• Current: I read enough that I don't update this list very often, and when I do, it's not complete.
• If Life Were Easy, It Wouldn't Be Hard by Sheri L. Dew. A refreshing book. Short, thought provoking, and worthwhile.
• The Book of Mormon. I enjoy it every time I read it. There are many lessons to learn about life, people, their choices and the consequences.
• 1776 by David McCollough. The Americans were outnumbered and out-gunned by the British. They pressed forward despite overwhelming odds.
• The Peacegiver by James L. Ferrell. A simple, thought provoking book about forgiveness. Quick read, and rather worthwhile.
• Freakonomics by Leavitt and Dubner. This book is an interesting social commentary written by an economist and a writer. Made me realize that many things can be measured statistically. Conventional wisdom about some things may be wrong. I enjoyed the first two thirds of the book the most. I like the cover (an orange disguised on the outside as an apple).
• Among the Hidden by Margaret Peterson Haddix. Another book that "makes you think" -- a negative utopia in a society where families are only allowed to have two children. Suitable for ages 8-12, but I enjoyed it as an adult.
• House of the Scorpion by Nancy Farmer. About a boy who is a clone and his interaction with good and evil people. Makes you think. Suitable for school age children.
• John Adams by David McCullough. Highly recommended and quite interesting. I appreciated learning about the challenges and perseverance of John Adams and other founding fathers. Great things aren't accomplished in a few months. Often, they require years or even decades at great personal risk and sacrifice.
• January-April 2004: "Exploiting Software" by Greg Hoglund and Gary McGraw. Secure Programming Cookbook for C and C++, by Viega  Messier. (Update: I liked "Shellcoder's Handbook" much better than "Exploiting Software".) And some fiction.
• Fall 2004: Beyond Fear by Bruce Schneier, Secure Coding: Principles and Practices, by Graff   van Wyk, Building Secure Software by Viega   McGraw, Writing Secure Code - Second Edition, The Speed of Dark.
• Programming Ruby by Thomas and Hunt. These authors are outstanding, and they introduced me to a fun, powerful scripting language called Ruby. Their book is online at Ruby Central. I hope that Ruby will supplant Python and Perl eventually. Yes, it is that good. I think people should read the preface to the book -- it explains why Ruby is an amazing language.
• The First 2,000 Years. W. Cleon Skousen is an excellent writer, and makes Bible history (from an LDS perspective) absolutely fascinating.
• Fishers of Men. Gerald Lund did a good job making me think about what it might have been like during the life of Christ.

French Revolution (May 2002)

The French Revolution occurred almost simultaneously with the American Revolution. While sharing many similarities, there was one glaring difference. The French were not Christian and attempted to introduce a godless humanistic government.

The result is amply recorded in history books. Instead of the liberty, justice, peace, happiness, and prosperity experienced in America, France suffered chaos and injustice as thousands of heads rolled under the sharp blade of the guillotine.

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In Europe, it had been popular to teach that religion and liberty were enemies of each other. De Tocqueville saw the very opposite happening in America. He wrote:

"The philosophers of the 18th century explained in a very simple manner the gradual decay of religious faith. Religious zeal, said they, must necessarily fail the more generally liberty is established and knowledge diffused. Unfortunately, the facts by no means accord with their theory. There are certain populations in Europe whose unbelief is only equaled by their ignorance and debasement; while in America, one of the freest and most enlightened nations in the world, the people fulfill with fervor all the outward duties of religion"....