Too many books - was just sitting outside in the sunshine reading 'The Death and Life of Great American Cities' by Jane Jacobs. Next to my computer at the moment is 'Perspectives of Modern Physics' by Arthur Beiser, 'Art and Technics' by Lewis Mumford, the CRC Handbook of Chemisty and Physics, 'Cities for a small planet' by Richard Rogers, 'Desert Flower' by Waris Dirie...
Next to my bed is 'Europe in the 20th Century' by George Lichtheim, 'Voices from the stars' by Tom Scotland, 'The New Autonomous House' by Brenda and Robert Vale, 'This Boy's Life' by Tobias Wolf, 'The Battle of Britain' by John Ray...