Book Recommendations

Hello Brilliant Guys,

I've also been a great fan of books. Books are the store of wisdom and experience, a treasure house of knowledge, which broadens our outlook. We come to know our civilization, blessed by contact with great scholars, poets, and philosophers through them. They never misguide us. Here is something I can't resist myself to mention about the books:

Books are an excellent source of dissemination of useful ideas. They are useful tools to popularize the fruits of our research in various fields of knowledge. In fact, no single labor of human fruit has been as helpful to the advancement of civilization as books.

The kingdom of books is as vast as the universe. There are books on literature, science, fiction, history, art, culture, civilization, architecture, fashion, technology, philosophy, etc. Some books are for serious reading; some are intended to enrich our knowledge and learning. Many books give us an insight into the various aspect of life. Books on travel and adventure infuse into us a spirit of fearlessness and adventure. The reading of novels is a pleasant pastime for many of us. There is no sphere of life which has not been explored by the books.

As a matter of fact, surrounded by books as the student is, he is more like to be attracted to those books which on his prescribed course of study than general reading. As one’s interests grow, tastes are more specialized, and books are picked up for a variety of reasons not always connected with one’s vocation.

I've heard a lot of people asking for the recommendation of books for various purposes. Some ask for the preparation of competitive exams like JEE, SAT, etc. while some others ask for building the basics in a particular arena, and some others ask for general reading and entertainment.

I've started this discussion so that we can help out each other to know the best books and learn from them.

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Ask the community to recommend you the books of your relevance.

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I hope that this discussion will cherish everyone with an amazing collection of great books, we are going to get through this note. And raise your hands if books have always been a good friend to you. Honestly, I am raising my hands. Books help me melt in order to give the desired shape to myself.

Thanks!

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You are not so smart by David McRaney

Genre: Psychology, non-fiction

An excellent read on the common logical fallacies we make in our thought processes everyday and how to be more rational

Agnishom Chattopadhyay - 5 years, 1 month ago

If you're looking to prepare for JEE and start from the basics, then Cengage Publication books will help you wonderfully.

Sandeep Bhardwaj - 5 years, 1 month ago

Yeah! Thanks for help.

Swapnil Das - 5 years ago

The books which drew me towards physics are The Theory of Everything, a series of lectures on Cosmology, and The Brief History of Time, both authored by Professor Stephen Hawking.

Swapnil Das - 5 years, 1 month ago

Great! Thanks for sharing. :)

I'm a great fan of Ignited Minds by Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam.

Read the book;

"For the love of physics"by"Walter Lewin ".It's Awesome.

Krishna Shankar - 5 years, 1 month ago

Yeah, it's truly cool.

If you get time do watch his lecture on youtube,it certainly helps in clearing concepts.

@Krishna Shankar – Of course, I did watch. His explanation was crystal clear, helping me level up on Brilliant.

@Swapnil Das – Which coaching are you attending for jee?

@Krishna Shankar – I am attending FIITJEE. Though I want to excel in JEE, it is not my career aim.

@Swapnil Das – What's your aim then ?

@Krishna Shankar – I want to become a Theoretical Physicist and work in the field of Black holes, string theory and Quantum Gravity.

@Swapnil Das – Not an easy task bro,still it's a good vision.Try getting in to reputed institute for btech so that you can do your higher education in abroad.GOOD LUCK.

@Krishna Shankar – Thanks for your wishes. I'll surely try to get into any good research institute. I'm prepping for JEE from now itself :)

@Swapnil Das – I wasted a lot of time during my 11th don't do the same mistake & try completing jee portion by mid 12th.Study for long hours,it helps.

@Krishna Shankar – Oh, I see. I am in 10th and I regularly study for 12 hours in free days. I'm doing DC Pandey and other books. Is that enough for now?

@Swapnil Das – More than enough for 10th,focus more on subject in which you think you are a bit weak.Im sure you are going to excel.

@Krishna Shankar – Thank you! I'm indebted for your advice.

I completely agree with you, books are the most wonderful source of information that carries the history of mankind, the experience of our ancestors, and their wisdom. I really like to read books, I spent all my childhood reading books. Now I read many books that are asked for college, one of them is "Station Eleven", about which I wrote an essay with the help of a good resource https://eduzaurus.com/free-essay-samples/station-eleven/ and I can say that this is a very good book about humanity, about patience. It comes in handy as never before, since the action there unfolds with a worldwide pandemic, a striking similarity to our reality. Even at some point it became scary, and suddenly the zombie apocalypse could also become our reality. There is something to think about.

Catherine Moss - 4 months, 1 week ago

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Remember to wrap math in `\(` ... `\)` or `\[` ... `\]` to ensure proper formatting.
`2 \times 3`	$2 \times 3$
`2^{34}`	$2^{34}$
`a_{i-1}`	$a_{i-1}$
`\frac{2}{3}`	$\frac{2}{3}$
`\sqrt{2}`	$\sqrt{2}$
`\sum_{i=1}^3`	$\sum_{i=1}^3$
`\sin \theta`	$\sin \theta$
`\boxed{123}`	$\boxed{123}$