The Feynman Lectures on Physics including Feynman's Tips on Physics: The Definitive and Extended Edition40 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
  
  











  



  
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
  
  











  



  
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
  
  











  



  
The Daily Show with Jon Stewart Presents America (The Book): A Citizen's Guide to Democracy Inaction627 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.
  
  











  



  
Prozac Nation345 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 ...
  
  











  



  
Heavier Than Heaven: A Biography of Kurt Cobain225 reviews
Charles R. Cross

Hyperion, 2001

awesome read

+ A Thorough and Moving Biography
+ Engrossing and disturbing
+ Heavier Than Heaven
  
  











  



  
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 ...
  
  











  



  
The Elegant Universe: Superstrings, Hidden Dimensions, and the Quest for the Ultimate Theory505 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...
  
  











  



  
More, Now, Again: A Memoir of Addiction52 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 ...
  
  











  



  
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 ...
  
  











  



  
The Dance of Anger: A Woman's Guide to Changing the Patterns of Intimate Relationships96 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...
  
  











  



  
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!
  
  











  



  
The English Patient290 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
  
  











  



  
A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius916 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
  
  











  



  
The Stranger529 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!
  
  











  



  
The Alchemist: A Fable About Following Your Dream1289 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.
  
  











  



  
Love in the Time of Cholera456 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. ...
  
  











  



  
Death of a Revolutionary: Che Guevara's Last Mission, Revised Edition6 reviews
Richard Harris

W. W. Norton & Company, 2000

Excellent

+ Death Of A Revolutionary
+ Wonderful. . .
+ Good Book on Che
  
  











  



  
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time1455 reviews
Mark Haddon

Vintage, 2004

Fun and engaging

+ Not your usual read . . .
+ An unusual and striking first novel
+ Very Likeable Book
  
  











  



  
Perfectly Reasonable Deviations from the Beaten Track: The Letters of Richard P. Feynman21 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