Recent books read

**A family member tries to dissuade me from reading books that aren't hope-inducing. I told him I don't read to gain hope. I read because I'm driven by inquisitiveness. And sometimes what I read convinces me that darkness is stronger than light. What think you of this list of recent readings"

The Map and the Territory - Houellebecq 

A Different Kind of Same - Clink

Caught in the Pulpit: Leaving Belief Behind - Dennett et al

Our Mathematical Universe - Tegmark

Rise and Fall of the Third Reich - Shirer

The Relic Master - Buckley

Submission - Houellebecq 

Career of Evil - Rowland/Galbreath

Corrupted - Scotoline

The Song Machine - Seabrook

Brief Candle in the Dark - Dawkins

Islam and the Future of Tolerance - Harris

The Girl in the Spider’s Web - Lagercrantz

A Cure for Suicide - Jessie Bell

Finders Keepers - King

Mr Mercedes - King

Between the World and Me - Coates

Speak - Hall

Waking Up- Harris