Book Recommendations & Reviews Forum: A Resource for Students

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The discussion highlights the absence of a dedicated forum for book recommendations and reviews, particularly for students. Participants suggest utilizing existing forums such as the Science Book Discussion for math and science literature and the History & Humanities forum for literature. A member acknowledges the difficulty in finding relevant threads through search functions and expresses intent to update their review thread. The conversation indicates a preference among members for textbooks and academic resources over general literature.
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I did not see a forum for book recommendations or reviews. Would be helpful for the student in me.
 
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For math and science books, we have: Science Book Discussion
https://www.physicsforums.com/forumdisplay.php?f=21

otherwise one can try the topical math and science forums

For literature, we have
History & Humanities
https://www.physicsforums.com/forumdisplay.php?f=148
 
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Astronuc said:
For math and science books, we have: Science Book Discussion
https://www.physicsforums.com/forumdisplay.php?f=21

otherwise one can try the topical math and science forums

For literature, we have
History & Humanities
https://www.physicsforums.com/forumdisplay.php?f=148

Thanks. I did a search and it the results didn't rank it. So thank you.
 
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I have not been keep up my review thread. I'll have to try to get on that this weekend.

It seems that our poster here, and most members, seem more interested in textbooks and the like though.
 

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