Reading
I’ve finished reading Bill Bryson’s A Short History of Nearly Everything, and I think it is a really good book for all. The author used simple English, with a little bit of technical terms to explain to readers all the major developments of Science right from the beginning of time up till now. The subjects that he covered include Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Archaeology, Geology, Cosmology, etc. I will say he covered almost all the major Science subjects.
It is a good informative read and I did learn a lot of stuff from it, such that lobsters used to be 8-9 kg heavy, that the rate at which the beard hair grows is actually linked to how often one thinks of sex (hehe, bet you didn’t know that!). On top of it, he also helped readers understand some of the major recent developments in Science such as Superstring theory and M theory.
I’m now reading A Brief History of Time by Stephen Hawking, and I must say that it is indeed a challenging and interesting book to read. I still remembered how Mr Nahar told us how challenging the book was to read, since its subject matters were something not for those who are unfamiliar with science. I must say having read A Short History of Nearly Everything, I could grasp most of Hawking’s ideas and it is turning out to be much more legible to read. Haha.
It seems to me that I’m becoming more of a physicist than an economist, but I must say that the 2 books really are interesting and fun to read, so much more than The Wealth of Nations. I barely covered 300 pages of that book, and it is a totally daunting task to read it since he made a lot of references to British History, which I totally have no knowledge of. But I must say that I am getting impressed with Adam Smith’s ideas as well as his inferences – he is truly brilliant.
Ok, hopefully once I finished Hawking’s book I can go back to Wealth of Nations. If I do find it a challenge again I guess I will turn to A General Theory of Income, Employment and Interest Rates by Keynes. Seriously speaking, the book looks extremely reader friendly and it has like minimal Maths in it. Hopefully it does not disappoint me.
In the meantime, I can still turn to the Rule of 4 for an entertaining read if there’s a need to. Hopefully I can brush up my English and get myself back in tune to being a student again.
It is a good informative read and I did learn a lot of stuff from it, such that lobsters used to be 8-9 kg heavy, that the rate at which the beard hair grows is actually linked to how often one thinks of sex (hehe, bet you didn’t know that!). On top of it, he also helped readers understand some of the major recent developments in Science such as Superstring theory and M theory.
I’m now reading A Brief History of Time by Stephen Hawking, and I must say that it is indeed a challenging and interesting book to read. I still remembered how Mr Nahar told us how challenging the book was to read, since its subject matters were something not for those who are unfamiliar with science. I must say having read A Short History of Nearly Everything, I could grasp most of Hawking’s ideas and it is turning out to be much more legible to read. Haha.
It seems to me that I’m becoming more of a physicist than an economist, but I must say that the 2 books really are interesting and fun to read, so much more than The Wealth of Nations. I barely covered 300 pages of that book, and it is a totally daunting task to read it since he made a lot of references to British History, which I totally have no knowledge of. But I must say that I am getting impressed with Adam Smith’s ideas as well as his inferences – he is truly brilliant.
Ok, hopefully once I finished Hawking’s book I can go back to Wealth of Nations. If I do find it a challenge again I guess I will turn to A General Theory of Income, Employment and Interest Rates by Keynes. Seriously speaking, the book looks extremely reader friendly and it has like minimal Maths in it. Hopefully it does not disappoint me.
In the meantime, I can still turn to the Rule of 4 for an entertaining read if there’s a need to. Hopefully I can brush up my English and get myself back in tune to being a student again.
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