Donald Knuth's Book Recommendations

"The best novel to deal with "science versus religion" that I've ever encountered."

"The rule: parity to vowel; an awesome conovowel opus."

"Fascinating and eye-opening journal by a 14th-century Muslim scholar."

"Applied biochemistry in the kitchen."

"A revolutionary novel about the Revolutionary War at all levels."

"One of their brilliantly Swedish detective novels."

"About how Paul Farmer's local and global life combines theory and practice."

"Vivid, witty, hilarious, poignant: I laughed, I cried, I learned; demonstrates the unreasonable effectiveness of a graphic novel."

"Volume 4 of his series, covers the years 325--1300."

"Diaries and letters of a remarkable Armenian woman."

"[The author] is at his best in short stories like these."

"Captures Oxford high-table small-talk wonderfully."

"Also Oxford but in the 1660s."

"Incredibly well written tale of our times."

"Perhaps the greatest 20th century novel."

"His magnum opus, a wonderful history of everything delicious."

"Great to read on a trip to Israel."

"In-depth characters plus a whole philosophy."

"The Great California Novel, entirely in 14-line sonnets."

"A brilliant characterization of the tragic state of politics and class relations in America that also happens to be an action-packed murder mystery."

"Has graffiti even better than the marginal notes in Concrete Mathematics."

"Delicious caricature of academic follies."

"Delicious caricature of academic follies."

"Has graffiti even better than the marginal notes in 'Concrete Mathematics.'"

"Superbly written, a great story about how a man and woman can work creatively and sustainably together despite the mysteries of the human sex drive."