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Yet another absolute... (at least there's only 1 more after this)

At the moment it would have to be "Introduction to number theory" by Martin J. Erickson and Anthony Vazzana. I bought it to learn about some techniques which have helped me to solve 100 puzzles on projecteuler.net.

In general though, my literary diet consists mainly of: dictionaries (whether English or not), mathematical theory, foreign language grammar reference books, autobiographies and the occasional pop-sci title.
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Another "absolute" question which makes it difficult for me to answer. It's probably QI - because Stephen Fry is awesome. I'm also quite partial to Have I Got News For You.

That said, I don't actually watch a lot of TV; I don't think I've watched any this week, for example. When I do though, my taste covers political satire, panel comedy shows, and documentaries.
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ugh, yet another question that I can't answer with just one. The genres that I watch are Crime/Prison/Legal dramas, Suspense/Thriller, and Horror (gory/gruesome, rather than scary).

My choice of favourite happens to lie between two Stephen King adaptations:
The Green Mile
The Shawshank Redemption

I've seen them both numerous times, and know huge chunks of dialogue, but I can still watch them repeatedly.
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I don't think I get get this down to just 1.

Camera Obscura - Let's Get Out Of This Country comes close, because to me it's about taking action, overcoming obstacles and challenging adversity.

I'm posting just 1, to keep in the spirit of the meme, but I tend to have "core" songs rather than one I'd describe as being a favourite.
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I've seen this meme occasionally but am doing a slight variation of it. I believe the original idea behind the meme is to make a post a day, but I don't post that often. I'll get through all 30 posts, but as and when I feel like it.

here's the list of 30 )

Look out for the tag "30".

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