"Microbiology - An Introduction" - Tortora, Funke & Case "General Organic, And Biochemistry" - Hein, Best, Pattison... "Practical in Biomlecular Sciences" - Reed, Holmes... "Analythical Chemistry" - Skoog, West & Holler
Presently amid: Coontz, Stephanie. Marriage, A History: From Obedience to Intimacy, or How Love Conquered Marriage. New York: Viking, 2005. Rushdie, Salman. Shalimar the Clown. New York: Random House, 2006.
1.)beltrand Russell's famous essays 2.)The writings of Descarts Vol. I 3.)Atmabodh by Shankaracharya 4.)Upanishads (on mundaka upanishad) 5.)Das Capital - Marx Rick
"The Myths of Reality" by Simon Danser Simon Danser asks us to think of myths as like the lenses in spectacles – we see the world through them, but rarely see them in their own right. He then systematically focuses on the myths at the core of the belief systems which create every aspect of what we take to be reality: religion, politics, commerce, science, knowledge, consciousness, self-identity, and much else that we take as 'given'. This book reveals how reality is culturally constructed in an ever- continuing process from mythic fragments transmitted by the mass media and adapted through face-to-face and Internet conversations. From the Inside Flap "This liberal author's knowledge of contemporary society is amazingly broad. He exposits the mythic depths (and appearances) of everything from 'the myth of science' to superhero attitudes of contemporary American nationalism. "Along the way he challenges many superficial trivialities about myths functioning in culture. He regards the mythic as a primary, highly effective agent of social ideology, and is never hesitant about demanding that the garments of our truly mythological capitalism are ill-fitting and socially harmful. "This is the best book I know in terms of disclosing the pragmatic functioning of myth in society." William Doty Professor Emeritus, The University of Alabama and author of 'Mythography: The study of myths and rituals' http://www.amazon.co.uk/Myths-Reali...ef=sr_1_3/026-0558032-4168442?ie=UTF8&s=books
"Ash: A Secret History" by Mary Gentle Mainly semi-historical/fantasy tale about a female mercenary leader in fifteenth century Europe, but interspersed with emails between the "translator" and the "publisher", which explore the idea of what history is (trying not to spoil it for others). It's a fairly hefty book, but well written and very thoroughly researched - it serves as a good introduction to mediaeval weaponry, armour, heraldry and siege warfare!
Currently reading: Russell, Jeffrey Burton. Witchcraft in the Middle Ages. Ithaca: Cornell University Press, 1972. Just starting: Huxley, Aldous. Antic Hay. (Publisher information unavailable at present.)
Simon Danser "Myths of Reality" I've never so much argued with an author of a book before, and neither have I agreed so often. This book is not neccesseraly an easy experience, but it's worth it. Read about it: http://www.hoap.co.uk/alternative.htm edit: oh, I had forgotten that I had already mentioned it here. Please Register or Log in to view the hidden image!
Watership Down by Richard Adams (i love it and cant stop reading, almost done now) and Event by David Lynn Golemon (pretty interesting for a sci-fi.)
He's no novelist. Interesting plot, but too much information. He's like a news reporter documenting everything. The love story in the backround is not believable. With some editing it could be quite readable. I just learned that Carl Sagan also wrote Marijuana Reconsidered under a false name. I used that book in a high school debate class!! I was assigned the pro-:m: legalization stance, and no one agreed with me. I did convince myself and that was way before I ever tried anything!!
In addition, regarding Contact, the plot seems weirdly dated. In some cases, there is evidence of futuristic advancement, such as orbiting condos. On the other hand, he writes about continuing problems in South Africa and the US/USSR standoff, which really take away from believability for me.
I'm reading: EO Wilson's: Consilience. Just started Robert Flynn's: Race, IQ and Jensen. Just started. My school workload is so ridiculously easy I have to find other things to occupy my time. So I have a lot of time to do other things. I guess going to a dummy shool has its benefits. Please Register or Log in to view the hidden image!
Albert Camus, The outsider. I think it sucked big time mainly because of the religious undertone...well..not undertone...main theme.
"Soul Music" by Terry Pratchett "A Game of Thrones" by George R R Martin Please Register or Log in to view the hidden image!
"The Pusuit if Victory; Life and Achievements of Hiratio Nelson" by Roger Knight "Die Weltgeschichte in Zusammenhängen" by (forgot)
The Argumentative Indian by Amartya Sen http://www.amazon.com/Argumentative-Indian-Writings-History-Identity/dp/0374105839 An excellent read on Indian prolixity and its effects on the pluralistic nature of Indian society
