so after writing half of the post on English, i took the chance to take a trip to the library after gng out with my mum on wedn... i picked up... 5 books. one of which i finished in a couple of hours, and returned in today (opps i mean yesterday) when i went out to meet mich.
borrowed the books from jurong regional library, my favorite hunt for books (near my place, big library, great air con, few ppl and all)... but i was quite disappointed that day. i rem last time there were loads of science books... physics + chemistry + bio... when i went on wedn tho, the science books got reduced from 1.5 - 2 rows of books, to like half or a third of a row!!!! like where did all my books go!!!!! T.T (kk, they aren't MY books, but they are MY favorite TYPE or books) gosh... i'd check it out again next time and see if its still like this... ><
anyway i've read finish one book, and half of the other... both are really interesting books so i'll give a brief intro of the books.
Here's the book i finished reading:
And Thereby hangs A Tale by one of my favorite authors, Jeffrey Archer. it’s a collection of short stories, some inspired by real stories, while others are fragments of his imagination. I first came across this author in sec 1, when his famous A Twist in a Tale appeared in my reading list. I've read most of his books, and I while I find his novels a great read, I can't help but agree that this guy is a genius when it comes to short stories. The great thing about short stories is that you can put down the book any time. If you've not read any book by Jeffrey Archer yet, you really must give it a try. I'd recommend you go for the short stories, they are so nicely written, i'd describe them as epic.
I only borrowed one fiction story book this time, the other four are what i call science story books. yeah they go under non-fiction, but many of these books are written with the general public in mind. Stripped of as much jargon as possible, and presented in a light hearted, enjoyable, and easy to understand manner. Many of these science story books i have read attempts to describe science/math as applied to everyday situations, such as the book i am about to describe.
How Many Socks make a Pair? by Rob Eastaway
He wrote a part 2 for this book, which i picked up w/o even realising they were by the same author... indeed, both books give a very light hearted take on a subject that many of us, including myself, hates - mathematics. For me i don't hated math in sec/jc, as i could no longer see the big picture... like the whole application thing was missing... concepts got way too abstract... like all the differentiation and integration stuff... i didn’t like algebra much from the start... and the way those topics were presented didn’t help. thankfully, all of that is avoided in this book. it really shows the math that can be found in everyday life, shows the beauty in math, and presents the reader with puzzles to solve and simply experiments to try. definitely a great read. perhaps i'll post some puzzles from the book here next time. if i can't remember to do so before i return the book that is.
i've read so many science story books over the years, many of their names i've forgotten - until i next see them in the library that is. i'll introduce some of the books i've enjoyed next time... of those that i can remember their names that is.
i love the holiday period, cos that's when the library will double ur loan quota, under the Drop Everything And Read aka D.E.A.R. campaign. well the doubling of the quota has been around for quite a long time, but i'm not sure if the D.E.A.R. is as old. last time i borrowed way too many books at one go and ended up returning a lot of them unread... so this time i decided not to be some ambitious and to just pick four (which i still exceeded by 1 in the end)
alright, its getting really late. i'll probably read some pages of my books and off the lights. Would you D.E.A.R. with me too?
borrowed the books from jurong regional library, my favorite hunt for books (near my place, big library, great air con, few ppl and all)... but i was quite disappointed that day. i rem last time there were loads of science books... physics + chemistry + bio... when i went on wedn tho, the science books got reduced from 1.5 - 2 rows of books, to like half or a third of a row!!!! like where did all my books go!!!!! T.T (kk, they aren't MY books, but they are MY favorite TYPE or books) gosh... i'd check it out again next time and see if its still like this... ><
anyway i've read finish one book, and half of the other... both are really interesting books so i'll give a brief intro of the books.
Here's the book i finished reading:
And Thereby hangs A Tale by one of my favorite authors, Jeffrey Archer. it’s a collection of short stories, some inspired by real stories, while others are fragments of his imagination. I first came across this author in sec 1, when his famous A Twist in a Tale appeared in my reading list. I've read most of his books, and I while I find his novels a great read, I can't help but agree that this guy is a genius when it comes to short stories. The great thing about short stories is that you can put down the book any time. If you've not read any book by Jeffrey Archer yet, you really must give it a try. I'd recommend you go for the short stories, they are so nicely written, i'd describe them as epic.
I only borrowed one fiction story book this time, the other four are what i call science story books. yeah they go under non-fiction, but many of these books are written with the general public in mind. Stripped of as much jargon as possible, and presented in a light hearted, enjoyable, and easy to understand manner. Many of these science story books i have read attempts to describe science/math as applied to everyday situations, such as the book i am about to describe.
How Many Socks make a Pair? by Rob Eastaway
He wrote a part 2 for this book, which i picked up w/o even realising they were by the same author... indeed, both books give a very light hearted take on a subject that many of us, including myself, hates - mathematics. For me i don't hated math in sec/jc, as i could no longer see the big picture... like the whole application thing was missing... concepts got way too abstract... like all the differentiation and integration stuff... i didn’t like algebra much from the start... and the way those topics were presented didn’t help. thankfully, all of that is avoided in this book. it really shows the math that can be found in everyday life, shows the beauty in math, and presents the reader with puzzles to solve and simply experiments to try. definitely a great read. perhaps i'll post some puzzles from the book here next time. if i can't remember to do so before i return the book that is.
i've read so many science story books over the years, many of their names i've forgotten - until i next see them in the library that is. i'll introduce some of the books i've enjoyed next time... of those that i can remember their names that is.
i love the holiday period, cos that's when the library will double ur loan quota, under the Drop Everything And Read aka D.E.A.R. campaign. well the doubling of the quota has been around for quite a long time, but i'm not sure if the D.E.A.R. is as old. last time i borrowed way too many books at one go and ended up returning a lot of them unread... so this time i decided not to be some ambitious and to just pick four (which i still exceeded by 1 in the end)
alright, its getting really late. i'll probably read some pages of my books and off the lights. Would you D.E.A.R. with me too?
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