I first came across GoodReads on Facebook. Several of my co-workers had joined and my news feed was suddenly being peppered with new books they had decided to read. Now, I am not generally a fan of Facebook apps. They drive me insane and as soon as I see a new game update or ANYTHING [...]
Archive of posts filed under the Books category.
Book Review: The Frontier Saga
Today’s “book” review is “The Frontier Saga” series. The book is in quotes because I’m talking about all three books as one item. This is because I enjoy the series greatly, but more so due to my fascination with the “episodic books” concept that this series utilizes. I will attempt to refrain from any major [...]
FanimeCon 2012 and the Evolution of Anime Fandom
I have been a member of the anime fandom since the early 1990s… over 20 years. In that time I have seen the community grow and evolve in amazing ways. One such way can be seen in how we get access to anime and manga. When I was first getting into Anime, I was very [...]
Book Review: Ready Player One
This last weekend I bought and finished (in a 24 hour time-frame) a great new booked titled Ready Player One. I found it while surfing Amazon after finishing the Ender’s Game series and I’m really glad that I did. I won’t spoil the book for you (for that there is Wikipedia), but if you’re a [...]
Review: Angelfall by Susan Ee
There is something magical about getting to preview a work before it is published. You are getting to see something before (most of) the rest of the world and that makes you feel special, maybe even “better” than the rest of the plebeians who must wait for the release date. Back in April, I received [...]
Review: Prophecy of the Flame by Lynn Hardy
As I mentioned previously, I picked up the first 2 books of Prophecy of the Flame by Lynn Hardy. When I was ready to read them, I decided to buy the kindle versions instead, because well, I like my kindle and prefer reading that way. Unfortunately, that meant that I missed out on the illustrations [...]
Review: Getting Started with Arduino (Book)
Since I’ve gotten onto my Arduino kick, I figured I should get some proper reading material on the subject. One of the first I saw was Getting Started with Arduino by Make: Magazine. Since “Getting Started” is exactly what I wanted and I rather like most of what Make does, I bought and read the [...]
Long Way Round and Long Way Down
Recently, I watched Long Way Down, which is the sequel to Long Way Round. Both of these star Ewan McGregor and Charlie Boorman. You probably recognize the first name, but possibly not the second (unless you are a huge fan of Deliverance). I’m not sure if a documentary about guys riding around the world is [...]
Hard to buy books via Brick & Mortar
This weekend I randomly wandered my way into the local Borders to burn some time. While I was there I found three books that caught my eye: The Official Ubuntu Server Book, LPI Linux Certification in a Nutshell and the Chobits Omnibus (Book 1). Even though I love myself some Amazon, I am still all [...]
Review: Riding Shotgun (Manga)
Last month I was linked the Tortucam video on YouTube, which was totally awesome. It’s a turtle running about which some kick ass background music. Makes me which I was a Turtle too. I liked the music so much, I went and found it on Amazon. The part that really confused me was that it [...]
