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Book reviews for week 37.

سلمى
غازي القصيبي

3/5

أول كتاب أقرأه للدكتور غازي القصيبي. أعجبني جداً.

The Ultimate Guide to Graphic Design by Nik Rawlinson

My rating: 3 of 5 stars






I picked up this book whenever I had free time and I didn't feel like reading anything in particular. I was really interested in graphic design 2-3 years ago; however, NOW, unfortunately, I have other hobbies prioritized that I no longer can have fun doing because of my tiring schedule.



Maybe I have extremely good taste, or maybe this book kind of sucked... but, MAN, the execution of the techniques mentioned is HORRIBLE sometimes and does not at all help someone who is interested in graphic design. "If I'm gonna end up with something THAT ugly, might as well give up." I may not be a professional, but I can manage executing things very well. Nevertheless, the techniques explained themselves are very helpful and aren't always mentioned in online tutorials. One thing worthy of praise is how this book managed to include basics that aren't obvious to most people who work with graphic design applications.







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حبات المعرفة
محمد التكريتي
3-5
http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/33...


يبتدأ الكتاب باقتباس جميل جدا كفيلة بأن تدفعك لاقتنائه للفيلسوف كارل بوبر "معرفتنا محدودة وجهلنا غير محدود
كتاب جميل ومبسط "نوعا ما" يستعرض باختصار اخر ماوصل إليه علمنا الحديث من اكتشافات في مجال الفيزياء والكون
أعجبني كثيرا ماذُكر في المقدمة عن أن "أساس العلم الحديث هو علامة الاستفهام التي نجدها محفورة في ذهن كل عالم حقيقي... وأي تخل عن علامة الاستفهام هذه ، أو استعلاء عليها، إنما هو مجانبة لروح العلم وغطرسة فارغة ليس وراءها غير جهل كبير"

كتاب قد يوسع الآفاق خاصة للمهتمين بمعرفة أساسيات تلك العلوم من غير المختصين.. تحدث بداية حديث جميل ومختصر عن حدود العلم وتضمن بعض النقاط الجميلة ثم انتقل إلى منهج العلم وبعدها إلى مسيرة العلم يشرح فيها مراحل تطور هذا العلم بداية من البابليين ومرورا بالمسلمين ومابعد ذلك. ثم انتقل بعدها إلى الملعب السحري وقطرة الضوء وتحدث كثيرا وبتوسع "ممل" عن الالكترونات وقوانينها وانتهى كتابه بـ "الكارثة الفوق بنفسجية.

Running Scared by Lisa Jackson

My rating: 4 of 5 stars


this was a grait fun super tens book i think it had a litlle bit of unasisary parts but i looooooved the ending.



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4/5

Really enjoyed the second one in the series.

Farewell to the Master
Harry Bates

3/5

An interesting story. Piqued my interest in checking out the movie based on it (The Day the Earth Stood Still).

Motor Mouth by Janet Evanovich

My rating: 3 of 5 stars


A lot better than Metro Girl. I love Felicia and Rosa. I wish we had more depth characterwise, and the slapstick violence was the same as the first book in the series, but, honestly, I wasn't expecting much this time anyway so this was fine.



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Anthem
By Ayn Rand
Rating: 3/5


I very much disliked Ayn Rand's writing style (She can be a little pretentious here and there), but the idea and the message behind the book was pretty good.
Like any other writer who has lived during communist rule, the emphasis on individualism is very evident.
I was surprised that this novel was banned in the U.S.