From my list on when you really need to get away, without actually getting away.
Why am I passionate about this?
I read and write lots and love doing so. So when I need a break, the last thing I want is another book, right? Wrong! I take a break with books, and I love fun books that are an escape from the normal day-to-day, ones that wonât lull you to sleep, ones that end too quickly. Itâs a sickness, I know, and Iâll deal with it as soon as I have worked through this pile of books on my desk.
Ben's book list on when you really need to get away, without actually getting away
Why did Ben love this book?
Randall Munroe is the creator of the online comic xkcd. Heâs a really funny guy who also happens to be crazy smart and knowledgeable about, well, just about anything science and tech, it seems.
In this book, he tackles critical questions, like how fast can you hit a speed bump while driving and live, and if there was a robot apocalypse, how long would humanity last? You see? Really critical questions.
This is more a grab it off the shelf, put your feet up, pick a random page, and have fun type of read rather than a cover-to-cover read (although, confession, I did, more than once), and itâs a whole lot of really smart fun.
2 authors picked What If? as one of their favorite books, and they share why you should read it.
THE SUNDAY TIMES NUMBER ONE BESTSELLER
From the creator of the wildly popular xkcd.com, hilarious and informative answers to important questions you probably never thought to ask.
Millions visit xkcd.com each week to read Randall Munroe's iconic webcomic. Fans ask him a lot of strange questions: How fast can you hit a speed bump, driving, and live? When (if ever) did the sun go down on the British Empire? When will Facebook contain more profiles of dead people than living? How many humans would a T Rex rampaging through New York need to eat a day?
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