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Concrete Mathematics: A Foundation for Computer Science (2nd Edition)
Ronald L. Graham, Donald E. Knuth, ...
Addison-Wesley Professional, 1994
Great book... some reviewers simply don't get it.
+ Long Live Concrete Mathematics!
+ A difficult but worthwhile mathematics text
+ Concrete Math is fun
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What Is Mathematics? An Elementary Approach to Ideas and Methods
Richard Courant, Herbert Robbins
Oxford University Press, USA, 1996
Outstanding writing
+ Review by Undergraduate Math Major
+ It's incredible (when read carefully with a controlled imagination)
+ enlightenment !
+ A clear and concise classic.
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Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman! (Adventures of a Curious Character)
Richard P. Feynman, Ralph Leighton
W. W. Norton & Company, 1997
Feynman never got out of his box, because he never had one!
+ gift for someone else
+ The genius of curiosity...
+ The lighter side of a physicist
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A Briefer History of Time
Stephen Hawking, Leonard Mlodinow
Bantam, 2005
Easiest One Yet to Read and Understand
+ Outstanding listen
+ Modern Physics for Dummies
+ Modern Cosmology For Dummies?
+ Scientifically exciting
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God Created the Integers: The Mathematical Breakthroughs that Changed History
Stephen Hawking
Running Press, 2007
Forget the flaws. Enjoy it.
+ Great compendium
+ My son liked his Christmas gift
+ God Created the Integers
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The Essential Turing: Seminal Writings in Computing, Logic, Philosophy, Artificial Intelligence, and ...
Alan M. Turing
Oxford University Press, USA, 2004
a long overdue book
+ An excellent edition, long overdue
+ Most Accessible Introduction to Turing
+ A valuable addition in paraphrasing Turing
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Hackers and Painters: Big Ideas from the Computer Age
Paul Graham
O'Reilly Media, Inc., 2004
Unconventional book, unconventional author, surprising points made
+ Informative and Enjoyable
+ Interesting
The book particularly deals with the nexus between programming, creativity, social commentary, wealth-generation, business-personal-entrepreneurial psychology (his specialty!) and LISP-related stuff. I skipped the programming sections because Im not a programmer. The philosophical commentary was ...
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The Feynman Lectures on Physics including Feynman's Tips on Physics: The Definitive and Extended Edition
Richard P. Feynman, Robert B. Leighton, ...
Addison Wesley, 2005
The Greatest Physics Tutorial Ever Written
+ A lucid, refreshing read
+ This set is awesome!
+ STOOD THE TEST OF TIME
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Godel, Escher, Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid
Douglas R. Hofstadter
Basic Books, 1999
Magnum Opus on Intelligence
+ An Incredible Intellectual Romp
+ Literate, Facinating, Readable
+ My favourite book - ever!
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How to Solve It: A New Aspect of Mathematical Method (Princeton Science Library)
G. Polya
Princeton University Press, 2004
how to become a genius
+ How To Solve It, Polya
+ Problem Solving Methods - Excellent Book on Heuristics
+ Not just for academics
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An Introduction to General Systems Thinking (Silver Anniversary Edition)
Gerald M. Weinberg
Dorset House Publishing Company, Incorporated, 2001
A true classic in how humans set and solve problems
+ Weinberg's Introduction to Systems Thinking
+ Outstanding book
+ An excellent introduction...
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An Introduction to General Systems Thinking (Silver Anniversary Edition)
Gerald M. Weinberg
Dorset House Publishing Company, Incorporated, 2001
A true classic in how humans set and solve problems
+ Weinberg's Introduction to Systems Thinking
+ Outstanding book
+ An excellent introduction...
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What Is Mathematics? An Elementary Approach to Ideas and Methods
Richard Courant, Herbert Robbins
Oxford University Press, USA, 1996
Outstanding writing
+ Review by Undergraduate Math Major
+ It's incredible (when read carefully with a controlled imagination)
+ enlightenment !
+ A clear and concise classic.
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The Feynman Lectures on Physics including Feynman's Tips on Physics: The Definitive and Extended Edition
Richard P. Feynman, Robert B. Leighton, ...
Addison Wesley, 2005
The Greatest Physics Tutorial Ever Written
+ A lucid, refreshing read
+ This set is awesome!
+ STOOD THE TEST OF TIME
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Concrete Mathematics: A Foundation for Computer Science (2nd Edition)
Ronald L. Graham, Donald E. Knuth, ...
Addison-Wesley Professional, 1994
Great book... some reviewers simply don't get it.
+ Long Live Concrete Mathematics!
+ A difficult but worthwhile mathematics text
+ Concrete Math is fun
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