The wiki-monkey book club Just finished The World is Flat, which is a must-read for anyone in the tech or business field. Gives an overview of where business/technology is trending and how we got to this point. Lots of insightful information on outsourcing, insourcing, off-shoring with political views on China, India, the middle East sprinkled throughout.

"Flat" is somewhat of a misnomer, but probably just a concession to give the book a unifying theme. It refers to "flatting the competitive landscape" thanks to the increasing technological advances.

At 566 pages, this isn't going to be a quick read. I struggled to finish it in two days and only subjected myself to the pain because I had to return it to the library by Friday. I ended up eating the $.25 daily fee just to finish it, and had to scramble to the library to avoid another fee.

The other book I'm finishing up has nothing to do with tech, business or finance. It's Animals in Translation which largly talks about animal behavior and its parallels to autism. It's a fun read and fairly engrossing.  ¶ 11:33 AM