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mvishnu

Picking up books that are recommended by people "who matter", my reading habits have been pretty much random... I like Science and Fiction, but havent really enjoyed science fiction.

Just started my engineering college course... Computer Science, and found out that this dream that i chased for a long time, is, like most things, "Nice...more »
  • Manipal, Ka, India
  • member since Monday, September 17 2007

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  • veena maben

    veena maben says

    Thanks! All the best for the second test!

    posted 6 months ago. ( send a note )
  • anandhalve

    anandhalve says

    You are right about the math bit getting a bit too heavy. On the other hand Dawkins also raises some wonderfully stimulating questions. I particularly liked his 'The selfish gene'. Though not as good as 'The selfish gene', his other book, 'River out of Eden' was quite a worthwhile read. Speaking of computers, I am not a geek by any means but am a great Apple fan...what about you?

    posted 11 months ago. ( send a note )
  • anandhalve

    anandhalve says

    Hi Vishnu, Yes I enjoyed Godel, but I have enjoyed the concept...as discussed in 'Godel, Escher...' and byy raymond Smullyan to create logic puzzles, but the Roger Penrose level or depth is beyond my grasp of physics! :-) Nonetheless, I enjoy reading about what makes the universe tick.. though I find the Eastern mysticism meets quantum physics a bit over the top... Happy reading!

    posted 12 months ago. ( send a note )
  • walkabout

    walkabout says

    hey man....

    yes i am an athiest....for quite some time now....and nice quotes there man...the "givin you goosebumps kind"....thus spake zarathustra is the book for you if youre intrested...but iv never read it myself though...and i see youve got a feynman book in your shelf....iv read the same ....how do you find him...i know he is a nobel prize winner and everything but you should see the reviews of the book on this site man...they make him out to be this greater than god scientist which he clearly is not...i infact despise him...very pretentious and very very cocky and not in good way...

    posted 12 months ago. ( send a note )
  • walkabout

    walkabout says

    hey man....

    i find some very interesting books on your shelf...of course along with some proposterously lame ones...
    anyway ....the books about the third riech are of great interest to me ....especially the albert speer one...i am an architecture student and speer strikes a chord in my head...i dont see a book from friedrich nietchze on your shelf...you really should pick one up some day...he doesnt have too much to do with the nazis but hes been dragged conveniently into the riech's vast pool...i dont know but youve got some very strange books(harry potter,paulo coehlo,agatha christie...?) alongside some of my favourites dostoyvesky,camus and gogol.... may be we should have a chat some time....

    posted 1 year ago. ( send a note )
  • aarthilal

    aarthilal says

    mvishnu, hello!
    It's really great to find people that share the same interests.
    I've seen that you also love Paulo Coelho's books and it would be great keeping in touch...
    I invite you to join new Paulo Coelho's Group and discuss about your favorite books:

    http://www.shelfari.com/groups/11494/about

    Hope to keep on talking to you!
    have a great day!
    aart

    www.paulocoelhoblog.com

    posted 1 year ago. ( send a note )


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