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If you were to form a Noah's Ark for books which ones are you taking and why?

4 pointsby debanjan16over 2 years ago

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mikecolesover 2 years ago
Haynes and Chilton manuals: Better than trusting someone will remember 18436572. (Firing order as a password component?)<p>Encyclopedia Britannica from the 80s: Reasonable account of the past<p>Radio Shack electronics pamphlets by Forrest Mims: Great introduction to electronics.<p>The Art of Computer Programming: Why reinvent this wheel?<p>Mad magazine: Humor<p>Cookbooks and edible plant guides: Gotta eat.<p>Boy Scout manuals, guidebooks, and merit badge books: Full of useful information<p>Machinery&#x27;s Handbook: Relearn to make parts<p>Military field manuals: Helpful information for survival and tactics<p>Anarchist Cookbook: Blackpowder, gene pool cleansing<p>Marconi Patents: Communications - Slip in a Morse code table too.
Woodiover 2 years ago
Bible: wisdom and hope, Noah story :&gt;<p>Aquarium: not repeating [bad] history<p>history books: same as above<p>Lord of the Rings: immersive world<p>kid&#x27;s books: kid&#x27;s books<p>manuals and guides: utility<p>Err, actually Noah take one of every kind ;)
akeckover 2 years ago
Differential and Integral Calculus, Vol. 1 &amp; 2 by Courant<p>The Earth Care Manual by Whitefield<p>The Decisive Moment by Bresson<p>Hand Book Binding by Watson<p>The MeatEater Guide to Wilderness Skills and Survival by Rinella