This is a list of interesting books that I have read, am reading, or plan to read. Also some of my favorite books.

Non-Fiction The Singularity is Near, by Ray Kurzweil Technology is improving at an exponential rate. Eventually it will approach infinity, which is what Kurzweil calls "the singularity." He suggests that this will happen when we combine good AI with powerful computers. Consciousness Explained, by Daniel Dennett A book that looks at consciousness from many differnet perspectives. I have not read this one yet. AI: The Tumultuous History of the Search for Artificial Intelligence, by Daniel Crevier A history of AI research from the 1956 Dartmouth Conference until the late 1980s. Breaking the Spell: Religion as Natural Phenomenon, by Daniel Dennett This book looks at religion from the perspective of religion and natural selection. Religion has survived so it must have some benefit to mankind. The Football Coaching Bible, by the AFCA This book is intended for football coach's at the high school or college level, but I read it so I could get greater enjoyment from watching Belichick's genius.

Fiction Foundation, Foundation and Empire, Second Foundation, Prelude To Foundation, Forward the Foundation, etc, by Isaac Asimov These are my favorite books. A man named Hari Seldon develops "psychohistory" which allows him to predict the future for broad groups of people. He plants a foundation at the edge of the universe to restart civilization after the empire collapses and the universe falls in the "Dark Ages" The Robot Detective Books by Isaac Asimov: The Caves of Steel, The Naked Sun, The Robots of Dawn Detective books about a detective team of a human paired with a robot. The first novel is a murder on a human planet, then they go to robot planet, etc. Dune, by Frank Herbert About a young boy who moves to Dune, the desert planet, with his father. There is religion, philosophy, politics, action, and intrigue. The Science Fiction Hall of Fame A compilation of the best short science fiction stories from before they started giving out awards in 1965. My favorite is "Microcosmic God" by Theodore Sturgeon.