Re: [CODE4LIB] what good books did you read in 2014?
Hi, This year I discovered the work of Nnedi Okorafor. I'm still working my way through her oeuvre, but I enjoyed her short story collection Kabu Kabu. Recommended for folks who enjoy science fiction and fantasy. As far as non-fiction is concerned, I enjoyed The Homing Instinct: Meaning and Mystery in Animal Migration by Bernd Heinrich. Regards, Galen On Thu, Dec 11, 2014 at 10:25 AM, Jacobs, Jane W jane.w.jac...@queenslibrary.org wrote: In my earlier post I failed to mention two of my personal favorites: Urban Tigers and the (conveniently titled) Urban Tigers Two. These are fictionalized anecdotes from the author's experiences working at a veterinary hospital devoted exclusively to feline practice. If you liked James Herriot's and Nick Trout's books, these are for you. Being self-published they obviously haven't gotten all the publicity they deserve, but are easily available on Amazon (http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Dstripbooksfield-keywords=urban+tigers+kathy+chisholm) or by interlibrary loan. My complete review can be seen at: http://www.queenslibrary.org/blog/review-urban-tigers-tales-of-a-cat-vet Disclaimer: I have made friends with the author and am a big supporter of her efforts to spay and neuter feral cats as well as introducing improved animal treatment laws in her native Halifax, Nova Scotia. (http://tuxedostan.com/) My opinions are quite sincere, but perhaps not unbiased! *Shop to Support Queens Library! Buy books, e-books, videos, music, gifts at great prices. A portion of the proceeds benefit Queens Library. http://www.queenslibrary.org/shop The information contained in this message may be privileged and confidential and protected from disclosure. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, or an employee or agent responsible for delivering this message to the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution or copying of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please notify us immediately by replying to the message and deleting it from your computer. -- Galen Charlton Manager of Implementation Equinox Software, Inc. / The Open Source Experts email: g...@esilibrary.com direct: +1 770-709-5581 cell: +1 404-984-4366 skype: gmcharlt web:http://www.esilibrary.com/ Supporting Koha and Evergreen: http://koha-community.org http://evergreen-ils.org
Re: [CODE4LIB] what good books did you read in 2014?
I'm in the audiobook camp with Coral because of my commute. Books: Terry Pratchett. I'm still working my way through the Discworld but I'm going to run out/catch up next year. At which point I'll of course have to start listening all over again. The Amazing Thing About the Way It Goes: Stories of Tidiness, Self-Esteem and Other Things I Gave Up On https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18168478-the-amazing-thing-about-the-way-it-goes by Stephanie Pearl-McPhee Lovely set of essays. Pearl-McPhee is mostly known for her knitterly writing but this is about a lot of other areas, need not be a knitter to enjoy. On 12/9/2014 8:47 AM, Andromeda Yelton wrote: Hey, code4lib! I bet you consume fascinating media. What good books did you read in 2014 that you think your colleagues would like, too? (And hey, we're all digital, so feel free to include movies and video games and so forth.) Mine: http://www.obeythetestinggoat.com/ (O'Reilly book, plus read free online) - a book on testing from a Django-centric, front end perspective. *Finally* I get how testing works. This book rewrote my brain. _The Warmth of Other Suns_ - finally got around to reading this magnum opus history of the Great Migration, am halfway through, it's amazing. If you're looking for some historical context on how we got to Ferguson, Isabel Wilkerson has you covered. _Her_ - Imma let you finish, Citzenfour and Big Hero 6 and LEGO movie and Guardians of the Galaxy - you were all good - but I walked out of the theater and literally couldn't speak after this one. Plus, funniest throwaway scene ever. Almost fell out of my chair. _Tim's Vermeer_ - wait, no, watch that one too. Weird tinkering genius who can't paint obsesses over recreating a Vermeer with startling, physics-driven results. Also, Penn Jillette. -- Abigail Goben, MLS Assistant Information Services Librarian and Assistant Professor Library of the Health Sciences University of Illinois at Chicago 1750 W. Polk (MC 763) Chicago, IL 60612 ago...@uic.edu
Re: [CODE4LIB] what good books did you read in 2014?
In my earlier post I failed to mention two of my personal favorites: Urban Tigers and the (conveniently titled) Urban Tigers Two. These are fictionalized anecdotes from the author's experiences working at a veterinary hospital devoted exclusively to feline practice. If you liked James Herriot's and Nick Trout's books, these are for you. Being self-published they obviously haven't gotten all the publicity they deserve, but are easily available on Amazon (http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Dstripbooksfield-keywords=urban+tigers+kathy+chisholm) or by interlibrary loan. My complete review can be seen at: http://www.queenslibrary.org/blog/review-urban-tigers-tales-of-a-cat-vet Disclaimer: I have made friends with the author and am a big supporter of her efforts to spay and neuter feral cats as well as introducing improved animal treatment laws in her native Halifax, Nova Scotia. (http://tuxedostan.com/) My opinions are quite sincere, but perhaps not unbiased! *Shop to Support Queens Library! Buy books, e-books, videos, music, gifts at great prices. A portion of the proceeds benefit Queens Library. http://www.queenslibrary.org/shop The information contained in this message may be privileged and confidential and protected from disclosure. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, or an employee or agent responsible for delivering this message to the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution or copying of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please notify us immediately by replying to the message and deleting it from your computer.
Re: [CODE4LIB] what good books did you read in 2014?
Video games: Seconding Dragon Age: Inquisition. I've logged over 80 hours, and there's still tons to do. Running an inquisition is hard work! Not from this year, but I played a bunch of the Lego games near the beginning of the year. The Harry Potter ones were my favorites, followed closely by Star Wars. Also seconding Guardians of the Galaxy. Best comic book movie yet! Books I enjoyed: - Fevre Dream by George R.R. Martin. It was so good I took the time to write a short review on Goodreads. It was a nice standalone novel amidst all the ridiculously huge series I usually read. Great for people who like the steamboat/Mark Twain era of U.S. history -or heck, even if you don't. It might be a good gateway book from historical fiction to fantasy/paranormal. It had kind of a gothic, Anne Rice-ish feel to it. - Mike Carey's Lucifer graphic novel series, based on Neil Gaiman's amazing Sandman series - Gillian Flynn's three books, Sharp Objects, Dark Places and Gone Girl L. Catherine Henry, MLS, Assistant Systems Librarian Beaufort County Library 311 Scott Street, Beaufort, SC 29902 Phone 843.255.6444 lhe...@bcgov.net www.beaufortcountylibrary.org For Learning ♦ For Leisure ♦ For Life -Original Message- From: Code for Libraries [mailto:CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU] On Behalf Of Matthew Sherman Sent: Tuesday, December 09, 2014 2:06 PM To: CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] what good books did you read in 2014? Nothing professional comes to mind but here are some fun stuff in no particular order: Books: Skin Game by Jim Butcher - Another in the consistently great Dresden Files series. For those unfamiliar urban fantasy novels that are always just a fun read. The Broken Eye by Brent Weeks - The third in the Lightbringer series from a newer but really good fantasy author. Comics: Avengers vol. 5 and New Avengers vol. 3 by Jonathan Hickman - The current run on Avengers and New Avengers, both written by Jonathan Hickman who is good at playing the long game and paying off well as proven by his run on Fantastic Four. Batman vol. 2 by Scott Snyder - The current run on Batman by Scott Snyder who has been consistently a great batman author, and currently doing a very interesting Joker story. Movies: Guardians of the Galaxy - Great movie as Andromeda mentioned. As a fan of the book it was based on I was afraid this was going to be awful and was pleasantly surprised. TV: The Flash - The new Flash show has been one of the most fun TV shows I have seen in quite some time, they have a very fun dynamic and surprisingly good production values. Games: Dragon Age: Inquisition - Another great Bioware RPG, with real pay off if you have played the previous games. Even if you haven't it is a lot of fun and a pretty good story. Admittedly I am only part way in, but when it took the reviewers 80 hours to finish the story it is not something you will finish within the first month of getting it. On Tue, Dec 9, 2014 at 1:34 PM, Mark Pernotto mark.perno...@gmail.com wrote: Fun question - thanks! In no particular order: *What If?: Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions* by Randall Munroe - *I really enjoy the physics, as well as the absurdity.* *Two Scoops of Django 1.6* - *based on Andromeda's recommendation - thanks! Looks like I have another Django book to read now. Really appreciate it!* *Invincible Compendium Volume 2* by Robert Kirkman - *someone had gifted me Compendium 1 last Christmas - I just had to continue. I feel accomplished after reading such a large book* *Wonders of Life* by Brian Cox - *I know there's a lot of hype surrounding Neil Degrasse Tyson's Cosmos, but I prefer Cox's presentation. He also did a series Wonders of the Universe and Wonders of the Solar System years ago. If you hurry, you can get the 3-series BluRay set for $0.12 cheaper than just Wonders of Life* On Tue, Dec 9, 2014 at 6:47 AM, Andromeda Yelton andromeda.yel...@gmail.com wrote: Hey, code4lib! I bet you consume fascinating media. What good books did you read in 2014 that you think your colleagues would like, too? (And hey, we're all digital, so feel free to include movies and video games and so forth.) Mine: http://www.obeythetestinggoat.com/ (O'Reilly book, plus read free online) - a book on testing from a Django-centric, front end perspective. *Finally* I get how testing works. This book rewrote my brain. _The Warmth of Other Suns_ - finally got around to reading this magnum opus history of the Great Migration, am halfway through, it's amazing. If you're looking for some historical context on how we got to Ferguson, Isabel Wilkerson has you covered. _Her_ - Imma let you finish, Citzenfour and Big Hero 6 and LEGO movie and Guardians of the Galaxy - you were all good - but I walked out of the theater and literally couldn't speak after this one. Plus, funniest throwaway scene ever. Almost fell out
Re: [CODE4LIB] what good books did you read in 2014?
This year's been a pretty great one in terms of reading. Some of my highlights: Roxanne Gay's Bad Feminist http://www.roxanegay.com/bad-feminist/ - A great collection of essays on pop culture, feminism, race, and professional Scrabble. bell hooks' Writing Beyond Race http://www.amazon.com/Writing-Beyond-Race-Living-Practice/dp/0415539153 - With everything happening around the US and as the Code4Lib Journal ramps up to put out our first special issue on diversity, I've been re-reading hooks' work, and especially love this book. Matt Kirschenbaum's Mechanisms : New Media and the Forensic Imagination http://www.amazon.com/Mechanisms-New-Media-Forensic-Imagination/dp/026251740X/ref=sr_1_3?s=booksie=UTF8qid=1418218683sr=1-3keywords=mechanisms - Words cannot describe. Another book that I'm reading that's in the same vein (though a bit older and more theoretical) is Embodying Technesis by Mark Hansen. Cory Doctorow's Little Brother and Homeland - The first one is by far better, but both are great, quick reads. Books I'm really excited to read, but haven't had time yet: Martin Paul Eve's Open Access and the Humanities http://www.cambridge.org/nl/academic/subjects/general/open-access-and-humanities-contexts-controversies-and-future?utm_source=print+bookutm_medium=coverutm_campaign=open+access Doctorow's Information Doesn't Want to Be Free: Laws for the Internet Age http://www.amazon.com/Information-Doesnt-Want-Be-Free/dp/1940450284 Biella Coleman's Hacker, Hoaxer, Whistleblower, Spy: The Many Faces of Anonymous http://www.amazon.com/Hacker-Hoaxer-Whistleblower-Spy-Faces/dp/1781685835/ref=sr_1_1?s=booksie=UTF8qid=1418219027sr=1-1keywords=hacker+hoaxer+whistleblower+spy On Wed, Dec 10, 2014 at 2:03 PM, Henry, Catherine lhe...@bcgov.net wrote: Video games: Seconding Dragon Age: Inquisition. I've logged over 80 hours, and there's still tons to do. Running an inquisition is hard work! Not from this year, but I played a bunch of the Lego games near the beginning of the year. The Harry Potter ones were my favorites, followed closely by Star Wars. Also seconding Guardians of the Galaxy. Best comic book movie yet! Books I enjoyed: - Fevre Dream by George R.R. Martin. It was so good I took the time to write a short review on Goodreads. It was a nice standalone novel amidst all the ridiculously huge series I usually read. Great for people who like the steamboat/Mark Twain era of U.S. history -or heck, even if you don't. It might be a good gateway book from historical fiction to fantasy/paranormal. It had kind of a gothic, Anne Rice-ish feel to it. - Mike Carey's Lucifer graphic novel series, based on Neil Gaiman's amazing Sandman series - Gillian Flynn's three books, Sharp Objects, Dark Places and Gone Girl L. Catherine Henry, MLS, Assistant Systems Librarian Beaufort County Library 311 Scott Street, Beaufort, SC 29902 Phone 843.255.6444 lhe...@bcgov.net www.beaufortcountylibrary.org For Learning ♦ For Leisure ♦ For Life -Original Message- From: Code for Libraries [mailto:CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU] On Behalf Of Matthew Sherman Sent: Tuesday, December 09, 2014 2:06 PM To: CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] what good books did you read in 2014? Nothing professional comes to mind but here are some fun stuff in no particular order: Books: Skin Game by Jim Butcher - Another in the consistently great Dresden Files series. For those unfamiliar urban fantasy novels that are always just a fun read. The Broken Eye by Brent Weeks - The third in the Lightbringer series from a newer but really good fantasy author. Comics: Avengers vol. 5 and New Avengers vol. 3 by Jonathan Hickman - The current run on Avengers and New Avengers, both written by Jonathan Hickman who is good at playing the long game and paying off well as proven by his run on Fantastic Four. Batman vol. 2 by Scott Snyder - The current run on Batman by Scott Snyder who has been consistently a great batman author, and currently doing a very interesting Joker story. Movies: Guardians of the Galaxy - Great movie as Andromeda mentioned. As a fan of the book it was based on I was afraid this was going to be awful and was pleasantly surprised. TV: The Flash - The new Flash show has been one of the most fun TV shows I have seen in quite some time, they have a very fun dynamic and surprisingly good production values. Games: Dragon Age: Inquisition - Another great Bioware RPG, with real pay off if you have played the previous games. Even if you haven't it is a lot of fun and a pretty good story. Admittedly I am only part way in, but when it took the reviewers 80 hours to finish the story it is not something you will finish within the first month of getting it. On Tue, Dec 9, 2014 at 1:34 PM, Mark Pernotto mark.perno...@gmail.com wrote: Fun question - thanks! In no particular order: *What If?: Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical
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Interesting post and responses. Books: Started the year by finishing up the Dresden Files (Jim Butcher) series. Also picked up Skin Game the day it was released. A local used bookstore opened up, so I ended up picking up a lot of classic sci-fi and fantasy. A small selection... Ursula K. Le Guin - Left Hand of Darkness, Lathe of Heaven Isaac Asimov - Prelude to Foundation Marion Zimmer Bradley - Mists of Avalon Anne McCaffrey - Doona series, No One Noticed the Cat William Gibson - continued reading the Sprawl trilogy. Neal Stephenson - Snow Crash Mercades Lackey - Arrows trilogy Neil Gaiman - Anansi Boys, American Gods, Good Omens (with Terry Pratchett). Also reread Daniel Suarez's Daemon and Freedom(tm). For non-fiction, I haven't read Redefining Realness yet. Janet Mock spoke at the university where I work. Video Games: Continuing Guild Wars 2. Picked up Guild Wars 1 to play through all the original lore and get the linked rewards. Quantum Conundrum (by Kim Swift, original designer of Portal). Picked up Never Alone and Alice: Madness Returns but haven't had a chance to play them yet. Board/Tabletop Games: Played the aforementioned Lords of Waterdeep, which was quite enjoyable. Finished a two year Pathfinder campaign. Pathfinder Card Game, but I didn't enjoy it as much as I hoped. I no longer go to the local game store's board game night, so I doubt I will do much with board games any more.
Re: [CODE4LIB] what good books did you read in 2014?
This thread reminded me that there exists a code4lib Goodreads group: https://www.goodreads.com/group/show/72219-code4lib -Sean On 12/10/14, 9:10 AM, Foster, Meredith mfos...@wcupa.edu wrote: Interesting post and responses. Books: Started the year by finishing up the Dresden Files (Jim Butcher) series. Also picked up Skin Game the day it was released. A local used bookstore opened up, so I ended up picking up a lot of classic sci-fi and fantasy. A small selection... Ursula K. Le Guin - Left Hand of Darkness, Lathe of Heaven Isaac Asimov - Prelude to Foundation Marion Zimmer Bradley - Mists of Avalon Anne McCaffrey - Doona series, No One Noticed the Cat William Gibson - continued reading the Sprawl trilogy. Neal Stephenson - Snow Crash Mercades Lackey - Arrows trilogy Neil Gaiman - Anansi Boys, American Gods, Good Omens (with Terry Pratchett). Also reread Daniel Suarez's Daemon and Freedom(tm). For non-fiction, I haven't read Redefining Realness yet. Janet Mock spoke at the university where I work. Video Games: Continuing Guild Wars 2. Picked up Guild Wars 1 to play through all the original lore and get the linked rewards. Quantum Conundrum (by Kim Swift, original designer of Portal). Picked up Never Alone and Alice: Madness Returns but haven't had a chance to play them yet. Board/Tabletop Games: Played the aforementioned Lords of Waterdeep, which was quite enjoyable. Finished a two year Pathfinder campaign. Pathfinder Card Game, but I didn't enjoy it as much as I hoped. I no longer go to the local game store's board game night, so I doubt I will do much with board games any more.
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*Books* It seems like most of you read more nonfiction and actual literature than I do. And maybe fewer audiobooks. :D I had a long drive this year (4600 miles or so), so I finally listened to The Name of the Wind, https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/186074.The_Name_of_the_Wind at a friend's urging. It was horrifically sexist and had more than a little Gary-Stu http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Gary-Stu going on, but it was funny enough and had an interesting enough plot that I picked up the second book at the library, once I got where I was going. (I wasn't willing to *pay* to read it, but I was willing to read it. :)) That one was *even more* ridiculous, but I'll probably read the third when it comes out, if for no other reason than I can't see how this story gets wrapped up quickly enough to stick to the original three-book plan. I also listened Octavia Butler's Xenogenesis https://www.goodreads.com/series/41747-xenogenesis trilogy, which I really liked. It should probably come with a trigger warning, to be fair, but it was well-written and thought-provoking. (I'm still not 100% sure whose side Ms. Butler was on and how she defines human.) In terms of pure popcorn, Kim Harrison's The Hollows https://www.goodreads.com/series/40628-the-hollows books are an urban fantasy series set in a near-future Cincinnati, where genetic engineering of tomatoes (why is it always tomatoes? wasn't there a thing about that at the beginning of Jurassic Park, too?) killed off a large portion of the human population and forced vampires, witches, werewolves, etc. to come out of hiding. I've been listening to them for the last three years or so, and they're pretty good, give or take a lull somewhere in the middle of the series. The last one came out this year, so I can finally recommend it to people without guilt. :) (I don't know about you, but I *hate* starting a series and then realizing it isn't all written yet.) *Boardgames/Card games* I might technically have learned this game last year, but I'll list it anyway: Hanabi http://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/98778/hanabi. It's sort of like playing cooperative Solitaire with a group of people, only you can't see your own cards, just everyone else's, and you have to play everything in order with only other players' hints to go on. It's possible to win, but it's hard. :) - Coral
Re: [CODE4LIB] what good books did you read in 2014?
Fables by Bill Willingham is my very favorite graphic novel series. It's an entirely new take on all your favorite storybook characters. If you watch Once Upon a Time, note that Fables is better. Fables helped me find my way the The Unwritten series by Mike Carey. There's a Fables/Unwritten crossover comic that just came out this year. In the Unwritten, characters from books spill out into the real world and people from the real world get sucked into books. In a completely other place for graphic novels, check out American Vampire by Scott Snyder. These vampires most definitely do not sparkle in the sun. I have also truly enjoyed reading the Library Wars manga series by Kiiro Yumi. I couldn't resist a series about military librarians protecting libraries and books from government forces. Finally, one TV recommend, Adventure Time. This cartoon has a lot of grown-up humor and themes (Lady Rainicorn was pregnant and had puppies/unicorn-rainbowish babies with Jake the dog a season or so ago) and BMO, the cute, talking computer/game is irresistible. I am really enjoying reading everyone else's posts. I probably already have enough reading, watching and gaming options to last the next couple of years. ~ Paula
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Digging this list for sure. One that hasn't been mentioned I read this year was the Last Policeman Trilogy (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Last_Policeman). The final book came out this summer, dark with a sense of hope amidst apocalypse. The other that really took me away was The Buddha in the Attic ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Buddha_in_the_Attic), such a strong sense of liberating unheard voices. --Jimmy On Wed, Dec 10, 2014 at 10:33 AM, Paula Gray-Overtoom pgray...@monroe.lib.in.us wrote: Fables by Bill Willingham is my very favorite graphic novel series. It's an entirely new take on all your favorite storybook characters. If you watch Once Upon a Time, note that Fables is better. Fables helped me find my way the The Unwritten series by Mike Carey. There's a Fables/Unwritten crossover comic that just came out this year. In the Unwritten, characters from books spill out into the real world and people from the real world get sucked into books. In a completely other place for graphic novels, check out American Vampire by Scott Snyder. These vampires most definitely do not sparkle in the sun. I have also truly enjoyed reading the Library Wars manga series by Kiiro Yumi. I couldn't resist a series about military librarians protecting libraries and books from government forces. Finally, one TV recommend, Adventure Time. This cartoon has a lot of grown-up humor and themes (Lady Rainicorn was pregnant and had puppies/unicorn-rainbowish babies with Jake the dog a season or so ago) and BMO, the cute, talking computer/game is irresistible. I am really enjoying reading everyone else's posts. I probably already have enough reading, watching and gaming options to last the next couple of years. ~ Paula -- Jimmy Ghaphery Head, Digital Technologies VCU Libraries 804-827-3551
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The best novel I read this year was _Americanah_ by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie - http://chimamanda.com/books/americanah/ . It is a tender and personal but exquisitely sharp examination of race, identity, and immigration. The best comic I read this year was _Daytripper_ by Fábio Moon and Gabriel Bá. http://www.vertigocomics.com/graphic-novels/daytripper . It's a few years old but it was new to me and absolutely blew me away. I'd call it a quiet existential roller coaster, if pressed for a quote. Chad On Tue, Dec 9, 2014 at 9:47 AM, Andromeda Yelton andromeda.yel...@gmail.com wrote: Hey, code4lib! I bet you consume fascinating media. What good books did you read in 2014 that you think your colleagues would like, too? (And hey, we're all digital, so feel free to include movies and video games and so forth.) Mine: http://www.obeythetestinggoat.com/ (O'Reilly book, plus read free online) - a book on testing from a Django-centric, front end perspective. *Finally* I get how testing works. This book rewrote my brain. _The Warmth of Other Suns_ - finally got around to reading this magnum opus history of the Great Migration, am halfway through, it's amazing. If you're looking for some historical context on how we got to Ferguson, Isabel Wilkerson has you covered. _Her_ - Imma let you finish, Citzenfour and Big Hero 6 and LEGO movie and Guardians of the Galaxy - you were all good - but I walked out of the theater and literally couldn't speak after this one. Plus, funniest throwaway scene ever. Almost fell out of my chair. _Tim's Vermeer_ - wait, no, watch that one too. Weird tinkering genius who can't paint obsesses over recreating a Vermeer with startling, physics-driven results. Also, Penn Jillette. -- Andromeda Yelton Board of Directors, Library Information Technology Association: http://www.lita.org Advisor, Ada Initiative: http://adainitiative.org http://andromedayelton.com @ThatAndromeda http://twitter.com/ThatAndromeda
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I agree that Adventure Time is supremely awesome. As far as books, my two favorite reads this year were The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt (it won the Pulitzer for fiction this year) and the other book was a collection of short stories by Ben Loory named Stories for Nighttime and Some for the Day (This American Life featured him reading the story Death and Fruits of the Tree on episode #527: 180 Degrees) which blew my mind so i had to read the entire collection. On Wed, Dec 10, 2014 at 8:01 AM, Chad Nelson chadbnel...@gmail.com wrote: The best novel I read this year was _Americanah_ by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie - http://chimamanda.com/books/americanah/ . It is a tender and personal but exquisitely sharp examination of race, identity, and immigration. The best comic I read this year was _Daytripper_ by Fábio Moon and Gabriel Bá. http://www.vertigocomics.com/graphic-novels/daytripper . It's a few years old but it was new to me and absolutely blew me away. I'd call it a quiet existential roller coaster, if pressed for a quote. Chad On Tue, Dec 9, 2014 at 9:47 AM, Andromeda Yelton andromeda.yel...@gmail.com wrote: Hey, code4lib! I bet you consume fascinating media. What good books did you read in 2014 that you think your colleagues would like, too? (And hey, we're all digital, so feel free to include movies and video games and so forth.) Mine: http://www.obeythetestinggoat.com/ (O'Reilly book, plus read free online) - a book on testing from a Django-centric, front end perspective. *Finally* I get how testing works. This book rewrote my brain. _The Warmth of Other Suns_ - finally got around to reading this magnum opus history of the Great Migration, am halfway through, it's amazing. If you're looking for some historical context on how we got to Ferguson, Isabel Wilkerson has you covered. _Her_ - Imma let you finish, Citzenfour and Big Hero 6 and LEGO movie and Guardians of the Galaxy - you were all good - but I walked out of the theater and literally couldn't speak after this one. Plus, funniest throwaway scene ever. Almost fell out of my chair. _Tim's Vermeer_ - wait, no, watch that one too. Weird tinkering genius who can't paint obsesses over recreating a Vermeer with startling, physics-driven results. Also, Penn Jillette. -- Andromeda Yelton Board of Directors, Library Information Technology Association: http://www.lita.org Advisor, Ada Initiative: http://adainitiative.org http://andromedayelton.com @ThatAndromeda http://twitter.com/ThatAndromeda
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My library hold list has already doubled in size - thanks for all the great recommendations! I will second the plug for _The Martian_ by Andy Weir. Very gripping, and the science felt believable and realistic. John Scalzi's latest, _Lock In_, was also a blast to read, and raises some really thought-provoking questions about disability, race, and gender, all wrapped up in a near-future SF murder mystery. --- Sarah Walden Digital Projects Librarian Robert Frost Library Amherst College PO Box 2256 Amherst, MA 01002-5000 Tel: (413) 542-2960 Fax: (413) 542-2662 E-mail: swal...@amherst.edu -Original Message- From: Code for Libraries [mailto:CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU] On Behalf Of Andromeda Yelton Sent: Tuesday, December 09, 2014 9:47 AM To: CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU Subject: [CODE4LIB] what good books did you read in 2014? Hey, code4lib! I bet you consume fascinating media. What good books did you read in 2014 that you think your colleagues would like, too? (And hey, we're all digital, so feel free to include movies and video games and so forth.) Mine: http://www.obeythetestinggoat.com/ (O'Reilly book, plus read free online) - a book on testing from a Django-centric, front end perspective. *Finally* I get how testing works. This book rewrote my brain. _The Warmth of Other Suns_ - finally got around to reading this magnum opus history of the Great Migration, am halfway through, it's amazing. If you're looking for some historical context on how we got to Ferguson, Isabel Wilkerson has you covered. _Her_ - Imma let you finish, Citzenfour and Big Hero 6 and LEGO movie and Guardians of the Galaxy - you were all good - but I walked out of the theater and literally couldn't speak after this one. Plus, funniest throwaway scene ever. Almost fell out of my chair. _Tim's Vermeer_ - wait, no, watch that one too. Weird tinkering genius who can't paint obsesses over recreating a Vermeer with startling, physics-driven results. Also, Penn Jillette. -- Andromeda Yelton Board of Directors, Library Information Technology Association: http://www.lita.org Advisor, Ada Initiative: http://adainitiative.org http://andromedayelton.com @ThatAndromeda http://twitter.com/ThatAndromeda
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Loving this list, y'all. Thanks Andromeda for starting this thread. My two big hits this year have been: It's Complicated: The Social Lives of Networked Teens - danah boyd. Still working on this one, but it's an eye-opener re: privacy, social media, teens and adults. The author is offering the digital version for free download: http://www.danah.org/itscomplicated/ No Straight Lines: Four Decades of Queer Comics - anthology edited by Justin Hall. Nice collection, many styles and voices represented. -- Erin White Web Systems Librarian, VCU Libraries (804) 827-3552 | erwh...@vcu.edu | www.library.vcu.edu On Wed, Dec 10, 2014 at 11:13 AM, Sarah Walden swal...@amherst.edu wrote: My library hold list has already doubled in size - thanks for all the great recommendations! I will second the plug for _The Martian_ by Andy Weir. Very gripping, and the science felt believable and realistic. John Scalzi's latest, _Lock In_, was also a blast to read, and raises some really thought-provoking questions about disability, race, and gender, all wrapped up in a near-future SF murder mystery. --- Sarah Walden Digital Projects Librarian Robert Frost Library Amherst College PO Box 2256 Amherst, MA 01002-5000 Tel: (413) 542-2960 Fax: (413) 542-2662 E-mail: swal...@amherst.edu -Original Message- From: Code for Libraries [mailto:CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU] On Behalf Of Andromeda Yelton Sent: Tuesday, December 09, 2014 9:47 AM To: CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU Subject: [CODE4LIB] what good books did you read in 2014? Hey, code4lib! I bet you consume fascinating media. What good books did you read in 2014 that you think your colleagues would like, too? (And hey, we're all digital, so feel free to include movies and video games and so forth.) Mine: http://www.obeythetestinggoat.com/ (O'Reilly book, plus read free online) - a book on testing from a Django-centric, front end perspective. *Finally* I get how testing works. This book rewrote my brain. _The Warmth of Other Suns_ - finally got around to reading this magnum opus history of the Great Migration, am halfway through, it's amazing. If you're looking for some historical context on how we got to Ferguson, Isabel Wilkerson has you covered. _Her_ - Imma let you finish, Citzenfour and Big Hero 6 and LEGO movie and Guardians of the Galaxy - you were all good - but I walked out of the theater and literally couldn't speak after this one. Plus, funniest throwaway scene ever. Almost fell out of my chair. _Tim's Vermeer_ - wait, no, watch that one too. Weird tinkering genius who can't paint obsesses over recreating a Vermeer with startling, physics-driven results. Also, Penn Jillette. -- Andromeda Yelton Board of Directors, Library Information Technology Association: http://www.lita.org Advisor, Ada Initiative: http://adainitiative.org http://andromedayelton.com @ThatAndromeda http://twitter.com/ThatAndromeda
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Thanks for all the good additions to my own reading list. Here are some of mine. Fiction Books - I tend to read urban fantasy and sci-fi, with other stuff thrown in. I tend to graze tech books, so I won't record them. The Rivers of London by Ben Aaronovitch - I'm currently reading book #4 in the series and #5 just came out. I'm reading the UK editions, so I've been looking up a lot of Britishisms. Clariel by Garth Nix (book 4 in the Abhorsen series) - Nix is mostly a young adult fantasy author, but this series is a cut above. Raising Steam by Terry Pratchett (Discworld #40) - I re-read all of the previous books in the series this year. The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry by Rachel Joyce - I kept thinking what would Forrest Gump have done, but it was actually a pretty good read. The Everything Store: Jeff Bezos and the Age of Amazon by Brad Stone - I finished it in June, just as the fight with Hachette was brewing. Graphic Novels/Comics - I've been reading more of them this year than I have for a long time. Guilty pleasure? I guess so. Image Comics is a nice alternative to Marvel and DC in that the authors retain copyright and artistic control. Alex + Ada - about the relationship between artificial intelligence and humans in a world where androids exist and have the potential to become sentient. Covers some of the same ground as the movie Her, but with the luxury of diving deeper as the series goes on. The Walking Dead - how have I never read these? I binged on borrowed copies over the long Labor Day weekend and have been buying new issues since. Still haven't seen the TV series. Fables - I'm just getting started with this series (and its spin-offs), but I agree with Paula that this is better than Once Upon A Time. Velvet - a British spy thriller. On Wed, Dec 10, 2014 at 11:13 AM, Sarah Walden swal...@amherst.edu wrote: My library hold list has already doubled in size - thanks for all the great recommendations! I will second the plug for _The Martian_ by Andy Weir. Very gripping, and the science felt believable and realistic. John Scalzi's latest, _Lock In_, was also a blast to read, and raises some really thought-provoking questions about disability, race, and gender, all wrapped up in a near-future SF murder mystery. --- Sarah Walden Digital Projects Librarian Robert Frost Library Amherst College PO Box 2256 Amherst, MA 01002-5000 Tel: (413) 542-2960 Fax: (413) 542-2662 E-mail: swal...@amherst.edu -Original Message- From: Code for Libraries [mailto:CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU] On Behalf Of Andromeda Yelton Sent: Tuesday, December 09, 2014 9:47 AM To: CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU Subject: [CODE4LIB] what good books did you read in 2014? Hey, code4lib! I bet you consume fascinating media. What good books did you read in 2014 that you think your colleagues would like, too? (And hey, we're all digital, so feel free to include movies and video games and so forth.) Mine: http://www.obeythetestinggoat.com/ (O'Reilly book, plus read free online) - a book on testing from a Django-centric, front end perspective. *Finally* I get how testing works. This book rewrote my brain. _The Warmth of Other Suns_ - finally got around to reading this magnum opus history of the Great Migration, am halfway through, it's amazing. If you're looking for some historical context on how we got to Ferguson, Isabel Wilkerson has you covered. _Her_ - Imma let you finish, Citzenfour and Big Hero 6 and LEGO movie and Guardians of the Galaxy - you were all good - but I walked out of the theater and literally couldn't speak after this one. Plus, funniest throwaway scene ever. Almost fell out of my chair. _Tim's Vermeer_ - wait, no, watch that one too. Weird tinkering genius who can't paint obsesses over recreating a Vermeer with startling, physics-driven results. Also, Penn Jillette. -- Andromeda Yelton Board of Directors, Library Information Technology Association: http://www.lita.org Advisor, Ada Initiative: http://adainitiative.org http://andromedayelton.com @ThatAndromeda http://twitter.com/ThatAndromeda
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On 9 December 2014, Andromeda Yelton wrote: Hey, code4lib! I bet you consume fascinating media. What good books did you read in 2014 that you think your colleagues would like, too? + Love Math: The Heart of Hidden Reality, by Edward Frenkel; memoirs of a mathematician who grew up and trained in the Soviet Union. Explains a lot about the Langlands program. + The Circle, Dave Eggers. No masterpiece, but an updated 1984, set in the company that succeeds Google and Facebook and all the others. + Stoner, by John Williams. Life of an American professor of English. Quiet and powerful. + Can't We Talk About Something More Please?, by Roz Chast. Cartoonist from the New Yorker; this is a graphic memoir about her parents growing old and dying. Very funny in some parts, very sad in others, always good. + The Peripheral, William Gibson. 100 pages in I had no clue what was going on. 200 pages in things fell into place and it (or I) took off like a jet. + Hacker, Hoaxer, Whistleblower, Spy: The Many Faces of Anonymous, by Gabrille Coleman. An anthropologist explaining the history and workings of Anonymous. Includes the most gripping IRC logs I've ever read. + The Little Stranger, by Sarah Waters. Old country house, post-WWII in England, is falling apart, family has no money, local doctor gets involved ... and strange things begin to happen. + The Org Manual (http://orgmode.org/org.html), where I always learn something new about this wonderful tool. Bill -- William Denton ↔ Toronto, Canada ↔ https://www.miskatonic.org/
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nice thread! Always good to see what other people read. My list for 2014: - Stoner - John Williams (you described this one well Bill) - A good man is hard to find - Flannery O'conner (highly recommended! A number of short stories; very human. It will rattle your cage) - Hollywood - Charles Bukowski (alcohol-infused; well-written; fun; Hollywood) - The legend of Sleepy Hollow and other short stories- Washington Irving (proudly purchased at the LOC, great great stories. Transports you to his time.) - Biography of Benjamin Franklin (very inspiring man, he did amazing stuff and always worked on improving himself as a person; he even dissected all world religions to make a list of shared virtues.) - Atlas Shrugged - Ayn Rand (still struggling through this one. It's interesting to find out first hand what her controversial views are all about. It's definitely worth the read) - A number of Dutch books: de Zonnewijzer, de Kroongetuige (Maarten 't Hart); Sneeuw (Bernlef); Eindelijk oorlog (Herman Koch); VSV (Leon de Winter). - a Flemish book: De verlossing - Willem Elschot (really funny, about a feud between the village shop owner and the new priest) - more stuff, but can't remember right now Jaap 2014-12-11 2:27 GMT+01:00 William Denton w...@pobox.com: On 9 December 2014, Andromeda Yelton wrote: Hey, code4lib! I bet you consume fascinating media. What good books did you read in 2014 that you think your colleagues would like, too? + Love Math: The Heart of Hidden Reality, by Edward Frenkel; memoirs of a mathematician who grew up and trained in the Soviet Union. Explains a lot about the Langlands program. + The Circle, Dave Eggers. No masterpiece, but an updated 1984, set in the company that succeeds Google and Facebook and all the others. + Stoner, by John Williams. Life of an American professor of English. Quiet and powerful. + Can't We Talk About Something More Please?, by Roz Chast. Cartoonist from the New Yorker; this is a graphic memoir about her parents growing old and dying. Very funny in some parts, very sad in others, always good. + The Peripheral, William Gibson. 100 pages in I had no clue what was going on. 200 pages in things fell into place and it (or I) took off like a jet. + Hacker, Hoaxer, Whistleblower, Spy: The Many Faces of Anonymous, by Gabrille Coleman. An anthropologist explaining the history and workings of Anonymous. Includes the most gripping IRC logs I've ever read. + The Little Stranger, by Sarah Waters. Old country house, post-WWII in England, is falling apart, family has no money, local doctor gets involved ... and strange things begin to happen. + The Org Manual ( http://orgmode.org/org.html), where I always learn something new about this wonderful tool. Bill -- William Denton ↔ Toronto, Canada ↔ https://www.miskatonic.org/ -- *Jaap Blom* Projectmedewerker RD *T* 035 - 677 1930 *Aanwezig:* ma,di,wo,do,vr http://www.beeldengeluid.nl *Nederlands Instituut voor Beeld en Geluid* * Media Parkboulevard 1, 1217 WE Hilversum | Postbus 1060, 1200 BB Hilversum | * *beeldengeluid.nl* http://www.beeldengeluid.nl
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Fun question - thanks! In no particular order: *What If?: Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions* by Randall Munroe - *I really enjoy the physics, as well as the absurdity.* *Two Scoops of Django 1.6* - *based on Andromeda's recommendation - thanks! Looks like I have another Django book to read now. Really appreciate it!* *Invincible Compendium Volume 2* by Robert Kirkman - *someone had gifted me Compendium 1 last Christmas - I just had to continue. I feel accomplished after reading such a large book* *Wonders of Life* by Brian Cox - *I know there's a lot of hype surrounding Neil Degrasse Tyson's Cosmos, but I prefer Cox's presentation. He also did a series Wonders of the Universe and Wonders of the Solar System years ago. If you hurry, you can get the 3-series BluRay set for $0.12 cheaper than just Wonders of Life* On Tue, Dec 9, 2014 at 6:47 AM, Andromeda Yelton andromeda.yel...@gmail.com wrote: Hey, code4lib! I bet you consume fascinating media. What good books did you read in 2014 that you think your colleagues would like, too? (And hey, we're all digital, so feel free to include movies and video games and so forth.) Mine: http://www.obeythetestinggoat.com/ (O'Reilly book, plus read free online) - a book on testing from a Django-centric, front end perspective. *Finally* I get how testing works. This book rewrote my brain. _The Warmth of Other Suns_ - finally got around to reading this magnum opus history of the Great Migration, am halfway through, it's amazing. If you're looking for some historical context on how we got to Ferguson, Isabel Wilkerson has you covered. _Her_ - Imma let you finish, Citzenfour and Big Hero 6 and LEGO movie and Guardians of the Galaxy - you were all good - but I walked out of the theater and literally couldn't speak after this one. Plus, funniest throwaway scene ever. Almost fell out of my chair. _Tim's Vermeer_ - wait, no, watch that one too. Weird tinkering genius who can't paint obsesses over recreating a Vermeer with startling, physics-driven results. Also, Penn Jillette. -- Andromeda Yelton Board of Directors, Library Information Technology Association: http://www.lita.org Advisor, Ada Initiative: http://adainitiative.org http://andromedayelton.com @ThatAndromeda http://twitter.com/ThatAndromeda
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Nothing professional comes to mind but here are some fun stuff in no particular order: Books: Skin Game by Jim Butcher - Another in the consistently great Dresden Files series. For those unfamiliar urban fantasy novels that are always just a fun read. The Broken Eye by Brent Weeks - The third in the Lightbringer series from a newer but really good fantasy author. Comics: Avengers vol. 5 and New Avengers vol. 3 by Jonathan Hickman - The current run on Avengers and New Avengers, both written by Jonathan Hickman who is good at playing the long game and paying off well as proven by his run on Fantastic Four. Batman vol. 2 by Scott Snyder - The current run on Batman by Scott Snyder who has been consistently a great batman author, and currently doing a very interesting Joker story. Movies: Guardians of the Galaxy - Great movie as Andromeda mentioned. As a fan of the book it was based on I was afraid this was going to be awful and was pleasantly surprised. TV: The Flash - The new Flash show has been one of the most fun TV shows I have seen in quite some time, they have a very fun dynamic and surprisingly good production values. Games: Dragon Age: Inquisition - Another great Bioware RPG, with real pay off if you have played the previous games. Even if you haven't it is a lot of fun and a pretty good story. Admittedly I am only part way in, but when it took the reviewers 80 hours to finish the story it is not something you will finish within the first month of getting it. On Tue, Dec 9, 2014 at 1:34 PM, Mark Pernotto mark.perno...@gmail.com wrote: Fun question - thanks! In no particular order: *What If?: Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions* by Randall Munroe - *I really enjoy the physics, as well as the absurdity.* *Two Scoops of Django 1.6* - *based on Andromeda's recommendation - thanks! Looks like I have another Django book to read now. Really appreciate it!* *Invincible Compendium Volume 2* by Robert Kirkman - *someone had gifted me Compendium 1 last Christmas - I just had to continue. I feel accomplished after reading such a large book* *Wonders of Life* by Brian Cox - *I know there's a lot of hype surrounding Neil Degrasse Tyson's Cosmos, but I prefer Cox's presentation. He also did a series Wonders of the Universe and Wonders of the Solar System years ago. If you hurry, you can get the 3-series BluRay set for $0.12 cheaper than just Wonders of Life* On Tue, Dec 9, 2014 at 6:47 AM, Andromeda Yelton andromeda.yel...@gmail.com wrote: Hey, code4lib! I bet you consume fascinating media. What good books did you read in 2014 that you think your colleagues would like, too? (And hey, we're all digital, so feel free to include movies and video games and so forth.) Mine: http://www.obeythetestinggoat.com/ (O'Reilly book, plus read free online) - a book on testing from a Django-centric, front end perspective. *Finally* I get how testing works. This book rewrote my brain. _The Warmth of Other Suns_ - finally got around to reading this magnum opus history of the Great Migration, am halfway through, it's amazing. If you're looking for some historical context on how we got to Ferguson, Isabel Wilkerson has you covered. _Her_ - Imma let you finish, Citzenfour and Big Hero 6 and LEGO movie and Guardians of the Galaxy - you were all good - but I walked out of the theater and literally couldn't speak after this one. Plus, funniest throwaway scene ever. Almost fell out of my chair. _Tim's Vermeer_ - wait, no, watch that one too. Weird tinkering genius who can't paint obsesses over recreating a Vermeer with startling, physics-driven results. Also, Penn Jillette. -- Andromeda Yelton Board of Directors, Library Information Technology Association: http://www.lita.org Advisor, Ada Initiative: http://adainitiative.org http://andromedayelton.com @ThatAndromeda http://twitter.com/ThatAndromeda
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Harun Farocki’s Nachdruck/Imprint (2001) seems worth recommending at this time. He passed this year. In honor of CIA report then, -- Al Matthews Software Developer, Digital Services Unit Atlanta University Center, Robert W. Woodruff Library email: amatth...@auctr.edu; office: 1 404 978 2057 From: Matthew Sherman matt.r.sher...@gmail.commailto:matt.r.sher...@gmail.com Reply-To: Code for Libraries CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDUmailto:CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU Date: Tuesday, December 9, 2014 at 2:06 PM To: CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDUmailto:CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDUmailto:CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] what good books did you read in 2014? Nothing professional comes to mind but here are some fun stuff in no particular order: Books: Skin Game by Jim Butcher - Another in the consistently great Dresden Files series. For those unfamiliar urban fantasy novels that are always just a fun read. The Broken Eye by Brent Weeks - The third in the Lightbringer series from a newer but really good fantasy author. Comics: Avengers vol. 5 and New Avengers vol. 3 by Jonathan Hickman - The current run on Avengers and New Avengers, both written by Jonathan Hickman who is good at playing the long game and paying off well as proven by his run on Fantastic Four. Batman vol. 2 by Scott Snyder - The current run on Batman by Scott Snyder who has been consistently a great batman author, and currently doing a very interesting Joker story. Movies: Guardians of the Galaxy - Great movie as Andromeda mentioned. As a fan of the book it was based on I was afraid this was going to be awful and was pleasantly surprised. TV: The Flash - The new Flash show has been one of the most fun TV shows I have seen in quite some time, they have a very fun dynamic and surprisingly good production values. Games: Dragon Age: Inquisition - Another great Bioware RPG, with real pay off if you have played the previous games. Even if you haven't it is a lot of fun and a pretty good story. Admittedly I am only part way in, but when it took the reviewers 80 hours to finish the story it is not something you will finish within the first month of getting it. On Tue, Dec 9, 2014 at 1:34 PM, Mark Pernotto mark.perno...@gmail.commailto:mark.perno...@gmail.com wrote: Fun question - thanks! In no particular order: *What If?: Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions* by Randall Munroe - *I really enjoy the physics, as well as the absurdity.* *Two Scoops of Django 1.6* - *based on Andromeda's recommendation - thanks! Looks like I have another Django book to read now. Really appreciate it!* *Invincible Compendium Volume 2* by Robert Kirkman - *someone had gifted me Compendium 1 last Christmas - I just had to continue. I feel accomplished after reading such a large book* *Wonders of Life* by Brian Cox - *I know there's a lot of hype surrounding Neil Degrasse Tyson's Cosmos, but I prefer Cox's presentation. He also did a series Wonders of the Universe and Wonders of the Solar System years ago. If you hurry, you can get the 3-series BluRay set for $0.12 cheaper than just Wonders of Life* On Tue, Dec 9, 2014 at 6:47 AM, Andromeda Yelton andromeda.yel...@gmail.commailto:andromeda.yel...@gmail.com wrote: Hey, code4lib! I bet you consume fascinating media. What good books did you read in 2014 that you think your colleagues would like, too? (And hey, we're all digital, so feel free to include movies and video games and so forth.) Mine: http://www.obeythetestinggoat.com/ (O'Reilly book, plus read free online) - a book on testing from a Django-centric, front end perspective. *Finally* I get how testing works. This book rewrote my brain. _The Warmth of Other Suns_ - finally got around to reading this magnum opus history of the Great Migration, am halfway through, it's amazing. If you're looking for some historical context on how we got to Ferguson, Isabel Wilkerson has you covered. _Her_ - Imma let you finish, Citzenfour and Big Hero 6 and LEGO movie and Guardians of the Galaxy - you were all good - but I walked out of the theater and literally couldn't speak after this one. Plus, funniest throwaway scene ever. Almost fell out of my chair. _Tim's Vermeer_ - wait, no, watch that one too. Weird tinkering genius who can't paint obsesses over recreating a Vermeer with startling, physics-driven results. Also, Penn Jillette. -- Andromeda Yelton Board of Directors, Library Information Technology Association: http://www.lita.org Advisor, Ada Initiative: http://adainitiative.org http://andromedayelton.com @ThatAndromeda http://twitter.com/ThatAndromeda ** The contents of this email and any attachments are confidential. They are intended for the named recipient(s) only. If you have received this email in error please notify the system manager or the sender immediately
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I have an unhealthy love for William Gibson's latest novel, _The Peripheral_. Like Andromeda, I thought _Her_ was incredible. Not from this year, but _MISS DMZ_ found here: http://www.yhchang.com/MISS_DMZ.html. I learned about this from a talk Seo-Young Chu gave on representation of the DMZ in science fiction. She's also the author of _Do Metaphors Dream of Literal Sleep? A Science-Fictional Theory of Representation_ which I've been meaning to read but am terrified it will make me consider a PhD again. A.S. Galvan Digital Reformatting Specialist Head, Document Delivery The Ohio State University Health Sciences Library angela.gal...@osumc.edu -Original Message- From: Code for Libraries [mailto:CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU] On Behalf Of Andromeda Yelton Sent: Tuesday, December 09, 2014 9:47 AM To: CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU Subject: [CODE4LIB] what good books did you read in 2014? Hey, code4lib! I bet you consume fascinating media. What good books did you read in 2014 that you think your colleagues would like, too? (And hey, we're all digital, so feel free to include movies and video games and so forth.) Mine: http://www.obeythetestinggoat.com/ (O'Reilly book, plus read free online) - a book on testing from a Django-centric, front end perspective. *Finally* I get how testing works. This book rewrote my brain. _The Warmth of Other Suns_ - finally got around to reading this magnum opus history of the Great Migration, am halfway through, it's amazing. If you're looking for some historical context on how we got to Ferguson, Isabel Wilkerson has you covered. _Her_ - Imma let you finish, Citzenfour and Big Hero 6 and LEGO movie and Guardians of the Galaxy - you were all good - but I walked out of the theater and literally couldn't speak after this one. Plus, funniest throwaway scene ever. Almost fell out of my chair. _Tim's Vermeer_ - wait, no, watch that one too. Weird tinkering genius who can't paint obsesses over recreating a Vermeer with startling, physics-driven results. Also, Penn Jillette. -- Andromeda Yelton Board of Directors, Library Information Technology Association: http://www.lita.org Advisor, Ada Initiative: http://adainitiative.org http://andromedayelton.com @ThatAndromeda http://twitter.com/ThatAndromeda
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While I've done a lot of re-reading this past year (something that I do when I'm particularly stressed), I did read a few new things thanks to my book club. The one that sticks with me is _The Enchanted_, by Rene Denfeld. It had me reeling by the end of the book, and I am still thinking about it three months later. And I will probably end up reading it at least a second time, if I can go through it again. ~heather On Tue, Dec 9, 2014 at 2:33 PM, Galvan, Angela angela.gal...@osumc.edu wrote: I have an unhealthy love for William Gibson's latest novel, _The Peripheral_. Like Andromeda, I thought _Her_ was incredible. Not from this year, but _MISS DMZ_ found here: http://www.yhchang.com/MISS_DMZ.html. I learned about this from a talk Seo-Young Chu gave on representation of the DMZ in science fiction. She's also the author of _Do Metaphors Dream of Literal Sleep? A Science-Fictional Theory of Representation_ which I've been meaning to read but am terrified it will make me consider a PhD again. A.S. Galvan Digital Reformatting Specialist Head, Document Delivery The Ohio State University Health Sciences Library angela.gal...@osumc.edu -Original Message- From: Code for Libraries [mailto:CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU] On Behalf Of Andromeda Yelton Sent: Tuesday, December 09, 2014 9:47 AM To: CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU Subject: [CODE4LIB] what good books did you read in 2014? Hey, code4lib! I bet you consume fascinating media. What good books did you read in 2014 that you think your colleagues would like, too? (And hey, we're all digital, so feel free to include movies and video games and so forth.) Mine: http://www.obeythetestinggoat.com/ (O'Reilly book, plus read free online) - a book on testing from a Django-centric, front end perspective. *Finally* I get how testing works. This book rewrote my brain. _The Warmth of Other Suns_ - finally got around to reading this magnum opus history of the Great Migration, am halfway through, it's amazing. If you're looking for some historical context on how we got to Ferguson, Isabel Wilkerson has you covered. _Her_ - Imma let you finish, Citzenfour and Big Hero 6 and LEGO movie and Guardians of the Galaxy - you were all good - but I walked out of the theater and literally couldn't speak after this one. Plus, funniest throwaway scene ever. Almost fell out of my chair. _Tim's Vermeer_ - wait, no, watch that one too. Weird tinkering genius who can't paint obsesses over recreating a Vermeer with startling, physics-driven results. Also, Penn Jillette. -- Andromeda Yelton Board of Directors, Library Information Technology Association: http://www.lita.org Advisor, Ada Initiative: http://adainitiative.org http://andromedayelton.com @ThatAndromeda http://twitter.com/ThatAndromeda
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I had fun with both the Southern Reach trilogy (Jeff VanderMeer) and The Expanse series (James S. A. Corey). If you're into sci-fi-ish stuff. On Tue, Dec 9, 2014 at 2:46 PM, Heather Rayl 23e...@gmail.com wrote: While I've done a lot of re-reading this past year (something that I do when I'm particularly stressed), I did read a few new things thanks to my book club. The one that sticks with me is _The Enchanted_, by Rene Denfeld. It had me reeling by the end of the book, and I am still thinking about it three months later. And I will probably end up reading it at least a second time, if I can go through it again. ~heather On Tue, Dec 9, 2014 at 2:33 PM, Galvan, Angela angela.gal...@osumc.edu wrote: I have an unhealthy love for William Gibson's latest novel, _The Peripheral_. Like Andromeda, I thought _Her_ was incredible. Not from this year, but _MISS DMZ_ found here: http://www.yhchang.com/MISS_DMZ.html. I learned about this from a talk Seo-Young Chu gave on representation of the DMZ in science fiction. She's also the author of _Do Metaphors Dream of Literal Sleep? A Science-Fictional Theory of Representation_ which I've been meaning to read but am terrified it will make me consider a PhD again. A.S. Galvan Digital Reformatting Specialist Head, Document Delivery The Ohio State University Health Sciences Library angela.gal...@osumc.edu -Original Message- From: Code for Libraries [mailto:CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU] On Behalf Of Andromeda Yelton Sent: Tuesday, December 09, 2014 9:47 AM To: CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU Subject: [CODE4LIB] what good books did you read in 2014? Hey, code4lib! I bet you consume fascinating media. What good books did you read in 2014 that you think your colleagues would like, too? (And hey, we're all digital, so feel free to include movies and video games and so forth.) Mine: http://www.obeythetestinggoat.com/ (O'Reilly book, plus read free online) - a book on testing from a Django-centric, front end perspective. *Finally* I get how testing works. This book rewrote my brain. _The Warmth of Other Suns_ - finally got around to reading this magnum opus history of the Great Migration, am halfway through, it's amazing. If you're looking for some historical context on how we got to Ferguson, Isabel Wilkerson has you covered. _Her_ - Imma let you finish, Citzenfour and Big Hero 6 and LEGO movie and Guardians of the Galaxy - you were all good - but I walked out of the theater and literally couldn't speak after this one. Plus, funniest throwaway scene ever. Almost fell out of my chair. _Tim's Vermeer_ - wait, no, watch that one too. Weird tinkering genius who can't paint obsesses over recreating a Vermeer with startling, physics-driven results. Also, Penn Jillette. -- Andromeda Yelton Board of Directors, Library Information Technology Association: http://www.lita.org Advisor, Ada Initiative: http://adainitiative.org http://andromedayelton.com @ThatAndromeda http://twitter.com/ThatAndromeda
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On the (board) gaming front: not new, but *Lords of Waterdeep* was quick to learn, and very dynamic, with a fantastic expansion pack! .m On Tue, Dec 9, 2014 at 11:52 AM, Andreas Orphanides akorp...@ncsu.edu wrote: I had fun with both the Southern Reach trilogy (Jeff VanderMeer) and The Expanse series (James S. A. Corey). If you're into sci-fi-ish stuff. On Tue, Dec 9, 2014 at 2:46 PM, Heather Rayl 23e...@gmail.com wrote: While I've done a lot of re-reading this past year (something that I do when I'm particularly stressed), I did read a few new things thanks to my book club. The one that sticks with me is _The Enchanted_, by Rene Denfeld. It had me reeling by the end of the book, and I am still thinking about it three months later. And I will probably end up reading it at least a second time, if I can go through it again. ~heather On Tue, Dec 9, 2014 at 2:33 PM, Galvan, Angela angela.gal...@osumc.edu wrote: I have an unhealthy love for William Gibson's latest novel, _The Peripheral_. Like Andromeda, I thought _Her_ was incredible. Not from this year, but _MISS DMZ_ found here: http://www.yhchang.com/MISS_DMZ.html. I learned about this from a talk Seo-Young Chu gave on representation of the DMZ in science fiction. She's also the author of _Do Metaphors Dream of Literal Sleep? A Science-Fictional Theory of Representation_ which I've been meaning to read but am terrified it will make me consider a PhD again. A.S. Galvan Digital Reformatting Specialist Head, Document Delivery The Ohio State University Health Sciences Library angela.gal...@osumc.edu -Original Message- From: Code for Libraries [mailto:CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU] On Behalf Of Andromeda Yelton Sent: Tuesday, December 09, 2014 9:47 AM To: CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU Subject: [CODE4LIB] what good books did you read in 2014? Hey, code4lib! I bet you consume fascinating media. What good books did you read in 2014 that you think your colleagues would like, too? (And hey, we're all digital, so feel free to include movies and video games and so forth.) Mine: http://www.obeythetestinggoat.com/ (O'Reilly book, plus read free online) - a book on testing from a Django-centric, front end perspective. *Finally* I get how testing works. This book rewrote my brain. _The Warmth of Other Suns_ - finally got around to reading this magnum opus history of the Great Migration, am halfway through, it's amazing. If you're looking for some historical context on how we got to Ferguson, Isabel Wilkerson has you covered. _Her_ - Imma let you finish, Citzenfour and Big Hero 6 and LEGO movie and Guardians of the Galaxy - you were all good - but I walked out of the theater and literally couldn't speak after this one. Plus, funniest throwaway scene ever. Almost fell out of my chair. _Tim's Vermeer_ - wait, no, watch that one too. Weird tinkering genius who can't paint obsesses over recreating a Vermeer with startling, physics-driven results. Also, Penn Jillette. -- Andromeda Yelton Board of Directors, Library Information Technology Association: http://www.lita.org Advisor, Ada Initiative: http://adainitiative.org http://andromedayelton.com @ThatAndromeda http://twitter.com/ThatAndromeda
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I have to plug The Best American Science and Nature Writing series because they are always soo good. I look forward to them coming out every year, and they haven't let me down since i started reading them about 4 years ago. I also caught up on the Sandman Slim series by Richard Kadrey. If you like Dresden Files, you'll probably like these. (A little more violent though. I call them a cross between True Blood and Dresden Files.) I also really enjoyed the classics: The Once and Future King by T.H. White, and Dandelion Wine by Ray Bradbury. Dandelion Wine is best read in spring or summer though. It puts you in kind of a magical summery mood. Oh and this year I started reading and then forever swore off Iain Banks. The Wasp Factory was just no. ~val Valerie Forrestal Web Services Librarian/Asst. Professor City University of New York College of Staten Island Library 2800 Victory Blvd., 1L-109I Staten Island, N.Y. 10314 Phone: 718.982.4023 valerie.forres...@csi.cuny.edu On 12/9/2014 2:56 PM, Mark Pernotto wrote: On the (board) gaming front: not new, but *Lords of Waterdeep* was quick to learn, and very dynamic, with a fantastic expansion pack! .m On Tue, Dec 9, 2014 at 11:52 AM, Andreas Orphanides akorp...@ncsu.edu wrote: I had fun with both the Southern Reach trilogy (Jeff VanderMeer) and The Expanse series (James S. A. Corey). If you're into sci-fi-ish stuff. On Tue, Dec 9, 2014 at 2:46 PM, Heather Rayl 23e...@gmail.com wrote: While I've done a lot of re-reading this past year (something that I do when I'm particularly stressed), I did read a few new things thanks to my book club. The one that sticks with me is _The Enchanted_, by Rene Denfeld. It had me reeling by the end of the book, and I am still thinking about it three months later. And I will probably end up reading it at least a second time, if I can go through it again. ~heather On Tue, Dec 9, 2014 at 2:33 PM, Galvan, Angela angela.gal...@osumc.edu wrote: I have an unhealthy love for William Gibson's latest novel, _The Peripheral_. Like Andromeda, I thought _Her_ was incredible. Not from this year, but _MISS DMZ_ found here: http://www.yhchang.com/MISS_DMZ.html. I learned about this from a talk Seo-Young Chu gave on representation of the DMZ in science fiction. She's also the author of _Do Metaphors Dream of Literal Sleep? A Science-Fictional Theory of Representation_ which I've been meaning to read but am terrified it will make me consider a PhD again. A.S. Galvan Digital Reformatting Specialist Head, Document Delivery The Ohio State University Health Sciences Library angela.gal...@osumc.edu -Original Message- From: Code for Libraries [mailto:CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU] On Behalf Of Andromeda Yelton Sent: Tuesday, December 09, 2014 9:47 AM To: CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU Subject: [CODE4LIB] what good books did you read in 2014? Hey, code4lib! I bet you consume fascinating media. What good books did you read in 2014 that you think your colleagues would like, too? (And hey, we're all digital, so feel free to include movies and video games and so forth.) Mine: http://www.obeythetestinggoat.com/ (O'Reilly book, plus read free online) - a book on testing from a Django-centric, front end perspective. *Finally* I get how testing works. This book rewrote my brain. _The Warmth of Other Suns_ - finally got around to reading this magnum opus history of the Great Migration, am halfway through, it's amazing. If you're looking for some historical context on how we got to Ferguson, Isabel Wilkerson has you covered. _Her_ - Imma let you finish, Citzenfour and Big Hero 6 and LEGO movie and Guardians of the Galaxy - you were all good - but I walked out of the theater and literally couldn't speak after this one. Plus, funniest throwaway scene ever. Almost fell out of my chair. _Tim's Vermeer_ - wait, no, watch that one too. Weird tinkering genius who can't paint obsesses over recreating a Vermeer with startling, physics-driven results. Also, Penn Jillette. -- Andromeda Yelton Board of Directors, Library Information Technology Association: http://www.lita.org Advisor, Ada Initiative: http://adainitiative.org http://andromedayelton.com @ThatAndromeda http://twitter.com/ThatAndromeda Connect with CSI on Social Mediahttp://csitoday.com/social_media/
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Joanne Lipman and Melanie Kupchynsky's. Strings attached : life lessons from the world's toughest teacher . New York : Hyperion, c2013. This is an easy read, but a fascinating biography of Jerry Kupchynsky. His life was at once terribly tragic and yet at the same time somewhat triumphant. It's also a nice counterpoint to the unpleasant trend of teacher-bashing. Patricia Churchland's Touching a nerve : our brains, our selves. New York : W.W. Norton Company, 2014. I've been reading a lot of 'popular neuroscience' for lack of a better term. I think this is one of the more sound and readable ones. JJ *Shop to Support Queens Library! Buy books, e-books, videos, music, gifts at great prices. A portion of the proceeds benefit Queens Library. http://www.queenslibrary.org/shop The information contained in this message may be privileged and confidential and protected from disclosure. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, or an employee or agent responsible for delivering this message to the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution or copying of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please notify us immediately by replying to the message and deleting it from your computer.
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If Wasp Factory made you go just... no, then it did the job it was tasked with doing. That being said, if you want some Banks that's a little friendlier and doesn't actively try to alienate all of humanity, you could do worse than The Bridge. On Tue, Dec 9, 2014 at 3:21 PM, Valerie Forrestal valerie.forres...@csi.cuny.edu wrote: I have to plug The Best American Science and Nature Writing series because they are always soo good. I look forward to them coming out every year, and they haven't let me down since i started reading them about 4 years ago. I also caught up on the Sandman Slim series by Richard Kadrey. If you like Dresden Files, you'll probably like these. (A little more violent though. I call them a cross between True Blood and Dresden Files.) I also really enjoyed the classics: The Once and Future King by T.H. White, and Dandelion Wine by Ray Bradbury. Dandelion Wine is best read in spring or summer though. It puts you in kind of a magical summery mood. Oh and this year I started reading and then forever swore off Iain Banks. The Wasp Factory was just no. ~val Valerie Forrestal Web Services Librarian/Asst. Professor City University of New York College of Staten Island Library 2800 Victory Blvd., 1L-109I Staten Island, N.Y. 10314 Phone: 718.982.4023 valerie.forres...@csi.cuny.edu On 12/9/2014 2:56 PM, Mark Pernotto wrote: On the (board) gaming front: not new, but *Lords of Waterdeep* was quick to learn, and very dynamic, with a fantastic expansion pack! .m On Tue, Dec 9, 2014 at 11:52 AM, Andreas Orphanides akorp...@ncsu.edu wrote: I had fun with both the Southern Reach trilogy (Jeff VanderMeer) and The Expanse series (James S. A. Corey). If you're into sci-fi-ish stuff. On Tue, Dec 9, 2014 at 2:46 PM, Heather Rayl 23e...@gmail.com wrote: While I've done a lot of re-reading this past year (something that I do when I'm particularly stressed), I did read a few new things thanks to my book club. The one that sticks with me is _The Enchanted_, by Rene Denfeld. It had me reeling by the end of the book, and I am still thinking about it three months later. And I will probably end up reading it at least a second time, if I can go through it again. ~heather On Tue, Dec 9, 2014 at 2:33 PM, Galvan, Angela angela.gal...@osumc.edu wrote: I have an unhealthy love for William Gibson's latest novel, _The Peripheral_. Like Andromeda, I thought _Her_ was incredible. Not from this year, but _MISS DMZ_ found here: http://www.yhchang.com/MISS_DMZ.html. I learned about this from a talk Seo-Young Chu gave on representation of the DMZ in science fiction. She's also the author of _Do Metaphors Dream of Literal Sleep? A Science-Fictional Theory of Representation_ which I've been meaning to read but am terrified it will make me consider a PhD again. A.S. Galvan Digital Reformatting Specialist Head, Document Delivery The Ohio State University Health Sciences Library angela.gal...@osumc.edu -Original Message- From: Code for Libraries [mailto:CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU] On Behalf Of Andromeda Yelton Sent: Tuesday, December 09, 2014 9:47 AM To: CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU Subject: [CODE4LIB] what good books did you read in 2014? Hey, code4lib! I bet you consume fascinating media. What good books did you read in 2014 that you think your colleagues would like, too? (And hey, we're all digital, so feel free to include movies and video games and so forth.) Mine: http://www.obeythetestinggoat.com/ (O'Reilly book, plus read free online) - a book on testing from a Django-centric, front end perspective. *Finally* I get how testing works. This book rewrote my brain. _The Warmth of Other Suns_ - finally got around to reading this magnum opus history of the Great Migration, am halfway through, it's amazing. If you're looking for some historical context on how we got to Ferguson, Isabel Wilkerson has you covered. _Her_ - Imma let you finish, Citzenfour and Big Hero 6 and LEGO movie and Guardians of the Galaxy - you were all good - but I walked out of the theater and literally couldn't speak after this one. Plus, funniest throwaway scene ever. Almost fell out of my chair. _Tim's Vermeer_ - wait, no, watch that one too. Weird tinkering genius who can't paint obsesses over recreating a Vermeer with startling, physics-driven results. Also, Penn Jillette. -- Andromeda Yelton Board of Directors, Library Information Technology Association: http://www.lita.org Advisor, Ada Initiative: http://adainitiative.org http://andromedayelton.com @ThatAndromeda http://twitter.com/ThatAndromeda Connect with CSI on Social Mediahttp://csitoday.com/social_media/
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Books: Tale of 2 Cities 1984 Enders Game Trilogy (I dont read enough books...) Serials Lighting and Sound America 2600: Hacker Quarterly Protocol Code4lib (of course...) Technical Stuff Quite a few RFCs Too Many Manuals RailsGuide Windows Server Unleashed Sent from my Windows Phone -- Riley Childs Senior Charlotte United Christian Academy Library Services Administrator IT Services Administrator (704) 537-0331x101 (704) 497-2086 rileychilds.net @rowdychildren I use Lync (select External Contact on any XMPP chat client) From: Mark Pernottomailto:mark.perno...@gmail.com Sent: 12/9/2014 2:56 PM To: CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDUmailto:CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] what good books did you read in 2014? On the (board) gaming front: not new, but *Lords of Waterdeep* was quick to learn, and very dynamic, with a fantastic expansion pack! .m On Tue, Dec 9, 2014 at 11:52 AM, Andreas Orphanides akorp...@ncsu.edu wrote: I had fun with both the Southern Reach trilogy (Jeff VanderMeer) and The Expanse series (James S. A. Corey). If you're into sci-fi-ish stuff. On Tue, Dec 9, 2014 at 2:46 PM, Heather Rayl 23e...@gmail.com wrote: While I've done a lot of re-reading this past year (something that I do when I'm particularly stressed), I did read a few new things thanks to my book club. The one that sticks with me is _The Enchanted_, by Rene Denfeld. It had me reeling by the end of the book, and I am still thinking about it three months later. And I will probably end up reading it at least a second time, if I can go through it again. ~heather On Tue, Dec 9, 2014 at 2:33 PM, Galvan, Angela angela.gal...@osumc.edu wrote: I have an unhealthy love for William Gibson's latest novel, _The Peripheral_. Like Andromeda, I thought _Her_ was incredible. Not from this year, but _MISS DMZ_ found here: http://www.yhchang.com/MISS_DMZ.html. I learned about this from a talk Seo-Young Chu gave on representation of the DMZ in science fiction. She's also the author of _Do Metaphors Dream of Literal Sleep? A Science-Fictional Theory of Representation_ which I've been meaning to read but am terrified it will make me consider a PhD again. A.S. Galvan Digital Reformatting Specialist Head, Document Delivery The Ohio State University Health Sciences Library angela.gal...@osumc.edu -Original Message- From: Code for Libraries [mailto:CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU] On Behalf Of Andromeda Yelton Sent: Tuesday, December 09, 2014 9:47 AM To: CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU Subject: [CODE4LIB] what good books did you read in 2014? Hey, code4lib! I bet you consume fascinating media. What good books did you read in 2014 that you think your colleagues would like, too? (And hey, we're all digital, so feel free to include movies and video games and so forth.) Mine: http://www.obeythetestinggoat.com/ (O'Reilly book, plus read free online) - a book on testing from a Django-centric, front end perspective. *Finally* I get how testing works. This book rewrote my brain. _The Warmth of Other Suns_ - finally got around to reading this magnum opus history of the Great Migration, am halfway through, it's amazing. If you're looking for some historical context on how we got to Ferguson, Isabel Wilkerson has you covered. _Her_ - Imma let you finish, Citzenfour and Big Hero 6 and LEGO movie and Guardians of the Galaxy - you were all good - but I walked out of the theater and literally couldn't speak after this one. Plus, funniest throwaway scene ever. Almost fell out of my chair. _Tim's Vermeer_ - wait, no, watch that one too. Weird tinkering genius who can't paint obsesses over recreating a Vermeer with startling, physics-driven results. Also, Penn Jillette. -- Andromeda Yelton Board of Directors, Library Information Technology Association: http://www.lita.org Advisor, Ada Initiative: http://adainitiative.org http://andromedayelton.com @ThatAndromeda http://twitter.com/ThatAndromeda
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Not all in 2014, but some very good books. Books Guilt About the Past, Bernhard Schlink Begin Here: The Forgotten Conditions of Teaching and Learning, Jacques Barzun War Is A Force That Gives Us Meaning, Chris Hedges James Tiptree, Jr.: The Double Life of Alice B. Sheldon, Julie Phillips Detroit City Is the Place to Be: The Afterlife of an American Metropolis, Mark Binelli /Ray -Original Message- From: Code for Libraries [mailto:CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU] On Behalf Of Andromeda Yelton Sent: Tuesday, December 09, 2014 9:47 AM To: CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU Subject: [CODE4LIB] what good books did you read in 2014? Hey, code4lib! I bet you consume fascinating media. What good books did you read in 2014 that you think your colleagues would like, too? (And hey, we're all digital, so feel free to include movies and video games and so forth.) Mine: http://www.obeythetestinggoat.com/ (O'Reilly book, plus read free online) - a book on testing from a Django-centric, front end perspective. *Finally* I get how testing works. This book rewrote my brain. _The Warmth of Other Suns_ - finally got around to reading this magnum opus history of the Great Migration, am halfway through, it's amazing. If you're looking for some historical context on how we got to Ferguson, Isabel Wilkerson has you covered. _Her_ - Imma let you finish, Citzenfour and Big Hero 6 and LEGO movie and Guardians of the Galaxy - you were all good - but I walked out of the theater and literally couldn't speak after this one. Plus, funniest throwaway scene ever. Almost fell out of my chair. _Tim's Vermeer_ - wait, no, watch that one too. Weird tinkering genius who can't paint obsesses over recreating a Vermeer with startling, physics-driven results. Also, Penn Jillette. -- Andromeda Yelton Board of Directors, Library Information Technology Association: http://www.lita.org Advisor, Ada Initiative: http://adainitiative.org http://andromedayelton.com @ThatAndromeda http://twitter.com/ThatAndromeda
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I'm on the 3rd book of the expanse series. Highly recommend if sci-fi/action is your thing. -- Aaron Collier Digital Repository Services Manager Systemwide Digital Library Services, California State University From: Code for Libraries [CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU] On Behalf Of Andreas Orphanides [akorp...@ncsu.edu] Sent: Tuesday, December 09, 2014 11:52 AM To: CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] what good books did you read in 2014? I had fun with both the Southern Reach trilogy (Jeff VanderMeer) and The Expanse series (James S. A. Corey). If you're into sci-fi-ish stuff. On Tue, Dec 9, 2014 at 2:46 PM, Heather Rayl 23e...@gmail.com wrote: While I've done a lot of re-reading this past year (something that I do when I'm particularly stressed), I did read a few new things thanks to my book club. The one that sticks with me is _The Enchanted_, by Rene Denfeld. It had me reeling by the end of the book, and I am still thinking about it three months later. And I will probably end up reading it at least a second time, if I can go through it again. ~heather On Tue, Dec 9, 2014 at 2:33 PM, Galvan, Angela angela.gal...@osumc.edu wrote: I have an unhealthy love for William Gibson's latest novel, _The Peripheral_. Like Andromeda, I thought _Her_ was incredible. Not from this year, but _MISS DMZ_ found here: http://www.yhchang.com/MISS_DMZ.html. I learned about this from a talk Seo-Young Chu gave on representation of the DMZ in science fiction. She's also the author of _Do Metaphors Dream of Literal Sleep? A Science-Fictional Theory of Representation_ which I've been meaning to read but am terrified it will make me consider a PhD again. A.S. Galvan Digital Reformatting Specialist Head, Document Delivery The Ohio State University Health Sciences Library angela.gal...@osumc.edu -Original Message- From: Code for Libraries [mailto:CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU] On Behalf Of Andromeda Yelton Sent: Tuesday, December 09, 2014 9:47 AM To: CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU Subject: [CODE4LIB] what good books did you read in 2014? Hey, code4lib! I bet you consume fascinating media. What good books did you read in 2014 that you think your colleagues would like, too? (And hey, we're all digital, so feel free to include movies and video games and so forth.) Mine: http://www.obeythetestinggoat.com/ (O'Reilly book, plus read free online) - a book on testing from a Django-centric, front end perspective. *Finally* I get how testing works. This book rewrote my brain. _The Warmth of Other Suns_ - finally got around to reading this magnum opus history of the Great Migration, am halfway through, it's amazing. If you're looking for some historical context on how we got to Ferguson, Isabel Wilkerson has you covered. _Her_ - Imma let you finish, Citzenfour and Big Hero 6 and LEGO movie and Guardians of the Galaxy - you were all good - but I walked out of the theater and literally couldn't speak after this one. Plus, funniest throwaway scene ever. Almost fell out of my chair. _Tim's Vermeer_ - wait, no, watch that one too. Weird tinkering genius who can't paint obsesses over recreating a Vermeer with startling, physics-driven results. Also, Penn Jillette. -- Andromeda Yelton Board of Directors, Library Information Technology Association: http://www.lita.org Advisor, Ada Initiative: http://adainitiative.org http://andromedayelton.com @ThatAndromeda http://twitter.com/ThatAndromeda
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Hm, that series sounds interesting, I'll have to check it out after I finish The Way of Kings, which has been good from what I've read so far. Since boardgames have made the list I shall also advocate for King of Tokyo, fun quick competitive giant monster game, and Sentinels of the Multiverse, a fun cooperative super hero card game. On Dec 9, 2014 4:08 PM, Collier, Aaron acoll...@calstate.edu wrote: I'm on the 3rd book of the expanse series. Highly recommend if sci-fi/action is your thing. -- Aaron Collier Digital Repository Services Manager Systemwide Digital Library Services, California State University From: Code for Libraries [CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU] On Behalf Of Andreas Orphanides [akorp...@ncsu.edu] Sent: Tuesday, December 09, 2014 11:52 AM To: CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] what good books did you read in 2014? I had fun with both the Southern Reach trilogy (Jeff VanderMeer) and The Expanse series (James S. A. Corey). If you're into sci-fi-ish stuff. On Tue, Dec 9, 2014 at 2:46 PM, Heather Rayl 23e...@gmail.com wrote: While I've done a lot of re-reading this past year (something that I do when I'm particularly stressed), I did read a few new things thanks to my book club. The one that sticks with me is _The Enchanted_, by Rene Denfeld. It had me reeling by the end of the book, and I am still thinking about it three months later. And I will probably end up reading it at least a second time, if I can go through it again. ~heather On Tue, Dec 9, 2014 at 2:33 PM, Galvan, Angela angela.gal...@osumc.edu wrote: I have an unhealthy love for William Gibson's latest novel, _The Peripheral_. Like Andromeda, I thought _Her_ was incredible. Not from this year, but _MISS DMZ_ found here: http://www.yhchang.com/MISS_DMZ.html. I learned about this from a talk Seo-Young Chu gave on representation of the DMZ in science fiction. She's also the author of _Do Metaphors Dream of Literal Sleep? A Science-Fictional Theory of Representation_ which I've been meaning to read but am terrified it will make me consider a PhD again. A.S. Galvan Digital Reformatting Specialist Head, Document Delivery The Ohio State University Health Sciences Library angela.gal...@osumc.edu -Original Message- From: Code for Libraries [mailto:CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU] On Behalf Of Andromeda Yelton Sent: Tuesday, December 09, 2014 9:47 AM To: CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU Subject: [CODE4LIB] what good books did you read in 2014? Hey, code4lib! I bet you consume fascinating media. What good books did you read in 2014 that you think your colleagues would like, too? (And hey, we're all digital, so feel free to include movies and video games and so forth.) Mine: http://www.obeythetestinggoat.com/ (O'Reilly book, plus read free online) - a book on testing from a Django-centric, front end perspective. *Finally* I get how testing works. This book rewrote my brain. _The Warmth of Other Suns_ - finally got around to reading this magnum opus history of the Great Migration, am halfway through, it's amazing. If you're looking for some historical context on how we got to Ferguson, Isabel Wilkerson has you covered. _Her_ - Imma let you finish, Citzenfour and Big Hero 6 and LEGO movie and Guardians of the Galaxy - you were all good - but I walked out of the theater and literally couldn't speak after this one. Plus, funniest throwaway scene ever. Almost fell out of my chair. _Tim's Vermeer_ - wait, no, watch that one too. Weird tinkering genius who can't paint obsesses over recreating a Vermeer with startling, physics-driven results. Also, Penn Jillette. -- Andromeda Yelton Board of Directors, Library Information Technology Association: http://www.lita.org Advisor, Ada Initiative: http://adainitiative.org http://andromedayelton.com @ThatAndromeda http://twitter.com/ThatAndromeda
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The Martian -- Andy Weir. Hands down the best book of the year for me. I promised myself a hard copy of it...and then Amazon Kindle had it on sale for $2.99 I'm not a huge Science Fiction fan, though I'm sliding that way, but Weir was totally clever in his ability to make me think I___ was the one that wasn't going to survive on Mars. P.S. I'm still buying a hard copy. Smoke Gets in Your Eyes -- Caitlin Doughty. This was an ARC from ALA Las Vegas...one I actually had to hunt down b/c every copy had been handed out. Exceptional read. Doughty is a mortician; but she's also so much more. The book is a mix of funny and somber and irreverent without being cheesy or gauche. Fair warning, this book may trigger some really uncomfortable feelings. The Invisible Front -- Yochi Dreazen. A very somber discussion (study?) about (non-military) suicide vs combat death. Speak -- Laurie Halse Anderson. YA about a girl that is raped and then ostracized by everyone she thought was a friend. In Cold Blood -- Truman Capote. True crime novel about the Clutter Family murders. I'd never read this...even though I've taken about 20 English Lit classes in college. Excellent read. The Good Earth -- Pearl S. Buck. Fictional novel about life in China. This is also something I'd never read despite my English degree. The End of Your Life Book Club -- Will Schwalbe. This is an interesting non-fiction account of the last year or so of his mother's fight with cancer...and the books they read and discussed. Lesli
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Just found _Guilt about the past_ is in EBSCO Academic Complete. -Original Message- From: Code for Libraries [mailto:CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU] On Behalf Of Schwartz, Raymond Sent: Tuesday, December 09, 2014 3:33 PM To: CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] what good books did you read in 2014? Not all in 2014, but some very good books. Books Guilt About the Past, Bernhard Schlink Begin Here: The Forgotten Conditions of Teaching and Learning, Jacques Barzun War Is A Force That Gives Us Meaning, Chris Hedges James Tiptree, Jr.: The Double Life of Alice B. Sheldon, Julie Phillips Detroit City Is the Place to Be: The Afterlife of an American Metropolis, Mark Binelli /Ray -Original Message- From: Code for Libraries [mailto:CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU] On Behalf Of Andromeda Yelton Sent: Tuesday, December 09, 2014 9:47 AM To: CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU Subject: [CODE4LIB] what good books did you read in 2014? Hey, code4lib! I bet you consume fascinating media. What good books did you read in 2014 that you think your colleagues would like, too? (And hey, we're all digital, so feel free to include movies and video games and so forth.) Mine: http://www.obeythetestinggoat.com/ (O'Reilly book, plus read free online) - a book on testing from a Django-centric, front end perspective. *Finally* I get how testing works. This book rewrote my brain. _The Warmth of Other Suns_ - finally got around to reading this magnum opus history of the Great Migration, am halfway through, it's amazing. If you're looking for some historical context on how we got to Ferguson, Isabel Wilkerson has you covered. _Her_ - Imma let you finish, Citzenfour and Big Hero 6 and LEGO movie and Guardians of the Galaxy - you were all good - but I walked out of the theater and literally couldn't speak after this one. Plus, funniest throwaway scene ever. Almost fell out of my chair. _Tim's Vermeer_ - wait, no, watch that one too. Weird tinkering genius who can't paint obsesses over recreating a Vermeer with startling, physics-driven results. Also, Penn Jillette. -- Andromeda Yelton Board of Directors, Library Information Technology Association: http://www.lita.org Advisor, Ada Initiative: http://adainitiative.org http://andromedayelton.com @ThatAndromeda http://twitter.com/ThatAndromeda
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I'm thirty years late, but I read _Gödel, Escher, Bach_ this summer. It's the best non-academic introduction to logic and computer science I've read, although not without a sense of what-may-have-been when reading it in 2014. I also made it roughly halfway through _Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs_, which is both the best and worst possible pedagogical introduction to computer science I've ever read. It's tremendously illuminating, but also leaves one with very strong thoughts about its methods. On Tue, Dec 9, 2014 at 5:35 PM, Harper, Cynthia char...@vts.edu wrote: Just found _Guilt about the past_ is in EBSCO Academic Complete. -Original Message- From: Code for Libraries [mailto:CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU] On Behalf Of Schwartz, Raymond Sent: Tuesday, December 09, 2014 3:33 PM To: CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] what good books did you read in 2014? Not all in 2014, but some very good books. Books Guilt About the Past, Bernhard Schlink Begin Here: The Forgotten Conditions of Teaching and Learning, Jacques Barzun War Is A Force That Gives Us Meaning, Chris Hedges James Tiptree, Jr.: The Double Life of Alice B. Sheldon, Julie Phillips Detroit City Is the Place to Be: The Afterlife of an American Metropolis, Mark Binelli /Ray -Original Message- From: Code for Libraries [mailto:CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU] On Behalf Of Andromeda Yelton Sent: Tuesday, December 09, 2014 9:47 AM To: CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU Subject: [CODE4LIB] what good books did you read in 2014? Hey, code4lib! I bet you consume fascinating media. What good books did you read in 2014 that you think your colleagues would like, too? (And hey, we're all digital, so feel free to include movies and video games and so forth.) Mine: http://www.obeythetestinggoat.com/ (O'Reilly book, plus read free online) - a book on testing from a Django-centric, front end perspective. *Finally* I get how testing works. This book rewrote my brain. _The Warmth of Other Suns_ - finally got around to reading this magnum opus history of the Great Migration, am halfway through, it's amazing. If you're looking for some historical context on how we got to Ferguson, Isabel Wilkerson has you covered. _Her_ - Imma let you finish, Citzenfour and Big Hero 6 and LEGO movie and Guardians of the Galaxy - you were all good - but I walked out of the theater and literally couldn't speak after this one. Plus, funniest throwaway scene ever. Almost fell out of my chair. _Tim's Vermeer_ - wait, no, watch that one too. Weird tinkering genius who can't paint obsesses over recreating a Vermeer with startling, physics-driven results. Also, Penn Jillette. -- Andromeda Yelton Board of Directors, Library Information Technology Association: http://www.lita.org Advisor, Ada Initiative: http://adainitiative.org http://andromedayelton.com @ThatAndromeda http://twitter.com/ThatAndromeda
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Shoot, I forgot _The girl with two left breasts_ which is a collection of short fiction by Daryl Glenn. In particular, _That Will Be Then and This Is Now_. Just stunning writing. -Angela -Original Message- From: Code for Libraries [mailto:CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU] On Behalf Of Andromeda Yelton Sent: Tuesday, December 09, 2014 9:47 AM To: CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU Subject: [CODE4LIB] what good books did you read in 2014? Hey, code4lib! I bet you consume fascinating media. What good books did you read in 2014 that you think your colleagues would like, too? (And hey, we're all digital, so feel free to include movies and video games and so forth.) Mine: http://www.obeythetestinggoat.com/ (O'Reilly book, plus read free online) - a book on testing from a Django-centric, front end perspective. *Finally* I get how testing works. This book rewrote my brain. _The Warmth of Other Suns_ - finally got around to reading this magnum opus history of the Great Migration, am halfway through, it's amazing. If you're looking for some historical context on how we got to Ferguson, Isabel Wilkerson has you covered. _Her_ - Imma let you finish, Citzenfour and Big Hero 6 and LEGO movie and Guardians of the Galaxy - you were all good - but I walked out of the theater and literally couldn't speak after this one. Plus, funniest throwaway scene ever. Almost fell out of my chair. _Tim's Vermeer_ - wait, no, watch that one too. Weird tinkering genius who can't paint obsesses over recreating a Vermeer with startling, physics-driven results. Also, Penn Jillette. -- Andromeda Yelton Board of Directors, Library Information Technology Association: http://www.lita.org Advisor, Ada Initiative: http://adainitiative.org http://andromedayelton.com @ThatAndromeda http://twitter.com/ThatAndromeda
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A job hazard of mine is reading free ebooks. Biodigital, by John Sundman. Seemingly written expressly for me. My review: http://go-to-hellman.blogspot.com/2014/05/the-future-of-book-is-unfinished-john.html Get it, and help make it free: https://unglue.it/work/136615/ Zero Sum Game, by S L Huang. Her superpower is math. My review: http://blog.unglue.it/2014/08/29/zero-sum-game-is-an-exponential-transformation/ Get it, and thank the author for making it free. https://unglue.it/work/139822/ On Dec 9, 2014, at 9:47 AM, Andromeda Yelton andromeda.yel...@gmail.com wrote: Hey, code4lib! I bet you consume fascinating media. What good books did you read in 2014 that you think your colleagues would like, too? (And hey, we're all digital, so feel free to include movies and video games and so forth.) Mine: http://www.obeythetestinggoat.com/ (O'Reilly book, plus read free online) - a book on testing from a Django-centric, front end perspective. *Finally* I get how testing works. This book rewrote my brain. _The Warmth of Other Suns_ - finally got around to reading this magnum opus history of the Great Migration, am halfway through, it's amazing. If you're looking for some historical context on how we got to Ferguson, Isabel Wilkerson has you covered. _Her_ - Imma let you finish, Citzenfour and Big Hero 6 and LEGO movie and Guardians of the Galaxy - you were all good - but I walked out of the theater and literally couldn't speak after this one. Plus, funniest throwaway scene ever. Almost fell out of my chair. _Tim's Vermeer_ - wait, no, watch that one too. Weird tinkering genius who can't paint obsesses over recreating a Vermeer with startling, physics-driven results. Also, Penn Jillette. -- Andromeda Yelton Board of Directors, Library Information Technology Association: http://www.lita.org Advisor, Ada Initiative: http://adainitiative.org http://andromedayelton.com @ThatAndromeda http://twitter.com/ThatAndromeda
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Great idea for discussion. I read a lot, but I'd suggest you check out God, Forgive These Bastards by Rob Morton http://microcosmpublishing.com/catalog/books/3863/ It's a nice, small book that has a very nice punk jazz album of the same name that accompanies it. http://taxpayers.bandcamp.com/album/god-forgive-these-bastards-songs-from-the-forgotten-life-of-henry-turner-2012 My personal favorite song is http://taxpayers.bandcamp.com/track/i-love-you-like-an-alcoholic But, well, though I hate the expression It's all good! Regards, Jeremy C. Shellhase Systems Librarian *and* Bibliographer/Instructor for Business, Economics, Education, Child Development, Psychology, Social Work Humboldt State University Library One Harpst Street Arcata, California 95521 707-826-3144 (voice) 707-826-3441 (fax) jeremy.shellh...@humboldt.edu On Tue, Dec 9, 2014 at 6:47 AM, Andromeda Yelton andromeda.yel...@gmail.com wrote: Hey, code4lib! I bet you consume fascinating media. What good books did you read in 2014 that you think your colleagues would like, too? (And hey, we're all digital, so feel free to include movies and video games and so forth.) Mine: http://www.obeythetestinggoat.com/ (O'Reilly book, plus read free online) - a book on testing from a Django-centric, front end perspective. *Finally* I get how testing works. This book rewrote my brain. _The Warmth of Other Suns_ - finally got around to reading this magnum opus history of the Great Migration, am halfway through, it's amazing. If you're looking for some historical context on how we got to Ferguson, Isabel Wilkerson has you covered. _Her_ - Imma let you finish, Citzenfour and Big Hero 6 and LEGO movie and Guardians of the Galaxy - you were all good - but I walked out of the theater and literally couldn't speak after this one. Plus, funniest throwaway scene ever. Almost fell out of my chair. _Tim's Vermeer_ - wait, no, watch that one too. Weird tinkering genius who can't paint obsesses over recreating a Vermeer with startling, physics-driven results. Also, Penn Jillette. -- Andromeda Yelton Board of Directors, Library Information Technology Association: http://www.lita.org Advisor, Ada Initiative: http://adainitiative.org http://andromedayelton.com @ThatAndromeda http://twitter.com/ThatAndromeda
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My favorite books from this year were Hateship, Friendship, Courtship, Loveship, Marriage by Alice Munro and Redefining Realness by Janet Mock For those who want some Oregon/Portland - relevant books for the upcoming conference, a few that might be interesting: Hard Rain Falling by Don Carpenter A Hundred Little Hitlers by Elinor Langer Ken Kesey's Sometimes a Great Notion Ursula Le Guin would also be a good Oregonian read, as well as something about Celilo Falls or the Columbia River. Other code4lib readers might have more recent PDX books to add since I've been away from Oregon for several years. Erin On Tue, Dec 9, 2014 at 5:00 PM, Jeremy C. Shellhase jeremy.shellh...@humboldt.edu wrote: Great idea for discussion. I read a lot, but I'd suggest you check out God, Forgive These Bastards by Rob Morton http://microcosmpublishing.com/catalog/books/3863/ It's a nice, small book that has a very nice punk jazz album of the same name that accompanies it. http://taxpayers.bandcamp.com/album/god-forgive-these-bastards-songs-from-the-forgotten-life-of-henry-turner-2012 My personal favorite song is http://taxpayers.bandcamp.com/track/i-love-you-like-an-alcoholic But, well, though I hate the expression It's all good! Regards, Jeremy C. Shellhase Systems Librarian *and* Bibliographer/Instructor for Business, Economics, Education, Child Development, Psychology, Social Work Humboldt State University Library One Harpst Street Arcata, California 95521 707-826-3144 (voice) 707-826-3441 (fax) jeremy.shellh...@humboldt.edu On Tue, Dec 9, 2014 at 6:47 AM, Andromeda Yelton andromeda.yel...@gmail.com wrote: Hey, code4lib! I bet you consume fascinating media. What good books did you read in 2014 that you think your colleagues would like, too? (And hey, we're all digital, so feel free to include movies and video games and so forth.) Mine: http://www.obeythetestinggoat.com/ (O'Reilly book, plus read free online) - a book on testing from a Django-centric, front end perspective. *Finally* I get how testing works. This book rewrote my brain. _The Warmth of Other Suns_ - finally got around to reading this magnum opus history of the Great Migration, am halfway through, it's amazing. If you're looking for some historical context on how we got to Ferguson, Isabel Wilkerson has you covered. _Her_ - Imma let you finish, Citzenfour and Big Hero 6 and LEGO movie and Guardians of the Galaxy - you were all good - but I walked out of the theater and literally couldn't speak after this one. Plus, funniest throwaway scene ever. Almost fell out of my chair. _Tim's Vermeer_ - wait, no, watch that one too. Weird tinkering genius who can't paint obsesses over recreating a Vermeer with startling, physics-driven results. Also, Penn Jillette. -- Andromeda Yelton Board of Directors, Library Information Technology Association: http://www.lita.org Advisor, Ada Initiative: http://adainitiative.org http://andromedayelton.com @ThatAndromeda http://twitter.com/ThatAndromeda
