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diff --git a/books/2017.page b/books/2017.page index 6bc9837..15cd941 100644 --- a/books/2017.page +++ b/books/2017.page @@ -58,5 +58,31 @@ I particularly enjoyed the (short) *Empire Star* as a crisp self-contained nugget. Walkaway, by Cory Doctorow (2017) --------------------------------------------------------- +----------------------------------- + +Library: An Unquiet History (2015) +----------------------------------- + +Really enjoyed learning about ancient 'Genizas' in religious scribe workspaces: +an abyss to toss unwanted or draft pieces of paper instead of destroying them. + +Uncommon Carriers, by John McPhee (2007) +---------------------------------------- + +I was uncertain at points if I had already read this: still not sure if i'd +read sections, had others told me the stories, was strongly reminded of other +McPhee works, or if the writing is just so wonderful than I couldn't imagine +having not read it already. + +A couple slow bits in this one (the Walden/canoe trip was close to childhood +memories, but not super compelling given all that), but I loved the trucks, +coal trains, river barges, etc. Also the the interweaving of super-human +infrastructure with individual human lives, like Tuckle's "Workering" or the +food industry documentary "Our Daily Bread". + +On Tyranny, by Timothy Snyder (2017) +-------------------------------------- + +Homage to Catalonia, by George Orwell (1938) +--------------------------------------------- |