Need a Book

[Jeff W]

Q.E.D. by Feynman. His other books are great to.

Journey to the Ants by Holldobler and Wilson.

Hidden Game of Football by Bob Carroll

Mathematician's Apology by GH Hardy

All of those are accessible non-fiction.

[shakingspear]

Eccentrics: A Study of Sanity and Strangeness by David Joseph Weeks

[kevyk]

Guns, Germs, and Steel is awesome, as is The Third Chimpanzee, also by Jared Diamond. A Brief History of Nearly Everything by Bill Bryson is great for the layperson trying to round out his scientific knowledge, but it is very long.

Hands down the most enjoyable series of books I have discovered in the past year is the Flashman series, by George MacDonald Fraser.

[pokerjo22]

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Some of the posts here regarding somewhat scientific books sounded pretty cool as well but I don't want anything over my head.

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[Shajen]

I just finished reading this book, and I gotta say, Pokerjo is correct once again.

It was an amazing book. I highly recommend it.

[tolbiny]

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Both the Global brain and journey to the ants were good reads (the global brain being more in depth, journey to the ants being better written and more interesting imo- but both are worthwhile.
If you are into anthropology The Third Chimpanzee is a good read as well.

[kevyk]

Flashman

[Ulysses]

GG&S is, imo, a bad choice for someone who does not read much.

[housenuts]

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Some of the posts here regarding somewhat scientific books sounded pretty cool as well but I don't want anything over my head.

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one of the reviews says 'Not appropriate for toddlers' so I don't think I should waste my money on this book.

[plaster8]

I'd suggest "The Hot Zone" or "The Demon in the Freezer" by Richard Preston. "Hot Zone" is about the Ebola virus; the other one is about anthrax and smallpox. Both are true and read like thrillers. Excellent stuff.