Present

Some of my friends knew I actually bought two books as presents for the Christmas Quiz. During lunch before the grand round, SN asked, "Have you ever read those books ?"

"Of course. How else could I recommend them to the others ?" I replied firmly.

For those from the next generation, I would recommend the followings:

• The Elements of Style by Strunk & White (English writing)
• Sophie's World by Jostein Gaarder (philosophy)
• How to Make Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie (psychology)
  
• A Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill Bryson (natural science)
• The Wealth of Nations by Adam Smith (economics)
• The Intelligent Investor by Benjamin Graham (investment)
• Murder of Roger Ackroyd by Agatha Christie (detective story)
• Freezing Point (冰點) by Miura Ayako (三浦綾子) (fiction)
• Cobra by Buichi Terasawa (寺沢武一) (comics)
• 司馬遷 《史記》 (history)

Happy new year.