Books read, October 2010

I'll probably edit in some comments later, when I have time, but for now I'll just list them:

79. Birdbrain (2010) translated by David Hackston from Linnunaivot (2008) by Johanna Sinisalo [Amazon]

78. Rethinking the 21st Century: 'New' Problems, 'Old' Solutions (2009) edited by Amy Eckert and Laura Sjoberg [Amazon]

77. Africans: The History of a Continent (second edition; 1995, 2007) by John Iliffe [Amazon]

76. Bad Science: Quacks, Hacks, and Big Pharma Flacks (revised edition; 2008, 2010) by Ben Goldacre [Amazon]

75. The Red Tree (2009) by Caitlín R. Kiernan [Amazon]

74. Test of Metal (Magic: The Gathering – A Planeswalker Novel) (2010) by Matthew Stover [Amazon]

73. At the Queen's Command (The First Book of The Crown Colonies) (2010) by Michael A. Stackpole [Amazon]

72. I.O.U.: Why Everyone Owes Everyone and No One Can Pay (2010) by John Lanchester [Amazon]

71. The Convalescent (2009) by Jessica Anthony [Amazon]

70. Paradise Found: Nature in America at the Time of Discovery (2010) by Steve Nicholls [Amazon]


69. The Old Knowledge & Other Strange Tales (2010) by Rosalie Parker [The Swan River Press | Amazon]
68. Redemption in Indigo (2010) by Karen Lord [Amazon]
67. New X-Men (2001-2004) by Grant Morrison (words) and Frank Quitely et al. (pictures) [Amazon]
66. Haunted Legends (2010) edited by Ellen Datlow and Nick Mamatas [Amazon]
65. The Great Derangement: A Terrifying True Story of War, Politics, and Religion (2008) by Matt Taibbi [Amazon]
64. Star Wars: Legacy (2006-2010) by John Ostrander and Jan Duursema, et al. [Vol. 1: Broken | Vol. 2: Shards | Vol. 3: Claws of the Dragon | Vol. 4: Alliance | Vol. 5: The Hidden Temple | Vol. 6: Vector | Vol. 7: Storms | Vol. 8: Tatooine | Vol. 9: Monster | Vol. 10: Extremes]
63. Sourdough and Other Stories (2010) by Angela Slatter [Tartarus Press | Amazon]
62. One Economics, Many Recipes: Globalization, Institutions, and Economic Growth (2007) by Dani Rodrik [Amazon]
61. Love Songs for the Shy and Cynical (2009) by Robert Shearman [Big Finish | Amazon]
60. The Lifecycle of Software Objects (2010) by Ted Chiang [Amazon]
59. When the Hands Are Many: Community Organization and Social Change in Rural Haiti (2001) by Jennie M. Smith [Amazon]
58. Interfictions 2: An Anthology of Interstitial Writing (2009) edited by Delia Sherman & Christopher Barzak [Amazon]
57. Unthinkable (2009) by Mark Sable (words) and Julian Totino Tedesco (pictures) [Amazon]
56. The Ethics of Memory (2002) by Avishai Margalit [Amazon]
55. Scott Pilgrim (2004-2010) by Bryan Lee O'Malley [Vol. 1: Scott Pilgrim's Precious Little Life | Vol. 2: Scott Pilgrim vs. the World | Vol. 3: Scott Pilgrim & the Infinite Sadness | Vol. 4: Scott Pilgrim Gets It Together | Vol. 5: Scott Pilgrim vs. the Universe | Vol. 6: Scott Pilgrim's Finest Hour]
54. A Place of Meadows and Tall Trees (2010) by Clare Dudman [Amazon]
53. A Handful of Pearls & Other Stories (2010) by Beth Bernobich [Amazon]
52. The Sword (2007-2010) by the Luna Brothers [Vol. 1: Fire | Vol. 2: Water | Vol. 3: Earth | Vol. 4: Air]
51. Vanishing Point: Not a Memoir (2010) by Ander Monson [Amazon]
50. Tough Choices: Structured Paternalism and the Landscape of Choice (2010) by Sigal R. Ben-Porath [Amazon]
49. "Remember You're a One-Ball!" (2010) by Quentin S. Crisp [Amazon]
48. Criminal (2006-2007) by Ed Brubaker (words) and Sean Phillips (pictures) [Vol. 1: Coward | Vol. 2: Lawless]
47. Leviathan Wept and Other Stories (2010) by Daniel Abraham [Amazon]
46. Who Fears Death (2010) by Nnedi Okorafor [Amazon]
45. Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic (2006-2010) by John Jackson Miller et al. [Vol. 1: Commencement | Vol. 2: Flashpoint | Vol. 3: Days of Fear, Nights of Anger | Vol. 4: Daze of Hate, Knights of Suffering | Vol. 5: Vector | Vol. 6: Vindication | Vol. 7: Dueling Ambitions | Vol. 8: Destroyer | Vol. 9: Demon]
44. Madeleine Is Sleeping (2004) by Sarah Shun-lien Bynum [Amazon]
43. The Specific Gravity of Grief (2010) by Jay Lake [Fairwood Press]
42. Memory's Tailor (1998) by Lawrence Rudner [University Press of Mississippi | Amazon]
41. Everything Ravaged, Everything Burned (2009) by Wells Tower [Amazon]
40. Through the Drowsy Dark: Short Fiction and Poetry (2010) by Rachel Swirsky [Aqueduct Press | Amazon]
39. God of War (2010) by Matthew Stover and Robert E. Vardeman [Amazon]
38. Simple Goalkeeping Made Spectacular (2009) by Graham Joyce [Amazon]
37. Best Served Cold (2009) by Joe Abercrombie [Amazon]
36. Narrative Power: Encounters, Celebrations, Struggles (2010) edited by L. Timmel Duchamp [Amazon]
35. Producing Success: The Culture of Personal Advancement in an American High School (2009) by Peter Demerath [Amazon]
34. Occultation and Other Stories (2010) by Laird Barron [Amazon]
33. Gringos in Honduras: "The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly" (1995) by Guillermo Yuscarán [Amazon]
32. Passion Play (2010) by Beth Bernobich [Amazon]
31. GrimJack: The Manx Cat (2007-2008) by John Ostrander (words) and Timothy Truman (pictures) [Amazon]
30. Feed (2002) by M.T. Anderson [Amazon]
29. Moonshine (2010) by Alaya Johnson [Amazon]
28. Banker to the Poor: Micro-Lending and the Battle Against World Poverty (1998, revised 2003) by Muhammad Yunus with Alan Jolis [Amazon]
27. Ship Breaker (2010) by Paolo Bacigalupi [Amazon]
26. Friction: An Ethnography of Global Connection (2004) by Anna Lowenhaupt Tsing [Amazon]
25. Brewing Justice: Fair Trade Coffee, Sustainability, and Survival (2007) by Daniel Jaffee [Amazon]
24. Expiration Date (2010) by Duane Swierczynski [Amazon]
23. Planetary (1999-2009) by Warren Ellis (words) and John Cassaday (pictures), et al. [Book 1: All Over the World and Other Stories | Book 2: The Fourth Man | Book 3: Leaving the 20th Century | Book 4: Spacetime Archaeology]
22. The Invisible Cure: Why We Are Losing the Fight Against AIDS in Africa (2007) by Helen Epstein [Amazon]
21. Cuba's Academic Advantage: Why Students in Cuba Do Better in School (2007) by Martin Carnoy with Amber K. Gove and Jeffery H. Marshall [Amazon]
20. Innocents Abroad: American Teachers in the American Century (2006) by Jonathan Zimmerman [Amazon]
19. Horns (2010) by Joe Hill [Amazon]
18. Chasing the Dragon (2009) by Nicholas Kaufmann [ChiZine Publications]
17. I Kill Giants (2008) by Joe Kelly (words) and JM Ken Nimura (art) [Amazon]
16. Action Philosophers! (2005-2009) by Fred Van Lente (words) and Ryan Dunlavey (pictures) [Amazon]
15. Rules of '48 (2009) by Jack Cady [Amazon]
14. Human Rights and Gender Violence: Translating International Law into Local Justice (2006) by Sally Engle Merry [Amazon]
13. Odd Girl Out: The Hidden Culture of Aggression in Girls (2002) by Rachel Simmons [Amazon]
12. The Boy Who Couldn't Sleep and Never Had To (2010) by DC Pierson [Amazon]
11. The White Man's Burden: Why the West's Efforts to Aid the Rest Have Done So Much Ill and So Little Good (2006) by William Easterly [Amazon]
10. Ultra: Seven Days (2004-2005) by The Luna Brothers [Amazon]
9. Common Wealth: Economics for a Crowded Planet (2008) by Jeffrey D. Sachs [Amazon]
8. Words of Birth and Death (2006) by Hannu Rajaniemi [Writers’ Bloc]
7. Becoming a Man: Half a Life Story (1992) by Paul Monette [Amazon]
6. Sleepless (2010) by Charlie Huston [Amazon]
5. Bone Black: memories of girlhood (1996) by bell hooks [Amazon]
4. The Posthumous Memoirs of Brás Cubas translated by Gregory Rabassa from Memórias Póstumas de Brás Cubas (1881) by Joaquim Maria Machado de Assis [Amazon]
3. The City & The City (2009) by China Miéville [Amazon]
2. Scenting the Dark and Other Stories (2009) by Mary Robinette Kowal [Amazon]
1. Soulless (Book One of The Parasol Protectorate) (2009) by Gail Carriger [Amazon]