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hi /lit/
I'm not sure if any of you can help me, but I'll try anyway. I want to a book for my boyfriend, but I'm not sure what I should get him. He's interested in physics, philosophy, evolution, and religion (he is an atheist) It doesn't necessarily need to be nonfiction, although I think that'd be best.
Help?

>> No.1429752

fuck me, I want to get a book*

>> No.1429759

no one has any advice? ._.

>> No.1429761
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>>1429749
>boyfriend
>implying girlfriend
>implying girl
>>1429752
>fuck me

>mfw come here baby

>> No.1429764

The Years of Rice and Salt by Kim Stanley Robinson

>> No.1429768
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>>1429749
Contact by Carl Sagan

>> No.1429780

I suggest The Evolution of Physics, by Albert Einstein and Leopold Infeld.

>> No.1429792

The Quantum Nietzsche by William Plank

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>nonfiction, the best

THE BEST THE BEST THE BEST THE BEST THE BEST THE BEST THE BEST THE BEST THE BEST THE BEST

>> No.1429809

>>1429768

GTFO

>> No.1429810

>>1429792

>Quantum Nietzsche
>mindfuck

>> No.1429813

http://www.amazon.com/Surely-Feynman-Adventures-Curious-Character/dp/0393316041

>> No.1429815

Nick Lane:
Power, Sex, Suicide
Life Ascending: The 10 Great Inventions of Evolution

Both are great science book written by a very talented guy who has amazing prose (the best prose I've read in any science book).

>> No.1429821

Information in the Brain - Ira B. Black

>> No.1429826

>>1429792
no no no that sounds incredibly pseudoscientific

>> No.1429829
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>>1429809
Don't be a dipshit, Contact has everything that op asked for
>physics, philosophy, religion

>> No.1429828
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1429828

Seriously! Terence Mckenna - Food Of The Gods
Get him that book!

>> No.1429834

>>1429749
He's also interested in the capability of one's memory and dreaming. All of these have been great, I'm not sure what to choose.

>> No.1429837

>>1429834
>>1429834
>see ffs
>>1429828


>>1429828
>>1429828

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>Physics

Some obvious ones to read but if he hasn't read them yet get him these books:

A Brief History of Time By Stephen Hawkings

Evolution of Physics by Albert Einstein

Physics of the Impossible: A Scientific Exploration into the World of Phasers, Force Fields, Teleportation, and Time Travel by Michio Kaku

These are some off the top of my head, he's gonna love the 3rd one if he hasn't read it yet.

Pic related.

>> No.1429867

>>1429834

Based on this I'd say something by Terry Buzan, perhaps Master Your Memory. For an overlook on the subject, as well as hypnosis, NLP, how to cheat at blackjack etc (it sounds like he would like this) get him Trick of the Mind by Derren Brown.

>> No.1429868

>>1429867

lol overview* you know what I mean.

>> No.1429928

>>1429868

Funny how those word are completely opposite semantically but identical compositely.

>> No.1429953

modularity of mind by fodor

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1429996

>mfw Micho Cockau in this thrad...

DO NOT BUY HIM THAT GARBAGE

get carl sagan or The Theory of Almost Everything, he will thank you for it

>> No.1430016

The Empereor's New Mind

>> No.1430022

>>1430016
Emperor obv.

>> No.1430322

So far The Quantum Nietzsche and Theory of Everything look the best. The Quantum Nietzsche seems like it covers topics that would interest him more, but Theory of Everything seems like it would be a less difficult/more fun read. Any opinions?

>> No.1430389

The Brother's Karamazov and The Feynman Lectures are pretty good.

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1430408

There is probably shit he would love on this chart.

>> No.1430422

>>1429928

I read that like four times until I understood it, but yeah, quirky little thing isn't it?

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This and possible A Brief History of Time by Stephen Hawking.
>>1429828
I recommend Food of the Gods. But from a technical perspective on mycelium it takes a long time going over the same topics, which is fine. The topic is quite provocative and should be discussed but I think it sells it's movement short by focusing so much on certain provocations. I would recommend some stuff by Paul Stements(Mycelium Running) or Masanobu Fukuoka(The One-Straw Revolution) which really do serve a good foundation for the sorts of things presented in Food of the Gods and should probably be read before reading Food of the Gods.