Re: [CODE4LIB] what good books did you read in 2014?

2014-12-15 Thread Galen Charlton
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 Myst

Re: [CODE4LIB] what good books did you read in 2014?

2014-12-11 Thread Jacobs, Jane W
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'

Re: [CODE4LIB] what good books did you read in 2014?

2014-12-11 Thread Goben, Abigail
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: Stori

Re: [CODE4LIB] what good books did you read in 2014?

2014-12-10 Thread Jaap Blom
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 Buko

Re: [CODE4LIB] what good books did you read in 2014?

2014-12-10 Thread William Denton
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 traine

Re: [CODE4LIB] what good books did you read in 2014?

2014-12-10 Thread Tom Keays
ehalf 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 yo

Re: [CODE4LIB] what good books did you read in 2014?

2014-12-10 Thread Erin White
U] 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 colleagu

Re: [CODE4LIB] what good books did you read in 2014?

2014-12-10 Thread Sarah Walden
t.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

Re: [CODE4LIB] what good books did you read in 2014?

2014-12-10 Thread Jeffrey Sabol
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

Re: [CODE4LIB] what good books did you read in 2014?

2014-12-10 Thread Chad Nelson
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.

Re: [CODE4LIB] what good books did you read in 2014?

2014-12-10 Thread Jimmy Ghaphery
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 A

Re: [CODE4LIB] what good books did you read in 2014?

2014-12-10 Thread Paula Gray-Overtoom
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

Re: [CODE4LIB] what good books did you read in 2014?

2014-12-10 Thread Coral Sheldon-Hess
*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, at a friend's ur

Re: [CODE4LIB] what good books did you read in 2014?

2014-12-10 Thread Sean Hannan
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" wrote: >Interesting post and responses. > >Books: >Started the year by finishing up the Dresden Files (Jim Butcher) series. >A

Re: [CODE4LIB] what good books did you read in 2014?

2014-12-10 Thread Foster, Meredith
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 G

Re: [CODE4LIB] what good books did you read in 2014?

2014-12-10 Thread Heidi Elaine Dowding
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 ♦

Re: [CODE4LIB] what good books did you read in 2014?

2014-12-10 Thread Henry, Catherine
library.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? Noth

Re: [CODE4LIB] what good books did you read in 2014?

2014-12-09 Thread Erin O'Meara
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

Re: [CODE4LIB] what good books did you read in 2014?

2014-12-09 Thread Jeremy C. Shellhase
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/albu

Re: [CODE4LIB] what good books did you read in 2014?

2014-12-09 Thread Eric Hellman
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.

Re: [CODE4LIB] what good books did you read in 2014?

2014-12-09 Thread Galvan, Angela
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

Re: [CODE4LIB] what good books did you read in 2014?

2014-12-09 Thread Alexander Duryee
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

Re: [CODE4LIB] what good books did you read in 2014?

2014-12-09 Thread Harper, Cynthia
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:

Re: [CODE4LIB] what good books did you read in 2014?

2014-12-09 Thread Lesli
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 th

Re: [CODE4LIB] what good books did you read in 2014?

2014-12-09 Thread Matthew Sherman
u.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

Re: [CODE4LIB] what good books did you read in 2014?

2014-12-09 Thread Collier, Aaron
rsity 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 Sou

Re: [CODE4LIB] what good books did you read in 2014?

2014-12-09 Thread Schwartz, Raymond
] 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:

Re: [CODE4LIB] what good books did you read in 2014?

2014-12-09 Thread Riley Childs
<mailto:mark.perno...@gmail.com> Sent: ‎12/‎9/‎2014 2:56 PM To: CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU<mailto: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 ex

Re: [CODE4LIB] what good books did you read in 2014?

2014-12-09 Thread Andreas Orphanides
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 >>>

Re: [CODE4LIB] what good books did you read in 2014?

2014-12-09 Thread Jacobs, Jane W
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

Re: [CODE4LIB] what good books did you read in 2014?

2014-12-09 Thread Valerie Forrestal
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 thi

Re: [CODE4LIB] what good books did you read in 2014?

2014-12-09 Thread Mark Pernotto
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Re: [CODE4LIB] what good books did you read in 2014?

2014-12-09 Thread Andreas Orphanides
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Re: [CODE4LIB] what good books did you read in 2014?

2014-12-09 Thread Heather Rayl
ealth 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

Re: [CODE4LIB] what good books did you read in 2014?

2014-12-09 Thread Galvan, Angela
ivery  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 goo

Re: [CODE4LIB] what good books did you read in 2014?

2014-12-09 Thread Al Matthews
ct: 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 j

Re: [CODE4LIB] what good books did you read in 2014?

2014-12-09 Thread Matthew Sherman
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

Re: [CODE4LIB] what good books did you read in 2014?

2014-12-09 Thread Mark Pernotto
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

[CODE4LIB] what good books did you read in 2014?

2014-12-09 Thread Andromeda Yelton
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 fr