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Here is my full bookshelf: http://www.kirubakaran.com/books-read.html http://www.kirubakaran.com/books-read.html Books Read in 2016: 1. The Recursive Universe

Here is my full bookshelf: http://www.kirubakaran.com/books-read.html http://www.kirubakaran.com/books-read.html Books Read in 2016: 1. The Recursive Universe: Cosmic Complexity and the Limits of Scientific Knowledge - Poundstone, William 2. My Brain is Open: The Mathematical Journeys of Paul Erdos - Schechter, Bruce 3. One Summer: America, 1927 - Bryson, Bill 4. The Three-Body Problem (Remembrance of Earth’s Past, #1) - Liu, Cixin 5. The Dip: A Little Book That Teaches You When to Quit - Godin, Seth 6. At Home: A Short History of Private Life - Bryson, Bill 7. Kings of Kings (Hardcore History, #56-58) - Carlin, Dan 8. Blueprint for Armageddon (Hardcore History #50-55) - Carlin, Dan 9. Pitch Anything: An Innovative Method for Presenting, Persuading, and Winning the Deal - Klaff, Oren 10. William Shakespeare: The World as Stage - Bryson, Bill 11. So Good They Can't Ignore You: Why Skills Trump Passion in the Quest for Work You Love - Newport, Cal 12. The War of Art: Break Through the Blocks & Win Your Inner Creative Battles - Pressfield, Steven 13. In a Sunburned Country - Bryson, Bill 14. Cannery Row - Steinbeck, John 15. Traction: A Startup Guide to Getting Customers - Weinberg, Gabriel 16. Deep Work: Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World - Newport, Cal 17. Starship Troopers - Heinlein, Robert A. 18. No Touch Monkey!: And Other Travel Lessons Learned Too Late - Halliday, Ayun

cgh 10y ago
> 1. The Recursive Universe: Cosmic Complexity and the Limits of Scientific Knowledge - Poundstone, William Wonderful, I have never once in my life encountered another person who has read this book. I first read it as a student in the '90s and, like "Godel, Escher, Bach" and "QED", it made such an impact on me. Strangely, just yesterday I found myself recommending it to someone who is currently reading the new John Conway biography and had questions about the Game of Life.
- kirubakaran 10y ago
  Thanks, I liked it a lot too! Two similar books that I'm currently reading are: • From Eternity to Here - Sean Carroll • The Computational Beauty of Nature - Gray Flake I'd love to hear your thoughts on them if you've read them.
  - cgh 10y ago
    Nope, haven't read these but thanks for mentioning them. I'll have a look for sure.

cgh 10y ago

> 1. The Recursive Universe: Cosmic Complexity and the Limits of Scientific Knowledge - Poundstone, William Wonderful, I have never once in my life encountered another person who has read this book. I first read it as a student in the '90s and, like "Godel, Escher, Bach" and "QED", it made such an impact on me. Strangely, just yesterday I found myself recommending it to someone who is currently reading the new John Conway biography and had questions about the Game of Life.

kirubakaran 10y ago
Thanks, I liked it a lot too! Two similar books that I'm currently reading are: • From Eternity to Here - Sean Carroll • The Computational Beauty of Nature - Gray Flake I'd love to hear your thoughts on them if you've read them.
- cgh 10y ago
  Nope, haven't read these but thanks for mentioning them. I'll have a look for sure.