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| Silky Johnson |
Pretty sure there are enough educated and/or well-rounded people left here to recommend me some must read non-fiction to expand the mind.
History, science, and politics particularly. Philosophy and whatever other miscellaneous stuff also welcome. |
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| Scoops |
Motley Crue's The Dirt....
one of the best autobiographies i have ever read |
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| DJ RANN |
In to thin air, followed immediately after by The Climb.
Probably one of the most moving stories of human endurance (boukreev) and a poignant example of man's folly of self belief against nature (the inexperienced teams that went up). |
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| Looney4Clooney |
| quote: | Originally posted by Scoops
Motley Crue's The Dirt....
one of the best autobiographies i have ever read |
fan of the band ?
I couldn't really get far. There are way more options that are written well, have more excess, have actual good musicians that are interesting. I would say that book is probably one of the worst Neil Strauss flubs ever. It is kinda tame and boring because you can only peddle the drug sex thing for so long unless you have actual characters.
keiths autobio life was well done but i don't think it stands up to essential.
my submissions
Primo Levi' summer camp book
Elie Wiesel's Night
for science recent stuff
Algorithms to Live By - applying computer algorithms to every day stuff
Focus by Goleman - not too scientific but lots of footnotes
Incognito - Eagleman. Scary how much you don't control. |
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| Lira |
All right, Jenny Thingumybob, here's a small list of books I think you'll like:
As Good as Gold
She's quite goal driven, not unlike you, and she's both a sportswoman and a journalist, so she's very amusing to read. Also, you know from the start she's got what it takes to make it to the Olympics, so you just want to know how the events unfold.
5/7
Genesis and Development of a Scientific Fact
The best book about syphilis I've ever read! Sure, it also happens to be the only one, but this is actually one of the most important books on philosophy of science from the previous century. It explains how the way we view STDs changed over millennia, and how science progresses in a rather erratic way.
6/9
Any very short introduction, by Oxford University Press
Seriously, pick one at random. Odds are it'll be awesome. Also, because there are zillions of topics to choose from, you're bound to pick the one that interests you the most.
On Liberty, by John Stuart Mill
If you're European, in the Americas, or in a gigantic island where all animals want to kill you, John Stuart Mill is the kind of guy who's shaped your way of thinking about freedom even though you're unaware of it. I'm not exaggerating. He's pretty much the guy behind the "live and let live" motto, although he didn't quite use these words. For he was a philosopher. And philosophers tend to be prolix. But he's cool.
10/10 |
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| Sushipunk |
| quote: | Originally posted by Lira
5/7 |
LOL'd. |
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| pkcRAISTLIN |
a brief history of time. let me know how it ends! :p
he should totally have narrated the audio book. wouldnt have even taken any effort, the lazy cunt. |
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| Jon_Snow |
| quote: | Originally posted by Sushipunk
LOL'd. |
Lol Why would I want to read a C- book? 5/7 = 71.42857143%
:p |
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| Silky Johnson |
| Between you guys and my FB peeps, got a decent list so far, keep 'em coming please! :) |
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| planetaryplayer |
| i suggest you read my autobiography. it received the bondango award for most relevant |
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| Silky Johnson |
Omg :stongue:  |
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