It was so wonderful to watch TKAM with Franny last year when she was writing a report on Harper Lee.
Buffy? I like that. That girl's so hot, she's buffy.
Forrest ,'Conversations with Dead People'
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."
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!
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!
Polter-Cow - Feb 17, 2015 8:26:25 am PST #23006 of 28342
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
My first Lightspeed book review column is up! I reviewed A Darker Shade of Magic by V.E. Schwab, The Galaxy Game by Karen Lord, Pacific Fire by Greg van Eekhout, and Stranger by Rachel Manija Brown and Sherwood Smith.
And I got PAID to do it.