Those are probably the two best books ever written, although GEB is way i=
n the lead.
I suggest that "Unbounding the Future" be REMOVED from the list. I under=
stand
that Drexler didn't have that much to do with writing it, and the book is=
a
complete failure of the imagination.
-- =
sentience@pobox.com Eliezer S. Yudkowsky
http://tezcat.com/~eliezer/singularity.html
http://tezcat.com/~eliezer/algernon.html
Disclaimer: Unless otherwise specified, I'm not telling you
everything I think I know.