2023 Reading List

2023 Reading List

The Gods We Can Touch Aurora Aksnes Published: | Pages:104 Description: This full-colour reproduction of Aurora’s personal notebook also features all song lyrics from the album, as a beautifully presented cloth hardback with gold foiling. With original album artwork and stunning photography too, this book is a unique and immersive treasure trove for fans. ‘This is a little book I wrote, trying to figure out the soul of my album.’ - Aurora Aksnes Liner Quotes: Aurora Ketil Mosnes Published: 2018 | Pages:93 My Rating: 5/5A neat little book for those who are fans of Aurora, but its very light on…
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Code Project – Goodreads RSS to HTML (Python)

I already have my Letterboxed watches set up to syndicate here, to this blog, for archival purposes mostly. When I log a movie in Letterboxed, a plug-in catches it from the RSS feed and makes a post. This is done using a plug-in called "RSS Importer" They aren't the prettiest posts, I may look into adjusting the formatting with some CSS, but they are there. I really want to do the same for my Goodreads reading. Goodreads lists all have an RSS feed, so reason would have it that I could simply, put that feed into RSS Importer and have…
2022 Reading List

2022 Reading List

Mastering The Game: What Video Games Can Teach Us About Success In Life Jon Harrison Published: 2015 | Pages:294 My Rating: 3/5 Description: Mastering The Game: What Video Games Can Teach Us About Success In Life takes a look at how the same habits and principles that lead to success when playing video games can be applied to personal and business success. Principles are ideas that are truly timeless, and remain true independent of context, culture or time period. So what are the principles embedded in the most popular video games? Surprisingly, the list strongly resembles the most in demand…
2021 Reading List

2021 Reading List

Shikake: The Japanese Art of Shaping Behavior Through Design Naohiro Matsumura Published: | Pages:192 My Rating: 4/5 Description: We are living in a time when behavioral change is necessary for our health and survival. Yet we find it exceedingly difficult to transform our own habits, let alone those of other people. Enter Naohiro Matsumura, whose powerful new design method is as astonishingly simple in its logic as it is sophisticated in its psychology. It allows any of us—from UX designers and marketers to concerned citizens and overworked parents—to address challenges in our homes, our public spaces, and our social interactions.As…
2020 Reading List

2020 Reading List

How to Be Black Baratunde R. Thurston Published: 2012 | Pages:254 My Rating: 4/5 Description: Caliban's War (Expanse, #2) James S.A. Corey Published: 2012 | Pages:583 My Rating: 4/5 Description: In the vast wilderness of space, James Holden and the crew of the Rocinante have been keeping the peace for the Outer Planets Alliance. When they agree to help a scientist search war-torn Ganymede for a missing child, the future of humanity rests on whether a single ship can prevent an alien invasion that may have already begun . . . The Field Guide to Dumb Birds of North America…