My favorite books

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Here are presented some of my favorite books

My main book topics are natural science, popular science, science fiction
and technical books. Unfortunately I do not give myself time to read so much
imaginative literature. Although well familiar with (at least) technical English
I prefer to read books translated to Swedish. There is an enormous selection
of (especially new) books out there, and I have of course only read a few
of them. Actually I spend more time reading and searching information on
Internet than reading books. Regarding technical information and manuals it
is often superior.

My next book to read will be "The Fabric of Cosmos" by Brian Greene 2004,
in the Swedish translation "Det stoff varav kosmos vävdes". I also come
across another book that seems very nice and interesting, namely "Sofie's
World - Novel about the History of Philosophy" by the Norwegian Jostein
Gaarder 1991, in the Swedish translation "Sofies värld - roman om filosofins
historia". This book is translated to many languages. Unfortunately I did
not take the opportunity to study philosophy at school...

The list is not complete yet and in no special order. The Swedish titles
are given in brackets.

My favorite books

Well, according to my opinion... To be updated.

• "The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy" series, ("Liftarens guide till galaxen" serien) by Douglas Adams, 1979 - 1992

• "Contact", ("Kontakt") by Carl Sagan, 1985

• "Rendezvous with Rama", (Möte med Rama") by Arthur C. Clarke, 1972

• "Foundation Trilogy", ("Stiftelsetrilogin") by Isaac Asimov, 1970 - 1971

• "Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance", ("Zen och konsten att sköta en motorcykel") by Robert M. Pirsig, 1974

• "The Lord of the Rings", ("Sagan om Härskarringen") by J.J.R. Tolkien, 1954 - 1955

• "The Elegant Universe", ("Ett utsökt universum") by Brian Greene, 1999

• "Born Free", ("Född fri") (the book about the lioness Elsa) by Joy Adamson, 1960

• "My Swedish Africa", ("Mitt svenska Afrika") by Sigvard Berggren, 1962 (probably only available in Swedish)

Some other very good books

Well, according to my opinion... To be updated.

• "Σ Sigma", band I - VI, ("Σ Sigma"), "The World of Mathematics" edited and commented by James R. Newman, 1956

• "Analysis in one variable" second edition, ("Analys i en variabel") by Arne Persson and Lars-Christer Böiers, Lund 2001 (in Swedish)

• "Analysis in several variables", ("Analys i flera variabler") by Arne Persson and Lars-Christer Böiers, Lund 1988 (in Swedish)

• "Linear algebra" second edition, ("Linjär algebra") by Gunnar Sparr, 1994 (in Swedish)

• "Starry night", ("Stjärnklart") by Claes Bernes, 1983 (probably only available in Swedish)

• "2001 A Space Odyssey", ("2001 en rymdodyssé") by Arthur C. Clarke, 1968

• "2010 Odyssey Two", ("2010 andra rymdodyssén") by Arthur C. Clarke, 1982

Some very interesting books that I read in my youth

Well, according to my opinion... To be updated.

• "The boy's book about the modern wonders of technology", ("Pojkarnas bok om teknikens moderna underverk") by G. S. Ranshaw, 1950

• "Play with the current", ("Lek med strömmen") by Jan Jangö, 1964 (probably only available in Swedish)

• "Small electrical motors", ("Små elektriska motorer") by Wilhelm Liander, 1975 (probably only available in Swedish)

• "Chemistry as hobby", ("Kemi som hobby") by Bertil Englund, 1953 (probably only available in Swedish)