The Myth of Sisyphus
Excerpt: "The struggle itself toward the heights is enough to fill a man's heart. One must imagine Sisyphus happy."
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Absurdism
Adolesence
A Brief History of Time
Excerpt: "We find ourselves in a bewildering world. We want to make sense of what we see around us and to ask: What is the nature of the universe? What is our place in it and where did it and we come from? Why is it the way it is?"
The Kite Runner
Excerpt: "For you a thousand times over!"
Adventure
Treasure Island
Excerpt: "Fifteen men on the dead man’s chest— Yo-ho-ho, and a bottle of rum! Drink and the devil had done for the rest— Yo-ho-ho, and a bottle of rum!"
Algorithms
Introduction to Algorithms
Excerpt: "Before there were computers, there were algorithms. But now that there are computers, there are even more algorithms, and algorithms lie at the heart of computing."
Astrophysics
Welcome to the Universe
Excerpt: "As a scientist, you must embrace the inconstancy of knowledge."
Astrophysics for People in a Hurry
Excerpt: "We do not simply live in this universe. The universe lives within us."
Childhood
The Last of the Mohicans
Excerpt: "When a man consorts much with a people, if they are honest, and he no knave, love will grow up atwixt them."
The Little Match Girl
Excerpt: "She took the little girl in her arms, and both of them flew in brightness and joy above the earth, very, very high, and up there was neither cold, nor hunger, nor fear—they were with God."
Oliver Twist
Excerpt: "There are books of which the backs and covers are by far the best parts."
Treasure Island
Excerpt: "Fifteen men on the dead man’s chest— Yo-ho-ho, and a bottle of rum! Drink and the devil had done for the rest— Yo-ho-ho, and a bottle of rum!"
Bicycle Magic and Other Stories
Excerpt: "If you're dealing with clever people you've got to be clever yourself."
Computer Science
Digital Image Processing
Excerpt: "When something can be read without effort, great effort has gone into its writing."
Introduction to Algorithms
Excerpt: "Before there were computers, there were algorithms. But now that there are computers, there are even more algorithms, and algorithms lie at the heart of computing."
Death
The Little Match Girl
Excerpt: "She took the little girl in her arms, and both of them flew in brightness and joy above the earth, very, very high, and up there was neither cold, nor hunger, nor fear—they were with God."
Delinquent
Oliver Twist
Excerpt: "There are books of which the backs and covers are by far the best parts."
Drama
Past Lives: The Screenplay
Excerpt: "Hae Sung: What if this is a past life as well, and we are already something else to each other in our next life? Who do you think we are then?
Nora: I don’t know.
Hae Sung: Me neither... See you then."
Dystopia
Animal Farm
Excerpt: "All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others."
Existentialism
The Myth of Sisyphus
Excerpt: "The struggle itself toward the heights is enough to fill a man's heart. One must imagine Sisyphus happy."
Fantasy
Bicycle Magic and Other Stories
Excerpt: "If you're dealing with clever people you've got to be clever yourself."
Fiction
Past Lives: The Screenplay
Excerpt: "Hae Sung: What if this is a past life as well, and we are already something else to each other in our next life? Who do you think we are then?
Nora: I don’t know.
Hae Sung: Me neither... See you then."
How Do You Live?
Excerpt: "Three of them lay there quietly for a while. They already felt close enough that there was no need to speak. How nice it was just to lie there in silence."
Animal Farm
Excerpt: "All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others."
The Kite Runner
Excerpt: "For you a thousand times over!"
The Last of the Mohicans
Excerpt: "When a man consorts much with a people, if they are honest, and he no knave, love will grow up atwixt them."
The Little Match Girl
Excerpt: "She took the little girl in her arms, and both of them flew in brightness and joy above the earth, very, very high, and up there was neither cold, nor hunger, nor fear—they were with God."
Oliver Twist
Excerpt: "There are books of which the backs and covers are by far the best parts."
Treasure Island
Excerpt: "Fifteen men on the dead man’s chest— Yo-ho-ho, and a bottle of rum! Drink and the devil had done for the rest— Yo-ho-ho, and a bottle of rum!"
Bicycle Magic and Other Stories
Excerpt: "If you're dealing with clever people you've got to be clever yourself."
History
The Myth of Sisyphus
Excerpt: "The struggle itself toward the heights is enough to fill a man's heart. One must imagine Sisyphus happy."
How Do You Live?
Excerpt: "Three of them lay there quietly for a while. They already felt close enough that there was no need to speak. How nice it was just to lie there in silence."
Meditations
Excerpt: "Have you reason? I have. Why don’t you use it? When it performs its proper office, what more do you require?"
The Kite Runner
Excerpt: "For you a thousand times over!"
The Last of the Mohicans
Excerpt: "When a man consorts much with a people, if they are honest, and he no knave, love will grow up atwixt them."
Image Processing
Digital Image Processing
Excerpt: "When something can be read without effort, great effort has gone into its writing."
Japanese
How Do You Live?
Excerpt: "Three of them lay there quietly for a while. They already felt close enough that there was no need to speak. How nice it was just to lie there in silence."
Mythology
The Myth of Sisyphus
Excerpt: "The struggle itself toward the heights is enough to fill a man's heart. One must imagine Sisyphus happy."
Nihilism
Crime and Punishment
Excerpt: "Pain and suffering are always inevitable for a large intelligence and a deep heart. The really great men must, I think, have great sadness on earth."
Non-fiction
Welcome to the Universe
Excerpt: "As a scientist, you must embrace the inconstancy of knowledge."
Astrophysics for People in a Hurry
Excerpt: "We do not simply live in this universe. The universe lives within us."
A Brief History of Time
Excerpt: "We find ourselves in a bewildering world. We want to make sense of what we see around us and to ask: What is the nature of the universe? What is our place in it and where did it and we come from? Why is it the way it is?"
Orphan
Oliver Twist
Excerpt: "There are books of which the backs and covers are by far the best parts."
Philosophy
The Myth of Sisyphus
Excerpt: "The struggle itself toward the heights is enough to fill a man's heart. One must imagine Sisyphus happy."
How Do You Live?
Excerpt: "Three of them lay there quietly for a while. They already felt close enough that there was no need to speak. How nice it was just to lie there in silence."
Meditations
Excerpt: "Have you reason? I have. Why don’t you use it? When it performs its proper office, what more do you require?"
Crime and Punishment
Excerpt: "Pain and suffering are always inevitable for a large intelligence and a deep heart. The really great men must, I think, have great sadness on earth."
12 Rules for Life: An Antidote to Chaos
Excerpt: "To stand up straight with your shoulders back is to accept the terrible responsibility of life, with eyes wide open. It means deciding to voluntarily transform the chaos of potential into the realities of habitable order. It means adopting the burden of self-conscious vulnerability, and accepting the end of the unconscious paradise of childhood, where finitude and mortality are only dimly comprehended. It means willingly undertaking the sacrifices necessary to generate a productive and meaningful reality."
Politics
Animal Farm
Excerpt: "All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others."
Psychology
Meditations
Excerpt: "Have you reason? I have. Why don’t you use it? When it performs its proper office, what more do you require?"
Crime and Punishment
Excerpt: "Pain and suffering are always inevitable for a large intelligence and a deep heart. The really great men must, I think, have great sadness on earth."
12 Rules for Life: An Antidote to Chaos
Excerpt: "To stand up straight with your shoulders back is to accept the terrible responsibility of life, with eyes wide open. It means deciding to voluntarily transform the chaos of potential into the realities of habitable order. It means adopting the burden of self-conscious vulnerability, and accepting the end of the unconscious paradise of childhood, where finitude and mortality are only dimly comprehended. It means willingly undertaking the sacrifices necessary to generate a productive and meaningful reality."
Romance
Past Lives: The Screenplay
Excerpt: "Hae Sung: What if this is a past life as well, and we are already something else to each other in our next life? Who do you think we are then?
Nora: I don’t know.
Hae Sung: Me neither... See you then."
Satire
Animal Farm
Excerpt: "All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others."
Science
Welcome to the Universe
Excerpt: "As a scientist, you must embrace the inconstancy of knowledge."
Astrophysics for People in a Hurry
Excerpt: "We do not simply live in this universe. The universe lives within us."
A Brief History of Time
Excerpt: "We find ourselves in a bewildering world. We want to make sense of what we see around us and to ask: What is the nature of the universe? What is our place in it and where did it and we come from? Why is it the way it is?"
Self-help
12 Rules for Life: An Antidote to Chaos
Excerpt: "To stand up straight with your shoulders back is to accept the terrible responsibility of life, with eyes wide open. It means deciding to voluntarily transform the chaos of potential into the realities of habitable order. It means adopting the burden of self-conscious vulnerability, and accepting the end of the unconscious paradise of childhood, where finitude and mortality are only dimly comprehended. It means willingly undertaking the sacrifices necessary to generate a productive and meaningful reality."
Stoicism
Meditations
Excerpt: "Have you reason? I have. Why don’t you use it? When it performs its proper office, what more do you require?"
Utilitarianism
Crime and Punishment
Excerpt: "Pain and suffering are always inevitable for a large intelligence and a deep heart. The really great men must, I think, have great sadness on earth."