Books to be Read

At the current moment, I have ... fourteen books (all present in this room, right now) on my metaphorical "read list", not counting one I'm in the middle of, and a couple more which I can't see from this angle. Wait, let me start over.

*walks over and rearranges books, recounts*

( Right now, I have twenty-three books (whoa!) right in this room that I plan to finish reading, but haven't yet. )

( On top of all these, there are still many books not in this room that I want to read. (Unlike the other list, this one is most decidedly incomplete.) )

More books to be added as I recall them.

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A note to commenters:

I am of the firm opinion that most* works of fiction should be first read with an absolute minimum of foreknowledge concerning the contents. I would be glad to hear your comments on any or all of the above books, but restrict your plot spoilers to:

(a) Facts which are obvious from the first few pages** (e.g "The main character in Tuf Voyaging is Haviland Tuf"),
(b) Vague comparisons to other works of fiction, books or not (e.g. "The Tuf stories remind me of the Medship series"),
(c) General comments on aspects of the book only incidentally related to plot (e.g. "One of Haviland Tuf's quirks is his fondness towards cats.")
(d) Comments not about the contents of the book, which do not reveal plot details (e.g. "I bought this book at the library used book sale a few months ago, and only just started reading it").

Essentially, use your common sense. Thank you.

* There are a few exceptions. One possible example is the movie The Perfect Storm, which is based on a real event, and assumes the viewer to already know a few facts about said event.

** The back cover is not "the first few pages". Neither is the front cover, although plot spoilers usually only show up on the back cover.

"Peak Oil"?

http://www.livejournal.com/users/saintbryan/204109.html

It's a long post, but well-written, with helpful diagrams. As for its accuracy ... it sounds good, but I haven't checked. Yet.