tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19727420.post5298826380146607841..comments2024-03-23T12:05:13.464-07:00Comments on Ideas: Christmas BooksDavid Friedmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06543763515095867595noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19727420.post-9232268833542178672012-12-30T15:53:08.632-08:002012-12-30T15:53:08.632-08:00You get the extra credit.
I would have said "...You get the extra credit.<br /><br />I would have said "multiple basis states," and offered as the (classical) example polarized light, viewable either as combinations of vertical and horizontal or as combinations of left handed and right handed circular. For QMech, that a particle can be described as a combination of eigen states of momentum or as a combination of eigen states of position.<br /><br />The sequel is under constructions--let me know if you want to be a beta reader when I get a complete draft. It turns out that Alys is not such a feather brain as she chose to appear. The story centers on Kir and his cousin Eirick, Lord Iolen's son, but there isn't really a single protagonist, or even two. <br /><br />Eirick, as Mari puts it, is a much nicer person than his father was.David Friedmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06543763515095867595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19727420.post-28731770766919608672012-12-26T22:08:03.812-08:002012-12-26T22:08:03.812-08:00"Extra credit for physics and math types if y..."Extra credit for physics and math types if you can figure out what my version of magic is modeled on. "<br /><br />Vector notation Quantum Mechanics (well, Hilbert space linear algebra, really).<br />Btw, I loved that book. I want to buy a sequel!Doc Merlinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13615897698740661539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19727420.post-67206514018351388252012-12-24T22:54:59.030-08:002012-12-24T22:54:59.030-08:001. Our two books are not available on Kindle, but ...1. Our two books are not available on Kindle, but they are available, for free, as pdf's from my web site. And I believe a Kindle can read pdf's.<br /><br />2. So far as other books on medieval cooking ... .<br /><br />C. Anne Wilson, <i>Food and Drink in Britain</i> is one of the best secondary sources I know. My current favorite primary source is <i>Annals of the Caliphs' Kitchens</i>, a big 10th century cookbook probably written by al-Warraq.<br /><br />But it's expensive.David Friedmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06543763515095867595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19727420.post-17631506138366416532012-12-24T11:48:26.097-08:002012-12-24T11:48:26.097-08:00Also, David, could you recommend other books on me...Also, David, could you recommend other books on medieval cooking?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19727420.post-70078513941486404702012-12-24T11:43:36.780-08:002012-12-24T11:43:36.780-08:00Both "How to Milk an Almond, Stuff an Egg, an...Both "How to Milk an Almond, Stuff an Egg, and Armor a Turnip: A Thousand Years of Recipes" and "A Miscellany" aren't available on kindle.<br /><br />I usually cook using simple recipes, but it was always interesting to me how medieval cooking looks like. Eventhough I never actively seek for such information, I believe it would be awesome to read a book from someone who's really into this topic.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19727420.post-89449351947906742582012-12-23T08:41:43.226-08:002012-12-23T08:41:43.226-08:00I think Hidden Order is the only one of my books n...I think <i>Hidden Order</i> is the only one of my books not available in some electronic version. <i>Salamander</i> is available only as a Kindle from Amazon, and all of the others are free—<i>Harald</i>, my first novel, which I didn't mention in the post, is on the Baen Free Library, and the others are linked to my web page.David Friedmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06543763515095867595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19727420.post-30973235966028335602012-12-23T01:56:03.863-08:002012-12-23T01:56:03.863-08:00Also, there is a nice way to measure government ef...Also, there is a nice way to measure government efficiency by measuring efficiency of its postal services. I think you and your readers may find it interesting.<br /><br />http://blogs.wsj.com/economics/2012/08/06/using-postal-service-to-guage-government-efficiency/<br /><br />(It was no surprise for me to see Russia in the list of worst performers.)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19727420.post-24324336962941347892012-12-23T01:47:56.270-08:002012-12-23T01:47:56.270-08:00Hi, David.
Can you please make your books availa...Hi, David. <br /><br />Can you please make your books available on kindle? I live in Russia, where postal service is terrible, the delivery times for international packages are 1-2 months, not to mention high shipping costs. The only option for me is to read e-books.<br /><br />Interestingly, some books are available, but some aren't. I guess, this is result of using different publishers, but maybe you, as the author, have some leverage to publish them online? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com