Einstein Wrote Back: My Life in Physics by John W. Moffat

I bought "Einstein Wrote Back" when it first came out, and I had it sitting on my reading pile this whole time. I'm an undergrad in Physics, and so I thought it would be an interesting book to read. Finally, when I felt I had been lazy enough with my reading habits, I picked it up.

I thought it gave me a good feel of the academic world of physics, and of the interactions people go through when they are doing serious research. It also gave me a picture of the cutthroat hierarchy of academia at the same time.

If you have an interest in physics and the life of a physicist, it's a very worthwhile read. You won't find many other people who have had as many interactions with the great physicists of the twentieth century as Moffat.

If you aren't a science buff, however, I wouldn't recommend reading this book. It goes into detail about things that you may not find all that interesting, although passages, such as his childhood during World War II, and his introduction into physics, were quite fascinating.

The Old Man and the Sea By Ernest Hemingway

I just finished reading the novella, "The Old Man and the Sea", by Ernest Hemingway. Wow. I think it was a really incredible book. It was the first Hemingway book I've read, and it held up to all the things I've heard about it. It really got down to the feelings many of us have about our place in the world, and what it means to be human.

If you haven't read it yet, I suggest you do. It only took a few hours for me to read, and it was worth the time!