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1 Book to read for 2 months
So I am going on a 2 month trip and want to bring along a book or maybe 2 to read on it. I don't want to carry more than that though, so I need the book to have a lot of depth to it. I would appreciate any suggestions.
Right now I think I am probably going to bring Godel, Escher, Bach and possibly Mathematics of Poker. I want books that will really challenge me and am leaning away from fiction (so not really interested in Ulysses or something like that). Bonus points for teaching me something that could have a direct effect on making me money, so I would be interested in maybe some investing type books. Thanks for any suggestions |
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Re: 1 Book to read for 2 months
the bible and im being serious
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Re: 1 Book to read for 2 months
War and Peace.
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Re: 1 Book to read for 2 months
get the completed fictions of Borges, it's awesome.
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GEB is more than a two-month read in my opinion. A very good one, mind you, but I'm still working on it after 6 months. It's best in small doses, or you just end up skimming and realizing you don't know what the heck the point of the last 20 pages were.
Though, really, even if you read slowly, slowly considering and mentally digesting every sentence in every paragraph, you still probably won't know what the heck the point of the last 20 pages were. It's a toughie. |
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Re: 1 Book to read for 2 months
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GEB is more than a two-month read in my opinion. A very good one, mind you, but I'm still working on it after 6 months. It's best in small doses, or you just end up skimming and realizing you don't know what the heck the point of the last 20 pages were. Though, really, even if you read slowly, slowly considering and mentally digesting every sentence in every paragraph, you still probably won't know what the heck the point of the last 20 pages were. It's a toughie. [/ QUOTE ] Did you spend like 5.9 months on the MU thing? |
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the bible and im being serious [/ QUOTE ] Every hotel everywhere has a bible. I hope you were trying to level. |
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the bible and im being serious [/ QUOTE ] He said that he doesn't want fiction. |
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You can try Infinite Jest, it will teach you about juniors tenis and some pharmacolgy.
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