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Comment on Ask MetaFilter’s best introductory books by links for 2010-04-15 « pootling

links for 2010-04-15 « pootling — Thu, 15 Apr 2010 09:21:37 +0000

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Comment on Ask MetaFilter’s best introductory books by Karl Keefer

Karl Keefer — Sun, 24 Jan 2010 00:23:30 +0000

Thanks so much for compiling this list! I had that old thread bookmarked for awhile and was planning on going through it myself, but you saved me a lot of work in building my new reading list!

I hope I can contribute to your amazon affiliate paycheck in return for your service

Comment on Ask MetaFilter’s best introductory books by links for 2009-12-29 « Mandarine

links for 2009-12-29 « Mandarine — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 04:07:34 +0000

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Comment on Ask MetaFilter’s best introductory books by Interesting Reading #386 – Geek to-do list, mystery sea lions, compact Hummer, halfway to Pluto and much more… – The Blogs at HowStuffWorks

Wed, 30 Dec 2009 01:41:55 +0000

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Comment on Ask MetaFilter’s best introductory books by musicaltales

musicaltales — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 16:37:23 +0000

Great job!

May be about music, you could include the Schoenberg book which is a milestone in understanding modern composition.

Comment on The reading list: 2. What subjects? by Phil Gyford

Phil Gyford — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 12:49:34 +0000

Hi George,

I'm not sure how Open Library could help, as the big stumbling block is working out how to choose the subjects and/or relevant books. But if you have any ideas, do let me know!

Despite, or maybe because of, Dewey's quirks I do have a big soft spot for the system. Maybe even more so as it becomes increasingly anacronistic, relative to how we find books online. Many years ago my Saturday job was in a library so I can still remember some of the Dewey classification numbers for certain subjects!

Comment on The reading list: 2. What subjects? by George Oates

George Oates — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 19:01:28 +0000

Hi Phil,

Thanks for Septivium! I’m enjoying your thoughts so far, and wonder how Open Library might support your endeavours. We’re at http://openlibrary.org if you haven’t seen us yet.

On reading your quest to work out what subjects might be useful to start with, I wondered if you’d see the first edition of Dewey’s remarkable classification system, “A Classification and Subject Index for Cataloguing and Arranging the Books and Pamphlets of a Library”:

http://www.gutenberg.org/etext/12513

Probably different than choosing which subjects you’d like to cover in your list, but an interesting comparison nonetheless.

Comment on Ask MetaFilter’s best introductory books by Bookmarks for May 21st through May 22nd at Logicola

Bookmarks for May 21st through May 22nd at Logicola — Fri, 22 May 2009 11:07:22 +0000

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Comment on Ask MetaFilter’s best introductory books by Fluffy Links - Monday 18th of May 2009 « Damien Mulley

Fluffy Links - Monday 18th of May 2009 « Damien Mulley — Mon, 18 May 2009 04:02:24 +0000

[...] Intro books on a whole raft of subjects. A nice compilation of the best primers to various disciplines. [...]

Comment on Ask MetaFilter’s best introductory books by Phil Gyford

Phil Gyford — Thu, 14 May 2009 12:53:01 +0000

Thanks hydropsyche — I’ve moved Stream Ecology under Biology now. I’ve kept the slightly superfluous header just for consistency’s sake.