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Very thought-provoking and interesting read. Something I wish I could have read when I was a teenager or even college student and had no idea where I was going or what I was going to do with my life. Aligning your goals with your values seems to obvious. But, as she discusses, it can also be hard when conflicts arise.
It is a story that many of us think we know but don't, and Erik …
Very interesting story of the multiple motivations and perspectives that led to the Lusitania disaster.
Welcome to... THE THURSDAY MURDER CLUB
In a peaceful retirement village, four unlikely friends …
A good, light, easy to read murder mystery.
First, I'm a professional software engineer. I was interested in this book because I've been interested in learning Rust, and what better way to learn than writing a video game! But I'm a little torn on this book. Overall, it did give me a project to work through while learning Rust. It was mostly well written. Where I felt it fell short was that it sometimes didn't go deep enough into the Rust language and there were a few errors in some of the writing that made it very confusing at times. I spent quite a bit of time on the Rust website reading their documentation. While I was able to work my way around the problems and get the games to work, someone with less experience may struggle more or even give up. I was also frustrated with the inconsistent code formatting. I'm kind-of a stickler for consistency in …
First, I'm a professional software engineer. I was interested in this book because I've been interested in learning Rust, and what better way to learn than writing a video game! But I'm a little torn on this book. Overall, it did give me a project to work through while learning Rust. It was mostly well written. Where I felt it fell short was that it sometimes didn't go deep enough into the Rust language and there were a few errors in some of the writing that made it very confusing at times. I spent quite a bit of time on the Rust website reading their documentation. While I was able to work my way around the problems and get the games to work, someone with less experience may struggle more or even give up. I was also frustrated with the inconsistent code formatting. I'm kind-of a stickler for consistency in code. In the same code snippet a variable would be defined something like, "variable_name: type", and another like, "variable_name : type". That is just one example.
Overall, I would recommend the book to anyone interested in Rust and video games. I would just suggest some patience when the game doesn't run, even when coded exactly as described in the text.
Not since Sherman Alexie's The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven and Louise Erdrich's …
Wonderful, insightful writing on a depressing, yet important topic. My favorite part of the book was the "Blood" section of the "Interlude".
Wonderful, insightful writing on a depressing, yet important topic. My favorite part of the book was the "Blood" section of the "Interlude".
From inside front cover: The story of Satrapi's unforgettable childhood and coming of age within …
It was ok. There were interesting parts. I like reading about other cultures and how they handle what seems like impossible circumstances. But I can't say I like Marjane as portrayed in the book.
It was ok. There were interesting parts. I like reading about other cultures and how they handle what seems like impossible circumstances. But I can't say I like Marjane as portrayed in the book.
This story of Alex, a famous African Grey parrot, documents his thirty-year relationship with his …
Interesting book that I hope will make people re-think the relationships between humans and animals. As the author puts it, animals are not mindless "automatons" put on earth for human exploitation.
Alex's personality traits were very entertaining, especially when he would get frustrated with what the researchers were trying to teach him and he would go "off script"!
Interesting book that I hope will make people re-think the relationships between humans and animals. As the author puts it, animals are not mindless "automatons" put on earth for human exploitation.
Alex's personality traits were very entertaining, especially when he would get frustrated with what the researchers were trying to teach him and he would go "off script"!
When Rosemary Harper joins the crew of the Wayfarer, she isn't expecting much. The Wayfarer, a patched-up ship that's seen …
One of the great masterworks of science fiction, the Foundation novels of Isaac Asimov are …
The classic space science fiction read still holds up! Covers hundreds of years of political struggle.
Eric Wallace: Mind Games (2000, Hachette)
In the house of Helios, god of the sun and mightiest of the Titans, a daughter is born. But Circe …
The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair That Changed America (Crown Publishers, ISBN 0-609-60844-4) …
Having entertained the idea for years, and even offered a few questionable opportunities ("It's a …
I like Dave Grohl and the Foo Fighters, and the book was interesting. But, I can't say it kept me engaged. After a while, I was almost tired of him going on about how the next famous person was his idol, and was the reason where he was today. It's cool that he still sees other artists as inspirational. But, it started to feel like he had a list of celebrities that he needed to include, and was just ticking off the names in the list.
I like Dave Grohl and the Foo Fighters, and the book was interesting. But, I can't say it kept me engaged. After a while, I was almost tired of him going on about how the next famous person was his idol, and was the reason where he was today. It's cool that he still sees other artists as inspirational. But, it started to feel like he had a list of celebrities that he needed to include, and was just ticking off the names in the list.
While interesting at times, this was very much a slog for me. I think it could have used more images, as others have noted. But, I also think it read almost like a textbook, and so not very engaging for me.
