The list below is of 28 books recommended by Trent Hamm, a blogger who maintains the web site, The Simple Dollar.
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Getting back to the list of 28 books, Mr. Hamm explained:
For the most part, I’ve simply linked to the Kindle-compatible version of the book. You can download a free program for your PC to easily read Kindle books on your screen, so you don’t actually need an e-reader to enjoy these. If you use another device for reading, like Sony’s e-reader or the Nook from Barnes and Noble, a quick Google search will lead you to the resources you need.
Here are links to two modern books he recommends:
Accelerando by Charles Stross
Accelerando is a 2005 science fiction novel that Stross has released as a free e-book for anyone to read. It’s actually a series of nine somewhat interconnected short stories telling the story of a family before, during, and after a technological singularity – in other words, a merging of man and machine for a level of superintelligence that neither could achieve on their own. It’s a very enjoyable read with lots of thought-provoking ideas.Little Brother by Cory Doctorow
Little Brother is a 2007 novel by Cory Doctorow that describes how four teenagers respond to a terrorist attack in San Francisco. During the aftermath of that attack, the Department of Homeland Security tries to crack down on civil rights in the area, and the main characters fight back against it in various ways, often utilizing technology in a clever way. Much like Accelerando, this one is a great new novel that’s free for anyone to read.
And here are 26 'classics' - click on the article to read a brief synopsis of each one.
Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë...
Great Expectations by Charles Dickens...
Bleak House by Charles Dickens...
Walden by Henry David Thoreau...
The Three Musketeers by Alexandre Dumas...
Les Misérables by Victor Hugo...
The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde...
Siddhartha by Hermann Hesse...
Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy...
Leaves of Grass by Walt Whitman...
Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad...
Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen...
Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe...
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain...
The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin by Benjamin Franklin...
The Jungle by Upton Sinclair...
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court by Mark Twain...
The Invisible Man by H. G. Wells...
The Mysterious Island by Jules Verne...
From the Earth to the Moon by Jules Verne...
The Island of Doctor Moreau by H. G. Wells...
Vanity Fair by William Makepeace Thackeray...
Roughing It by Mark Twain...
Ivanhoe by Sir Walter Scott...
Beyond Good and Evil by Friedrich Nietzsche...
The Last of the Mohicans by James Fenimore Cooper...
Please feel free to add links in the comments section to any free books, or places for free books, that you recommend.
