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by ladytron 3455 days ago
I want to read excellent books. Not articles online, but BOOKS. I read enough computer science in the day job, so I want to read anything BUT CS. Biography, novels, art, math, etc.I want to get lost in good reading.
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Great choice! Over the last few years I have realized that even while reading articles online, my brain has resorted to skimming through them to grasp only the useful bits. This does not usually help while reading a technical paper or a book per se.

Any books that you have in mind?

Not yet. Every time I see someone at my local coffee shop with a real dead tree book I ask them about it. I just found a book today at the thrift store called "Women of the West" which is full of photographs and diary entries from women pioneers. I think I will start with that.