What books to buy for christmas 2 points by d0m 12y ago ↗ HN Every year I buy myself a bunch of books for Christmas. Suggestions for this year? Technology, startups, business, mind-opener, fictions, you name it.
[–] a3n 12y ago ↗ Ringworld, Larry Nivens. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RingworldIf you like that then finish the series (3 or 4 books), then branch out into Nivens' related Known Space stories: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Known_spaceThat should keep you entertained for awhile.
[–] santareader 12y ago ↗ The Princeton Companion to Mathematics - http://press.princeton.edu/titles/8350.htmlThe Mapping of the Heavens by Peter Whitfield - http://www.powells.com/biblio/9780876544754The Macmillan Visual Dictionary - http://www.amazon.com/The-Macmillan-Visual-Dictionary-Illust...Logicomix: An Epic Search for Truth - http://www.amazon.com/Logicomix-An-Epic-Search-Truth/dp/1596...The Complete Calvin and Hobbes - http://www.amazon.com/Complete-Calvin-Hobbes-Bill-Watterson/...
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[ 5.2 ms ] story [ 12.4 ms ] threadIf you like that then finish the series (3 or 4 books), then branch out into Nivens' related Known Space stories: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Known_space
That should keep you entertained for awhile.
The Mapping of the Heavens by Peter Whitfield - http://www.powells.com/biblio/9780876544754
The Macmillan Visual Dictionary - http://www.amazon.com/The-Macmillan-Visual-Dictionary-Illust...
Logicomix: An Epic Search for Truth - http://www.amazon.com/Logicomix-An-Epic-Search-Truth/dp/1596...
The Complete Calvin and Hobbes - http://www.amazon.com/Complete-Calvin-Hobbes-Bill-Watterson/...