I normally don't buy or read a book unless it is prescribed by a friend or colleague. In recent times I did not get to read anything. So, I thought of using our blog to share a summer reading list. It will be nice if the book is recently (< 3 yrs) published (not a strict rule ofcourse)
Let me start first and rest can update in the comment section.
Book: Life of Pi
Author: Yaan Martel
Synopsis: A boy name Pi Patel's journey as told by Novelist.
Comments: Awesome is all I could say. Resisting my temptation to comment more to avoid breaking the story pieces
Books: 3 of Dan Brown's novels (Angels and Demons, Deception Point & Do-I-have-to-name?)
Comments: Something to read when you are traveling or when you want to relax
Books: Couplehood & Babyhood
Author: Paul Rieser
Synopsis: VERY funny look at couplehood and babyhood
Comments: This is one book I can safely recommend to people and give it as gift.
Book: Dancing Wu Li Masters
Author: Gary Zukav
Synopsis: Advanced physics in layman terminology
Comments: Very interesting read. Lighter version of "Brief history of time"
Wednesday, July 12, 2006
Summer Reading List
Posted by BrainWaves at 11:04 AM
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Cool...thats a very good list. For a change, I have read 3 books from the list. ROFL out of happiness..:)..I need to check out the Dancing Wu Li Masters..
My suggestions:
"Chaos: Making a New Science" by James Gleick. Its a very interesting book. Must read for science lovers aka geeks..:) [Still reading]
Tour of the Calculus by David Berlinski. First half of the book is very good. The second half gets more philosophical and fictional and I didnt like it as much. Must read for those who wondered what calculus was all about.
The Undiscovered Mind: How the Human Brain Defies Replication, Medication and Explanation by John Horgan. Great book. Contains a lot of information. Put me to sleep in 10-15 minutes no matter what...But, resulted in very interesting dreams...:)
Why Do Men Have Nipples? by Mark Leyner and Billy Goldberg. Dont look at the title and be stumped. Contains a lot of very interesting information.
- Freakonomics
- The world is flat
- Blink- the power of thinking without thinking
- Why civilisations rise and fall
- Boca's brain (or maybe broca)
- The emperor's new mind
- Goddel escher bach
I have bouught a few books in the past few days as suggested by my sister...who is too much into books and is infact almost done with one of her own( a technical one)..
Apart from quite a few PGWodehouse..and old english classics..
here are a couple..
Cinnamon Gardens - Shyam Selvadurai
The City of Joy - Dominique Lapierre ( There is a movie too with OmPuri in it)
Can you get her favorite book list too?
Saumya said...
Hmm... Brainwaves and I have almost similar lists!
My additions:
Memoirs of a Geisha - Arthur Golden
The God of Small Things - Arundathi Roy
P.G.Wodehouse books (I just love PGW books - so I won't mention specific titles!)
Joy of Work and almost any other book authored by Scott Adams on Work!
I am waiting to read:
A Suitable Boy - Vikram Seth
Half Blood Prince - JKR(Duh!)
Reading:
Idea of India - Sunil Khilnani (this is not a recent book - actually, it is a book trying to analyse India after 2000, and therefore I am intrigued to restrospect on this in 2006. I just started - so shall let you know how it was)
With the number of books on the list, I think the blog title should be changed to "Life time reading"...atleast for me...:)
cheez thats a big list..hmm okie my additions..
My Life as a Quant: Reflections on Physics and Finance by Emanuel Derman
Philosophy of Science: An Anthology, edited by Marc Lange
Freakonomics: Levitt and Dubner
Conspiracy of Fools: Kurt Eichenwald
Princeton Readings in Political Thought: Edited by Mitch Cohen and Nicole Fermon
and the list is still growing...
I was expecting some lighter books too.
Jeffery Archer, Sidney Sheldon, John Grisham... more decent authors(of lighter novels) anyone?
@ brainwaves: all the books i mentioned are light reading material..archer, grisham...well i would definitely go back in time and read some of their classics...all the new ones are quite boring (atleast my take on that)..anybody want to recommend new fiction???...
There is an author called Una Mary Parker whose books are pretty decent.Can't seem to find any new releases of hers though.
David baldacci is also good although I have read just a few of his. Patricia Cornwell's books are pretty engrossing (more of medical thrillers but not in the range of R.Cook though!)
I like Mary higgins clark for an interesting read on most controversial topics in the medical arena such as split, multiple personality stuff.
As to non-fictions, William Darlymple is supposed to be very good although this is strictly hearsay!
Good suggestions - I am not a voracious reader and depend on word of mouth too. Thanks to all of you.
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