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I try to always have a few unread books on my shelf, of both the leisure and “other” variety.

I’m currently reading a book in the leisure category, so my next should be of a different type.

Any suggestions on:

1. Term for non-leisure books other than “other” or “non-leisure”?
2. Criteria to use when selecting a non-leisure book to read?

Looking at my shelf, my unread options are:

• Code Complete 2nd edition
• Beyond Bullet Points
• The Contract and Fee Setting Guide
• Rapid Development
• The Art of Computer Programming, Volume 1: Fundamental Algorithms
• Head First PMP

And then there are the ones I read a lot of, but didn’t completely finish:

• Peer Reviews in Software
• The Consultant’s Calling
• How to Persuade People Who Don’t Want to be Persuaded
• Ask the Headhunter
• The Essential Drucker
• Getting Things Done
• Options, Futures, and Other Derivatives