We Were Young and Carefree
By: Laurent Fignon
TDF two time winner and second place once by 8 seconds.

Assault on Lake Casitas

by Brad Alan Lewis

True story of a rower who seems to have missed his one chance at the Olympic games after years of training and every expectation he would make it. Won't take no for an answer and shows great spirit and determination to take an unusually gritty route to finally get his chance to represent the USA and then take Olympic gold.



The Compass of Pleasure: How Our Brains Make Fatty Foods, Orgasm, Exercise, Marijuana, Generosity, Vodka,Learning, and Gambling Feel So Good
By: David J. Linden

Very interesting book on what really happens in your brain when you feel pleasure.

Reading in the Brain: The Science and Evolution of a Human Invention
by Stanislas Dehaene

Though it doesn't sound all that interesting this book is rather compelling and fun to read.

For scifi fans:

Hyperion

Very good book though be warned there is a second book following this.

The Grendal's Shadow

Fun adventure scifi book. Sort of like an African big game hunter in the future on another world.