ericlinuskaplan Book Recommendations & Book Mentions

This list consists of recommendations or mentions of books spotted in media, social media accounts, podcasts or other public websites.

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SPY magazine, @warnerbrostv @youngsheldon Big Bang Theory, Futurama, F of the C, MITM. Simpsons. PhD. UC Berkeley Kierkegaard. Author of 'Does Santa Exist?'

28 books

The Scientific Papers of J. Willard Gibbs V1: Thermodynamics

J. Willard Gibbs

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@acesounderglass Josiah Willard Gibbs was an American scientist who made significant theoretical contributions to physics, chemistry, and mathematics. His work on the applications of thermodynamics was instrumental in transforming physical chemistry into a rigorous inductive science.

Paperback, 2014

$42.95$21.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book

City

Clifford D. Simak

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@MikeBenchCapon cf. Clifford D Simak "CITY"

Paperback, 2015

$21.99$10.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book

Inseparable

Simone De Beauvoir

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@mervatim Great review of Inseparable: A Never-Before-Published Novel, beautiful, profound reflections of life, love, and literature and as a bonus a cameo by Maurice Merleau-Ponty as a joyful philosopher and somewhat caddish beloved of de Beauvoir's dreamgirl. @TayCarman

Paperback, 2022

$16.99$8.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book

Otherwise Known as Sheila the Great

Judy Blume

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TIL in Blume's ms of "Otherwise Known as Sheila the Great" they are called the four PROTEAN sensations

Paperback, 2007

$8.99$4.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book

How to Be Perfect: The Correct Answer to Every Moral Question

Michael Schur

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Michael Schur, creator of "The Good Place" wrote a terrifically engaging book about philosophy, specifically ethics -- "How to Be Perfect". Check out this interview! https://t.co/v7Yizoq1fa

Paperback, 2023

$18.99$9.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book

Cruel Optimism

Lauren Berlant

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@anguishreid lauren "cruel optimism" berlant did something?

Paperback, 2011

$26.95$13.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book

Mind: A Brief Introduction

John R. Searle

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@ProfJRadisson what did I buy from you? I did plenty analytic -- philosophy of mind, philosophy of language, philosophy of science. My teachers were Bernard Williams, John Searle, Sidney Morgenbesser, Robert Nozick, Stanley Cavell, Hubert Dreyfus, Donald Davidson.

Paperback, 2005

$42.99$21.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book