Poems of Robert Frost, with his books stored on the shelf: http://www.crazysales.com.au/shower-shelf/
Ask HN: What books have you read in the first half of 2016?
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#52Eat That Frog! (Brian Tracy)- Lots of useful productivity tips. Motivating and practical. Bleachers (John Grisham) - I learned a lot about the culture behind American Football and school/college sports. The Wide Lens (Ron Adner) - I learned a systematic approach towards evaluating ideas and the environment around them so that I could determine what needs to change (outside of my innovations) that must be encouraged f…
If you like Corrie ten Boom you'll love The Hiding Place, but I suspect you've already read it, it's a classic :-)
Re: Ask HN: What books have you read in the first half of 2016?
#53"Mr Penumbra's 24 hour bookstore" - Robin Sloan (a brilliant mix of history, mystery, humour and technology) "The Cuckoo's Egg" - Clifford Stoll (it really is as good as they always say ;-) ) "Winnie the Pooh" - A.A. Milne (delightful, not only for children) "Sofie's World" - Jostein Gaarder (a novel about the history of philosophy) several Discworld novels - Terry Pratchett (a series that manages to satirize fantasy…
I re-read The Cuckoo's Egg every couple of years, it is a fantastic book.
Re: Ask HN: What books have you read in the first half of 2016?
#54I'm not going to list all 42, but here are the highlights: How to Read a Book (Adler) World Order (Kissinger) Der Grundrisse (Marx) The Grand Chessboard (Brzezinski) Manufacturing Consent (Chomsky) Gulag Archipelago (Solhenitzyn) On War (Clausewitz) The Hidden Persuaders (Packard) Intuition Pumps and Other Tools for Thinking (Dennett) The Strategy of Desire (Dichter) Skills acquired: intentional syntopical reading, p…
Cryoshon - what's "Intuition Pumps and Other Tools for Thinking (Dennett)" like, I picked it up in a bookshop the other day as it was in the 'recommended' but the title really put me off (too markety) - is it any good?
belated reply: it's okay. a bit philosophy-undergrad centric, but entertaining nonetheless. if you're not acquainted with formal philosophy and philosophy of mind, i'd pick it up. dennett is notoriously biased to materialism, but he's intellectually honest.
Re: Ask HN: What books have you read in the first half of 2016?
#55I'm not going to list all 42, but here are the highlights: How to Read a Book (Adler) World Order (Kissinger) Der Grundrisse (Marx) The Grand Chessboard (Brzezinski) Manufacturing Consent (Chomsky) Gulag Archipelago (Solhenitzyn) On War (Clausewitz) The Hidden Persuaders (Packard) Intuition Pumps and Other Tools for Thinking (Dennett) The Strategy of Desire (Dichter) Skills acquired: intentional syntopical reading, p…
Do you often read blog posts? I think the only way I would manage to read 42 books in 6 months is if I stopped reading blog posts and programming resources. I'd like to know how you've manage to read 42 books
i don't really read blog posts. i just read to and from work, and at the cafe on the weekends. i also read during the evening at home sometimes.
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#56Earlier quoted context omitted.
Do you often read blog posts? I think the only way I would manage to read 42 books in 6 months is if I stopped reading blog posts and programming resources. I'd like to know how you've manage to read 42 books
I'm wondering the same. Of you look at the books being listed in this thread, though, it's apparent there is little fiction or other material to truly savour: everything is skim-friendly. You could probably get through one of these a week while on the elliptical or during your commute. I wish people would qualify their posts with relationship status and employment type. If you have a partner whom you value, and are i…
gotta disagree here... there's really no skim-friendly material. everything requires involved thought and active, critical reading.
edit: also this is the first time i've ever heard marx or chomsky described as "skim friendly"
Re: Ask HN: What books have you read in the first half of 2016?
#57Eat That Frog! (Brian Tracy)- Lots of useful productivity tips. Motivating and practical. Bleachers (John Grisham) - I learned a lot about the culture behind American Football and school/college sports. The Wide Lens (Ron Adner) - I learned a systematic approach towards evaluating ideas and the environment around them so that I could determine what needs to change (outside of my innovations) that must be encouraged f…
If you like Corrie ten Boom you'll love The Hiding Place, but I suspect you've already read it, it's a classic :-)
I intend to, but I don't have a copy yet :-).