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: Stories of Tidiness,
Self-Esteem and Other Things I Gave Up On
<https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18168478-the-amazing-thing-about-the-way-it-goes>
by Stephanie Pearl-McPhee
Lovely set of essays. Pearl-McPhee is mostly known for her knitterly
writing but this is about a lot of other areas, need not be a knitter to
enjoy.
On 12/9/2014 8:47 AM, 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? (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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