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Joe Blitzstein is usually pretty communicative (I see him answering a lot of questions on Quora and he had a reputation for being pretty approachable at Harvard
by smeyer 11y ago
Joe Blitzstein is usually pretty communicative (I see him answering a lot of questions on Quora and he had a reputation for being pretty approachable at Harvard.) If you like their book, maybe you should reach out and see if either of them have books they'd recommend for your case?
- an0nym1ty 11y agoBased on the presence of a bookshelf on his webpage [0], he seems to be a fan of literature. I've been looking for a text on abstract algebra and now I think I've got one! Seems like a question that he would welcome. [0] http://www.people.fas.harvard.edu/~blitz/Site/Books.html http://www.people.fas.harvard.edu/~blitz/Site/Books.html
- akg_67 11y agoIt surprises me how few people reach out directly to authors or other "known" people for recommendation, suggestion and questions. If you like someone's work, then you are more likely to like his/her suggestions too. Some may not respond but some may do and might become quite valuable resource. A few years ago, I reached out to an author of financial book while reading his book with a few questions and suggestions for next book to pick up after his book to build up my knowledge further. We had interesting email conversations about the different topics. Even now time to time I reach out to him with questions.
- sharmi 11y agoThank you for your suggestion. I think this is the best course of action.