Category Archives: Books

How to Read a Book

Posted on September 14, 2009 by Jonathan

How well do you read books? In “How to Read a Book“, Mortimer Adler and Charles van Doren state their belief that most people do not read books beyond a grammar school proficiency level. However, the goal of their book … Continue reading →

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Learning versus Doing

Posted on March 19, 2009 by Jonathan

I like to learn. At any given time, I am generally juggling 3–4 books at once. Most of those 3–4 books are typically non-fiction of some form or another. A lot of those non-fiction books are computer science related, but … Continue reading →

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Lord of Chaos

Posted on January 19, 2009 by Jonathan

As Geof suggested, I am going to try and post as I read throughout this year. So, after watching the first three painful episodes of Legend of the Seeker, I decided that I needed to read a good fantasy series … Continue reading →

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