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It isn't a proper book, but Eliezer Yudkowsky's Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality was incredible. Don't judge it by the fact that it is a fanfic.
Born to run by Christopher McDougall Read it in the beginning of this year when I was starting to run, very inspiring. And look, I'm still running!
The Civilization Of The Renaissance In Italy by Jacob Burckhardt: http://www.amazon.com/Civilization-Renaissance-Italy-2/dp/B0... Pioneering Swiss art historian Jacob Burckhardt saw the Italian Renaissance as no less than the beginning of the modern world. In this hugely influential work he argues that the Renaissance’s creativity, competitiveness, dynasties, great city-states and even its vicious rulers sowed the se…
* The Art of Game Design by Jesse Schell. Probably one of the best books I've read, even for people who don't want to make games, it was really good.
* Business Model Generation by Osterwalder and Pigneur. One of the better business books I've read through. Also one of the most creative.
And I finally read:
* The C Programming Language by K&R. 'nuff said.
I've now given it as a present no less than 4 times and counting.
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As someone who's made the transtion from muslim -> atheist, I was disappointed, confused and terrified when I first read a translation of the Koran. I'm genuinely curious as to what you've learned from it that's of any use, apart from perhaps, a deeper understanding of the thought-process and ethos of Islamic fundamentalists.
Your reaction seems very strange. Can you explain why you had never read the koran if you were muslim?
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As someone who's made the transtion from muslim -> atheist, I was disappointed, confused and terrified when I first read a translation of the Koran. I'm genuinely curious as to what you've learned from it that's of any use, apart from perhaps, a deeper understanding of the thought-process and ethos of Islamic fundamentalists.
Your reaction seems very strange. Can you explain why you had never read the koran if you were muslim?
Two (fiction) Books, I really read in one piece: Deamon & Freedom from Daniel Suarez Non Fiction: Black Swan - N.N. Taleb Anything you want - Derek Sivers
It's a very interesting idea of how "The Singularity" might look.