Good Books
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Good Books
Let's post good books we have read so others can check them out. I'll start with a few of my favorites:
Ford, The Men and the Machine, by Robert Lacey--This is a detailed account of the lives of Henry, Edsel, and Henry II with all the gory details, including bloody (black and white) photos of the battle of the overpass.
Economics in one Lesson, by Henry Hazlitt--a great common sense (no tables, charts, or numbers here) overview of economics. For those who want a very serious overview see Murry Rothbard's 1100 page "Man, Economy, and State (again, mostly common sense, few tables/charts).
Surely You're Joking Mr. Feynman: Adventures of a Curious Character, by Ralph Leighton--this is a must read. Richard P Feynman was a genius and a joker. He worked on the bomb, cracked safes, made inportant advances in quantum physics, had the Feynman diagrams of photon movements painted on the sides of his van, won a Nobel prize, helped solve the Challenger tragedy, and tried to visit Tuva (see the CD Tuva, Voices from the Center of Asia, Smithsonian, for a musical treat).
Six Easy Pieces: Essentials of Physics Explained by it's most Brilliant Teacher, by Richard P. Feynman (yes, the curious character of the book above)
Stewart Little, by E. B. White (of Charlotte's Web fame)--possibly the best children's book ever. About the adventures of a boy who looks like and is the size of a mouse. He signs on to race a toy sailboats on the city park pond, drives a model car through the country side, teaches school for a day, and many more adventures. Best read aloud with children present, but worth reading even without the children.
Ford, The Men and the Machine, by Robert Lacey--This is a detailed account of the lives of Henry, Edsel, and Henry II with all the gory details, including bloody (black and white) photos of the battle of the overpass.
Economics in one Lesson, by Henry Hazlitt--a great common sense (no tables, charts, or numbers here) overview of economics. For those who want a very serious overview see Murry Rothbard's 1100 page "Man, Economy, and State (again, mostly common sense, few tables/charts).
Surely You're Joking Mr. Feynman: Adventures of a Curious Character, by Ralph Leighton--this is a must read. Richard P Feynman was a genius and a joker. He worked on the bomb, cracked safes, made inportant advances in quantum physics, had the Feynman diagrams of photon movements painted on the sides of his van, won a Nobel prize, helped solve the Challenger tragedy, and tried to visit Tuva (see the CD Tuva, Voices from the Center of Asia, Smithsonian, for a musical treat).
Six Easy Pieces: Essentials of Physics Explained by it's most Brilliant Teacher, by Richard P. Feynman (yes, the curious character of the book above)
Stewart Little, by E. B. White (of Charlotte's Web fame)--possibly the best children's book ever. About the adventures of a boy who looks like and is the size of a mouse. He signs on to race a toy sailboats on the city park pond, drives a model car through the country side, teaches school for a day, and many more adventures. Best read aloud with children present, but worth reading even without the children.
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