More books...
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dagibbsApparently I read more when I'm stuck home sick, rather than off to work or social occasions. Though only one of these was read in the last few days -- but I also reduced my backlog of unread Economists.
Book 11: Performance Rock Climbing by Dale Goddard and Udo Neumann. This book was recommended by brother-in-law as a good book for how to get better at rock-climbing. I would say it looks like a good book on that subject, on how to train for rock climbing. But, I don't really want to train for rock climbing, I want to rock climb, and get better through doing so. What I'm mostly looking to learn is technique, and I don't think any book will teach me that. Still, it had some useful information about how to learn, about repeating climbs being useful, about working to fatigue level on technique to anchor the knowledge of how to use that technique, and other stuff. It also talks about getting most progress from working on your weakest points in what is needed, and for me that is probably strength. I don't want to start doing gym work-outs for that, I'd be too bored -- but spending more time on bouldering could work. Especially if I can find some places to do outside bouldering, which may be more fun.
Book 12: In The Beginning by Ikuro Ishigure is part of the Elementary Go Series from (at least originally, there may have been ownership change in the last 20 years) Ishi Press. Despite the hideous cover colours (primarily pink, with a solid red rectangle and a go board (white and block stones on yellowish wood)), this is a good introductory book on what to do in the opening game of go. It doesn't examine any particular fuseki style (e.g. San-ren-sai), but focuses on principles of what and why -- corners and corner choices, approaches, extensions, etc. The examples are well explained and illustrated. This was a re-read for me, but with so long between readings, it was like a fresh re-introduction to many of the concepts. Again, they mostly weren't new concepts for me, but fundamentals that it was good to revisit.
Book 13: A Stroke of Midnight by Laurell K. Hamilton is the fourth Meredith Gentry book. It gives us hot elf sex, and messy elf politics, rather than hot vampire/were sex and messy vampire/were politics. If you're read any of the other Meredith Gentry books, or any of the recent Anita Blake stories, this is exactly what you'd expect. Fun, but basically forgettable.
Book 11: Performance Rock Climbing by Dale Goddard and Udo Neumann. This book was recommended by brother-in-law as a good book for how to get better at rock-climbing. I would say it looks like a good book on that subject, on how to train for rock climbing. But, I don't really want to train for rock climbing, I want to rock climb, and get better through doing so. What I'm mostly looking to learn is technique, and I don't think any book will teach me that. Still, it had some useful information about how to learn, about repeating climbs being useful, about working to fatigue level on technique to anchor the knowledge of how to use that technique, and other stuff. It also talks about getting most progress from working on your weakest points in what is needed, and for me that is probably strength. I don't want to start doing gym work-outs for that, I'd be too bored -- but spending more time on bouldering could work. Especially if I can find some places to do outside bouldering, which may be more fun.
Book 12: In The Beginning by Ikuro Ishigure is part of the Elementary Go Series from (at least originally, there may have been ownership change in the last 20 years) Ishi Press. Despite the hideous cover colours (primarily pink, with a solid red rectangle and a go board (white and block stones on yellowish wood)), this is a good introductory book on what to do in the opening game of go. It doesn't examine any particular fuseki style (e.g. San-ren-sai), but focuses on principles of what and why -- corners and corner choices, approaches, extensions, etc. The examples are well explained and illustrated. This was a re-read for me, but with so long between readings, it was like a fresh re-introduction to many of the concepts. Again, they mostly weren't new concepts for me, but fundamentals that it was good to revisit.
Book 13: A Stroke of Midnight by Laurell K. Hamilton is the fourth Meredith Gentry book. It gives us hot elf sex, and messy elf politics, rather than hot vampire/were sex and messy vampire/were politics. If you're read any of the other Meredith Gentry books, or any of the recent Anita Blake stories, this is exactly what you'd expect. Fun, but basically forgettable.
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Date: 2007-04-16 02:59 pm (UTC)I miss her story telling.
*sigh*
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Date: 2007-04-16 04:06 pm (UTC)