Reading: _Henry V_

Filed under: Books — jac @ November 18, 2008 - 7:54 pm

Currently Reading:
Henry V - Christopher Allmand

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Martin Gardner

Filed under: Books — jac @ October 1, 2008 - 7:22 pm
The Unexpected Hanging and Other Mathematical Diversions - Martin Gardner
Mathematical Magic Show - Martin Gardner
Mathematical Circus - Martin Gardner
The Magic Numbers of Dr Matrix - Martin Gardner
The New Ambidextrous Universe: Symmetry and Asymmetry from Mirror Reflections to Superstrings - Martin Gardner
The New Age: Notes of a Fringe-Watcher - Martin Gardner
Fractal Music, Hypercards and More…: Mathematical Recreations from Scientific American Magazine - Martin Gardner
Did Adam and Eve Have Navels?: Debunking Pseudoscience - Martin Gardner
Great Essays in Science - Martin Gardner (Editor)
The Annotated Alice: The Definitive Edition - Lewis Carroll, Martin Gardner (Editor), John Tenniel (Illustrator)


Margaret Atwood

Filed under: Books — jac @ September 7, 2008 - 7:35 pm
The Handmaid’s Tale - Margaret Atwood
The Robber Bride - Margaret Atwood
Oryx and Crake - Margaret Atwood


Italo Calvino

Filed under: Books — jac @ September 2, 2008 - 8:13 pm
Invisible Cities - Italo Calvino
The Baron in the Trees - Italo Calvino


Science

Filed under: Books, Science — jac @ August 11, 2008 - 6:48 am
Relativity: The Special and the General Theory - Albert Einstein
QED: The Strange Theory of Light and Matter - Richard P. Feynman
The Road to Reality : A Complete Guide to the Laws of the Universe_ - Roger Penrose
The Fabric of the Cosmos : Space, Time, and the Texture of Reality - Brian Greene
The Elegant Universe : Superstrings, Hidden Dimensions, and the Quest for the Ultimate Theory - Brian Greene
The Origin of the Universe - John D. Barrow
The Last Three Minutes: Conjectures About the Ultimate Fate of the Universe - Paul Davies
The New Ambidextrous Universe: Symmetry and Asymmetry from Mirror Reflections to Superstrings - Martin Gardner
The Ancestor’s Tale: A Pilgrimage to the Dawn of Evolution - Richard Dawkins
The Origin of Humankind - Richard Leakey
Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors - Carl Sagan & Ann Druyan
Great Essays in Science - Martin Gardner (Editor)


Lisa Black’s Cleveland

Filed under: Books, Cleveland, JCU - , — jac @ July 29, 2008 - 7:38 am

Lisa Black’s Cleveland:

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David Sedaris

Filed under: Books — jac @ July 26, 2008 - 9:11 pm

Me Talk Pretty One Day - David Sedaris
When You Are Engulfed in Flames - David Sedaris



Terry Pratchett — Discworld Novels

Filed under: Books — jac @ July 16, 2008 - 6:49 am

The Color of Magic - Terry Pratchett
The Light Fantastic - Terry Pratchett
Equal Rites - Terry Pratchett
Mort - Terry Pratchett
Sourcery - Terry Pratchett
Wyrd Sisters - Terry Pratchett
Pyramids - Terry Pratchett
Guards! Guards! - Terry Pratchett
Eric - Terry Pratchett
Moving Pictures - Terry Pratchett
Reaper Man - Terry Pratchett
Hogfather - Terry Pratchett



Fiction

Filed under: Books — jac @ June 19, 2008 - 12:28 pm

Moonseed - Stephen Baxter
Dhalgren - Samuel R. Delany
A Wizard of Earthsea (The Earthsea Cycle, Book 1) - Ursula K. Le Guin
The Tombs of Atuan (The Earthsea Cycle, Book 2) - Ursula K. Le Guin
The Farthest Shore (The Earthsea Cycle, Book 3) - Ursula K. Le Guin
Behold the Man - Michael Moorcock
His Dark Materials Omnibus (The Golden Compass; The Subtle Knife; The Amber Spyglass) - Philip Pullman
Roma Eterna - Robert Silverberg
Ilium - Dan Simmons
Olympos - Dan Simmons
Triplanetary: A Tale of Cosmic Adventure - Edward E. Smith
All the King’s Men - Robert Penn Warren



Kim Stanley Robinson

Filed under: Books — jac @ June 8, 2008 - 6:04 pm

The Wild Shore (Three Californias) - Kim Stanley Robinson
The Gold Coast (Three Californias) - Kim Stanley Robinson
Red Mars (Mars Trilogy) - Kim Stanley Robinson
Green Mars (Mars Trilogy) - Kim Stanley Robinson
Blue Mars (Mars Trilogy) - Kim Stanley Robinson
The Martians - Kim Stanley Robinson
Antarctica - Kim Stanley Robinson
The Years of Rice and Salt - Kim Stanley Robinson
Forty Signs of Rain - Kim Stanley Robinson
Fifty Degrees Below - Kim Stanley Robinson
Sixty Days and Counting - Kim Stanley Robinson






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