Book Talk

So... we all know we're all a bunch of readers here, whadya get whadya get whadya get?!?! Here's a short list (at least until I finish unpacking the car and refresh my memory): Reality Show, by Howard Kurtz. Interesting narrative, just published in October, of the last ten years in the American network news biz, focusing mainly on the change of anchors at CBS, NBC and ABC. It's not getting a lot of great reviews, but I've read about half of it so far and find his insider angle and objective analysis to be really valuable. Kurtz is the media observer for the Washington Post. Your Movie Sucks, by Roger Ebert. Some of Ebert's best work are his reviews of th…

I thought you'd be interested in my new mystery, MIRACLE MYX. Its main character, Myx Amens, uses synesthesia to solve the crime. I think you'll find my descriptions of synesthesia fun and interesting. Take a look at the book trailer: http://DaveWritesBooks.com/ For a thrilling read that you can identify with, pick up a copy of MIRACLE MYX

Betraying Spinoza: The Renegade Jew Who Gave Us Modernity By Rebecca Goldstein This was a great book! Every friend I gave it to was equally impressed. The author has written an engaging, personal reflection on Spinoza's thinking, life, and historical context. “Spinoza’s ambitions on behalf of reason are staggering; he aims to give us a rigorously proved view of reality, which will yield us, if only we will assimilate it, a life worth living. It will transform our emotional substance, our very selves. The truth shall set us free. His methodology for exposing the nature of reality was inspired by one of the strands that the seventeeth century’s men of scienc…

Until now my studies have been about chemistry and biochemistry and space technology, but now I feel a strong need to expand my horizon, so to speak. So what I need is lots of physics! I have bought the following 5 books so far, containing the subjects: General relativity, special relativity, physics basic, physics advanced, Quantum field theory. are these books a good "start up" or do I need some more or have I missed some important subjects. I was thinking of also buying books regarding the subjects: Vectors, String theory, superconductors and non linear systems. Looking forward for your answers. Regards

The First Unique Book on the World on "Vista to the Future" you can read for the end of the poverty, and how the same end of poverty will help to reach the last days of the Globalwarming. The more over is... that this problems will no longer be in existence, because one Unique Formula will finish the hard work, and will cost any money for it!

Hello, I have a Google groups forum for general interest literature related to biomodeling at: http://groups.google.com/group/bebobio?lnk=gschg&hl=en For book reviews related to complex adaptive systems (CAS) I recommend Susan Stepney's page: http://www-users.cs.york.ac.uk/%7Esusan/index.htm I think the Book Talk area of this forum is an excellent idea! Thanks, Randy

"The Fabric Of The Cosmos", by Brian Greene I'm reading it and I think it's a pretty good book, but I want to know if anyone else has read it. Did you like it?

The Trouble With Physics: The Rise of String Theory, the Fall of a Science, and What Comes Nextby Lee Smolin In this groundbreaking book, the renowned theoretical physicist Lee Smolin argues that physics-the basis for all other science-has lost its way. The problem is string theory, an ambitious attempt to formulate "a theory of everything" that explains all the forces and particles of nature and how the universe came to be. With its exotic new particles and parallel universes, string theory has captured the public's imagination and seduced many physicists. But as Smolin reveals, there's a deep flaw in the theory: no part of it has been proven, and no one knows how to…

Darwin's Watch - The Science of Discworld III...by Terry Pratchett, Ian Stewart, Jack Cohen A little premature, as I only read the first chapter last night, but I'm hooked and hopefully (time permitting) I'll be finished next week. Probably a daft question, but has anyone read Darwin's Watch ? It's probably best I ask if anybody is willing to discuss any of the content, before I start posting, just so I know it's not falling on deaf ears, but just the first chapter raises some very important issues...presented in a very uncluttered and refreshing manner, with Pratchett's satirical humour to boot. I realize some of the subject matter could be considered delic…