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Re: Recommend me some cool books
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Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell. Not only very good, but long too. c [/ QUOTE ] Haha, oops, sorry about that. Do you like war history, or history in general? What are you in to? c |
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Re: Recommend me some cool books (non-fiction please!!!)
Yup, good book.
A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius by Dave Eggers is also great, if you haven't read it. |
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OK yeah, let's narrow it down somewhat.
I want light reading. I don't want anything to sciencey (although Brian Greene's first book sounds pretty good). Nothing history or war unless it's really good. Film/sport/music/autobiographies, good, good. Surprise me. edit - oh, and I'm English, so nothing about baseball. |
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Fear and Loathing in LV
In Cold Blood Those two pop to mind. c |
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Re: Recommend me some cool books (non-fiction please!!!)
Ishmael is a book I think everyone should read. It's heavy, but well suited to reading a few chapters at a time, then mulling over the ideas. It's presented as fiction, but it's not a novel-more like philosophy.
A Beautiful Mind was also very good. Very easy to read. -SmileyEH |
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Trade-Offs : An Introduction to Economic Reasoning and Social Issues (Paperback) by Harold Winter.
I haven't actaully read this yet, but it is by my favorite prof from college. I would be shocked if this book isn't awesome. |
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Right now I'm reading Fabric of the Cosmos by Brian Greene. So far so good. GoT [/ QUOTE ] I think you need to start with The Elegant Universe. Fabric Of the Cosmos is the second book. (But perhaps you can read them out of order.) In any event, I agree, great stuff. Best explanation of relativity, quantum mechanics and string theory I've ever read, all without the overwhelming mathematics. |
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If you havent yet, Freakanomics by Steven Levitt is an excellent read. Very interesting stuff.
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[ QUOTE ] Right now I'm reading Fabric of the Cosmos by Brian Greene. So far so good. GoT [/ QUOTE ] I think you need to start with The Elegant Universe. Fabric Of the Cosmos is the second book. (But perhaps you can read them out of order.) In any event, I agree, great stuff. Best explanation of relativity, quantum mechanics and string theory I've ever read, all without the overwhelming mathematics. [/ QUOTE ] Yeah, I've read The Elegant Universe. And for anybody who hasn't seen it, I highly highly highly recommend watching Nova's series based on it. GoT |
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Killer Lite Reading:
The Dirt Confessions of the World's Most Notorious Rock Band by Motley Crue |
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