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thursday, september 29, 2005
A list because I say so

These are books that changed something about how I think:

  1. The Design of Everyday Things, by Donald Norman
  2. The Evolution of Useful Things, by Henry Petroski
  3. Gödel, Escher, Bach, by Douglas R. Hofstadter
  4. Six Degrees, by Duncan J. Watts
  5. Light and Color in the Outdoors, by M. G. J. Minnaert
  6. How Buildings Learn, by Stewart Brand
  7. The Death and Life of Great American Cities, by Jane Jacobs
comments (2)

Try Ishmael, by Daniel Quinn.
Travis on 9/30/2005 02:23:55

i didn't like the six degrees book
Kyle on 10/1/2005 12:17:30

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