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Completed a nice wee stack of reading in January. Some I'd recommend, some I'd let others do that for.
February certainly won't have this long of a book trail... let's blame it on #CyberScotWeek2020. A very happy learning distraction from the #TBR list
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February certainly won't have this long of a book trail... let's blame it on #CyberScotWeek2020. A very happy learning distraction from the #TBR list
#AmReading #BookLovers
This copy of 'I, Rigoberta Menchú' has been around the world with me. It's a tough read, but a necessary one.
A translation of @RigobertMenchu's personal story of the community/family she is from - and the losses experienced in Guatemala's 'civil' war on indigenous peoples.
A translation of @RigobertMenchu's personal story of the community/family she is from - and the losses experienced in Guatemala's 'civil' war on indigenous peoples.
'Beggars Banquet' by @Beathhigh. Because his writing is quick + sharp... packed with puzzles of the social criminal kind. Not to mention the special feelings of familiarity when his stories mention the streets of this special country that raised me 
#ShortStories #AmReading
#ShortStories #AmReading
A recommendation from the legend that is my Mother: The Taxidermist's Daughter by @katemosse
It's dark, grim, and dreich (damp and cold) - and highlights underrepresented women's experiences in early 1900s.
Perfect for these stormy winter months. Better than Poe.
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It's dark, grim, and dreich (damp and cold) - and highlights underrepresented women's experiences in early 1900s.
Perfect for these stormy winter months. Better than Poe.
#AmReading
Gifted to us at the @creativemorning global summit in 2018, finally completed 'The Art of Gathering' by @priyaparker
A good primer for those that don't naturally design spaces, communities, and events with strong empathy and purpose.
#AmReading #EveryoneIsCreative #CMSummit
A good primer for those that don't naturally design spaces, communities, and events with strong empathy and purpose.
#AmReading #EveryoneIsCreative #CMSummit
Another recommendation. One that could have backfired, had I not really loved it... right, @ToniWS4?
It's #Neuromancer by @GreatDismal. #Cyberspace, a kickass woman holding no prisoners, and #biotech imagination gone wild. How had I not read this sooner?!?!
#ReadThis #Cyberpunk
It's #Neuromancer by @GreatDismal. #Cyberspace, a kickass woman holding no prisoners, and #biotech imagination gone wild. How had I not read this sooner?!?!
#ReadThis #Cyberpunk
And, 'Uncanny Valley', with @annawiener's real experiences working in Silicon Valley.
So many of the situations described feel painfully familiar. I hope more folks in the tech hubs of the world read this + course correct - get out of our bubbles. Let's build inclusively.
So many of the situations described feel painfully familiar. I hope more folks in the tech hubs of the world read this + course correct - get out of our bubbles. Let's build inclusively.
February books: 2 hits, and a miss!
All subjective, obvs.
Also obvs: @GreatDismal
& @kimballscott books were definitely not on the 'miss' list.
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#ReadThis
All subjective, obvs.
Also obvs: @GreatDismal
& @kimballscott books were definitely not on the 'miss' list.
#AmReading
#ReadThis
'Count Zero' by William Gibson ( @GreatDismal) - another braw one. The fine person who set me on his books ( @ToniWS4) will be to blame when my bookshelf busts a #Cyberpunk nut.
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'Radical Candor' by @kimballscott 
Packed with wee gems, all set in an easy to digest framework (in photos), with realistic examples to fix learning.
Read this one.
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Packed with wee gems, all set in an easy to digest framework (in photos), with realistic examples to fix learning.
Read this one.
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And... this one.
Well, let's just say I probably need to work on being able to walk away from a book when I'm not enjoying it. To let it go, and move on.
#Yikes
Well, let's just say I probably need to work on being able to walk away from a book when I'm not enjoying it. To let it go, and move on.
#Yikes
If reading is a coping mechanism, no one could criticise you for leaning on it a little more in March... at least that's what I'm telling myself 
Found retreat in these, and fully plan on retreating into even more during April. Send Recs!
#AmReading #QuarantineBookClub
Found retreat in these, and fully plan on retreating into even more during April. Send Recs!
#AmReading #QuarantineBookClub
. @Bruces' 'The Hacker Crackdown' - a history of hacker sub-culture, from Operation Sun Devil to the formation of the @EFF "This book is a historic chronicle of the outlaw culture of the electronic frontier."
#AmReading #QuarantineBookClub
#AmReading #QuarantineBookClub
'The Dark Forest', 2nd in Liu Cixin's 'Three Body Problem' trilogy, is one hellofa ride I didn't want to step off.
Tackling interstellar + interpersonal complexities, so carefully + creatively, it's hard to judge characters or predict the outcomes at any point.
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Tackling interstellar + interpersonal complexities, so carefully + creatively, it's hard to judge characters or predict the outcomes at any point.
#AmReading
In 'I'm A Pussy', the essay by Jordan Stephens for @_pound_project, he explores language + the power it has to shape us.
"What makes us witches and wizards, every single day of our mortal existence, is our ability to use words" - @JordanFStephens
#AmReading #QuarantineBookClub
"What makes us witches and wizards, every single day of our mortal existence, is our ability to use words" - @JordanFStephens
#AmReading #QuarantineBookClub
'Friend or Foe' by Galinsky & Schweitzer is about business leadership and communication - w/ research, case studies + examples for readers to negotiate + find productive balance across daily interactions.
Sounds pretty dry, huh? Nope. It was seriously engaging and enlightening!
Sounds pretty dry, huh? Nope. It was seriously engaging and enlightening!
'Creative Superpowers' by, well... a whole host of interesting folks!
Packed w/ actionable advice for nurturing creativity, thinking outside the box, and letting go of perfectionism (and fears) that hold us back from creating, growing + sharing.
#EveryOneIsCreative #AmReading
Packed w/ actionable advice for nurturing creativity, thinking outside the box, and letting go of perfectionism (and fears) that hold us back from creating, growing + sharing.
#EveryOneIsCreative #AmReading
