I decided to group them by category then alphabetical by authors last name

Booklist

Fiction — science fiction & fantasy
Computing, cybersecurity & statistics
Science, engineering, architecture & reference
Medicine, nutrition & metabolism
Neuroscience, psychology & philosophy of science
  • jet@hackertalks.comOPEnglish
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    3 days ago

    lemmy downsampled the photo anyway, so the details are a bit hard to see. I love the Clarke books! There was one about moon dust, i forgot the name, but it was very impactful when i read it as a kid. . I don’t know Gibson i’ll look them up. I think Bradbury is my favorite of all, small short stories but plenty of “quiet” ideas that sit with you. I think Asmiov really shines in short stories, i found the foundation series went on a bit too long and kinda repeated the same gimmick over and over.

    I’ll take a look at He Who Fight with Monsters as well.

    The original hitchhikers bbc radio radio dramas sit well with me more than the books, i will check out the DCC audiobooks for that reason alone, thanks for the pointer.

    • billwashere@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      3 days ago

      A Fall of Moondust maybe? thats the only one I can think of about moon dust. My favorite Clarke was probably the Rama series and of course 2001, 2010, 2061, and 3001. Honestly I liked the Rama series more but don’t tell anyone. So many Bradbury stories I read when I was younger (high school, college) but my two favorites are probably A Sound of Thunder and The Martian. I was so psyched about the movie for A Sound of Thunder (yes they made a movie) but it was just ok.

      And speaking of impactful, have you ever read the short story “Think Like a Dinosaur” by James Patrick Kelly. Pretty sure I read this for a college class but I still think about that story to this day. And The Stars My Destination by Alfred Bester. Also think about this book a lot. No idea way. I guess I was impressionable at the time :)

      You should make a list instead of just the pic. I’d love to see what else is there.

      • jet@hackertalks.comOPEnglish
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        3 days ago

        There is a list! the spoilers in the post expand to the book list with links (well, mostly, some of the books didn’t get scanned, but its mostly complete)

        Yes - A fall of moondust! Rama was really a great story both about meta-structures where we are not the main character, and how human colonies morph over time - it wet my appetite for Ringworld - which i cannot recommend enough.

        I’m partial to Bradbury’s “There will come soft rains”, mostly because a civilization has echo’s through time and even if ours falls we are not totally gone.

        I have not had the pleasure of reading Think Like a Dinosaur yet, but i will soon!

          • jet@hackertalks.comOPEnglish
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            2 days ago

            I made a higher scan photo, added as a top threaded comment (I also moved some shelves around) but you can zoom all the way in now.

          • jet@hackertalks.comOPEnglish
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            2 days ago

            I think Niven is my favorite author, if you enjoy ringworld you will enjoy his other books as well, but he has a huge collection of short stories you can get a taste with first.