Michael Nielsen 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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Generation X: Tales for an Accelerated Culture
Douglas CouplandMichael NielsenOne of my favourite tidbits is that Douglas Coupland's classic novel "Generation X" was under contract as a non-fiction handbook to a (one presumes, very surprised) publishing house https://t.co/swkKXRYANl
Paperback, 2021
$16.99$8.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
A Prince of Our Disorder: The Life of T. E. Lawrence
John E. MackMichael Nielsen"A Grief Observed" (C. S. Lewis, heartbreaking, and I perhaps put my feeling into the title) "A Prince of Our Disorder" (John Mack)
Paperback, 1998
$40.00$20.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch
Neil GaimanMichael NielsenWhile I'm alienating people, I may as well mention: I didn't much like Terry Pratchett's books, either. Absolutely loved "Good Omens", though.
Paperback, Mass Market, 2006
$9.99$4.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Last and First Men: A Story of the Near and Far Future
Olaf StapledonMichael Nielsen(Incidentally, I must point out that a type of Dyson Sphere was proposed much earlier, by Olaf Stapledon, in "Last and First Men"!)
Paperback, 2011
$11.95$5.97 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Last and First Men
Olaf StapledonMichael NielsenOlaf Stapledon's "Last and First Men" and "Starmaker". I've never read "Odd John", and should.
Paperback, 2008
$14.95$7.47 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Matrix Analysis
Rajendra BhatiaMichael NielsenRajendra Bhatia, "Matrix Analysis": https://t.co/6EJ7JP5Gfe
Hardcover, 1996
$79.95$54.95 + Free shipping50% off your first book(max discount $25)
How to Read a Book: The Classic Guide to Intelligent Reading
Mortimer J. AdlerMichael NielsenOh, I also found Mortimer Adler's "How to Read a Book" very helpful, in part for particular strategies, but mostly because it makes clear that: reading isn't a single mode activity; I didn't really know how to read; it's possible to keep improving how you read (and v rewarding!)
Hardcover, 2014
$32.50$16.25 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Power Law: Venture Capital and the Making of the New Future
Sebastian MallabyMichael NielsenSebastian Mallaby's book "The Power Law": https://t.co/Tz1R7QavK9
Hardcover, 2022
$31.00$15.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
When Breath Becomes Air
Paul KalanithiMichael Nielsen"When Breath Becomes Air" (perhaps the only title that has ever made me gasp aloud, by the sadly deceased Paul Kalanithi)
Hardcover, 2016
$27.00$13.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Pale Blue Dot: A Vision of the Human Future in Space
Carl SaganMichael NielsenAntecedents to Carl Sagan's "pale blue dot". Locke: "our little spot of Earth"; "this spot of the Universe" Pascal: "An imperceptible point on the vast bosom of nature" https://t.co/olJHw28Jy8
Paperback, 1997
$20.00$10.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book