Alice in Wonderland

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1. jep888Oct 2026
   The Narnia series, the Harry Potter series, Alice in Wonderland, Wind in the Willows,the Sherlock Holmes series (there are great versions of these made slightly easier for children to read), and of course all of Roald Dahl's books.
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2. NoboruWatayaMar 2026
   These are lovely. I knew about the Moomins of course but I didn't know about the other stuff she did, some of which I really like. I wish the website had more of the illustrations but I guess there might be copyright issues.

   I'd be particularly interested in seeing more of her illustrations for Alice in Wonderland and The Hunting of the Snark (the latter is a great poem if you haven't read it: https://www.gutenberg.org/files/29888/29888-h/29888-h.htm)

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3. dmitrygrAug 2024
   Alice in Wonderland
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4. mamanagerMar 2024
   MIT OCW physics--start with 'For the love of physics' then don't mention that video series again because it will get you cancelled. Then you can take MIT's quantum course. From there, PIRSA has a bunch of video courses available that will prepare you for theoretical physics. You'll need calc 1-2(3), linear algebra, differential equations, discrete math, real and complex analysis, and mathematical physics, which may include the discrete math and complex analysis as my coursework did. You'll need to read Alice in Wonderland and Through the looking glass, at least for cultural references. Most of what you need will be between PIRSA and MIT OCW. Khan Academy can help if you're not getting calc, but with CS you probably already have calc 1-diff eq and linear algebra.
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5. adamquekDec 2023
   Alice in Wonderland - I read it once a year, just to remind me of how interesting imagination and paying attention in little things can be.

   I'm also thinking of going back to The Plague by Albert Camus. It felt really surreal when I read it over the pandemic. Want to see how I would feel now that COVID has become an endemic disease.

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6. brudgersNov 2023

     48. The best book on programming for the layman is 
         "Alice in Wonderland"; but that's because
         it's the best book on anything for the layman. 
   
             -- Alan Perlis

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