TKAM is one example of a book and a film being equally great, I think.
I'm curious about the new book, too, I have to admit, especially if it's true that she wrote it first, and wrote TKAM on her editor's suggestion.
You know, with the exception of one deadly and unpredictable midget, this girl is the smallest cargo I've ever had to transport. Yet by far the most troublesome. Does that seem right to you?
Early ,'Objects In Space'
Literary Buffistas 3: Don't Parse the Blurb, Dear.
There's more to life than watching Buffy the Vampire Slayer! No. Really, there is! Honestly! Here's a place for Buffistas to come and discuss what it is they're reading, their favorite authors and poets. "Geez. Crack a book sometime."
Amy - Feb 11, 2015 12:43:13 pm PST #22996 of 28342
Because books.
Burrell - Feb 12, 2015 10:18:54 am PST #22997 of 28342
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!
It was so wonderful to watch TKAM with Franny last year when she was writing a report on Harper Lee.
Connie Neil - Feb 12, 2015 1:24:15 pm PST #22998 of 28342
brillig
Larry Gonick has finally released the volume that may be the missing link to getting my brain back in fighting shape:
The Cartoon Guide to Algebra! [link]
When I'm trying to study physics, I get so lost in the math. With this book alongside my Cartoon Guide to Physics, I'll be able to feel like a smart person again.
-t - Feb 12, 2015 1:27:07 pm PST #22999 of 28342
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Nice! I love Gonick, and I'm glad to see he's including some history as I think it's particularly interesting (as history of math goes, which is to say extremely interesting to me)
Katerina Bee - Feb 12, 2015 2:09:47 pm PST #23000 of 28342
Herding cats for fun
Cartoon Guide to Physics helped me pass that class. I yam forever grateful for the visual assistance. If only the Algebra Cartoon Guide had been available too. Now I know what DH is getting for his birthday.
Connie Neil - Feb 12, 2015 2:17:45 pm PST #23001 of 28342
brillig
I got the Guide to Calculus, but that was definitely a case of running before I could walk. I couldn't even get past the prologue to the prologue.
edit: I think I need to take another stroll through all the Guides to History, just for fun.
EpicTangent - Feb 12, 2015 3:18:36 pm PST #23002 of 28342
Why isn't everyone pelting me with JOY, dammit? - Zenkitty
Similarly, I'm tempted by this week's Humble Book Bundle with kids' guides to programming languages and other things that I feel I'd like to have a better grasp of but have defeated me when I've tried to study them previously:
eta: Including, I just noticed for Connie, The Manga Guide to Calculus.
Toddson - Feb 13, 2015 6:32:45 am PST #23003 of 28342
Friends don't let friends read "Atlas Shrugged"
chrismg - Feb 13, 2015 9:50:25 am PST #23004 of 28342
"...and then Legolas and the Hulk destroy the entire Greek army." - Penny Arcade
Connie, if you're still interested in Calculus, you might take a look at (deep breath) Prof. E McSquared's Calculus Primer: Expanded Intergalactic Version. Endorsed by Martin Gardner!
Katerina Bee - Feb 16, 2015 2:08:53 pm PST #23005 of 28342
Herding cats for fun
Wrassle that subplot!