18 books like Out of my later years

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The ABC of atoms Bertrand Russell · 1923 · ★ 3.8 · 155p · ≈ 5h · Challenging The British philosopher, logician and social reformer Bertrand Russell was a founding figure of the analytic movement in Western philosophy. His contributions to logic, epistemology and the philosophy of mathematics established him as one of the twentieth century’s foremost philosophers. Russell was also a fierce campaigner for peace and championed anti-imperialism and chaired the India League.… Shares: Relativity, Physics, Science

Meaning of Relativity Albert Einstein · 1945 · 192p · ≈ 6h · Challenging pages cm Shares: Relativity, Physics, Science

Über die spezielle und die allgemeine Relativitätstheorie Albert Einstein · 1917 · ★ 4.2 · 164p · ≈ 5h · Challenging Einstein's own explanation of his theory for those who do not have a mathematical background and are unfamiliar with physics. Shares: Relativity, Physics, Science

Lost and Wanted Nell Freudenberger · 2019 · ★ 3.4 · 336p · ≈ 11h · Moderate New York Times Best SellerNamed a Best Book of 2019 by Vogue and NPR's Maureen Corrigan"Freudenberger's brilliant and compassionate novel takes on the big questions of the universe and proves, again, that she is one of America's greatest writers." --Andrew Sean Greer, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of LessAn emotionally engaging, suspenseful new novel from the best-selling author, told in the… Shares: Physicists, Scientists

Mein Weltbild Albert Einstein · 1934 · ★ 3.8 · 112p · ≈ 3h · Challenging A fascinating collection of Einstein’s observations about life, religion, nationalism, and a host of personal topics that engaged the genius’s intellect In the aftermath of the First World War, Albert Einstein writes about his hopes for the League of Nations, his feelings as a German citizen about the growing anti-Semitism and nationalism of his country, and his myriad opinions about the current… Shares: Physicists, Political and social views, Physics, Science

Science and the human temperament Erwin Schrödinger · 1935 · 223p · ≈ 7h · Challenging Shares: Physics, Essays, Science, Philosophy

Progress in optics Emil Wolf · 1963 · ★ 5.0 Principles of Optics is one of the most highly cited and most influential physics books ever published, and one of the classic science books of the twentieth century. To celebrate the 60th anniversary of this remarkable book's first publication, the seventh expanded edition has been reprinted with a special foreword by Sir Peter Knight. The seventh edition was the first thorough revision and… Shares: Physics, Science

Galileo and the Magic Numbers Sidney Rosen · 1958 · ★ 4.2 · 212p · ≈ 7h · Moderate Sixteenth century Italy produced a genius who marked the world with his studies and hypotheses about mathematical, physical and astronomical truths.His father, musician Vincenzio Galilei said, “Truth is not found behind a man’s reputation. Truth appears only when the answers to questions are searched out by a free mind. This is not the easy path in life but it is the most rewarding.”Galileo… Shares: Physicists, Scientists, Biography & Memoir

"Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman" Richard Phillips Feynman · 1984 · ★ 4.3 · 352p · ≈ 11h · Moderate The biography of the physicist and Nobel prize winner Richard P. Feynman - a collection of short stories, chapters told to and written down by Ralph Leighton. Feynman tells of his childhood and youth and goes into his adult life, both personally and professionally. Shares: Physicists, Science, Biography & Memoir

Kant; a collection of critical essays Robert Paul Wolff · 1967 · ★ 3.5 · 415p · ≈ 13h · Moderate This book analyses and explains the central passage of Kant's philosophy, the "Transcendental Analytic" of the Critique of Pure Reason. It proceeds in the manner of a textual commentary, discussing and explaining each section of the Analytic in turn. The purpose, however, is not merely to comment chapter by chapter on what Kant has written, but rather to reorganise and interpret his argument so… Shares: Essays, Philosophy

Advances in Chemical Physics Stuart A. Rice · 2007 · 370p · ≈ 12h · Moderate The Advances in Chemical Physics series provides the chemical physics field with a forum for critical, authoritative evaluations of advances in every area of the discipline. This volume explores the following topics: Thermodynamic Perturbation Theory for Associating Molecules Path Integrals and Effective Potentials in the Study of Monatomic Fluids at Equilibrium Sponteneous Symmetry Breaking in… Shares: Physics, Science

Leap of Faith Queen Noor, consort of Hussein, King of Jordan · 2003 · 471p · ≈ 15h · Moderate Sharing a personal perspective on the past three decades of world history, Queen Noor talks frankly of the many challenges of her life as wife and partner to the monarch, providing both an intimate portrait of the late King Hussein and a moving account of their public role. Shares: Famous Persons, Biography & Memoir

Öteki renkler Orhan Pamuk · 1999 · ★ 4.0 · 448p · ≈ 14h · Moderate In the three decades that Nobel prize-winning author Orhan Pamuk has devoted himself to writing fiction, he has also produced scores of witty, moving, and provocative essays and articles. He engages the work of Nabokov, Kundera, Rushdie, and Vargas Llosa, among others, and he discusses his own books and writing process. We also learn how he lives, as he recounts his successful struggle to quit… Shares: Political and social views, Essays, Biography & Memoir

Illustrations of universal progress Herbert Spencer · 1864 · 451p · ≈ 15h · Challenging 15 works of Herbert Spencer English philosopher, biologist, sociologist, and prominent classical liberal political theorist of the Victorian era (1820-1903) This ebook presents a collection of 15 works of Herbert Spencer. A dynamic table of contents allows you to jump directly to the work selected. Table of Contents: Essays on Education and Kindred Subjects Illustrations of Universal Progress - A… Shares: Essays, Science, Philosophy

Progress in Optics Emil Wolf · 1970 · 422p · ≈ 14h · Moderate Principles of Optics is one of the most highly cited and most influential physics books ever published, and one of the classic science books of the twentieth century. To celebrate the 60th anniversary of this remarkable book's first publication, the seventh expanded edition has been reprinted with a special foreword by Sir Peter Knight. The seventh edition was the first thorough revision and… Shares: Physics, Science

The Audacity of Hope Barack Obama · 2006 · ★ 3.9 · 392p · ≈ 13h · Moderate Senator Obama calls for a different brand of politics--a politics for those weary of bitter partisanship and alienated by the "endless clash of armies" we see in Congress and on the campaign trail; a politics rooted in the faith, inclusiveness, and nobility of spirit at the heart of our democracy. He explores those forces--from the fear of losing, to the perpetual need to raise money, to the… Shares: Political and social views, Philosophy, Biography & Memoir

Physical science Bill W. Tillery · 1991 · ★ 3.3 · 707p · ≈ 23h · Moderate top: diagram of the structure of the Earth including its atmosphere in Earth sciences and a diamond cuboctahedron in materials science Shares: Physics, Science

The common sense of science Jacob Bronowski · 1951 · 154p · ≈ 5h · Moderate Discusses science as a characteristic part of human activity and as an effort to render the world predictable. Shares: Science, Philosophy

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