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Beau Daignault

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Joined 2 years, 6 months ago

I'm a reader and admirer of those who write poetry, biography, essays, songs, fiction, copy – anything really.

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Beau Daignault's books

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Kathryn Petras, Ross Petras: That Doesn't Mean What You Think It Means (2018, Potter/TenSpeed/Harmony/Rodale)

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Johann Peter Eckermann: Conversations with Goethe (Paperback, Penguin Classics)

Simon Critchley: Bowie (2016, OR Books, LLC)

Gore Vidal: The city and the pillar (Paperback, 2003, Vintage)

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Beau Daignault rated Jung: a biography: 5 stars

Deirdre Bair: Jung (Hardcover, 2004, Little, Brown)

Jung: a biography by Deirdre Bair

Beau Daignault rated Jung and the story of our time: 2 stars

Laurens van der Post: Jung and the story of our time (1978, Penguin Books)

Jung and the story of our time by Laurens van der Post

Beau Daignault rated Eloquent Javascript: 4 stars

Marijn Haverbeke: Eloquent Javascript (2009, No Starch Press)

Eloquent Javascript by Marijn Haverbeke

JavaScript lies at the heart of almost every modern web application, from social apps like Twitter to browser-based game frameworks …

Beau Daignault rated The All Purpose Joy of Cooking: 3 stars

Irma S. Rombauer, Ethan Becker, Marion Rombauer Becker: The All Purpose Joy of Cooking (Hardcover, 1998, Scribner Book Company)

The All Purpose Joy of Cooking by Irma S. Rombauer, Ethan Becker, Marion Rombauer Becker

Beau Daignault rated Universal Principles of Design: 100 Ways to Enhance Usability, Influence Perception, Increase Appeal, Make Better Design Decisions, and Teach Through Design: 5 stars

William Lidwell: Universal Principles of Design: 100 Ways to Enhance Usability, Influence Perception, Increase Appeal, Make Better Design Decisions, and Teach Through Design (2003)

Universal Principles of Design: 100 Ways to Enhance Usability, Influence Perception, Increase Appeal, Make Better Design Decisions, and Teach Through Design by William Lidwell

Beau Daignault rated Bowie: 5 stars

No cover — Simon Critchley: Bowie (2014)

Bowie by Simon Critchley

Critchley, whose writings on philosophy have garnered widespread praise, melds personal narratives of how Bowie lit up his dull life …

Beau Daignault rated No Is Not Enough: 5 stars

Naomi Klein: No Is Not Enough (Paperback, 2017, Knopf Canada)

No Is Not Enough by Naomi Klein

Journalist Naomi Klein explains that Trump is not an aberration but a logical extension of the worst and most dangerous …

Beau Daignault rated Low: 5 stars

Hugo Wilcken: Low (Paperback, 2005, Continuum)

Low by Hugo Wilcken (33 1/3 -- 26)

Beau Daignault rated Justine (Alexandria Quartet): 2 stars

Lawrence Durrell: Justine (Alexandria Quartet) (Hardcover, 1991, Penguin)

Justine (Alexandria Quartet) by Lawrence Durrell

Beau Daignault rated The ice storm: 5 stars

Rick Moody: The ice storm (Paperback, 2002, Little, Brown)

The ice storm by Rick Moody

Beau Daignault rated A Yorkshire sketchbook: 5 stars

David Hockney: A Yorkshire sketchbook (2012)

A Yorkshire sketchbook by David Hockney

Beau Daignault rated Linux Pocket Guide: 5 stars

Daniel J. Barrett: Linux Pocket Guide (EBook, 2016, O’Reilly Media)

Linux Pocket Guide by Daniel J. Barrett

Revision History

First Edition, February 2014
2012-03-07: First release
Second Edition, March 2012
Third Edition, June 2016
2016-05-27: First Release …

Beau Daignault rated In the Garden of Beasts: 5 stars

Erik Larson: In the Garden of Beasts (2011, Crown)

In the Garden of Beasts by Erik Larson

The bestselling author of "Devil in the White City" turns his hand to a remarkable story set during Hitler's rise …