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Anonymous 13/10/2009(Tue)06:14:30 No.309452

Since this is the most generic board of this "chan", What book are you reading now (apart of the ones for uni/school)

Picture related, I'm a medical student and I'm reading this. It's not a true medical book, more like a book written by a medic about medical mysteries like phantom limbs, blind vision and how our brains work.

The only bad thing about this book is that the one who translated it ot my language wasn't in the medical area so some terms were misstranslated...

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Anonymous 13/10/2009(Tue)09:37:00 No.309607

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Co-incidentally, I'm reading Brain Rules and enjoying every paragraph of it. Highly recommended, esp to medical students, although you've probably already either read it or heard of it already.

http://www.brainrules.net/

Anonymous 13/10/2009(Tue)11:39:14 No.309799

>>309607
To tell the truth "Phantoms in the Brain" is the first book I'm reading just for amusement in some years.

Thanks for the tip! I will put it on my list, do you believe that I haven't touched any Tolkien or Terry Pratchet book yet? I want to read some non medical books too but I waste my free time with stupid stuff on the net.

Anonymous 16/10/2009(Fri)12:41:59 No.313563

as always i've got about 5 books on the go

Brian Greene - The Elegant Universe
Stephen Hawking - A Brief History Of Time
Dan Brown - The Lost Symbol
Forgot the name - A Brief Introduction To Logic
Forgot the name - The Pig That Wants To Be Eaten

Anonymous 17/10/2009(Sat)07:31:57 No.316064

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Sun Tzu said...

All warfare is based on deception. [1:18]

Hence, when able to attack, we must seem unable; when using our forces, we must seem inactive; when we are near, we must make the enemy believe we are far away; when far away, we must make him believe we are near. [1:19]

Hold out baits to entice the enemy. Feign disorder, and crush him. [1:20]

The spot where we intend to fight must not be made known; for then the enemy will have to prepare against a possible attack at several different points; and his forces being thus distributed in many directions, the numbers we shall have to face at any given point will be proportionately few. [6:16]

Rapidity is the essence of war: take advantage of the enemy's unreadiness, make your way by unexpected routes, and attack unguarded spots. [11:19]

Anonymous 18/10/2009(Sun)03:26:51 No.318538

>>313563
add a new one to the list
ian stewart - nature's numbers
:)

Learning resistant Loserbernd 26/10/2009(Mon)10:39:21 No.333909

I don't read.
I barely read in the schooltime back then. Just did it because it was obligatory for the tests.

Guess i am an idiot.

TurkeyBurgers 10/2/2010(Wed)12:42:58 No.492640

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Is this just a cool book list? I just bought
"On the Shoulders of Giants" by Hawking. It looks great and I am excited that I decided to buy it rather than try and borrow it from the library. Barnes and Noble 23 bones. It is "On the Revolutions of the Heavenly Spheres" by Copernicus, "Dialogues Concerning Two Sciences" by Galileo, "Harmonies of the World" by Kepler, "Principia" by Newton and Einsteins original papers that were in "The Principle of Relativity" all translated into English, edited and with commentary by Hawking to accompany them.

I REALLY wish I could find a detailed book that describes my favorite Scientist Alhazen.

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