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. 

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Sarah Walden
Digital Projects Librarian
Robert Frost Library
Amherst College
PO Box 2256
Amherst, MA 01002-5000
Tel: (413) 542-2960
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From: Code for Libraries [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Andromeda Yelton
Sent: Tuesday, December 09, 2014 9:47 AM
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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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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>