Books & Music Edith loves.

Hello! It's Edith here. Besides swimming/biking/ running, I also love reading a variety of books and playing/listening to many types of music.   Some really great books have come my way, so I decided to compile a list to share with you!  Check back periodically as I continue to update this page.  Thanks for stopping by!  ~edith :o)

Math/Science/Economics related books:

  • Flatland by Edward Abbott Abbott
  • Flatterland by Ian Steward (A sequel to Flatland)
  • The Hidden Messages in Water by Dr. Masaru Emoto
  • Fermat's Last Theorem: Unlocking the Secret of an Ancient Mathematical Problem by Amir D Aczel
  • Hidden Order: The Economics of Everyday Life by David Friedman
  • Non Zero: The Logic of Human Destiny by Robert Wright
  • Sex, Evolution and Behavior by Martin Daly & Margot Wilson
  • The Selfish Gene by Richard Dawkins

Psychology/Philosophy/Spiritual/Metaphysics books:
  • The Art of Happiness: A Handbook for Living by the Dalai Lama & Dr. Howard C. Cutler
  • No Death, No Fear by Thich Nhat Hanh
  • Anger by Thich Nhat Hanh
  • When Things Fall Apart by Pema Chodron
  • Wisdom for the New Millenium by Sri Sri Ravi Shankar
  • Emmanuel's Book Compiled by Pat Rodegast
  • Many Lives, Many Masters by Brian L. Weiss, M.D.
  • The Disappearance of the Universe: Straight talk about illusions, past lives, religion, sex, politics, and the miracles of forgiveness by Gary R. Renard
  • The Analects of Confucius translated by Simon Leys
  • Lao Tzu's Tao Te Ching
  • Mastery by George Leonard

Cycling related books:
  • It's not about the Bike An autobiography by Lance Armstrong
  • Bicycle Road Racing by Edward Borysewicz a.k.a. "Eddie B" the 1980-84 U.S. Olympic Cycling Coach
  • Serious Cycling by Edmund R. Burke, PhD
  • Smart Cycling by Arnie Baker, M.D.
  • Performance Cycling by David Morris

Novels/Essays/Autobiographies/Others:
  • Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!  An autobiography by Dr. Richard Feynman (the most fun autobiography I've ever read!)
  • The Wind-up Bird Chronicle by Haruki Murakami
  • The Man Who Ate Everything by Jeffrey Steingarten
  • Me Talk Pretty One Day by David Sedaris
  • Fraud by David Rakoff

Bonus recommendations -- Edith's favorite Jazz albums:
  • Monk: Live at the Jazz Workshop by Thelonius Monk
  • The Sidewinder by Lee Morgan
  • Kind of Blue by Miles Davis
  • Getz/Gilberto (Original Recordings) by Stan Getz, Joao Gilberto, Antonio Carlos Jobim
  • Best of Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong by Louis Armstrong & Ella Fitzgerald
  • A Love Supreme by John Coltrane
  • Ken Burns's Jazz: The Story of American Music box set (complete with 48 pages booklet)
  • Bill Evans Trio--Sunday at the Village Vanguard

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