thesaurus rex
In a mere three weeks, I completed A Short History of Nearly Everything.
Thus far, while on this co-op, I’ve done my best to retain normal study habits in order to review past material that would be disastrous if forgotten. Reading History has helped in ways many untold. Putting all scientific knowledge (well, at least the essentials of everything) into a book so fluent and easy on the eyes (and mind) is a fantastic accomplishment. Someone locked away in a cave for the entirety of their life could pick up this book and be caught up on a few hundred generations of gleaned human knowledge - this is, of course, assuming that the “caved-man” is a self-taught literate capable of critical thinking and fact absorbtion.
But, I simply loved it. I am amazed at how well it is written. Knowing the general consensus of hatred towards textbooks (at least among my age group), it may be hard for me to persuade anyone to pick up this read, but nothing is more worth the time.
Unfortunately, I am now surrounded by book recommendations from friends. I don’t enjoy putting off a read that someone praises highly, but I need to choose. And thank you to everyone who has mentioned something for me; I appreciate it.
This weekend: Virginia Tech.