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For decades browsing the bookstores on Saturday mornings was a bi-weekly treat for me. These days, 95% of my books are bought online and for the Kindle. Tech a
by PeterStuer 6y ago
For decades browsing the bookstores on Saturday mornings was a bi-weekly treat for me. These days, 95% of my books are bought online and for the Kindle.
Tech and science books aimed at the scientific literate but non-specialist have all but disappeared. The physical quality of fiction books in terms of print quality and binding are just garbage compared to 25 years ago.
It is a bit sad for a book lover. Our home is still filled with multiple thousands of books, probably also several hundreds still unread as new books were bought at a higher frequency than they could be read, so moving down the strata of an ever accumulating 'to read' sediment.
With the instant availability and fulfillment of online eBook purchases, that vice has disappeared together with it's joy.
- nnadams 6y agoDo you have any existing books you would recommend from your "tech and science books aimed at the scientific literate but non-specialist" category?
- PeterStuer 6y agoSo many. One I remember very fondly is "The beak of the Finch". https://www.amazon.com/Beak-Finch-Story-Evolution-Time/dp/067973337X/ https://www.amazon.com/Beak-Finch-Story-Evolution-Time/dp/06...
- rbobby 6y agoYears ago I bought this by mistake thinking it was a murder mystery. 50 pages in and I was really confused... good writing but no sign of a mystery. Reread the back cover more carefully and the penny dropped.
- kingaillas 6y agoOne of my favorites is "Dr. Tatiana's Sex Advice to All Creation". The Kindle version is currently on sale for 90% off, for the U.S. at least. I discovered that one browsing a friend's bookshelf. I also enjoyed "Napoleon's Buttons: 17 Molecules that Changed History".