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02/18
Katie
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Descartes' Error: Emotion, Reason, and the Human Brain (Paperback) by Antonio Damasio bookshelves: currently-reading, reference |
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"Completely befuddling at first for me as a lay person, but a cognition/behaviour prof gave me a good summary which should help when I return to it.
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01/30
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The Story of Art (Paperback) by Ernst H. Gombrich bookshelves: currently-reading |
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recommended for: anyone wanting a complete introduction to art history
Katie said:
"Another concurrent touchstone. It comes in a new, darling cover and feels like a firm breast between your hands. Inside are colour plates and excellent writing.
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01/30
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From Dawn to Decadence: 500 Years of Western Cultural Life 1500 to the Present (Paperback) by Jacques Barzun bookshelves: currently-reading |
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recommended to Katie by:
an art graduate (go figure!)
recommended for: everyone
Katie said:
"One of those tomes that I keep a running affair with. It's seminal - don't let the Bible-thin pages scare you.
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The Archimedes Codex: Revealing The Secrets Of The World's Greatest Palimpsest: Revealing the Secrets of the World's Greatest Palimpsest (Hardcover) by Reviel Netz, William Noel bookshelves: to-read |
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Thus Spake Zarathustra A book for all and none (Paperback) by Friedrich Nietzsche |
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recommended for: Anyone who feels they should read Nietszche but are turned off by his other books
read in April, 2008
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here.
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| February 29 | ||
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The Gift (Paperback) by Vladimir Nabokov |
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recommended for: Those who are scared off of Russian writing by Gogol, Dostoevsky, Tolstoy et al.
read in February, 2008
Katie said:
"Considering the fact that Russian literature scares the crap out of me, I very tentatively followed my sister's recommendation of Nabokov after she read 'Lolita'. I am also fascinated by synesthesia, so 'The Gift' was a logical choice. So far, so bea...more
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The Time Traveler's Wife (Paperback) by Audrey Niffenegger |
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| February 18 | ||
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Rimbaud: Complete Works, Selected Letters (Paperback) by Wallace Fowlie |
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Fermat's Enigma: The Epic Quest to Solve the World's Greatest Mathematical Problem (Paperback) by Simon Singh |
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The Hermetica: The Lost Wisdom of the Pharaohs (Paperback) by Timothy Freke, Peter Gandy |
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Katie
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Descartes' Error: Emotion, Reason, and the Human Brain (Paperback) by Antonio Damasio bookshelves: currently-reading, reference |
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Katie said:
"Completely befuddling at first for me as a lay person, but a cognition/behaviour prof gave me a good summary which should help when I return to it.
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The Quantum and the Lotus: A Journey to the Frontiers Where Science and Buddhism Meet (Paperback) by Matthieu Ricard bookshelves: reference |
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read in January, 2003
Katie said:
"This to me is the more modern equivalent of the Bohm and Krishnamurti discussions. Very enlightening - particularly for those of us who are not exactly experts in either Buddhism or quantum theory.
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