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Cover of Getting the Love You Want.

Getting the Love You Want

by Harville and Helen Hendrix (2019)

https://twitter.com/operaqueenie/status/1343250451681067008:

ICYMI, a thread about ❤️ and lifelong partnership.

And I can’t believe I forgot to plug my favorite couples book of all time at the end of my thread.

“Getting the Love You Want” by Harville and Helen Hendrix: amazon.com/dp/1250310539/… https://twitter.com/operaqueenie/status/1342152821643173888

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Pixar Storytelling

by Dean Movshovitz (2015)

@KirkWrites79:

“Pixar Storytelling” is one of my favorite screenwriting books. It’s not specific to animation. All screenwriters can benefit from reading it. It breaks down storytelling techniques and principles using Pixar films. So helpful. https://twitter.com/KirkWrites79/status/1343623619184758784/photo/1

Cover of Love of Country: A Hebridean Journey.

Love of Country: A Hebridean Journey

by Madeleine Bunting (2016)

Recommended by Gemma Tracey over lunch.

Cover of Confessions of the Fox.

Confessions of the Fox

by Jordy Rosenberg (2018)

Recommended by Gemma Tracey over lunch.

Cover of What White People Can Do Next.

What White People Can Do Next

by Emma Dabiri (2021)

https://twitter.com/EmmaDabiri/status/1331250075205562371:

Ta-da! Delighted to share the cover for #WhatWhitePeopleCanDoNext. WWPCDN is full of surprises and I think this cover alludes to that so beautifully. I love it so much 💜

Preorder: https://uk.bookshop.org/books/what-white-people-can-do-next-from-allyship-to-coalition/9780141996738

Cover of What Can a Body Do?.

What Can a Body Do?

by Sara Hendren (2020)

https://twitter.com/ablerism/status/1295729956886999040:

My book is out today! If you find yourself having a body—or rather, being a body—it might be for you. Can I tell you some stories and ideas in it? They start with the question packed into the cover design itself: + https://twitter.com/ablerism/status/1295729956886999040/photo/1

Cover of Brag Better.

Brag Better

by Meredith Fineman (2020)

https://twitter.com/cindygallop/status/1282723258438168577

Cover of The Order of the Pure Moon Reflected in Water.

The Order of the Pure Moon Reflected in Water

by Zen Cho (2020)

Recommended by Jenny, who’s just read and enjoyed it.

Cover of How To Be Alone.

How To Be Alone

by Lane Moore (2018)

@hellolanemoore:

this blew up so: 1. I wrote a book called How To Be Alone, I recommend buying it from indie bookstores, ideally Black owned indie bookstores. https://www.indiebound.org/book/9781501178832 2. KEEP WEARING UR MASKS AND STAYING INSIDE. Even if we feel like gaslit losers, at least we know we’re not alone.

Cover of Long Walk to Freedom.

Long Walk to Freedom

by Nelson Mandela (1995)

Cover of Think Black.

Think Black

by Clyde W. Ford (2019)

Mar Hicks:

“Think Black”—A memoir by the son of the first black software engineer at IBM. Big thanks to @professorkim for letting me know about this new book.

https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2019-09-20/ibm-nazi-germany-tech-racism-father

Cover of Black and British: A Forgotten History.

Black and British: A Forgotten History

by David Olusoga

CN Lester:

This is a very good day to buy a copy of the award-winning “Black and British: A Forgotten History” by David Olusoga. And if you’ve already read it, buy it for somebody else. First 5 people to reply here get a copy: https://www.panmacmillan.com/authors/david-olusoga/black-and-british/9781509837113

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We

by Yevgeny Zamyatin (1924)

https://twitter.com/Pinboard/status/1248980489735569410:

@alexwlchan I liked [On the Beach] but found it so uptight! It was an interesting portrait of 1950’s Australian mores. I recommend “We” by Yevgenii Zamyatin https://twitter.com/Pinboard/status/1248980489735569410/photo/1

Cover of Abandoned America: The Age of Consequences.

Abandoned America: The Age of Consequences

by Matthew Christopher (2014)

One of a series of photo books by the author.

They’re @abandonedameric on Twitter.

Cover of Felix Ever After.

Felix Ever After

by Kacen Callender (2020)

I’m not sure who retweeted this into my feed, but check out the amazing launch video:

https://twitter.com/kacencallender/status/1257707297389850624:

my kidlit trans and enby fam came together for a #DontRushChallenege to help me celebrate Felix Ever After’s release!!

Felix has: -a trans, queer, Black MC -a whole lot of self-love -summer art camp rivalry -a happy ending 💖

buy Felix Ever After here: https://www.harpercollins.com/9780062820259/… (video)

Cover of Built.

Built

by Roma Agrawal (2018)

https://twitter.com/HanaAyoob/status/1248003867234775040:

@alexwlchan Have you read Built by @RomaTheEngineer? Seems like it might be a good time to!

Cover of How You Stand, How You Move, How You Live: Learning the Alexander Technique to Explore Your Mind-Body Connection and Achieve Self-Mastery.

How You Stand, How You Move, How You Live: Learning the Alexander Technique to Explore Your Mind-Body Connection and Achieve Self-Mastery

by Missy Vineyard (2007)

Recommended by David MacIver.

Cover of How to Take Smart Notes.

How to Take Smart Notes

by SĂśnke Ahrens (2017)

Recommended in https://fortelabs.co/blog/how-to-take-smart-notes/

Cover of Chinese Characters: Their Origin, Etymology, history, classification and signification.

Chinese Characters: Their Origin, Etymology, history, classification and signification

by Dr. L. Wieger (1965)

Cover of The Other Greek.

The Other Greek

by Arthur Cooper (2108)

I found a preview in Google Books while looking for something else.

Seems more like an academic textbook; over $250! https://brill.com/view/title/35872

Cover of Remote Stations.

Remote Stations

by Peter Caton (2018)

I saw a review of this in an issue of Rail magazine (see photo from 25 Nov 2019).

Cover of The Origins of Unfairness.

The Origins of Unfairness

by Cailin O'Connor (2019)

https://twitter.com/DRMacIver/status/1226481634263928832:

I’m currently reading “The Origins of Inequality” and honestly I can’t think of a more on brand book for me to be reading than “Here is how to use mathematics to understand gender”.

https://twitter.com/DRMacIver/status/1227512225914552321:

Just had a massive “Oh shit that’s what’s going on” moment reading this book. About 60% through so thoughts still gathering, but I think this book is going to get rated “strongest recommend” when I’m done.

https://twitter.com/DRMacIver/status/1228233781317734401:

OK, so I’ve just finished reading “The Origins of Unfairness” by Cailin O’Connor. Here’s a little thread about it.

First off: Strong recommend. Requires a little bit of maths, and it would help if you’ve some exposure to theorising about gender but it’s reasonably gentle on both

Cover of Unfamiliar Underground.

Unfamiliar Underground

by Victoria Louise Howard (2019)

Spotted in Blackwells in Oxford.

Cover of The Emotion Machine.

The Emotion Machine

by Marvin Minsky (2006)

Recommended by somebody in the support group.

Cover of Transgender Health.

Transgender Health

by Benjamin Vincent (2018)

Recommended by Kathy.

Cover of The Heart of the Buddha's Teaching.

The Heart of the Buddha’s Teaching

by Thich Nhat Hanh (1999)

Cited by Mike Schur as inspiration for Chidi’s speech in The Good Place:

Preparing for [the finale of The Good Place], I went back to that stuff, and I read more about Buddhism and Hinduism, which are wonderful.

I read this book that I’m holding now, The Heart of the Buddha’s Teaching, by Thich Nhat Hanh, who’s a Vietnamese guy. I think he might have won the Nobel Peace Prize? If not he should have – ah, he was nominated by Martin Luther King Jr. for the Nobel Peace Prize and apparently didn’t win.

Cover of How to Understand Your Gender.

How to Understand Your Gender

by Alex Iantaffi and Meg-John Barker (2018)

I’ve borrowed a copy from David MacIver, which he lent me a while back when I was figuring out more gender stuff.

The recommendation from him and Alex is to skim it for interesting, but I may not need to read it all in detail.

Cover of the princess saves herself in this one.

the princess saves herself in this one

by Amanda Lovelace, ladybookmad (2017)

I spotted this with Jenny in the Bookshop on the Water, by King’s Cross.

Cover of Not Forgetting The Whale.

Not Forgetting The Whale

by John Ironmonger (2015)

Cover of All the Birds in the Sky.

All the Birds in the Sky

by Charlie Jane Anders (2016)

Recommended by Emily Meredith

Cover of Paul Takes the Form of A Mortal Girl.

Paul Takes the Form of A Mortal Girl

by Andrea Lawlor (2019)

Recommended by somebody in the #genderfluid channel in the LGBTQ in Tech Slack. “Reading Paul Takes the Form of a Mortal Girl and loving it. I will report back when finished as well, but I assume you will all have bought it by the end of reading this sentence. You are welcome.”

Cover of Going Postal.

Going Postal

by Terry Pratchett (2014)

Recommended by Emily Meredith

Cover of Rewriting the Rules.

Rewriting the Rules

by Meg Barker (2012)

Recommended by David MacIver

Cover of Gender Outlaw.

Gender Outlaw

by Kate Bornstein (2016)

Mentioned by somebody in the #genderfluid channel in the LGBTQ in Tech Slack.

Cover of From Ace to Ze.

From Ace to Ze

by Harriet Dyer (2018)

Spotted at Julia G’s house.

Cover of Building Git.

Building Git

by James Coglan (2019)

Seems like this could be a great bit of research for my Git plumbing workshop at ACCU.

Cover of How to Win Friends and Influence People.

How to Win Friends and Influence People

by Dale Carnegie, General Press (1936)

“an absolutely wonderful book I wished I’d read 10 or 15 years before I did” ~ https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20504183

Cover of Masters of the Post.

Masters of the Post

by Duncan Campbell-Smith (2011)

Cover of Equity, Exclusion and Everyday Science Learning.

Equity, Exclusion and Everyday Science Learning

by Emily Dawson (2019)

Suggestion of Sarah Barnes:

Having a nice coffee and reading @emilyadawson’s excellent book. (Thanks @QMLibrary!)

Cover of Clouds Cannot Cover Us.

Clouds Cannot Cover Us

by Jay Hulme (2019)

Of course I want to read Jay’s poetry!

Cover of British Rail Designed 1948-1997.

British Rail Designed 1948-1997

by David Lawrence (2016)

Cover of Unicorn.

Unicorn

by Amrou Al-Kadhi (2019)

https://twitter.com/cnlester/status/1140620371802107911:

I was lucky enough to be sent an advance copy of @Glamrou’s “Unicorn” - it’s out in October this year, and you should not only add it to your pre-order list, but make sure to get another copy for any young queer person/queer youth group you know: https://www.harpercollins.co.uk/9780008306069/unicorn-the-memoir-of-a-muslim-drag-queen/ https://twitter.com/cnlester/status/1140620371802107911/photo/1

Cover of Life Isn’t Binary.

Life Isn’t Binary

by Alex Iantaffi, Meg-John Barker (2019)

CN Lester:

@XTaffi and @megjohnbarker have written a book that explores all kinds of false divisions, including the increasing harmful ‘non-binary vs. binary’ binary (what a mouthful): https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/43818540-life-isn-t-binary They explain it better than I can - read!

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Exhalation

by Ted Chiang (2019)

Recommended by a bookseller in Blackwells Oxford when I was buying the latest Becky Chambers novella (August 2019).

Cover of Speeches that Changed the World.

Speeches that Changed the World

by Simon Sebag Montefiore (2015)

Cover of The C Programming Language.

The C Programming Language

by Brian W. Kernighan (1988)

Cover of A Poem for Every Night of the Year.

A Poem for Every Night of the Year

by Allie Esiri (2016)

Cover of A Poem for Every Day of the Year.

A Poem for Every Day of the Year

by Allie Esiri (2017)

Cover of The Little Book of Lionel Blue.

The Little Book of Lionel Blue

by Lionel Blue (2002)

Cover of High Performance Python: Practical Performant Programming for Humans.

High Performance Python: Practical Performant Programming for Humans

by Micha Gorelick (2014)

Cover of The Seabird’s Cry.

The Seabird’s Cry

by Adam Nicolson (2018)

Cover of Mathematics of Public Key Cryptography.

Mathematics of Public Key Cryptography

by Steven D. Galbraith (2012)

Cover of The Invisible Orientation: An Introduction to Asexuality.

The Invisible Orientation: An Introduction to Asexuality

by Julie Sondra Decker (2015)

Cover of Taking German Further.

Taking German Further

by John Martin (1998)

Cover of Do Not Alight Here: Walking London's Lost Underground and Railway Stations.

Do Not Alight Here: Walking London’s Lost Underground and Railway Stations

by Ben Pedroche (2011)

Cover of Uncle Silas.

Uncle Silas

by J. Sheridan Le Fanu (2001)

Cover of Becoming: Sex, Second Chances, and Figuring Out Who the Hell I am.

Becoming: Sex, Second Chances, and Figuring Out Who the Hell I am

by Laura Jane Williams (2017)

Cover of Introduction to Algebra.

Introduction to Algebra

by Peter J. Cameron (1998)

Cover of 200 Twenty-Minute Meals.

200 Twenty-Minute Meals

by Hamlyn Publishing Group (2011)

Cover of Algebra and Geometry.

Algebra and Geometry

by Alan F. Beardon (2005)

Cover of The Hitchhiker's Guide to Python: Best Practices for Development.

The Hitchhiker’s Guide to Python: Best Practices for Development

by Kenneth Reitz & Tanya Schlusser (2016)

Cover of Mindfulness: A Practical Guide to Finding Peace in a Frantic World.

Mindfulness: A Practical Guide to Finding Peace in a Frantic World

by J. Mark G. Williams (2011)

Cover of Codes: An Introduction to Information Communication and Cryptography.

Codes: An Introduction to Information Communication and Cryptography

by Norman L. Biggs (2008)

Cover of Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy.

Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy

by Rebecca Crane (2008)

Cover of The Pooh Cook Book.

The Pooh Cook Book

by Virginia H. Ellison (1971)

Cover of Chernobyl Prayer: A Chronicle of the Future.

Chernobyl Prayer: A Chronicle of the Future

by Svetlana Alexievich (2016)

Cover of Calendrical Calculations.

Calendrical Calculations

by Nachum Dershowitz (1997)

Cover of Focusing.

Focusing

by Eugene T. Gendlin (1982)

https://notebook.drmaciver.com/posts/2019-03-09-10%3A13.html

David: “I promise I’m not inviting you to join my cult by recommending this”

Cover of Shady Characters: Ampersands, Interrobangs and other Typographical Curiosities.

Shady Characters: Ampersands, Interrobangs and other Typographical Curiosities

by Keith Houston (2013)

Cover of Berlitz Essential Russian.

Berlitz Essential Russian

by Keith Rawson-Jones (2009)

Cover of The Mathematics of Logic.

The Mathematics of Logic

by Richard W. Kaye (2007)

Cover of London's Lost Rivers.

London’s Lost Rivers

by Paul Talling (2011)

Cover of Make Games with Python.

Make Games with Python

by Sean M. Tracey

Cover of 500 Lines Or Less.

500 Lines Or Less

by Michael DiBernardo (2016)

Cover of Seven Languages in Seven Weeks.

Seven Languages in Seven Weeks

by Bruce A. Tate (2010)

Cover of Human Resources Management.

Human Resources Management

by Harold T. Graham (1986)

Cover of Protecting Information: From Classical Error Correction to Quantum Cryptography.

Protecting Information: From Classical Error Correction to Quantum Cryptography

by Susan Loepp (2006)

Cover of Burnout.

Burnout

by Emily Nagoski, Amelia Nagoski (2020)

Danielle Leong:

“I’m reading “Burnout” by @emilynagoski and never have my twitter habits been so called out before

Cover of The Bridge.

The Bridge

by Iain M. Banks (1997)

Jonathan Whiteland:

Great post! Are you familiar with Iain Banks’ “The Bridge”? I read it on one of my last visits to Edinburgh and the bridges. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Bridge_(novel)

Cover of The Organized Mind.

The Organized Mind

by Daniel J. Levitin (2014)

Rob Smallshire:

Have you read The Organised Mind by Daniel Levitin? It’s pretty good on this stuff. https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18693669-the-organized-mind

[this stuff] = managing life-admin type tasks

Cover of Death’s End.

Death’s End

by Cixin Liu (2016)

Schrodinger’s Kitten:

Have you read death’s end trilogy, cixin liu? Big ideas and Chinese (though obvs I read in translation)

i really loved reading something set in a culture I know little about. the history of the 60s with the translators notes was fascinating, and the author just introduced it like we all know about struggle sessions. (warning: first chapter is traumatic, it gets less so)

Cover of Set Theory and Logic.

Set Theory and Logic

by Robert R. Stoll (2012)

I won’t lie, I’m unlikely to pick up a maths textbook again – but noting this as one in case I do. It’s “short, good enough, and […] very cheap rather than the best choice ever” ~ David MacIver

Cover of The House Plant Expert.

The House Plant Expert

by D. G. Hessayon (1993)

James Wong:

The Houseplant Expert by Dr DG Hessayon is hands down the best houseplant book out there.

Taught me all I know from age 8. Still never been beaten.

(He’s basically the Attenborough of gardening)

Cover of Flavour.

Flavour

by Ruby Tandoh (2016)

Fiona Longmuir:

Everything I’ve made from this book has been unbelievable. Bought a copy for my mum because I love it so much. DO IT.

Cover of Ratio: The Simple Codes Behind the Craft of Everyday Cooking.

Ratio: The Simple Codes Behind the Craft of Everyday Cooking

by Michael Ruhlman (2010)

Cover of The Insider's Guide to Technical Writing.

The Insider’s Guide to Technical Writing

by Krista Van Laan (2012)

Cover of Defying Hitler.

Defying Hitler

by Sebastian Haffner (2019)

Mar Hicks:

Read This Book About Nazis: Defying Hitler (and all the ways to fail at it) https://theawl.com/read-this-book-about-nazis-5d4471f2ffcd

Cover of Sexuality and Social Justice in Africa.

Sexuality and Social Justice in Africa

by Marc Epprecht (2013)

I took a photo of this in Homerton Library, in Hackney.

Cover of How to Fold It.

How to Fold It

by Joseph O'Rourke (2011)