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I'm not going to self-nominate myself as 'bright', but I liked these 3 books when I was 14ish: What do you care what other people think? by Richard Feynman. Cr
by arh68 12y ago
I'm not going to self-nominate myself as 'bright', but I liked these 3 books when I was 14ish: What do you care what other people think? by Richard Feynman. Cryptonomicon by Neal Stephenson. Flatland, by Edwin Abbott.
- ColinWright 12y agoI've added those - thanks. Rather a shame that this item has sunk without trace - I'd've been interested to see more comments from people making recommendations. <fx: shrug /> Unclear as to whether people don't care, or didn't see it. Never mind, thanks for your contribution. EDIT: Bizarre - briefly hit 20 on the front page, now get more votes, and the item has disappeared. I suspect it's been flagged, or triggered a voting ring. Very odd.
- jarin 12y agoWhat do you care what other people think? is a great book, but I'd recommend starting with Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman first.
- pacaro 12y agoI'd vote against[1] ‘Surely you're joking’ - while Feynman was undoubtably a genius, he's not a great role model for a 14 year old [1] “vote” in the context of the list of books, not in the context of this comment on HN
- robobro 12y agoIt may help him open his eyes more and appreciate ways of living that don't fall in line with the common American view. You can be a great genius and still a weirdo!
- jacquesm 12y agoFeynman is one of the best role models for a 14 year old. Maybe you object to some of his life choices but as far as I'm concerned the world would be a much better place with 'more Feynman' in it. It's all relative, look at the various alternative role models available.