in summary, month of reading too many things

red,

  • Helliwell & Sahakian. Modern Classical Mechanics.
    • God-tier capstone chapters offering us lowly undergrads glimpses of quantum path integrals, gauge invariance, perturbation theory, among other fascinating areas of modern physics
  • Lindner. A Complete Guide to Theoretical Physics.
    • The promise in the title is the allure.
  • Leslie Pierce. The Imperial Harem: Women and sovereignty in the Ottoman Empire.
    • The struggles for power never bores
  • Benjamin Fortna. Imperial Classrooms: Islam, the State, and Education in the Late Ottoman Empire.
    • Maps!
  • Benedict Anderson. Imagined Communities.
    • The book on nationalism.
  • Amy Tan. “Immortal Heart”
    • Read it on the night bart from San Jose back to Berkeley. How little time I’m devoting to fiction!
  • Thomas Mallon. “What if Nostalgia Isn’t What It Used to Be?”
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