"Once upon a time there was a young psychiatrist called Hector who was not very satisfied with himself". The beginning line from one of my favorite books of the last few years. French writer Francois Lelord has created one of the most charming, introspective characters you might ever read about in his short novel, Hector and the Search for Happiness.
In the book world of 2010, a popular topic is the debate over whether social networking is a good thing or a bad thing. In books like "Where Good Ideas Come From" and "What Technology Wants," social scientist/journalists have explored whether, for example, Ted Stevens' pipes (the Internet) lead to a reduction in creative serendipity.