Caterina asks: What should I read over Christmas?

Godel, Escher, Bach, by Douglas Hofstadter. Without a doubt. Even reading one fifth of the book is better than most others in their entirety. Little known fact: Hofstadter was the first author purchased at Amazon.com.

posted at 1:32 am
on Dec. 19, 2004

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Caterina asks: What should I read over Christmas?

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