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 <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> Just found _Guilt about the past_ is in EBSCO Academic Complete.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Code for Libraries [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of
> Schwartz, Raymond
> Sent: Tuesday, December 09, 2014 3:33 PM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> 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:[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.
>
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