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Re: what... are... you... READING
« Reply #1425 on: December 05, 2023, 10:33:36 PM »
Quote from: renaeden on December 01, 2023, 11:37:26 PM
A book called Dreadnought by April Daniels.

It's about a teen trans girl who is transformed into how she thinks she should be when a superhero (Dreadnought) falls from the sky, transfers his power onto her and then dies. So she has to deal with living in a body that fits her, her psycho dad, her best friend who now wants to date her and other superheroes who think she's too young to take over Dreadnought's powers.

Welp.  That's going on MY list for sure now
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Re: what... are... you... READING
« Reply #1426 on: December 05, 2023, 11:09:12 PM »
Quote from: conlang returns on December 05, 2023, 10:33:36 PM
Quote from: renaeden on December 01, 2023, 11:37:26 PM
A book called Dreadnought by April Daniels.

It's about a teen trans girl who is transformed into how she thinks she should be when a superhero (Dreadnought) falls from the sky, transfers his power onto her and then dies. So she has to deal with living in a body that fits her, her psycho dad, her best friend who now wants to date her and other superheroes who think she's too young to take over Dreadnought's powers.

Welp.  That's going on MY list for sure now
There's a second book too but I don't have that (yet).
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Re: what... are... you... READING
« Reply #1427 on: December 06, 2023, 08:47:44 AM »
A history of Motown!
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Re: what... are... you... READING
« Reply #1428 on: December 18, 2023, 02:17:10 PM »
The Trial of Henry Kissinger - Christopher Hitchens

Read this one before but since Kissinger died a few weeks ago I felt like reading it again. As John Oliver put it when Kissinger died: [Kissinger] died at the ripe old age of not soon enough.
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Re: what... are... you... READING
« Reply #1429 on: December 18, 2023, 08:52:40 PM »
A bio of Patrick Stewart, aka, Capt. Picard of Star Trek, TNG.  Pretty good read!

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Re: what... are... you... READING
« Reply #1430 on: December 20, 2023, 04:01:18 PM »
Quote from: rock hound on December 18, 2023, 08:52:40 PM
A bio of Patrick Stewart, aka, Capt. Picard of Star Trek, TNG.  Pretty good read!

Is this the one he wrote?
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Re: what... are... you... READING
« Reply #1431 on: December 20, 2023, 04:05:04 PM »
Reading Linear Algebra Done Right. Bought it at Waterstones university shop in London last month. For whatever reason I'm drawn into maths again.

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Re: what... are... you... READING
« Reply #1432 on: December 20, 2023, 05:22:12 PM »
Quote from: odeon on December 20, 2023, 04:01:18 PM
Quote from: rock hound on December 18, 2023, 08:52:40 PM
A bio of Patrick Stewart, aka, Capt. Picard of Star Trek, TNG.  Pretty good read!

Is this the one he wrote?

Yes, and it is quite good and I felt quite honest!  "Making it so" is the subtitle!  I just finished and I would recommend it! :book:
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Re: what... are... you... READING
« Reply #1433 on: January 03, 2024, 04:43:32 PM »
Adding that to my list, then.

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Re: what... are... you... READING
« Reply #1434 on: January 03, 2024, 04:47:10 PM »
Reading "Trans" by Helen Joyce - I saw her being interviewed by Richard Dawkins and got interested. About two thirds through, and her argument so far is flawless. I'd be very interested in opposing views.
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Re: what... are... you... READING
« Reply #1435 on: January 03, 2024, 07:59:07 PM »
A book about the Allied campaign against the axis in Italy during WW2.
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Re: what... are... you... READING
« Reply #1436 on: January 05, 2024, 07:27:57 AM »
Quote from: renaeden on December 05, 2023, 11:09:12 PM
Quote from: conlang returns on December 05, 2023, 10:33:36 PM
Quote from: renaeden on December 01, 2023, 11:37:26 PM
A book called Dreadnought by April Daniels.

It's about a teen trans girl who is transformed into how she thinks she should be when a superhero (Dreadnought) falls from the sky, transfers his power onto her and then dies. So she has to deal with living in a body that fits her, her psycho dad, her best friend who now wants to date her and other superheroes who think she's too young to take over Dreadnought's powers.
Welp.  That's going on MY list for sure now
There's a second book too but I don't have that (yet).
I have it now and am a few chapters into it. It's called Sovereign and it's already a good read.
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Re: what... are... you... READING
« Reply #1437 on: January 06, 2024, 06:17:09 PM »
Almost finished with "Trans" and still fascinated. It's a very good book. Well written, concise, practically requiring a response.

Also reading "The Principia: The Authoritative Translation and Guide", a modern translation of Isaac Newton's famous book defining his laws of mechanics and gravitation. This one's been tweaked to use mathematics more closely resembling the mathematics of what I studied at the uni.
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Re: what... are... you... READING
« Reply #1438 on: January 07, 2024, 06:19:13 AM »
The Biographical Encyclopedia of Jazz.

Older book, but it includes many bio items regarding the early jazz influencers, a foundation that most of us music appreciation nuts are missing out on if we do not know the cells driving this new rage from a hundred years ago.

Re-reading mainly to refresh my own foundation and explore interesting references further.
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Re: what... are... you... READING
« Reply #1439 on: January 11, 2024, 02:10:58 PM »
"In a House of Lies" by Ian Rankin
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