I'm a voracious reader, usually history and science fiction. How can we choose our path without studying both the past and the future?

The Diamond Age by Neal Stephenson	The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien
The Speed of Trust by Steven M. R. Covey	Lies My Teacher Told Me by James W. Lowen
The Gate to Women's Country by Sheri S. Tepper	Princess by Jean P. Sasson
Enough Rope to Shoot Yourself in the Foot by Allen I. Holub	Effective C++ by Scott Meyers