The Retort
The Voice of the Students of Montana State University Billings
The RetortThe Voice of the Students of Montana State University Billings
February 19th, 2010 by Leah Campbell Of The Retort Staff
From expense to an endless amount of pages, textbooks are the blackholes of learning and for some, a never-ending journey. Of course, textbooks are helpful but sometimes they may have you wondering why you are reading about the various themes in Chinese poetry or why you are memorizing the periodic table. Despite what your professors may have you believe, or read, there are countless books in any given major that both inform and entertain.
Here are three recommended books for three particular majors that fall outside the realms of textbook monotony. Enjoy!
Title: Life of Pi
Author: Yann Martel
Published: 2003
Genre: allegory, fable
Winner of the Man Booker Prize
Title: World Without End
Author: Ken Follet
Published: 2007
Genre: historical (14th Century) fiction
#1 New York Times Bestseller
Title: A Briefer History of Time
Author: Stephen Hawking
Published: 2005
Genre: science, history
Best-seller: 9 million copies sold
This article originally appeared in The Retort, Volume 2 Issue 6.