I decided at the beginning of the year to keep track of all the books I read in 2006. The results can be found here: http://nforget.com/blog/books/

According to my record keeping I read thirty-four books, but that’s not entirely correct. There are a couple books on the list which could be accurately described as reference materials and which I did not read cover-to-cover:

• The C++ Programming Language (Special 3rd Edition)
• The C Programming Language (2nd Edition) (Actually, I did read this one cover-to-cover. It’s that good.)
• Macromedia Flash MX Game Design Demystified

Additionally, there are several books on the list which I have not yet finished:

• A Game of Thrones (A Song of Ice and Fire, Book 1)
• To Kill a Mockingbird
• A Clockwork Orange

There are a couple of recurring authors. I read three Tom Robbins books:

• Villa Incognito
• Half Asleep in Frog Pajamas
• Jitterbug Perfume

And three Joel Spolsky books:

• Joel on Software: And on Diverse and Occasionally Related Matters That Will Prove of Interest to Software Developers…
• User Interface Design for Programmers
• The Best Software Writing I: Selected and Introduced by Joel Spolsky

Most thought-provoking: The End of Faith: Religion, Terror, and the Future of Reason

Most entertaining: Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell : A Novel

Most surprisingly good: Villa Incognito

Most disappointing: To Kill a Mockingbird

Recommended, but not mentioned elsewhere in this post:
If you like history and soccer: How Soccer Explains the World : An Unlikely Theory of Globalization
If you like games: Theory of Fun for Game Design
If you like stories or movies: The Writer’s Journey: Mythic Structure for Writers