Category: Books
Recommended reading
Stanisław Lem
John Hodgman
Anti-intellectualism
“Anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way through our political and cultural life, nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that 'my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge.'” Isaac Asimov, born on this day in 1920 pic.twitter.com/ijhBkxkMfO
— Ray E. Boomhower (@RayBoomhower) January 2, 2020
Newtonian Swag: 2019
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Humanimal: How Homo sapiens Became Nature’s Most Paradoxical Creature―A New Evolutionary History – Adam Rutherford |
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Medallion Status: True Stories from Secret Rooms – John Hodgman |
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Terraformer – Thank You Scientist |
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LEGO Steamboat Willie Building Kit |
The Origin of Species
Stephen Hawking
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A Brief History of Time |
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Brief Answers to the Big Questions |
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The Nature of Space and Time – Stephen Hawking & Roger Penrose |
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The Grand Design – Stephen Hawking & Leonard Mlodinow |
Joseph Heller
J. R. R. Tolkien
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The Hobbit |
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The Fellowship of the Ring |
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The Two Towers |
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The Return of the King |
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The Silmarillion |
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Unfinished Tales |
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The Children of Hurin |
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Beren and Lúthien |
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The Fall of Gondolin |
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The Annotated Hobbit – J.R.R. Tolkien, Douglas A. Anderson (Editor) |
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The Art of The Lord of the Rings – J.R.R. Tolkien (Author), Christina Scull (Editor), & Wayne G. Hammond (Editor) |
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Legend of Sigurd and Gudrún |
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Beowulf: A Translation and Commentary |
Barrnotes
William Barr Summarizes Classic Texts
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