Books I Read

  Chaos: Making a New Science by James Gleick | Goodreads An Impression This was a book that's been sitting on my shelf for a number of years. Like 20 years. I had heard of Chaos Theory and it sounded pretty cool. This was the second book I bought. The first was a little more fleshed out in the math, nothing too complicated but enough to follow the logic. This book wasn't that. It's a history of the creation of the field of Chaos Theory. Little older, little wiser let's read the history.   The first portion of the book I found a little boring, it was reviewing stuff I already knew but the narrative pulled me in. Msgr. Gleick has done a good job of explaining how profound and universal this new science is. It’s a history though. It focuses on the people who developed these ideas and how it spread through all the sciences. It also describes the trials and tribulations they had in convincing the science community of the validity and importance of their work.   I th...

  Gullivers Travels & A Modest Proposal by Jonathan Swift | Goodreads A Review I've broken into another classic and found the usual plethora of editions in the Goodreads catalog. I have the Franklin Mint Edition from the mid 80's which isn't listed in Goodreads. It's a leather-bound edition with gold edged pages that are thicker than normal. The type face seems like Times New Roman, but an older variety. Gives the text a period feel. The book is beautiful. It is so well constructed. You're not afraid to crack the binding, it just falls open to the page you want to read. It's truly a pleasure to hold in your hands while you read.   I don't think Gulliver's Travels needs an introduction. It wasn't required reading in any of the schools that I attended, but I'm sure there are several with it on the reading list. Published in 1725, it's hailed as a satirical masterpiece that holds insight into not only the period it was published but is s...