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I LOVED Gladwell's Outliers. Its really interesting but should be read with a grain of salt, as a lot of his conclusions are questionable. Its still a fun read though.

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I know I'll probably have some LabVIEW documents, Python PDF's, and maybe some Linux docs.

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I'm probably going to bring Bruce Schneier's Applied Cryptography. I'll also most likely bring a copy of Neal Stephenson's Snow Crash, just because it's awesome.

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Because I used to live in NH, I took movies in the car. For those of you who are looking for movies, I would recommend:

Miracle
Rudy
The Rookie
Remember the Titans
The Dish

They are all really good inspirational movies. All of them are sports movies except The Dish--which is more of a "geeky" movie.

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I'm probably going to take just Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance. It's actually one of the only books that we've been assigned that's actually good. And I don't want to read it all on Sunday when I get back for class on Monday.

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I'll probably take some text books and study. Missing class while in Atlanta isn't going to be fun.

Oh, and may I recommend reading the most recent version of the Breakaway Manual? I heard it's quite the informative read. :p

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If your going the movie route, may I recommend "the World's Fastest Indian", It is also a great inspirational/underdog movie with a fanatical mechanical twist. Anthony Hopkins is the man.

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My current favorites are Slaughterhouse 5 and Bagombo Snuff Box by Kurt Vonnegut.

Slaughterhouse 5 is historical/science fiction with a lot of satire and black humor mixed in.

Bagombo Snuff Box is a collection of short stories written by Vonnegut.

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Go old school inspirational. Get "Breaking Away" its a much better/more inspiration movie than any of those.

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What Happy People Know - best and most amazing book, especially if you are feeling burned out, or disgruntled or dissatisfied in anyway, or even if you are happy and just want perspective on life.

Emotional Intelligence - If you are just a technical thinker and go after everything logically, get frustrated with emotional types, or just want to understand more about people read this book to better understand yourself and what drives others.

Social Intelligence - How to interact with others, the science of how human interaction helps & hurts us. If you are a texting or email addict, READ THIS to see why you need other people in your lives. I love how it goes into the science behind emotional interactions.

And My Standard List of Leadership Recommendations:
How to Win Friends & Influence People
Seven Habits of Highly Effective People
Developing the Leader Within You
Developing the Leaders Around You
17 Essential Qualities of being a team player
100 Ways to Motivate Others
The Levity Effect
Crucial Conversations
Nice Girls Don't Get the Corner Office
It's Your Ship

And of course The Last Lecture

Other Favorites (Fiction)...
The Moon is a Harsh Mistress
Stranger in a Strange Land
The Caves of Steel
Naked Sun
Robots of Dawn
I, Robot
The Physick Book of Deliverance Dane

I wish I had time to read on the plane... Im usually planning out schedules or planning out the next year!! Though when I traveled a lot for work, I started taking audio books with me... easier to listen to & carry while walking through an airport.

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I will recommend my current read, The Checklist Manifesto: How To Get Things Right by Atul Gawande.

I also second the nomination of Born to Run. Aside from being a great book, it lead some of my runner / robotics kids (there are more than a few) to puzzle through an engineering question: What is the best way to precisely cut a steel belted radial tire?

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While going through my bookshelf, I realized that I read on all ends of the literary spectrum...

A Separate Peace (By John Knowles) - I actually had read this book for my American Lit class this year, but I really enjoyed it. Largely about the difference in personalities between the two main characters, and very well written.

Cry of the Icemark (By Stuart Hill) - Even though it's a fantasy story, this is a very inspiring book in regards to leadership in the younger generation.

A Bend in the Road (By Nicholas Sparks) - I just really enjoyed this book. It's very addicting...

(also, for the girls - if you're looking for a laugh, get a copy of A Girl's Guide to Dating a Geek, and read it cover to cover. And then try and figure out what kind of geeks the boys on your team are, even if you have no interest in dating them. It's very fun :P )

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I might just get to watch I Am Legend for the first time on this trip! :p

I wish I had the time to read a good book like some mentioned. But textbooks and a paper are calling/have been imposed by the mother! :D

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I Am Legend the book is fantastic. Better than the movie IMO, and it's actually got some big differences plot-wise as well.

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You're asking for a miracle here :P If you find a way to get people on my team to read that, I'd be in a state of pure awe.