> 1. The Recursive Universe: Cosmic Complexity and the Limits of Scientific Knowledge - Poundstone, William
Wonderful, I have never once in my life encountered another person who has read this book. I first read it as a student in the '90s and, like "Godel, Escher, Bach" and "QED", it made such an impact on me.
Strangely, just yesterday I found myself recommending it to someone who is currently reading the new John Conway biography and had questions about the Game of Life.
Books Read in 2016:
1. The Recursive Universe: Cosmic Complexity and the Limits of Scientific Knowledge - Poundstone, William
2. My Brain is Open: The Mathematical Journeys of Paul Erdos - Schechter, Bruce
3. One Summer: America, 1927 - Bryson, Bill
4. The Three-Body Problem (Remembrance of Earth’s Past, #1) - Liu, Cixin
5. The Dip: A Little Book That Teaches You When to Quit - Godin, Seth
6. At Home: A Short History of Private Life - Bryson, Bill
7. Kings of Kings (Hardcore History, #56-58) - Carlin, Dan
8. Blueprint for Armageddon (Hardcore History #50-55) - Carlin, Dan
9. Pitch Anything: An Innovative Method for Presenting, Persuading, and Winning the Deal - Klaff, Oren
10. William Shakespeare: The World as Stage - Bryson, Bill
11. So Good They Can't Ignore You: Why Skills Trump Passion in the Quest for Work You Love - Newport, Cal
12. The War of Art: Break Through the Blocks & Win Your Inner Creative Battles - Pressfield, Steven
13. In a Sunburned Country - Bryson, Bill
14. Cannery Row - Steinbeck, John
15. Traction: A Startup Guide to Getting Customers - Weinberg, Gabriel
16. Deep Work: Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World - Newport, Cal
17. Starship Troopers - Heinlein, Robert A.
18. No Touch Monkey!: And Other Travel Lessons Learned Too Late - Halliday, Ayun