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 <[log in to unmask]> 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
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