David Mermin had a great line on Feynman: "I would drop everything to hear Feynman lecture on the Municipal Drainage System". For whom can this be applied mutatis mutandis?
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When I hear that line of Mermin's I instantly think of the great John McPhee. I've read essays of McPhee's which sounded terrible - "A Roomful of Hovings"(?!) - and been just spellbound.
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The question is partially motivated by this observation: https://twitter.com/michael_nielsen/status/1083840425952067584 … (Also, Littlewood's observation that life is too short to listen to any composer except Bach, Beethoven, or Mozart (IIRC).)
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Update: the suggestions so far are amazing, thanks everyone who has contributed. More suggestions welcome!
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Iain M. Banks Patricia Briggs David Brin Steven Brust Lois McMaster Bujold Lynn Flewelling PC Hodgell Tanya Huff Guy Gavriel Kay Seanan McGuire / Mira Grant Naomi Novik Brandon Sanderson John Scalzi Wen Spencer Neal Stephenson Charles Stross John Varley Martha Wells
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Love the Vorkosigan books, and much Kay too (esp "Lions"). "A Civil Campaign" is absolutely extraordinary! Love the Cordelia books, "Memory" and "Mirror Dance" too!
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Christopher Nolan,
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Thanks for these! Love Nolan, will try the others - I've been meaning to try Williamson and Wodehouse for years (LaPorte is new to me).
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C.S. Lewis. His wit, candor, and curiosity are endlessly engaging. He explores the full range of the human condition. And, he’s a jack of all trades: nonfiction, fiction, lectures, essays (and master of all).
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Yes - I've only started to read his essays in the past few years, and have found them surprisingly interesting!
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