BooksWe love books. Tell us about your favourite books and authors, and why they are so good. And while you're at it - having dined out for years on the time I threw Dan Brown out of a train window - tell us who to avoid.
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Scaryduck LIKES EGG, Thu 5 Jan 2012, 13:40)
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I brought that in from the garage this morningI was sorting through books to take to the charity shop, and that one survived the shop and came back into house. I feel the same about all of Isaac Asmimov's non-fiction work. Although it's not too challenging (as you say, that's the very beauty of it), it really helps to see how exciting it can be to find out about things. See also Feynman.
For really beautiful science writing (not so much explanation, though), the very best is Loren Eisely. Absolutely incredible, and nothing makes me so proud to be a human like him. A perfect antidote to the days when the news shows that humans don't look so great.
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Norbert Lightowler, Sun 8 Jan 2012, 17:12,
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Cheers for the recommendationsI'll bookmark this for later.
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P-MONKE We're all fucked, Sun 8 Jan 2012, 18:21,
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