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Floris Goerlandt

Here's one which I find enticing.

About world economy, politics and such:

Yanis Varoufakis. The Global Minotaur - America, the true origins of the financial crisis and the future of the world economy. Zed Books, 2011.

Any other suggestions very welcome, holiday is reading time!

Angel Madrid

Hello Igor:

Have you read the following books?:

1) Richard P. Feynman, "Surely you're joking, Mr. Feynman!", ISBN 0-553-34668-7; and,

2) Aldous Huxley, "Brave new world", Many Publishers. If yes, I suggest next:

3) Lewis Carroll, "Alice's adventures in Wonderland", Many Publishers...More?

I really feel they should be read in English: as to be able to "pick up" all the nuances!

Best

Vikram Zaveri

"Sri Ramakrisha The Great Master" by Swami Saradananda, (tr.) Swami Jagadananda.

"The Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna." by Mahendranath Gupta, (tr.) Swami Nikhilananda.

Above books available across the world at Vedanta Society bookstores. http://www.vedanta.org/wiv/links/centers.html

http://www.chennaimath.org/istore/product/sri-ramakrishna-the-great-master/

http://www.amazon.com/Gospel-Sri-Ramakrishna-Abridged-Edition/dp/0911206027