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Real Name
James Smith
About My Library
I have collected many books related to my interests in biology, especially evolutionary biology, creationism, philosophy and history of science, and philosophy. Included in my library are a collection of books on chaos theory, complexity, artificial life, and related math topics. I also have a collection of fiction and non-fiction books about vampires. Recently I've begun to collect more books on martial arts, history, comparative religion, and cultural anthropology.
About Me
I am a biologist, professor, father, and husband. I am a black belt in the Korean martial arts of Hapkido and Kumdo. I particularly enjoy reading non-fiction about science, philosophy, history, as well as science fiction, historical fiction, and occasionally mystery or horror.
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The Vampire Tapestry by Suzy McKee Charnas
Infinite Ascent: A Short History of Mathematics (Modern Library Chronicles) by David Berlinski
Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden 81(1): Systematics of the Euphorbiaceae by Mbg Press
Plundering Paradise: The Hand of Man on the Galapagos Islands by Michael D'Orso
Galapagos: A Creationist Visits Darwin's Islands (A Crown) by Lester E Harris
Plants, Man and Life by Edgar Anderson
Sugarloaf: The Mountain's History, Geology and Natural Lore by Melanie Choukas-Bradley
Chesapeake Bay: Nature of the Estuary: A Field Guide by christopher p white
Unthinkable: An Extraordinary Journey Through the World's Strangest Brains by Helen Thomson
Introducing Wittgenstein by John Heaton
The Hephaestus Plague by Thomas Page
The End of Alzheimer's: The First Program to Prevent and Reverse Cognitive Decline by Dale Bredesen
The Phenomenon of Man by Pierre Teilhard de Chardin
Chi Running: A Revolutionary Approach to Effortless, Injury-Free Running by Danny Dreyer
Why Things Break: Understanding the World by the Way It Comes Apart by Mark Eberhart
Teach Students How to Learn: Strategies You Can Incorporate Into Any Course to Improve Student Metacognition, Study Skills, and Motivation by Saundra Yancy McGuire
Symbols, Signals, and Noise: the Nature and Process of Communication; by Pierce , J. R.
By Ernest Cline: Ready Player One [Audiobook] by -Random House Audio-
Blood Music by Greg Bear
The Zap Gun by Philip K. Dick
The Exegesis of Philip K. Dick by Philip K. Dick
The VALIS Trilogy by Philip K. Dick
11/22/63: A Novel by Stephen King
The Rise of Scientific Philosophy by Hans Reichenbach
Newton (Norton Critical Editions) by Isaac Newton
Neuromancer by William Gibson
Maus II: A Survivor's Tale: And Here My Troubles Began (Pantheon Graphic Library) by Art Spiegelman
"I Maintain The Right": The 307th Airborne Engineer Battalion in WW II by Peter Turnbull
The Pollinators of Eden by John Boyd
The Last Theorem by Arthur Clarke