BookDB

The goal of this page is to provide a reference for me to use when looking for that next book to read. This first attempt is rather aggressive: create an on-line database of book titles that I have read or that I want to read and provide a search mechanism from this page.

The database design is complete. The first step is to make a simple book list on this page.

A Reading List

I am currently reading:

  • Bleeding Hearts, by Ian Rankin

These books I have marked to read in the future:

  • The Codex, by Douglas Preston
  • The Tyrannosaurus Canyon, by Douglas Preston
  • Tooth and Nail, by Ian Rankin
  • Death is not the End, by Ian Rankin
  • Missing Joseph, by Elizabeth George
  • Careless in Red, by Elizabeth George
  • A Clubbable Woman, by Reginald Hill
  • An Advancement of Learning, by Reginald Hill
  • Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, by J.K. Rowling
  • Amerika, by Franz Kafka

These are the books I have read:

  • The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, by Douglas Adams
  • The Restaurant at the End of the Universe, by Douglas Adams
  • Life, the Universe, and Everything, by Douglas Adams
  • So Long, and Thanks For All the Fish, by Douglas Adams
  • Mostly Harmless, by Douglas Adams
  • Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency, by Douglas Adams
  • The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul, by Douglas Adams
  • The Salmon of Doubt, by Douglas Adams
  • Tau Zero, by Poul Anderson
  • The High Crusade, by Poul Anderson
  • The Snows of Ganymede, by Poul Anderson
  • The Psychotechnic League, by Poul Anderson
  • Starship, by Poul Anderson
  • Foundation, by Isaac Asimov
  • Foundation and Empire, by Isaac Asimov
  • Second Foundation, by Isaac Asimov
  • The Caves of Steel, by Isaac Asimov
  • The Naked Sun, by Isaac Asimov
  • The Robots of Dawn, by Isaac Asimov
  • Robots and Empire, by Isaac Asimov
  • The Stars, Like Dust, by Isaac Asimov
  • The Currents of Space, by Isaac Asimov
  • Pebble in the Sky, by Isaac Asimov
  • Foundation's Edge, by Isaac Asimov
  • Foundation and Earth, by Isaac Asimov
  • Prelude to Foundation, by Isaac Asimov
  • Forward the Foundation, by Isaac Asimov
  • I, Robot, by Isaac Asimov
  • The Blind Assassin, by Margaret Atwood
  • Camera Lucida: Reflections on Photography, by Roland Barthes
  • Hegira, by Greg Bear
  • Blood Music, by Greg Bear
  • Moving Mars, by Greg Bear
  • Queen of Angles, by Greg Bear
  • The Adventures of Augie March, by Saul Bellow
  • In the Ocean of Night, by Gregory Benford
  • Across the Sea of Suns, by Gregory Benford
  • Foundation's Fear, by Gregory Benford
  • The Creative Mind, by Henri Bergson
  • The Martian Chronicles, by Ray Bradbury
  • Fahrenheit 451, by Ray Bradbury
  • Dandelion Wine, by Ray Bradbury
  • Something Wicked This Way Comes, by Ray Bradbury
  • The Illustrated Man, by Ray Bradbury
  • Sundiver, by David Brin
  • Startide Rising, by David Brin
  • The Uplift War, by David Brin
  • The Postman, by David Brin
  • A Clockwork Orange, by Anthony Burgess
  • The Warlords of Mars, by Edgar Rice Burroughs
  • The Master Mind of Mars, by Edgar Rice Burroughs
  • The Chessmen of Mars, by Edgar Rice Burroughs
  • Tarzan of the Apes, by Edgar Rice Burroughs
  • The Rebel, by Albert Camus
  • The Stranger, by Albert Camus
  • A Happy Death, by Albert Camus
  • The Myth of Sisyphus, by Albert Camus
  • The Plague, by Albert Camus
  • The Fall, by Albert Camus
  • Ender's Game, by Orson Scott Card
  • Speaker for the Dead, by Orson Scott Card
  • The Big Sleep, by Raymond Chandler
  • Prelude to Space, by Arthur C. Clarke
  • Childhood's End, by Arthur C. Clarke
  • 2001: A Space ODyssey, by Arthur C. Clarke
  • Rendezvous with Rama, by Arthur C. Clarke
  • 2010: Odyssey Two, by Arthur C. Clarke
  • Encounter at Dawn, by Arthur C. Clarke
  • Rescue Party, by Arthur C. Clarke
  • Transcience, by Arthur C. Clarke
  • The Concrete Blond, by Michael Connelly
  • The Last Coyote, by Michael Connelly
  • Trunk Music, by Michael Connelly
  • Angels Flight, by Michael Connelly
  • A Darkness More Than Night, by Michael Connelly
  • City of Bones, by Michael Connelly
  • Lost Light, by Michael Connelly
  • The Narrows, by Michael Connelly
  • The Closers, by Michael Connelly
  • Echo Park, by Michael Connelly
  • The Poet, by Michael Connelly
  • Bloodwork, by Michael Connelly
  • Void Moon, by Michael Connelly
  • The Lincoln Lawyer, by Michael Connelly
  • The Terminal Man, by Michael Crichton
  • The Andromeda Strain, by Michael Crichton
  • The God Delusion, by Richard Dawkins
  • The Einstein Intersection, by Samuel R. Delany
  • Dhalgren, by Samuel R. Delany
  • Return to Neveryon, by Samuel R. Delany
  • Babel-17, by Samuel R. Delany
  • Triton, by Samuel R. Delany
  • Stars in My Pocket Like Grains of Sand, by Samuel R. Delany
  • The Man in the High Castle, by Philip K. Dick
  • Ubik, by Philip K. Dick
  • We Can Build You, by Philip K. Dick
  • The Simulacra, by Philip K. Dick
  • A Scanner Darkly, by Philip K. Dick
  • Necromancer, by Gordon R. Dickson
  • Soldier, Ask Not, by Gordon R. Dickson
  • Tactics of Mistake, by Gordon R. Dickson
  • The Spirit of Dorsai, by Gordon R. Dickson
  • Lost Dorsai, by Gordon R. Dickson
  • The Dragon and the George, by Gordon R. Dickson
  • Lord Foul's Bane, by Stephen R. Donaldson
  • The Illearth War, by Stephen R. Donaldson
  • The Power that Preserves, by Stephen R. Donaldson
  • The Wounded Land, by Stephen R. Donaldson
  • The One Tree, by Stephen R. Donaldson
  • White Gold Wielder, by Stephen R. Donaldson
  • The Gap into Conflict: The Real Story, by Stephen R. Donaldson
  • The Gap into Vision: Forbidden Knowledge, by Stephen R. Donaldson
  • The Gap into Power, A Dark and Hungry God Arises, by Stephen R. Donaldson
  • The Gap into Madness: Chaos and Order, by Stephen R. Donaldson
  • The Gap into Ruin: This Day All Gods Die, by Stephen R. Donaldson
  • The Mirror of Her Dreams, by Stephen R. Donaldson
  • A Man Rides Through, by Stephen R. Donaldson
  • The White Company, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
  • A Study in Scarlet, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
  • The Sign of Four, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
  • The Hound of the Baskervilles, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
  • The Return of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
  • The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
  • I Have No Mouth and I Must Scream, by Harlan Ellison
  • Ellison Wonderland, by Harlan Ellison
  • A Barnstormer in Oz, by Philip Jose Farmer
  • Venus on the Half-Shell, by Philip Jose Farmer
  • To Your Scattered Bodies Go, by Philip Jose Farmer
  • The Sound and the Fury, by William Faulkner
  • The Great Gatsby, by F. Scott Fitzgerald
  • Neverwhere, by Neil Gaiman
  • A Great Deliverance, by Elizabeth George
  • Payment in Blood, by Elizabeth George
  • Well-Schooled in Murder, by Elizabeth George
  • A Suitable Vengeance, by Elizabeth George
  • For the Sake of Elena, by Elizabeth George
  • Playing for the Ashes, by Elizabeth George
  • In the Presence of the Enemy, by Elizabeth George
  • Deception on His Mind, by Elizabeth George
  • In Pursuit of teh Proper Sinner, by Elizabeth George
  • A Traitor to Memory, by Elizabeth George
  • A Place of Hiding, by Elizabeth George
  • With No One As Witness, by Elizabeth George
  • What Came Before He Shot Her, by Elizabeth George
  • The Man Who Folded Himself, by David Gerrold
  • When CHARLIE Was One, by David Gerrold
  • Neuromancer, by William Gibson
  • The Difference Engine, by William Gibson
  • Count Zero, by William Gibson
  • Mona Lisa Overdrive, by William Gibson
  • Lord of the Flies, by William Golding
  • The Man With a Load of Mischief, by Martha Grimes
  • The Old Foc Deceiv'd, by Martha Grimes
  • The Anodyne Necklace, by Martha Grimes
  • The Dirty Duck, by Martha Grimes
  • Jerusalem Inn, by Martha Grimes
  • Deer Leap, by Martha Grimes
  • Help the Poor Struggler, by Martha Grimes
  • I Am the Only Running Footman, by Martha Grimes
  • The Five Bells and Bladebone, by Martha Grimes
  • The Old Silent, by Martha Grimes
  • The Old Contemptibles, by Martha Grimes
  • The Horse You Came In On, by Martha Grimes
  • Rainbow's End, by Martha Grimes
  • The Case Has Altered, by Martha Grimes
  • The Stargazey, by Martha Grimes
  • The Lamorna Wink, by Martha Grimes
  • The Blue Last, by Martha Grimes
  • The Brave Maurice, by Martha Grimes
  • The Winds of Change, by Martha Grimes
  • The Old Wine Shades, by Martha Grimes
  • Dust, by Martha Grimes
  • Hotel Paradise, by Martha Grimes
  • The End of the Pier, by Martha Grimes
  • Foul Matter, by Martha Grimes
  • She, by H. Rider Haggard
  • King Solomon's Mines, by H. Rider Haggard
  • The Forever War, by Joe Haldeman
  • The Hemingway Hoax, by Joe Haldeman
  • Forever Peace, by Joe Haldeman
  • Mindbridge, by Joe Haldeman
  • All My Sins Remembered, by Joe Haldeman
  • Worlds, by Joe Haldeman
  • Worlds Apart, by Joe Haldeman
  • Worlds Enough and Time, by Joe Haldeman
  • Buying Time, by Joe Haldeman
  • Tool of the Trade, by Joe Haldeman
  • Dealing in Futures, by Joe Haldeman
  • Forever Peace, by Joe Haldeman
  • Forever Free, by Joe Haldeman
  • The Accidental Time Machine, by Joe Haldeman
  • Red Harvest, by Dashiell Hammett
  • The Maltese Falcon, by Dashiell Hammett
  • Stranger in a Strange Land, by Robert Heinlein
  • Friday, by Robert Heinlein
  • The Moon is a Harsh Mistress, by Robert Heinlein
  • Red Planet, by Robert Heinlein
  • Farmer in the Sky, by Robert Heinlein
  • The Puppet Masters, by Robert Heinlein
  • Have Space Suit -- Will Travel, by Robert Heinlein
  • Starship Troopers, by Robert Heinlein
  • Time Enough for Love, by Robert Heinlein
  • I Will Fear No Evil, by Robert Heinlein
  • Glory Road, by Robert Heinlein
  • Farnham's Freehold, by Robert Heinlein
  • Podkayne of Mars, by Robert Heinlein
  • The Number of the Beast, by Robert Heinlein
  • Job: A Commedy of Justice, by Robert Heinlein
  • The Cat Who Walks Through Walls, by Robert Heinlein
  • To Sail Beyond the Sunset, by Robert Heinlein
  • Catch-22, by Joseph Heller
  • The Sun Also Rises, by Ernest Hemingway
  • Dune, by Frank Herbert
  • Dune Messiah, by Frank Herbert
  • Children of Dune, by Frank Herbert
  • God Emperor of Dune, by Frank Herbert
  • Heretics of Dune, by Frank Herbert
  • Rosshalde, by Hermann Hesse
  • Beneath the Wheel, by Hermann Hesse
  • Gertrude, by Hermann Hesse
  • Demian, by Hermann Hesse
  • Klingsor's Last Summer, by Hermann Hesse
  • Siddhartha, by Hermann Hesse
  • Steppenwolf, by Hermann Hesse
  • Narcissus and Goldmund, by Hermann Hesse
  • Journey to the East, by Hermann Hesse
  • The Glass Bead Game, by Hermann Hesse
  • Strange News from Another Star, by Hermann Hesse
  • Inherit the Stars, by James P. Hogan
  • The Genesis Machine, by James P. Hogan
  • Thrice Upon a Time, by James P. Hogan
  • Code of the Lifemaker, by James P. Hogan
  • The Proteus Operation, by James P. Hogan
  • Endgame Enigma, by James P. Hogan
  • The Mirror Maze, by James P. Hogan
  • Out of Time, by James P. Hogan
  • Brave New World, by Aldous Huxley
  • The Berlin Stories, by Christopher Isherwood
  • Cover Her Face, by P.D. James
  • A Mind to Murder, by P.D. James
  • Unnatural Causes, by P.D. James
  • Shroud for a Nightingale, by P.D. James
  • The Black Tower, by P.D. James
  • Death of an Expert Witness, by P.D. James
  • A Taste for Death, by P.D. James
  • Devices and Desires, by P.D. James
  • Original Sin, by P.D. James
  • A Certain Justice, by P.D. James
  • Death in Holy Orders, by P.D. James
  • The Murder Room, by P.D. James
  • The Lighthouse, by P.D. James
  • An Unsuitable Job for a Woman, by P.D. James
  • The Skull Beneath the Skin, by P.D. James
  • The Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka
  • On the Road, by Jack Kerouac
  • One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, by Ken Kesey
  • The Stand, by Stephen King
  • The Painted Bird, by Jerzy Kosinski
  • Being There, by Jerzy Kosinski
  • Steps, by Jerzy Kosinski
  • The Devil Tree, by Jerzy Kosinski
  • Cockpit, by Jerzy Kosinski
  • Blind Date, by Jerzy Kosinski
  • Passion Play, by Jerzy Kosinski
  • The Spy Who Came in from the Cold, by John le Carre
  • Call for the Dead, by John le Carre
  • A Murder of Quality, by John le Carre
  • The Looking-Glass War, by John le Carre
  • A Small Town in Germany, by John le Carre
  • Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy, by John le Carre
  • The Honourable Schoolboy, by John le Carre
  • The Little Drummer Girl, by John le Carre
  • A Perfect Spy, by John le Carre
  • The Russia House, by John le Carre
  • The Secret Pilgrim, by John le Carre
  • The Night Manager, by John le Carre
  • The Tailor of Panama, by John le Carre
  • Single & Single, by John le Carre
  • The Constant Gardener, by John le Carre
  • The Wizard of Earthsea, by Ursula K. Le Guin
  • The Tombs of Atuan, by Ursula K. Le Guin
  • The Farthest Shore, by Ursula K. Le Guin
  • Tehanu: The Last Book of Earthsea, by Ursula K. Le Guin
  • The Other Wind, by Ursula K. Le Guin
  • Rocannon's World, by Ursula K. Le Guin
  • Planet of Exile, by Ursula K. Le Guin
  • City of Illusions, by Ursula K. Le Guin
  • The Left Hand of Darkness, by Ursula K. Le Guin
  • The Dispossessed: An Ambiguous Utopia, by Ursula K. Le Guin
  • The Lathe of Heavon, by Ursula K. Le Guin
  • Always Coming Home, by Ursula K. Le Guin
  • To Kill a Mockingbird, by Harper Lee
  • The Golden Notebook, by Doris Lessing
  • Briefing for a Descent Into Hell, by Doris Lessing
  • Perelandra, by C.S. Lewis
  • That Hideous Strength, by C.S. Lewis
  • The Screwtape Letters, by C.S. Lewis
  • The Chronicles of Narnia, by C.S. Lewis
  • Out of the Silent Planet, by C.S. Lewis
  • The Call of Cthulhu, by H.P. Lovecraft
  • The Dream-Quest of Unknown Kadath, by H.P. Lovecraft
  • The Girl, the Gold Watch & Everything, by John D. MacDonald
  • The Magic Mountain, by Thomas Mann
  • Love in the Time of Cholera, by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
  • One Hundred Years of Solitude, by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
  • The Heart is a Lonely Hunter, by Carson McCullers
  • Desolation Road, by Ian McDonald
  • King of Morning, Queen of Day, by Ian McDonald
  • Falling Free, by Lois McMaster Bujold
  • Shards of Honor, by Lois McMaster Bujold
  • Barrayar, by Lois McMaster Bujold
  • The Warrior's Apprentice, by Lois McMaster Bujold
  • The Vor Game, by Lois McMaster Bujold
  • Cetaganda, by Lois McMaster Bujold
  • The Borders of Infinity, by Lois McMaster Bujold
  • Brothers in Arms, by Lois McMaster Bujold
  • Mirror Dance, by Lois McMaster Bujold
  • Memory, by Lois McMaster Bujold
  • Komarr, by Lois McMaster Bujold
  • A Civil Campaign, by Lois McMaster Bujold
  • Diplomatic Immunity, by Lois McMaster Bujold
  • The Curse of Chalion, by Lois McMaster Bujold
  • Zen and the Birds of Appetite, by Thomas Merton
  • Tropic of Cancer, by Henry Miller
  • A Canticle for Leibowitz, by Walter M. Miller Jr.
  • Under The Net, by Iris Murdoch
  • Lolita, by Vladimir Nabokov
  • Thus Spoke Zarathustra, by Friedrich Nietzsche
  • Ringworld, by Larry Niven
  • At Swim-Two-Birds, by Flann O'brien
  • 1984, by George Orwell
  • Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance, by Robert M. Pirsig
  • Lila, by Robert M. Pirsig
  • Atlas Shrugged, by Ayn Rand
  • The Fountainhead, by Ayn Rand
  • Anthem, by Ayn Rand
  • Witch Hunt, by Ian Rankin
  • Set in Darkness, by Ian Rankin
  • Dead Souls, by Ian Rankin
  • Black and Blue, by Ian Rankin
  • Let it Bleed, by Ian Rankin
  • Hide and Seek, by Ian Rankin
  • Mortal Causes, by Ian Rankin
  • Knots and Crosses, by Ian Rankin
  • Make Death Love Me, by Ruth Rendell
  • Live Flesh, by Ruth Rendell
  • The Keys to the Street, by Ruth Rendell
  • A Sight For Sore Eyes, by Ruth Rendell
  • Adam and Eve and Pinch Me, by Ruth Rendell
  • The Rottweiler, by Ruth Rendell
  • From Doon With Death, by Ruth Rendell
  • Wolf to the Slaughter, by Ruth Rendell
  • A New Lease of Death, by Ruth Rendell
  • The Best Man to Die, by Ruth Rendell
  • No More Dying Then, by Ruth Rendell
  • Murder Being Once Done, by Ruth Rendell
  • Some Lie and Some Die, by Ruth Rendell
  • Shake Hands Forever, by Ruth Rendell
  • A Sleeping Life, by Ruth Rendell
  • The Speaker of Mandarin, by Ruth Rendell
  • An Unkindness of Ravens, by Ruth Rendell
  • The Veiled One, by Ruth Rendell
  • Kissing the Gunner's Daughter, by Ruth Rendell
  • Simisola, by Ruth Rendell
  • Road Rage, by Ruth Rendell
  • Harm Done, by Ruth Rendell
  • The Babes in the Wood, by Ruth Rendell
  • End in Tears, by Ruth Rendell
  • Callahan's Crosstime Saloon, by Spider Robinson
  • Time Travelers Strictly Cash, by Spider Robinson
  • Callahan's Secret, by Spider Robinson
  • The Free Lunch, by Spider Robinson
  • Portnoy's Complaint, by Philip Roth
  • Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, by J.K. Rowling
  • Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, by J.K. Rowling
  • Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, by J.K. Rowling
  • Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, by J.K. Rowling
  • Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, by J.K. Rowling
  • Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, by J.K. Rowling
  • Midnight's Children, by Salman Rushdie
  • The Catcher in the Rye, by J.D. Salinger
  • The Golden Gate, by Vikram Seth
  • Hyperion, by Dan Simmons
  • The Fall of Hyperion, by Dan Simmons
  • Endymion, by Dan Simmons
  • Carrion Comfort, by Dan Simmons
  • Summer of Night, by Dan Simmons
  • Children of the Night, by Dan Simmons
  • The Hollow Man, by Dan Simmons
  • The Void Captain's Tale, by Norman Spinrad
  • The Grapes of Wrath, by John Steinbeck
  • The Pearl, by John Steinbeck
  • Snow Crash, by Neal Stephenson
  • Schismatrix, by Bruce Sterling
  • Islands in the Net, by Bruce Sterling
  • Distraction, by Bruce Sterling
  • The Crystal Cave, by Mary Stewart
  • The Hollow Hills, by Mary Stewart
  • The Last Enchantment, by Mary Stewart
  • The Wicked Day, by Mary Stewart
  • The Hobbit, by J.R.R. Tolkien
  • The Fellowship of the Ring, by J.R.R. Tolkien
  • The Two Towers, by J.R.R. Tolkien
  • The Return of the King, by J.R.R. Tolkien
  • Farmer Giles of Ham, by J.R.R. Tolkien
  • Smith of Wooten Major, by J.R.R. Tolkien
  • The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County, by Mark Twain
  • The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, by Mark Twain
  • A Tramp Abroad, by Mark Twain
  • Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, by Mark Twain
  • A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court, by Mark Twain
  • Mysterious Island, by Jules Verne
  • Twenty THousand Leagues under the Sea, by Jules Verne
  • The Chimney-sweeper's Boy, by Barbara Vine
  • The Blood Doctor, by Barbara Vine
  • Sirens of Titan, by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
  • Cat's Cradle, by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
  • Slaughterhouse-Five, by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
  • Breakfast of Champions, by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
  • Slapstick, by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
  • Timequake, by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
  • God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater, by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
  • Wampeters, Foma and Granfalloons, by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
  • The Spirit of Zen, by Alan Watts
  • The Meaning of Happiness, by Alan Watts
  • The Wisdom of Insecurity, by Alan Watts
  • The Book - On the Taboo Against Knowing Who You Are, by Alan Watts
  • Does it Matter?: Essays on Man's Relation to Materiality, by Alan Watts
  • Cloud-hidden, Whereabouts Unknown: A Mountain Journal, by Alan Watts
  • In My Own Way - An Autobiography 1915-1965, by Alan Watts
  • The Time Machine, by H.G. Wells
  • The Invisible Man, by H.G. Wells
  • The War of the Worlds, by H.G. Wells
  • The Bridge of San Luis Rey, by Thornton Wilder
  • Doomsday Book, by Connie Willis
  • To Say Nothing of the Dog, by Connie Willis
  • Bellwether, by Connie Willis
  • Passage, by Connie Willis
  • The Shadow of the Torturer, by Gene Wolfe
  • The Claw of the Conciliator, by Gene Wolfe
  • The Sword of Lictor, by Gene Wolfe
  • Nine Princes in Amber, by Roger Zelazney
  • The Guns of Avalon, by Roger Zelazney
  • Sign of the Unicorn, by Roger Zelazney
  • The Hand of Oberon, by Roger Zelazney
  • The Courts of Chaos, by Roger Zelazney
  • Trumps of Doom, by Roger Zelazney
  • Blood of Amber, by Roger Zelazney
  • Sign of Chaos, by Roger Zelazney
  • Knight of Shadows, by Roger Zelazney
  • Prince of Chaos, by Roger Zelazney
  • Lord of Light, by Roger Zelazney
  • Jack of Shadows, by Roger Zelazney
  • Changeling, by Roger Zelazney