What kind of books are techers reading for fun?

Colleges and Universities A-Z California Institute of Technology
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<p>:) What are techers reading for fun...?
.......how do you make time for it....
............where do you get your fun reading from....</p>

<p>Been around the various college threads and frankly it is depressing
to see so many rising seniors like me caught up in the frenzy that
I am caught up in.....</p>

<p>....I gave myself a break :D and caught up on a few cool books...
Vital Circuits by Steven Vogel a fascinating mix of biology, physics,
fluid mechanics and chemistry of our heart and blood vessels....
also caught up on some more Richard Dawkins books and of course
the last HP book.....</p>

<p>WHAT HAS BEEN ON TOP OF YOUR LIST OR THAT YOU HAVE
BEEN MEANING TO GET TO .....</p>

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<p>My list:
* Practical ethics. Peter Singer
* A Thousand Splendid Suns. Khaled Hosseini
* The tipping point. Malcolm Gladwell
* a bunch of books in Romanian and Russian</p>

<p>I think that during the entire three terms (i.e. excluding the breaks) of this last year I read only 2 books (that aren't textbooks nor somehow related to my courses).</p>

<p>I can't speak for everyone, but a good number of the folks I've spoken to have read about the same - little.</p>

<p>The Bookclub seems to be pretty active, I think they about once a month. You might want to get on their list to see for yourself.</p>

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<p>My list:
* Atlas Shrugged. Ayn Rand
* The Fountainhead. Ayn Rand
* Surely, You're Joking - less thinking/analyzing, but much, much more fun to read
* A bunch of books in Russian and Romanian...Mostly in Russian, though.</p>

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<p>Just finished the last Harry Potter. Currently reading Stardust by Neil Gaiman. Not sure what's next, possible a re-read of Lord of the Rings at some point.</p>

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<p>I like popular fiction books, especially those by Clive Cussler.</p>

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<p>Blink, Tipping Point, and Freakonomics are great books that I recommend any Techer to read.</p>

<p>I read Bonfire of the Vanities a few weeks ago.</p>

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<p>I'm reading tommy currently, but once I finish volume II I'm going switch over to Purcell. To any prefrosh following along in this thread - you should probably start reading these now so you're not too terribly behind when class starts in the fall. Reading Apostol was definitely one of the most enjoyable experiences of my summer before I began classes at tech.</p>

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<p>geez grau you better be kidding</p>