Archive for November, 2008

Discrete Mathematics

Friday, November 28th, 2008

This is one of the first books I bought more than 5 years ago when I started reading math and physics books after more than 10 year break… I wanted to refresh my math knowledge and especially to learn discrete math that I mostly missed during my Chemistry education. I stumbled upon this book in a bookshop and liked its binding, paper quality and layout inside. I found the book very didactic and now looking back with all knowledge I gained afterwards from other books I would definitely say it is a very good textbook to start learning computer science.

Discrete Mathematics

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Bird Flu: A Virus of Our Own Hatching

Friday, November 28th, 2008

I bought this book last year after my family asked me a few questions about whether it was safe to buy and eat chicken and I decided to educate myself on this subject. However only this month I had a chance to start reading it. Very informative on avian influenza viruses, how they interact and spread. I liked the history of the search for 1918 flu pandemic virus. I’ve read almost 60 pages so far but one advise I got is not to wash meat before cooking: I’ve done the opposite so far. Keep reading for the moment.

Bird Flu: A Virus of Our Own Hatching

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The Third Reich: A New History

Friday, November 28th, 2008

I finished reading Rise And Fall Of The Third Reich a few weeks ago and started reading this book. Because it was written 40 years after William Shirer’s book it provides fresh insight and analysis into why things happened certain way. The book is not focused on Hitler but more on a Nazism as a political religion in a totalitarian society. I’ve read about 140 pages so far and still not disappointed. I have a few books on the same topic to read after I finish this book next year.

The Third Reich: A New History

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