Curiosity

[lithiumnature]

I have a question for everyone. It is obviously inspired by the literature meme.
What three books would you recommend that people read? They can be fiction/non-fiction/biography/academic/ whatever.

Comments

[caliantrias]

That depends on what your reason for reading is.

[lithiumnature]

Whatever. It is up to you.

[caliantrias]

Heat and Thermodynamics Zemansky & Dittman
Ecological Economics Daly & Farley

The last one is toss up between

The Principia Discordia
Zen Flesh, Zen Bones
Harry Potter & the Philospher's Stone

environmental books & peace books

[rosalux]

just because that's where I've been, lately:

Water, A Natural History, by Alice Outwater
Ecology of a Cracker Childhood, by Janisse Ray
Copse, by Kate Evans (this one is a comic)

All of these are short, engaging, and have been incredibly important to my consciousness. Outwater's book is very clearly and plainly written, and interesting to anyone who likes animals, natural history, or lives in a city with a water treatment plant. Ray's book is just incredibly beautiful, plus it's about people and culture in close relation with a specific ecosystem. Copse is a autobiography and a history of an activist group, in comic form. And the art is great.