The Thurber Carnival by James Thurber
All of the best stuff from one of the greatest humorists of the 20th century. Make sure not to miss "The Night The Bed Fell", "More Alarms at Night", "The Catbird Seat" and of course, "The Secret Life of Walter Mitty"
The God Particle by Leon Lederman
Particle physics can be fun!
Crucible of War by Fred Anderson
A bit dry, but still the best history of the Seven Years War (aka the French and Indian War).
Peter the Great: His Life and World by Robert K. Massie
Absolutely sensational, gripping and thorough. Eight hundred pages and worth every one.
Breathe In, Breathe Out by Jim Loehr and Jeffrey Migdow
Think you know how to breathe? Think again.
The Man Who Ate Everything by Jeffrey Steingarten
Imagine P.J. O'Rourke as a food critic.
The Endless Steppe: Growing Up in Siberia by Esther Hautzig
A young Polish girl and her family are exiled to Siberia during WWII. An incredible testament to the power of family.If you have or know children age 11 and up, buy this for them.
The Mother Tongue: English & How It Got That Way by Bill Bryson
This great language of ours. Too much fun.
The Code Book: The Science of Secrecy from Ancient Egypt to Quantum Cryptography by Simon Singh
Just like the title says. The chapters about quantum cryptography are explained clearly enough for a math dope like me to understand them.
Empire of the Bay: The Company of Adventurers That Seized a Continent by Peter Newman
Another long-but-worth-it title.The history of North America (basically Canada but parts of the Pacific Northweat too) as seen through the story of the Hudson's Bay Company.
Budding Prospects: A Pastoral... by T. Coraghessan Boyle
Amateur pot farmers in California, by one of my favorite modern novelists.
Full Circle with Michael Palin
All of the best stuff from one of the greatest humorists of the 20th century. Make sure not to miss "The Night The Bed Fell", "More Alarms at Night", "The Catbird Seat" and of course, "The Secret Life of Walter Mitty"
The God Particle by Leon Lederman
Particle physics can be fun!
Crucible of War by Fred Anderson
A bit dry, but still the best history of the Seven Years War (aka the French and Indian War).
Peter the Great: His Life and World by Robert K. Massie
Absolutely sensational, gripping and thorough. Eight hundred pages and worth every one.
Breathe In, Breathe Out by Jim Loehr and Jeffrey Migdow
Think you know how to breathe? Think again.
The Man Who Ate Everything by Jeffrey Steingarten
Imagine P.J. O'Rourke as a food critic.
The Endless Steppe: Growing Up in Siberia by Esther Hautzig
A young Polish girl and her family are exiled to Siberia during WWII. An incredible testament to the power of family.If you have or know children age 11 and up, buy this for them.
The Mother Tongue: English & How It Got That Way by Bill Bryson
This great language of ours. Too much fun.
The Code Book: The Science of Secrecy from Ancient Egypt to Quantum Cryptography by Simon Singh
Just like the title says. The chapters about quantum cryptography are explained clearly enough for a math dope like me to understand them.
Empire of the Bay: The Company of Adventurers That Seized a Continent by Peter Newman
Another long-but-worth-it title.The history of North America (basically Canada but parts of the Pacific Northweat too) as seen through the story of the Hudson's Bay Company.
Budding Prospects: A Pastoral... by T. Coraghessan Boyle
Amateur pot farmers in California, by one of my favorite modern novelists.
Full Circle with Michael Palin
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