Gypsy Librarian's Alchemical Annex
Part of a gallery of “24 Incredible Cakes Inspired by Books.” Do click on the link so you can see the others.
Via BuzzFeed.
The first step is admitting it. The second step is to keep right on reading.
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Some more book and reading humor. Do you recognize the signs?
You know all the nighttime janitors, you could survive off of the contents of your backpack for a couple of days and you consider your intuition a more reliable catalog search than any computer database. You spend too much time in the library, but that’s no shock to you.
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If you are one of these folks, you know these to be true. By the way, you don’t have to be a librarian to experience these, but bonus points if you happen to be a librarian or library staff person.
(Crossposted from my BookLikes blog).
Go ahead, try it out and see who you write like.
A little humor from Lalo Alcaraz, Re: the fertilizer plant explosion due to lax (we can argue negligent) regulation (or lack thereof) in Texas.
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While this is mostly “classics” (even their “contemporary” stuff can still be considered “classics), I figured it was worth sharing. If you are looking for something classic to read over the summer, this may help you decide.
I have read a few items from the chart. I am sure you can probably find something to read to. If you do, feel free to comment and let me know. If you need help choosing, I can probably recommend something.
The chart comes from this link at teach.com.
Happy reading.
(Crossposted from my BookLikes blog)
From the book It’s Even Worse Than It Looks by Thomas E. Mann and Norman J. Ornstein, which I just started reading today.
The quote goes to anyone who likes to say “oh, both parties are both the same.” No. They are not. There is a clear difference, and in this instance, the Republicans have pretty much gone way out of the reservation as the saying goes. This book promises to look at the current dysfunction in American politics, how it got there, and offer some solutions. But like an alcoholic, the first step is admitting there is a problem, and in this instance, it is GOP.
(Crossposted from my BookLikes blog)
From the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF), their new report “Who Has Your Back? 2013”
From the executive summary:
“When you use the Internet, you entrust your conversations, thoughts, experiences, locations, photos, and more to companies like Google, AT&T and Facebook. But what do these companies do when the government demands your private information? Do they stand with you? Do they let you know what’s going on?”
Follow the link to read the full report: https://www.eff.org/who-has-your-back-2013
Excerpt from review at my personal blog:
“I think anyone who has gotten a tattoo or two or a few will enjoy this book. For those of us not inked, if you enjoy good art and reading stories about people, then this is a book you may enjoy as well.”
Visit my personal blog, The Itinerant Librarian, to learn about this very good photography book.
Geoffrey Canada, in keynote speech for ACRL 2013 Conference. Read my notes on the speech in my blog, The Gypsy Librarian.
