Ethics by Aristotle - I haven't read much Greek Philosophy, just some of the Socratic Dialogues. I'm only about a fifth of the way through, and often times I feel like I am going in circles. But I like his discussion so far with happiness serving as the central tenet. I am interested to see where it leads.
The Corner by David Simon and Ed Burns - I recently finished David Simon's Homicide: Life on the Killing Streets. If you are a fan of The Wire, buy it. Reading like a novel, the work offers a glimpse into the fascinating if not slightly terrifying and mostly depressing life of a Baltimore Homicide Detective. The Corner offers a similar unique insight, but this time from the angle of the dealers and addicts.
Titan by Ron Chernow - A mammoth work that I have been chugging through for a couple of months now at around fifty pages a week. Reading it is exhausting, I can only imagine what researching it must have been like. If you like biographies on industrial giants, not one to miss.
Gang Leader for a Day by Sudhir Venkatesh - Picked this up after reading Superfreakonomics, as this author and Steve Levitt have done academic work together. The premise is a young sociology student (of Indian descent) befriends a local gang leader and becomes an informal member of the projects tribe. Starts off strong, but tails off at the end. Venkatesh tries too hard, in my opinion, to not hurt anyone's feelings.
Othello by Shakespeare - For some reason I just never really got into this one. I didn't find any of the characters particularly interesting, even Iago (who by the way was very much brought back to life by Christoph Waltz's epic performance as Col. Hans Landa in Inglourious Basterds). I'll give it another shot in the future; I'm sure my reaction will be different.
