The Life of a Mathematician

Wow, I'm not getting error messages every time I press a key! I got some algebra turned in, and still have to write up some more combinatorics.

Bible study was at my apartment, as usual. The most recent chapter in Disciplines of a Godly Man (by R. Kent Hughes) was on the Discipline of the Mind. Even though my roommate was gone, we had six guys, which is more than usual. Good discussion. Interesting to hear different ideas about entertainment and Bible reading strategies. One of the things the author did was survey a bunch of Christian leaders about books they had read. The questions (along with my own anwers) ran something like this (in each case I'm listing books other than the Bible):

1) What five books, sacred or secular, have had the greatest influence on you?

Listed in alphabetical order:

The Chosen, by Chaim Potock
The Fight, by John White
Gödel, Escher, Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid, by Douglas Hofstadter
Lès Miserables, by Victor Hugo
The Story of Liberty, by Charles C. Coffin

2) Of the sacred books that have influenced you, which is your favorite?

Currently: Holiness, by J.C. Ryle

3) What is your favorite novel?

Lès Miserables, by Victor Hugo

4) What is your favorite biography?

Call of Duty: The Sterling Nobility of Robert E. Lee, by J. Stephen Wilkins