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I'm now going to start 'How to Win Friends and Influence People'.
What do people think about this book? I hope it will help me a little with Social Anxiety Disorder.
What do people think about this book? I hope it will help me a little with Social Anxiety Disorder.
I'm now going to start 'How to Win Friends and Influence People'.
What do people think about this book? I hope it will help me a little with Social Anxiety Disorder.
Eh, it's alright, had to read it in class a couple years ago. Maybe it will help in terms of getting you in a mindset to socialize, but a book can't replace practice of social interaction.
I just finished reading the Fall of Hyperion by Dan Simmons and am going to move onto some poetry of John Keats (who was the inspiration for much of the Hyperion Cantos by Dan Simmons which are comprised of "Hyperion" and the "Fall of Hyperion").
I just finished Kim Harrison's "The Good, the Bad and the Undead", second in the series.
http://www.kimharrison.net/BookPages/GBU/GBU.html
Not bad for a quiet Labor Day distraction.
http://www.kimharrison.net/BookPages/GBU/GBU.html
Not bad for a quiet Labor Day distraction.
Just finished re-re-rereading "The Moon is a Harsh Mistress". I'm not sure when I bought this copy but it's been around the block a few times.
Sleeping With Pancho Villa by Rick Skwiot
http://www.amazon.com/Sleeping-With...LMIY/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1315285557&sr=8-2
http://www.amazon.com/Sleeping-With...LMIY/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1315285557&sr=8-2
"Holes of Holes" by Nicholson Baker. Lots of reviews made me really curious, including a NPR interview. Hilarious and weird.
"Turn Right at Machu Picchu" by Mark Adams.
"Can Intervention Work?" by Rory Stewart.
"The Pale King" by David Foster Wallace.
"Steep Trails" by John Muir.
"Turn Right at Machu Picchu" by Mark Adams.
"Can Intervention Work?" by Rory Stewart.
"The Pale King" by David Foster Wallace.
"Steep Trails" by John Muir.
Right its time to start Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy. I didn't know they were making a movie of it. Its out next week and i always prefer to read the book before i see the film.
"Fall of Giants" is pretty good, but to my mind, the best book by far that Ken Follett has written is "Pillars of the Earth".
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I read The Book Thief by Elie Wiesel for school, and it was actually pretty good. If you're into historical fiction about WWII/Holocaust, definitely check it out. The narrator of the novel was "Death", so that definitely gave the story a twist
Regarding Harry Potter, I liked all of the books.
So did I. And, I must re-read all of them, in sequence, sometime fairly soon.
I am re-reading a wonderful book by a terrific Indian writer, "The Glass Palace" by Amitav Ghosh.
I just started reading Flag in Exile, the 6th of the Honor Harrington book. Still loving this SciFi, "space opera" combat series. Each book has at least one holy **** moment. If you start them, start at the beginning.
The Mathematics of Life by Ian Stewert
http://www.amazon.com/The-Mathemati...?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1315598735&sr=1-1
Product Description
Biologists have long dismissed mathematics as being unable to meaningfully contribute to our understanding of living beings. Within the past ten years, however, mathematicians have proven that they hold the key to unlocking the mysteries of our world--and ourselves.
In The Mathematics of Life, Ian Stewart provides a fascinating overview of the vital but little-recognized role mathematics has played in pulling back the curtain on the hidden complexities of the natural world--and how its contribution will be even more vital in the years ahead. In his characteristically clear and entertaining fashion, Stewart explains how mathematicians and biologists have come to work together on some of the most difficult scientific problems that the human race has ever tackled, including the nature and origin of life itself.
http://www.amazon.com/The-Mathemati...?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1315598735&sr=1-1
Product Description
Biologists have long dismissed mathematics as being unable to meaningfully contribute to our understanding of living beings. Within the past ten years, however, mathematicians have proven that they hold the key to unlocking the mysteries of our world--and ourselves.
In The Mathematics of Life, Ian Stewart provides a fascinating overview of the vital but little-recognized role mathematics has played in pulling back the curtain on the hidden complexities of the natural world--and how its contribution will be even more vital in the years ahead. In his characteristically clear and entertaining fashion, Stewart explains how mathematicians and biologists have come to work together on some of the most difficult scientific problems that the human race has ever tackled, including the nature and origin of life itself.
Coincidentally, I'm just starting this book!
Im also reading Looking for Alaska, An Abundance of Katherines, and Paper Towns all by John Green. "Flash and Bones" by Katy Reich and "Devil Bones" by Katy Reich.
Book 5 of the Harry Potter series aswell.
An Abundance of Katherines is very good, and you should also try will grayson, will grayson by John Green too. And, he's coming out with a new book in January.
Coincidentally, I'm just starting this book!
Im also reading Looking for Alaska, An Abundance of Katherines, and Paper Towns all by John Green. "Flash and Bones" by Katy Reich and "Devil Bones" by Katy Reich.
Book 5 of the Harry Potter series aswell.
How can you keep track of the plots in so many books at once? I've got "Spider Bones" by Kathy Reichs in my TBR stack, will probably read it when I'm done with "The Cat Who Went into the Closet" by Lilian Jackson Braun as I'm a one book at a time kind of guy.