Lehninger Principle's of Biochemistry -- Cox.
Biostatistics, A foundation for analysis in the health sciences-- Daniel.
Uhm.. and maybe something fun?
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Over a Thousand Hills I Walk With You by Hanna Jansen.
It's a true story about a girl who survived the Rwandan genocide when she was 8. It's written by her adoptive mother. The writing isn't fantastic (and neither is the translation out of German for that matter) because I don't think the author is really a writer -- she just really wanted to write a book about her daughter's experiences. It's really touching, though. A bit of a downer, of course (her whole family was killed) but you can see, coming through the pages, how she was able to continue her life afterward -- a very brave and vivacious girl. Highly recommended.
It's a true story about a girl who survived the Rwandan genocide when she was 8. It's written by her adoptive mother. The writing isn't fantastic (and neither is the translation out of German for that matter) because I don't think the author is really a writer -- she just really wanted to write a book about her daughter's experiences. It's really touching, though. A bit of a downer, of course (her whole family was killed) but you can see, coming through the pages, how she was able to continue her life afterward -- a very brave and vivacious girl. Highly recommended.
I started that but didn't have time to finish. It was a little confusing, but I'd like to finish it someday.Snow Crash - Neal Stephenson
I haven't read LotR. Mostly because I tried to read the Hobbit and couldn't finish -- it just bored me. Maybe I'll skip the Hobbit someday and go on to just the LotR series without it. Haven't seen the movies either because I haven't read the books.
I'm only currently reading school stuff and Harry Potter fanfiction (mostly of the Ron/Hermione variety). I have a copy of Winnie Ille Pu (Winnie the Pooh in Latin) which I should get reading. And the Greedy Bastard Diary by Eric Idle. But those are on my "I'll get to it eventually" list.
"Your mother was a hamster, and your father smelt of elderberries!"
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I didn't read the Hobbit until after reading LotR. The section of LotR's prologue called 'Of the finding of the Ring' summarizes the only part of the Hobbit that is relevant. To this day I've only read the Hobbit once, and LotR 5 or 6 times.I haven't read LotR. Mostly because I tried to read the Hobbit and couldn't finish -- it just bored me. Maybe I'll skip the Hobbit someday and go on to just the LotR series without it. Haven't seen the movies either because I haven't read the books.
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started rereading Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
The writing tone is very different from the later books, this feels like a children's book, not so much a book for everyone that 3-6 embody. Like the difference between Tom Sawyer and Huck Finn.
Also Dobby refers to voldemort as 'the Dark Lord' probably because Lucius does, our first clue that Lucius was a definite Death Eater.
Why didn't the death eater trials look to see if someone had the dark mark or not? if it's a mark of Voldemort's staunchest supporters then they're unlikely to have been imperius cursed. Why didn't anyone check for the dark mark on Sirius? Perhaps the lack of dark mark is why Dumbledore still trusted him?
I wonder if Snape's pre-fall turn was related to the fate of RAB?
The writing tone is very different from the later books, this feels like a children's book, not so much a book for everyone that 3-6 embody. Like the difference between Tom Sawyer and Huck Finn.
Also Dobby refers to voldemort as 'the Dark Lord' probably because Lucius does, our first clue that Lucius was a definite Death Eater.
Why didn't the death eater trials look to see if someone had the dark mark or not? if it's a mark of Voldemort's staunchest supporters then they're unlikely to have been imperius cursed. Why didn't anyone check for the dark mark on Sirius? Perhaps the lack of dark mark is why Dumbledore still trusted him?
I wonder if Snape's pre-fall turn was related to the fate of RAB?
So, Lone Star, now you see that evil will always triumph because good is dumb.
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