Kant on Representation and Objectivity by AB Dickerson

So I'm parochial: an Australian has just written a brilliant book on Kant.

The Discovery and Conquest of Mexico by Bernal Díaz de Castillo

Wow.

Freakonomics by Steven Levitt

Fun.

Nudge by Richard Thaler

Interesting application of Donald Norman-type ideas to public policy, in this instance referred to as choice architecture and an overall political position of libertarian paternalism.

Suffers from being overwritten, too friendly and too inoffensive in tone, though.

Fooled by Randomness by Nassim Nicholas Taleb

Brilliant book about the probabilities and the randomness. If only the author was humble enough to accept the emendations of his editors...

Parkinson's Law or The Pursuit of Progress by C Northcote Parkinson

Laboured but kind of humorous look at bureaucracy that makes some good points.

The Kiss and Other Stories by Anton Chekhov

My first impressions of the literary impressionist: delightful, tender, delicate.