Ms. Johns has a BSc, majoring in math, and an MEd in math education. Her favourite book while in Uni was Harry Potter, believe it or not. Harry Potter got her to become an avid reader. (During my teen years, I hardly read any books). Now Ms. Johns reads 1-2 books/week.
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone by J. K. RowlingHarry Potter thinks he is an ordinary boy until he is rescued by an owl, taken to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, learns to play Quidditch and does battle in a deadly duel. The Reason: HARRY POTTER IS A WIZARD!
Mr. Mitruk did 5 years of varsity gymnastics at McMaster and Queens. If he had to pick a favourite book, he'd have to choose books that changed him. "The Foundation" trilogy by sci. fi. author Isaac Asimov turned him into a reader for life. The book "Chaos" by James Gleick was the first non-fiction book he read for fun(?), and changed the way he looks at the world, its systems, and the way they interact.
Foundation by Isaac AsimovFor twelve thousand years the Galactic Empire has ruled supreme. Now it is dying. But only Hari Sheldon, creator of the revolutionary science of psychohistory, can see into the future--to a dark age of ignorance, barbarism, and warfare that will last thirty thousand years. To preserve knowledge and save mankind, Seldon gathers the best minds in the Empire--both scientists and scholars--and brings them to a bleak planet at the edge of the Galaxy to serve as a beacon of hope for a fututre generations. He calls his sanctuary the Foundation. But soon the fledgling Foundation finds itself at the mercy of corrupt warlords rising in the wake of the receding Empire. Mankind's last best hope is faced with an agonizing choice: submit to the barbarians and be overrun--or fight them and be destroyed.
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