by Dylan Evans

	Y: The Descent of Men by Steve Jones

	What Makes Us Think?: A Neuroscientist and a Philosopher Argue about Ethics, Human Nature, and the Brain: A Neuroscientist and a by Jean-Pierre Changeux

	501 Writer's Questions Answered: Comprehensive Guide to Writing and Getting Published by Nancy Smith

Financial Times Style Guide by Colin Inman Written a long time ago but still very instructive

	Revise Key Topics in A2 Psychology by Diana Dwyer

	Mind Over Mood: Change How You Feel By Changing the Way You Think by Christine A Padesky

	Psychology: The Science of Mind and Behaviour (Hodder Arnold Publication) by Richard Gross

	Introductory Psychology by Tony Malim

	Finance and Analysis of Capital Projects (Data Processing S.) by A.J. Merrett Timeless

	The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary on Historical Principles. Volumes 1 and 11 by Various

	Introduction to Positive Economics by Richard G Lipsey

	Teach Yourself Visually HTML (Teach Yourself Visually) by Sherry Willard Kinkoph Despite the huge changes in Web design technology I turn to this first when I write code

	HTML: Top 100 Simplified Tips and Tricks (Top 100 Simplified: Tips & Tricks) by Paul Whitehead

	C++ (Teach Yourself Computing) by Richard Riley

	Encyclopedia of Networking by Mitch Tulloch and Ingrid Tulloch

	Windows Server 2003 (Master Visually) by James Pyles

	Microsoft® Windows® Scripting Self-Paced Learning Guide (Pro-Other) by Ed Wilson

	Windows 2000 Server Deployment Planning Guide (IT-Resource Kits) by Microsoft Corporatio

	Microsoft Windows XP Professional Resource Kit Documentation by Microsoft Press

	Microsoft® Office System Inside Out -- 2003 Edition (Bpg-Inside Out) by Michael Halvorson Michael J. Young

	Microsoft® Windows Server 2003 (Inside Out (Microsoft)) by William R. Stanek

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