What book are you currently reading?

[Lillefix]

I'm half way into "Why Does E=mc2". I haven't learned many new things yet(I expected that before I bought it, but I believe and hope that the last half will be different), but someone with a less physics related education could learn a lot. But one thing I have found very intriguing is the connection between light speed and causality.

 

[Racsoviale]

The last book I read was The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time and awesome book and I highy recommend you guys give it a try.

 

[Cutlass]

The Curse of Chalion, Lois McMaster Bujold


Do we really need a thread here and in OT?

 

[SuperJay]

So Beevor didn't have maps in the book? Unfortunate, but probably not his doing. It's awfully difficult for historians' editors to come up with decent maps for inclusion, so even if there are maps they might be frankly pretty bad.

Should have clarified - Beevor's book does indeed include maps, but I'm reading it on my Kindle, which is not ideal for viewing detailed images. The Battle for Normandy is one of those books that I'd be better off having in printed format rather than on my digital reader.

 

[Dumanios]

I just finished reading Brisingr.

 

[cardgame]

A rather depressing work by Khaled Houssini titled, "A Thousand Splendid Suns"

 

[Xeus]

Currently reading:
'The Dreadful Judgement: The True Story of the Great Fire of London, 1666, by Neil Hanson;
'Donitz: The Last Fuhrer', by Peter Padfield;
and the second of the Patrick O'Brian series, 'Post Captain'. Really enjoyed the first, 'Master and Commander', and will work thru the series.

 

[Azale]

The Gun, Republic of Drivers, Violence in the West, Hezbollah: A Short History, What Hath God Wrought

jklfdsjflkjdsl tired of reading for assignments by this point.

 

[Perfection]

Freedom Evolves Daniel Dennett

 

[Meteor Man]

A rather depressing work by Khaled Houssini titled, "A Thousand Splendid Suns"

Very depressing. We were required to read it over the summer, until the school found out it had a rape scene (? IIRC). Then they removed it frrom the list at the the end of the summer, after everyone already read it. It wasn't bad though.

Right now, I'm reading The 47 Ronin Story by John Allyn. It's interesting, and historical, so I like it.

EDIT:

I'm half way into "Why Does E=mc2". I haven't learned many new things yet(I expected that before I bought it, but I believe and hope that the last half will be different), but someone with a less physics related education could learn a lot. But one thing I have found very intriguing is the connection between light speed and causality.

Who's the author? I might like that.

 

[Lillefix]

Brian Cox(not the actor) and Jeff Forshaw.

It includes some maths, but not worse that you find in high school. But it is meant for laymen so everything down to vectors is explained, but some might be daunted by it. After they derive E=MC2 they go on to explain how it is used in nuclear power, then they explain the elemental particles and try to explain the equation that combine three of the four fundamental forces in nature(not high school physics). The last chapter is about general relativity(haven't read that yet).

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Why-Does-mc...9112/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1290693715&sr=8-1

 

[Meteor Man]

I'll look into it. I'm not that knowledgeable about physics, but it's all very interesting.

 

[W|M]

World Without End

 

[Cutlass]

Glory Road. Heinlein. Haven't read Heinlein in years. His writing really is a teen boy fantasy, isn't it?

 

[Meteor Man]

What's wrong with that...?

 

[Cutlass]

I'm 46 now

 

[Meteor Man]

That oughta do it. But in what ways is it a teen boy fantasy?

 

[Cutlass]

I haven't read all his books. And mostly what I did read was 20 odd years ago, so I don't recall it all. But as I recall it, it's a bunch of sexually perfect women barely to rarely clothed and men living a libertarian fantasy. There are many interesting things. But also a lot of basic immaturity.

 

[sophie]

I just finished reading Brisingr.

I'm sorry bro.

 

[Dumanios]

I'm sorry bro.

It could've been worse, it could've been this.