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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:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Andromeda Yelton Sent: Tuesday, December 09, 2014 9:47 AM To: [log in to unmask] 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>