Mr. Maloney's Physics


Below you will find a list of books that are available for you to read for a Book Project. Some of them are available in bulk from the school, but the book that are marked with an asterisk (*) are owned by Mr. Maloney, and only one copy is available. Most however, can be found at any library. You CAN choose a book not on this list, you just have to get it approved by Mr. Maloney before hand. If you have any good suggestions for other students, let Mr. Maloney know and they can be posted. Click Here to see who has what books out. There are also some PROJECT IDEAS available if you are having a hard time thinking of on. Book Reviews from Students at http://shsphysics.wikispaces.com/
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	2001 a SPACE ODYSSEY, by Arthur C. Clarke Good book, gets a little abstract at times. -- Mr. Maloney	*FIVE PATIENTS, by Michael Crichton
	*ANGELS & DEMONS, by Dan Brown	*a BRIEF HISTORY of TIME, by Stephen Hawking Hawking does a good job of describing complex ideas in an easy to read manner -- Mr. Maloney
	CONTAGION, by Robin Cook	*~~the DaVINCI CODE, by Dan Brown~~ GREAT BOOK BUT CANT READ FOR PROJECT
	*DECEPTION POINT, BY Dan Brown	*DIGITAL FORTRESS, by Dan Brown
	the DOUBLE HELIX, by James Watson	*ENDER'S GAME, by Orson Scott Card Excellent book, one of the best I have ever read -- Mr. Maloney
	*HITCHHIKERS GUIDE TO THE GALAXY, by Douglas Adams	IN SEARCH of NATURE, by E.O. Wilson
	ISHMAEL, by Daniel Quinn Excellent book, written from a different point of view -- Mr. Maloney	SURELY YOU'RE JOKING, MR. FEYNMAN, by Richard Feynman Excellent autobiography of a great man's life. -- Mr. Maloney
	*the LARGE, the SMALL and the HUMAN MIND, by Roger Penrose Good book talking about the origin and reason of all things -- Mr. Maloney	*LIFE, THE UNIVERSE, AND EVERYTHING, by Douglas Adams
	LONGITUDE, by Dava Sobel	*NEUROMANCER, by William Gibson Hardcore Science-Fiction, excellent book if you like the genre -- Mr. Maloney
	*PREY, by Michael Crichton Good piece of ficiton about nanotechnology -- Mr. Maloney	*RESTAURANT AT THE END OF THE UNIVERSE, by Douglas Adams
	the RIGHT STUFF, by Tom Wolfe	*the SCIENCE of STAR WARS, by Jeanne Cavelos Physicist attempts to show how Star Wars could be real. -- Mr. Maloney
	*SPHERE, by Michael Crichton Another good Crichton book. -- Mr. Maloney	*the STORY of B, Daniel Quinn Sequel to Ishmael, but can be read by itself -- Mr. Maloney
	DO ANDROIDS DREAM OF DIGITAL SHEEP?, by Phillip Dick	*TIMELIME, by Michael Crichton Another excellent Crichton book about time-travel and the middle ages. -- Mr. Maloney
	NEXT, by Michael Crichton	THE TERMINAL MAN, by Michael Crichton
	A CASE OF NEED, by Michael Crichton	THE BOY WHO HARNESSED THE WIND, by
	BLINDNESS, Jose Saramago	THE MAKING OF THE ATOMIC BOMB, by Richard Rhodes
	THE SCIENCE OF THE X-FILES, by Jeanne Cavelos	THE ELEGANT UNIVERSE, by Brian Greene
	JOURNEY TO THE CENTER OF THE EARTH, by Jules Verne	CONTACT, Carl Sagan
	STARSHIP TROOPERS, by Robert Heinlein