Haven't read so much and spent so much on books since I've joined the Navy, and all of my reading has been nonfiction. Didn't bring any of my books with me on vacation, but just a brief overview of what I've read in the past three months.

[ame="http://www.amazon.com/Thurgood-Marshall-Revolutionary-Juan-Williams/dp/0812932994/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1230072421&sr=1-1"]Amazon.com: Thurgood Marshall: American Revolutionary (9780812932997): Juan Williams: Books@@AMEPARAM@@http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51mpjkvh-jL.@@AMEPARAM@@51mpjkvh-jL[/ame] by Juan Williams
One of the first books I picked up in my original book buying spree, and was the first one to be finished. Didn't know if I felt like a Jim Crow or disappointed in some characteristics of Thurgood Marshall and his life. No matter what, it goes in depth to what he did and how he did it to do so much for black Americans.

Introduction to Philosophy

[ame="http://www.amazon.com/Brief-History-Paradox-Philosophy-Labyrinths/dp/0195179862/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1230072346&sr=1-2"]Amazon.com: A Brief History of the Paradox: Philosophy and the Labyrinths of the Mind (9780195179866): Roy Sorensen: Books@@AMEPARAM@@http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51Y1GNo1Q4L.@@AMEPARAM@@51Y1GNo1Q4L[/ame] by Roy Sorensen
Beyond my comprehension. The reason I purchased Introduction to Philosophy.

[ame="http://www.amazon.com/Einstein-Life-Universe-Walter-Isaacson/dp/0743264746/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1230072709&sr=1-1"]Amazon.com: Einstein: His Life and Universe (9780743264747): Walter Isaacson: Books@@AMEPARAM@@http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51ms8Z2dU1L.@@AMEPARAM@@51ms8Z2dU1L[/ame] by Walter Isaacson
So far, the best book and biography that I have read.

[ame="http://www.amazon.com/Making-Your-Case-Persuading-Judges/dp/0314184716/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1230073303&sr=1-1"]Amazon.com: Making Your Case: The Art of Persuading Judges (9780314184719): Antonin Scalia, Bryan A. Garner: Books@@AMEPARAM@@http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/518Hvp3c56L.@@AMEPARAM@@518Hvp3c56L[/ame] by Antonin Scalia and Bryan A. Garner
A lot of lawyer talk but not so much to obstruct my reading. Would go back and read again once I find a dictionary of lawyer talk. Like a big book of advice on procedures for people just jumping into a law profession.

[ame="http://www.amazon.com/1776-David-McCullough/dp/0743226720/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1230073415&sr=1-1"]Amazon.com: 1776 (9780743226721): David McCullough: Books@@AMEPARAM@@http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51PCWA0Y7GL.@@AMEPARAM@@51PCWA0Y7GL[/ame] by David McCullough
Details fledgling America mostly focusing on George Washington, his most trusted officers, friends, and the ragtag army he commanded, with counterpoint narratives of King George III and Parliament. Really makes the British commanders to look like blunderous fools who let their arrogance and petty quarrels explode into big advantages for George Washington. Personal letters from troops, from Washington, and others also provides insight into the people who may have not known what this nation would grow into. An enjoyable read.

[ame="http://www.amazon.com/Sailors-History-U-S-Navy/dp/1591141516/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1230073923&sr=1-1"]Amazon.com: A Sailor's History of the U.S. Navy (9781591141518): Thomas J. Cutler: Books@@AMEPARAM@@http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51Y2D-WjhkL.@@AMEPARAM@@51Y2D-WjhkL[/ame] by Thomas J. Cutler
Sometimes gruesome descriptions, maybe overzealous, but was very much inspiring.

[ame="http://www.amazon.com/Red-Queen-Evolution-Human-Nature/dp/0060556579/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1230074025&sr=1-1"]Amazon.com: The Red Queen: Sex and the Evolution of Human Nature (9780060556570): Matt Ridley: Books@@AMEPARAM@@http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/512y3sBog6L.@@AMEPARAM@@512y3sBog6L[/ame] by Matt Ridley
Kind of a ridiculous read but I guess I took something from it and have no merit to judge the content.

[ame="http://www.amazon.com/Evolution-Physics-Albert-Einstein/dp/0671201565/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1230074165&sr=1-3"]Amazon.com: The Evolution of Physics (9780671201562): Albert Einstein, Leopold Infeld: Books@@AMEPARAM@@http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41RARoprVQL.@@AMEPARAM@@41RARoprVQL[/ame] by Albert Einstein and Leopold Infeld

[ame="http://www.amazon.com/Relativity-Special-General-Albert-Einstein/dp/055436932X/ref=sr_1_8?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1230074330&sr=1-8"]Amazon.com: Relativity: The Special and General Theory (9780554369327): Albert Einstein: Books@@AMEPARAM@@http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41RafhXkP%2BL.@@AMEPARAM@@41RafhXkP%2BL[/ame] by Albert Einstein
[ame="http://www.amazon.com/Art-War-Sun-Tzu/dp/1438241593/ref=sr_1_9?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1230074495&sr=1-9"]Amazon.com: The Art of War (9781438241593): Sun Tzu: Books@@AMEPARAM@@http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41FKKDUfNUL.@@AMEPARAM@@41FKKDUfNUL[/ame] by Sun Tzu
[ame="http://www.amazon.com/War-Carl-von-Clausewitz/dp/9562915883/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1230074495&sr=1-1"]Amazon.com: On War (9789562915885): Carl Von Clausewitz, Colonel J.J. Graham: Books@@AMEPARAM@@http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51QkGtKlVnL.@@AMEPARAM@@51QkGtKlVnL[/ame] by Carl von Clausewitz
The Penguin classic versions of these three books that have several pages to explain what it is I was about to read. Probably helped me understand them a little better that if I jumped straight in. Really influenced me to read most of the books on this list.

[ame="http://www.amazon.com/Blue-Jackets-Manual-Naval-Institute/dp/B000SOQB56/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1230074840&sr=1-1"]Amazon.com: The Blue Jackets Manual, 21st Edition, U.S. Naval Institute: Books[/ame] by Bill Bearden
A book I haven't entirely read but should.

[ame="http://www.amazon.com/Benjamin-Franklin-American-Walter-Isaacson/dp/B001LNOONO/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1230074890&sr=1-1"]Amazon.com: Benjamin Franklin: An American Life (9780743258074): Walter Isaacson: Books@@AMEPARAM@@http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51X9X2XGVYL.@@AMEPARAM@@51X9X2XGVYL[/ame] by Walter Isaacson
This is what I am currently reading, and about halfway in and quite hooked. Wish I had brought it with me.

Also purchased some For Dummies book on Pre-Algebra, Algebra I and II, and Geometry, and being that it is the first time I've picked up a For Dummies book, I'm amazed at what they offer.

There are many other books I'm reading or have purchased and haven't picked up, but I can't remember them at this moment.