What books do I want to read while I vacation?

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Also, am I the only one who thought that freakonomics was way overrated? The book discussed some interesting topics but did not provide much quantitative analysis and I thought dumbed the material down in order to appeal to a wider audience.

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I agree with you completely. The book was a little weak for people with a good understanding of analytical thinking, statistics, etc...

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also, am i the only one who didn't read it, knowing this would be the case and that it would just piss me off?

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If you like palahniuk, try lullaby and invisible monsters if you haven't read them (in that order). I really like East of Eden by John Steinbeck and am in the middle of Winter of Our Discontent and it is real good so far. The Ender's Game series and the Alvin Maker series by Orson Scott Card are also real nice quick reads when you just want to be entertained. I think everyone knows about Ender's Game, Alvin Maker is about the U.S. when it was still colonial. All of the folklore is actually true and there is different history of events. It is actualy really good.
If you can deal with the length, I definatly recommend War and Peace.
If you like Philosophy try Zeno and the Tortoise. It is a collection of summaries, opinoin, and other stuff on some of the best philosophers in history.

sorry this is a bit of a hijack. im interested in reading sedaris but never have before. what would be a good introduction to his work?