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Books and films that have (possibly) changed my life
Surely You're Joking, Mr.Feynman!: Adventures of a Curious CharacterSurely You're Joking, Mr.Feynman!: Adventures of a Curious Character by Ralph Leighton
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I actually fell in love with this guy. And he died when I was six!
What Do You Care What Other People Think?: Further Adventures of a Curious CharacterWhat Do You Care What Other People Think?: Further Adventures of a Curious Character by RP Feynman
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More brilliant anecdotes from a brilliant mind
The Solitaire MysteryThe Solitaire Mystery by Jostein Gaarder
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This book, perhaps more than any other, truly changed my life when, at the age of eleven, I first dreamed of becoming a philosopher...
Sophie's World: A Novel About the History of PhilosophySophie's World: A Novel About the History of Philosophy by Jostein Gaarder
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By the same author, a fantastic introduction to philosophy (if you can put up with the American translation and the slight mismatch of target ages of plot and philosophical content...)
Velvet Goldmine [DVD] [1998]Velvet Goldmine [DVD] [1998]
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Just amazing.
Mahler: Symphonies Nos. 1 & 2Mahler: Symphonies Nos. 1 & 2 by Heather Harper
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Wouldn't you just DIE without Mahler?! - Two epic symphonies.
The Annotated LolitaThe Annotated Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov
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Would that life really did imitate art...
The Odes (Loeb Classical Library)The Odes (Loeb Classical Library) by Horace
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There is so much to the Epistles, which I would never have discovered without the help of the best tutor ever. But they're still well worth grappling with...
Elgar/Payne - The Sketches for Symphony No. 3Elgar/Payne - The Sketches for Symphony No. 3
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Even though Elgar may not have approved of all of Payne's elaborations, nevertheless an impressive feat and an awe-inspiring work.
Velvet GoldmineVelvet Goldmine by Original Soundtrack
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Fantastic music for a fantastic film
In Search of Schrodinger's CatIn Search of Schrodinger's Cat by John Gribbin
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Possibly the first physics book I read after my life-long (albeit lighthearted) 'obsession' with the subject