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The Art of War is an ancient Chinese military treatise dating from the Late Spring …
One that I wanted to come back to, years after having first read it. I enjoyed getting to understand the type of general-at-war mindset this book speaks of. It’s a classic for a reason.
This book is written so wonderfully. You'd never expect such a brilliant mind to write in such an approachable manner. The last chapter on "The Value of Science" is my favourite in the book. Feynman lamented the fact that science really doesn't get it's day in the sun, at least when it comes to artistic endeavours.
This value of science remains unsung by singers; you are reduced to hearing not a song or poem, but an evening lecture about it. This is not yet a scientific age.
Feynman has a terrific existential poem in that last chapter as well and makes some important recommendations on what we as a species are obligated to do.
Our responsibility is to do what we can, learn what we can, improve the solutions, and pass them on. It is our responsibility to leave the people of the future a free hand.
Wind, Sand and Stars (French title: Terre des hommes, literally "Land of Men") is a …
This is a book that I will come back to again. There are too many passages that I’d highlighted to get into here. I would recommend this one to anyone.
This book is about science in its broadest human context, how science and civilization grew …
Still as relevant today as it was when it first came out in 1980, Cosmos is a book that I'd recommend to anyone and everyone. Watching the original series after you read each chapter is an addition way to enjoy this incredible work by Carl Sagan.
This is one of those books that I recommend everyone take a read through. It’s one that I’m sure I will re-read again and again. Five stars.