When I started running and training for triathlons I started listening to audiobooks. Here are a few books I've read and listened to recently. I typically listen to audio versions of books while running or biking, though I also like to get the hard copy of the book to read at night as well.

My ratings are 1-5, 1 being I wouldn’t read it again, 5 being I recommend it to everyone.  I tend to like most books I read, your mileage may vary.

Strategy, economics and innovation:

The Ten Faces of Innovation, Tom Kelley with Jonathan Littman. All entrepreneurs should read this book. 3

Made to Stick, Chip Heath and Dan Heath. Everyone should read this book. 4

The Long Tail, Chris Anderson. New Market economics. 4

The Black Swan, Nassim Taleb. Welcome to Extremistan - how life in a non-ergodic world is distorted by the human need to explain what we cannot know. If you invest your own money, you should read this. 4

Getting to Yes, Roger Fisher and Bruce Patton. Excellent negotiation book. 4

General Fiction:

Empire Falls, Richard Russo. 4

Running with Scissors, Augusten Burroughs. 4 Strange, rich characters, fairly linear plot lines.

A Thousand Splendid Suns, Khaled Hosseini.4  Linear plot, interesting story, uncomplex.

The Time Traveler's Wife, Audrey Niffenegger. 4 Fun novel. Well told story.This could also go under Fantasy.

Until I Find You, John Irving. 5 I've read most of John Irving's other works while in graduate school. (My favorites were A Prayer for Owen Meany and The Cider House Rules, though they were all worth reading)

Life of Pi, Yann Martel. 3

The Crying of Lot 49, Thomas Pynchon. This is Hilarious! 5

Anna Karenina, Leo Tolstoy. 5

Snow Crash, Neal Stephenson. 5 A must read for anyone working in VR or HCI. Punk Function.

Lolita, Vladimir Nabokov. 5 Interesting psychological novel.

Angels and Demons, Dan Brown. 4  A page turner, but not overly complex plot lines and very linear.

The Davinci Code, Dan Brown. 4  A page turner.

As I Lay Dying, William Faulkner 5 A family of interesting characters dealing with death and last wishes of the mother. Stream of consciousness style, existential angst, colorful characters, family, determination, and a chapter consisting only of "My mother is a fish.".

My Sister's Keeper, Jodi Picoult. In Process

Epic Fiction: These are must-reads. Long, but well worth the investment

Against the Day, Thomas Pynchon. A modern-day War and Peace. 5

War and Peace, Leo Tolstoy. 5

The Brothers Karamazov, Fyodor Dostoevsky 5

Fantasy:

Eragon Trilogy by Christopher Paolini:

A Brief History of Alagaësia (short prequel),

Eragon, 3

Eldest. 3

Tales of the Otori Series by Lian Hearn:

Across the Nightingale Floor.4

Grass for His Pillow .4

Brilliance of the Moon.4

The Harsh Cry of the Heron.4

Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell, Susanna Clarke, 4

Orson Scott Card:

Ender's Game, 5 (one of the best sci-fi stories of all time, some say)

Speaker for the Dead, 5 (I liked this better than EG, but both were great fun)

Xenocide, 4

Children of the Mind, 3

Ender's Shadow, 5

Shadow of the Hegemon, 4

Shadow Puppets, 4

Shadow of the Giant, 4

The Crystal City, 4

Enchantment, 4

Hart's Hope. 4

Robert Jordan's The Wheel of Time Series: (JRR Tolkien style fantast, with additional political intrigue, magic, complex plot lines, interwoven stories in the style of War and Peace.  Great fun to read)

New Spring: The Novel,4

The Eye of the World, 5

The Great Hunt, 4

The Dragon Reborn,5

The Shadow Rising, 4

The Fires of Heaven, 4

Lord of Chaos, 4

A Crown of Swords, 4

The Path of Daggers,4

Winter's Heart, 4

Crossroads of Twilight, 4

Knife of Dreams, 4

J. R. R. Tolkien:

The Hobbit, 5

The Fellowship of the Ring, 5

The Two Towers, 4

The Return of the King. 5

Terry Goodkind

Wizard's First Rule,5. Great start to the Sword of Truth series... and I like the first rule...

Stone of Tears, 3 ,

Blood of the Fold, 3, seems like these books borrow many characters/topics from the WOT series. ,

Temple of the Winds, (in process) ,

Lois McMaster Bujold

The Curse of Chalion,4. Interesting exploration of theology and free will

Paladin of Souls, 5 ,

The Hallowed Hunt, 5 ,