Quick Book Meme from supergee

[browngirl]

"This can be a quick one. Don't take too long to think about it. Fifteen books you've read that will always stick with you. First fifteen you can recall in no more than 15 minutes."

This is not always a recommendation:

The King James Bible
Guns, Germs & Steel by Jared Diamond
The Lord of the Rings by JRR Tolkien
Minoans: Life in Bronze Age Crete by Rodney Castleden
The Mask of Apollo by Mary Renault
The Moon is a Harsh Mistress by Robert Heinlen
Friday (aughgh) by Robert Heinlein
North of Boston by Robert Frost
Barrayar by Lois McMaster Bujold
Cookwise by Shirley Corriher
The Economy of Cities by Jane Jacobs
The Souls of Black Folk by WEB DuBois
The Frugal Gourmet Keeps the Feast by Jeff Smith
Always Coming Home by Ursula K. LeGuin
Mary Reilly by Valerie Martin

Comments

[hitchhiker.livejournal.com]

without thinking about it too hard, but getting a good mix in:

hitchhiker's guide (douglas adams)
lord of the rings (j r r tolkien)
catch 22 (joseph heller)
joy in the morning (p g wodehouse)
night watch (terry pratchett)
metamagical themas (douglas hofstadter)
mathematics can be fun (yakov perelman) [my #1 candidate for out-of-print book i'd resurrect if i could]
mathematical magic show (martin gardner)
the rhythms of english poetry (derek attridge)
windhaven (george martin and lisa tuttle)
curtain (agatha christie)
foundation (isaac asimov)
dune (frank herbert)
wizard of earthsea (ursula le guin)

[hitchhiker.livejournal.com]

okay, went and looked at yours - if we had to overlap by just one book, i could have predicted which one it would be :)

[browngirl.livejournal.com]

*laughs delightedly*

I should ask you for General Audience Math Book Recs -- it's silly, but being a fan of a certain show involving math has really piqued my interest.

[hitchhiker.livejournal.com]

what sort of books? recreational maths? mathematical concepts explained? (perelman's book really was *perfect* in both respects, i mourn its passing :(). have a look at ian stewart's "nature's numbers", that one's great.

[hitchhiker.livejournal.com]

also if you want personalised explanations and stuff over email or im i'd be glad to :)