Any good book recommendations?

A fascinating biography that is getting a lot of attention is "Ibn al-Haytham: First Scientist" by Bradley Steffens. It tells the inspiring, true story of a medieval Muslim scholar who overcame bouts of mental illness to develop the scientific method two hundred years before the Europeans learned of it—by reading his books. It was just chosen by California Readers to be part of the 2008 California Collection. You can find reviews of the book and a sample chapter at a href="http://www.ibnalhaytham.net" rel="nofollow"http://www.ibnalhaytham.net/a