summer reading plans Options

[brooklyneast05]

what's your summer reading list looking like? i'm kinda late on this topic.



The Prosecution of George W. Bush for Murder - Vincent Bugliosi
Dead Aid: Why Aid Is Not Working and How There Is a Better Way for Africa - Dambisa Moyo
Atlas Shrugged - Ayn Rand
The Maltese Falcon - Dashiell Hammett
Thinking with Type - Ellen Lupton


others that i can't think of at the moment but will add to this later.


cross out what you've read and highlight what you're reading and we'll make this thread a running list kinda thingy.

[Gigi]

I'm not too far along, but so far it's pretty good, but it helps that I already have an existing interest in the subject matter. He explains all the complicated scientific theories in layman's terms so anyone can understand them (in fact, it's how I studied for my Astronomy course hahaha).

Once I began to learn more about the exact moment of the Big Bang, what makes up quarks, the existence of other dimensions etc, I wondered how I could have ever lived life not even knowing or caring about what comprises the very fibre of our being. It sort of makes everything else pale in comparison, quite profound.

That said, the videos are more entertaining and are less cognitively challenging, but details are compromised. The only reason I picked up his book is to learn more about string theory and related theories and in greater detail.

If you're really interested, you should check out his (really good) TED Talk on YouTube first, or watch his PBS series here: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/elegant/program.html