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The Feynman Lectures on Physics including Feynman's Tips on Physics: The Definitive and Extended Edition 40 reviews Richard P. Feynman, Robert B. Leighton, ...
Addison Wesley, 2005
The Greatest Physics Tutorial Ever Written
+ A lucid, refreshing read + This set is awesome! + STOOD THE TEST OF TIME
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Silent World (NG Adventure Classics) 9 reviews Jacques Cousteau
National Geographic, 2004
How a showman/researcher/storyteller/philosopher defined modern diving
+ A must for scuba divers + A 1950s Frontier Narrative + A COLLECTION LIKE A TREASURE + Fantastic
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Crime and Punishment (Bantam Classics) 464 reviews Fyodor Dostoevsky, Constance Garnett
Bantam Classics, 1984
A towering work of criminal psychology
+ Good, but overrated + A masterpiece from cover to cover + Crime and Punishment + Crime and Punishment ~ Kindle eBook
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The Daily Show with Jon Stewart Presents America (The Book): A Citizen's Guide to Democracy Inaction 627 reviews Jon Stewart, The Writers of The Daily Show
Grand Central Publishing, 2004
I couldn't stop laughing
+ Good stuff from Jon Stewart and The Daily Show! + Reminds me of why I used to like the Daily Show + You will not regret it.
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Prozac Nation 345 reviews Elizabeth Wurtzel
Riverhead Trade, 1995
Very Helpful In Understanding Depression
+ On The Mark + Helpful In Many Ways
I've gone through my share of depression, as many others have before me. As bad as I thought I had it, after reading this book I realize just how lucky I was.
Wurtzel's book was gripping, using very raw and blunt language, which I connected with easily. And such a quick, easy read. Made me want ...
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Heavier Than Heaven: A Biography of Kurt Cobain 225 reviews Charles R. Cross
Hyperion, 2001
awesome read
+ A Thorough and Moving Biography + Engrossing and disturbing + Heavier Than Heaven
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Travels in Hyperreality (Harvest Book) 8 reviews Umberto Eco
Harvest Books, 1990
on travels in hyperreality
+ Does Disney Own The Planet?
i got this book because of the essay by which it is entitled. it is a great work, and a basic reading for those interested on the topics of hyperreality, simulated or thematized environments, and the like. quite contemporary tho Eco's work is Baudrillard's la precession des simulacres. so they are ...
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The Elegant Universe: Superstrings, Hidden Dimensions, and the Quest for the Ultimate Theory 505 reviews Brian Greene
Vintage, 2000
Excellent resource for the layman....
+ The Elegant Universe + The Final Universe + Quantum Foam and Hidden Dimensions + Don't know if its the subject matter or Greene...
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More, Now, Again: A Memoir of Addiction 52 reviews Elizabeth Wurtzel
Simon & Schuster, 2002
"Ritalin and Cocaine Nation"
+ A Portrait Of Addiction + a must-read for the recovering addict
"More, Now, Again" is a sequel of sorts to Wurtzel's generation-defining "Prozac Nation." After receiving a six-figure advance for her second book of non-fiction, Wurtzel became addicted to Ritalin and cocaine. This memoir, like her first book, is honest, moving, and funny. If you want a realistic ...
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The Tao of Physics Fritjof Capra
Macmillan Audio, 2004
“Science does not need mysticism and mysticism does not need science, but man needs both.” —Fritjof Capra, Ph.D.Their paths to the truth could not be more different—but the amazing thing is that, in their own ways, the mystics and the scientists are discovering the same truths about our world. In non-technical language, with no complex mathematics or formulae, this ...
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The Dance of Anger: A Woman's Guide to Changing the Patterns of Intimate Relationships 96 reviews Harriet Goldhor Lerner
Harper Paperbacks, 2005
Most important book I've ever read
+ The counselor's favorite book + extremely insightful book + Love this book...
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The Divine Comedy: Inferno; Purgatorio; Paradiso (Everyman's Library) 54 reviews Dante Alighieri
Everyman's Library, 1995
Excellent Translation
+ Superb Book!!! + Beautiful Edition + Very Nice!
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The English Patient 290 reviews Michael Ondaatje
Vintage, 1993
Hauntingly Beautiful
+ Gorgeous prose weaves these lives together + Poetically beautiful + Some desert concepts related in this novel are not too far from home + Fragments, shards, and drifts of sand
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A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius 916 reviews Dave Eggers
Vintage, 2001
A dizzying book
+ I really liked it, but it's not for everyone - 4 1/2 + A.H.B.W.O.S.G. Review + The Work of A Staggering Genius
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The Stranger 529 reviews Albert Camus
Vintage, 1989
American translation brings out stylistic subtleties
+ interesting + Shocking in its Simplicity + One of the best books ever written. + Oh, the absurdity!
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The Alchemist: A Fable About Following Your Dream 1289 reviews Paulo Coelho
HarperSanFrancisco, 1995
Inspiring
+ Actually life-changing + Overall, a good read
Anyone unsure of what they want to do after high school should read this book.
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Love in the Time of Cholera 456 reviews Gabriel Garcia Marquez
Vintage, 2003
It was inevitable: the scent of bitter almonds always reminded him of the fate of unrequited love.
+ Metaphorical Romp
Garcia Marquez can write. No doubt about it. The man is a marvel. I'd be puddling along, reading of Fermina Daza, and her adolescent passion (and his for her) of Florentino Ariza, or of her married life with Juvenal Urbino when I'd be swept away by a phrase or image, or the smell of bitter almonds. ...
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Death of a Revolutionary: Che Guevara's Last Mission, Revised Edition 6 reviews Richard Harris
W. W. Norton & Company, 2000
Excellent
+ Death Of A Revolutionary + Wonderful. . . + Good Book on Che
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The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 1455 reviews Mark Haddon
Vintage, 2004
Fun and engaging
+ Not your usual read . . . + An unusual and striking first novel + Very Likeable Book
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Perfectly Reasonable Deviations from the Beaten Track: The Letters of Richard P. Feynman 21 reviews Richard P. Feynman
Basic Books, 2005
Feynman on Feynman
+ "Isn't Nature Wonderful To Make Something With 42 Zeroes!" + Feynman raw + Wit, wisdom, and always humble affection for people from the genius of our time + Wonderful collection
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