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Life in both senses of the word
White GuardWhite Guard by Mikhail Bulgakov
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Overlooked and better than The Master and Margarita.
The Clay Machine GunThe Clay Machine Gun by Viktor Pelevin
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Brilliant. Who else can write with this level of originality in these days?
Labyrinths: Selected Stories and Other Writings (Penguin Modern Classics)Labyrinths: Selected Stories and Other Writings (Penguin Modern Classics) by Jorge Borges
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Incomparable.
Out of Control: The New Biology of Machines, Social Systems, and the Economic WorldOut of Control: The New Biology of Machines, Social Systems, and the Economic World by Kevin Kelly
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A book with an amazing scope and clarity. Another insight into life in the literal sense.
Marcus Aurelius (Loeb Classical Library)Marcus Aurelius (Loeb Classical Library) by Marcus Aurelius
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Stoic philosophy written by an Emporer of Rome. Sometimes it seems so modern and valid today that I am shocked.
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (Flamingo modern classics)Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (Flamingo modern classics) by Hunter S. Thompson
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Never mind the bats!
An Introduction to the Visual SystemAn Introduction to the Visual System by Martin J. Tovée
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The best introduction to a difficult subject that I have come across in ten years of study.
Pattern Classification, Second Edition: 1 (A Wiley-Interscience publication)Pattern Classification, Second Edition: 1 (A Wiley-Interscience publication) by Richard O. Duda
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A foundation book.
Emerging VirusesEmerging Viruses
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Another insight into life.
An Outline of European Architecture (Penguin Books)An Outline of European Architecture (Penguin Books) by Nikolaus Pevsner
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A classic and rightly so.
The Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection: Or the Preservation of Favoured Races in the Struggle for Life (English Library)The Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection: Or the Preservation of Favoured Races in the Struggle for Life (English Library) by Charles Darwin
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Everyone knows about evolution these days, but this book beautifully highlights what has become obscured with our knowledge of DNA and genetics.
TCP/IP Illustrated: Protocols v. 1: The Protocols (APC)TCP/IP Illustrated: Protocols v. 1: The Protocols (APC) by W. Richard Stevens
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Still the best book to read to really understand the Internet.
Representation and Recognition in Vision (Bradford Book)Representation and Recognition in Vision (Bradford Book) by S Edelman
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Nice little read if you like that kind of thing.