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Juliane:
- "Mists
of Avalon" by Marion Zimmer-Bradley
(Shelley already mentioned them)
- "Guns,
Germs and Steel" by Jared Diamond
Tries to answer the question of why the Europeans (or those originating
from Europe, waves at Americans) end up with being the "first world"
whereas great civilizations like the Incas in South America went down.
Very insightful.
- "The Tree
of Knowledge: The Biological Roots of Human Understanding"
by Umberto Maturana and Francisco Varela
'Part of their narrative drift is an explanation of the workings of
the neurosystem. How it is neither representational or solipsistic.
We are not "like" computers at all. We do not respond to "reality" out
there, but to the neural electrical impulses the external reality triggers
on our membrane. From these impulses to the brain, we create a model
of the world and respond to that. Looking at others respond we say they
exhibit certain behaviour because we interpret their movement in the
context with which we see them.' (This is a quote from amazon.com, the
reviewer said it better than I could have.) Tough read, but worth it.
- "How to
Solve It" by George Polya
Teaches solving mathematical problems. I found it especially useful
because my intuitive approach didn't always work in maths...
- "Mirjam"
by Luise Rinser
I don't think this has been translated to English (amazon.com doesn't
have it in English). It is the story of Jesus retold from the view of
Mary Magdalene, called 'Mirjam' here. Extremely moving, very intense,
it strongly influenced the way I understand the New Testament. This
is not a solely Christian read, but would be interesting to everyone
(You don't have to believe in Arthur and his knights to enjoy "Mists
of Avalon," either.)
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