2007 is coming to the end, it's time to review "the 10 most influential books of this year".. the influence is on me only for sure, but I just want to promote them a little bit.. being on such a roller-coaster may drive one crazy, but it may also drive one to the better..
1. 趙紫陽 -- 軟禁中的談話 (It is the start, so it has to be here; how come the Chinese, as a whole, always drag themselves backward in time?)
2. Ideas and Opinions -- Albert Einstein (He explains what it's meant by an intellectual, and what a guy like this believes.. It is the first time I am in complete agreement with the author..)
3. 從文自傳 -- 沈從文 (He led readers to think about what we would really want to do)
4. 科學向腦看 -- 曾志朗 (The reason for my recent marvels in our brain; he's a living example of how curious and funny a true scientist can be, and how broad their interests can be)
5. 費曼的彩虹 (This book tells what a true physicist is all about, wonderful)
6. 寫在人生邊上 -- 錢鍾書 (He simply ignites my interests in literature, particularly some Western classics)
7. 同創 -- 吳家瑋 (It is the first book of the year, but it is more a prelude than a start)
8. Tuesdays with Morrie (It is the real start, but I've just gone over the book extremely quickly)
9. 執迷者悟 -- 周國平 (I like his essays so much that although I just completed around 50 pages, it has to be on the list)
10. 一切從基本做起 -- 李家同 (written by a university president in Taiwan who surprisingly serves also as the private tutor of some poor students, I have nothing except applaud for him.. he shows how much he cares about the world..)
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