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519588 No.519588 [Reply] [Original]

I need a good read. Something 'intelligent' and inspiring.

Please exclude:

Carl Sagan
Stephen Hawking
Darwin
Anything relating to Greek or Latin

Why exclude those? Because when ever I ask for a good suggestion for a book, people always shoot those at me and immediately think they're 'well read'...so yeah...I could use some good suggestions. I'm on a book reading spree.

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519590

>> No.519593

Consciousness Explained by Daniel Dennett
The Logic of Scientific Discovery by Karl Popper

>> No.519594

So I just bought this. It's 104 years old and still in good condition (That's not my book. Mine is in much better condition.)

>> No.519598

>>519593
haha yeah if it's not science just recommend boring philosophers of science

>> No.519599

>>519594
century book of facts that is...it's a good book..picture seems to have failed to upload. It's interesting to read what they knew in the 1800-1900's

>> No.519602

>Anything relating to Greek or Latin

You be cutting off your legs friend.

>> No.519603

>>519602
maybe he's read all of them

>> No.519607

The Fountainhead (it was both: intelligent and inspiring imho)

>> No.519608

>>519602
I've read too many Greek and Latin related books as of late...I need a change of topic for now.

>> No.519611

Gamer Girl

>> No.519632

>>519608
>I've read too many books related to the western tradition as of late.

>> No.519633

>>519588
Have you ever tried reading Borges, OP?
You will not be disappointed.

>> No.519636

>>519603

Bad books aren't worth reading; Great books should be read again and again.

>> No.519638

>>519636
Well if he's already read them then he doesn't need them recommended!!!

>> No.519642

>>519632
Maybe he should read ancient Chinese literature

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519645

Read this

And Midnight's Children

>> No.519653

Read some Shankara.

>> No.519694

Dawkins is pretty good on the Inspirational Science level. He's a man who really likes science, and is angry because other people dont, and he feels they're missing something great.

On the Smart Fiction front, Discworld and Hitchhiker's Guide are pretty smart. Discworld is pretty inspirational, too. Science of Discworld in particular is both.

On that subject, Jack Cohen and Ian Stewart seem like good science writers.

>> No.519696

John Banville

>> No.519698

>people always shoot those at me and immediately think they're 'well read'...so yeah

What?