Mr. Walton's Reading
Updated 24 August 2008
- Sterrett, Susan, Wittgenstein flies a kite. One of the 20th centuries most influential philosophers began studying aeronautics and then wanted to know how science developed.
- Leslie-Pelecky, Diandra,The physics of NASCAR. This is a must read for anyone interested in auto racing. It makes sense of the hows in language easy for anyone.
- Barnard, Tony, Making the grand figure. Lives and possesions in Ireland 1641 to 1770. A look at the early British presence in Ireland.
- Bradley, Bill, The new american story. Bradley looks at the evolution of political and social America in the last 40 years.
- Barnard, Toby, A new anatomy of Ireland. The Irish protestants, 1649-1770. Barnard investigates the beginnings of the Protestant vs Catholic struggle in Ireland.
- Francese, Christopher, Ancient Rome in so many words. A look at ancient Rome using Latin words as guides.
- Kugel, James, How to read the Bible. A guide to scripture then and now. Kugel looks at how the interpretation of the Bible has changed. He shows how interpreters with an agenda departed from the original meanings of the text. Interesting irrespective of your religious belifs.
- Nelson, James, Benedict Arnold's Navy. The ragtag fleet that lost the battle for Lake Champlain but won the American revolution. Before he became a traitor to the American cause Arnold fought a battle on Lake Champlain that make possible to victory at Saratoga that provided the artillery that lead to victory in Boston.
- Chaplin, Joyce, The first scientific american. Benjamin Franklin and the peruits of genius. In addition to his political genius Franklin was one of the leading scientists of the day. In addition to his seminal work in static electricity he provided the first accurate charts of the Gulf Stream.
- Rich, FrankThe greatest story ever sold
Rich has written a well documented book describing the unprecedented secrecy and manipulation of information by the current administration.
- Burger, Edward B.Coincidencies, chaos, and all that math jazz. Burger presents some of the most confusing aspects of mathematics in a way the non-mathematician will understand.
- Kakalios, James. The physics of superheros
Kakalio's book shows the superhero comic books mostly got the physics right. How they got their powers was the only needed "miracle".
- Bradley, Bill. The new american story
Bradley discusses the changes to american society and what they mean. He reviews the various political points of view and what they mean to our lives.
- Stewart, Matthew. Monturiol's dream: The extraordinary story of the submarine inventor
Mornturiol designed and built the first practical submarine in the mid 19th century. His vision was not a warship but a practical ship for commercial use.