RE: https://mastodon.social/@WTL/116782465588613319Finished Careless People on our morning ride. If you care about online spaces, you should probably read this. This is why social media *must not* be in the hands of for-profit corporations or individuals. #Books #Reading #fediverse

How 'algorithm' got its name from a 9th-century Persian mathematicianby Scott Neumanhttps://www.npr.org/2026/06/11/nx-s1-5848013/algorithm-word-week-etymologyThe Concise Book of Calculation by Restoration and Balancing at @wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-JabrThe algebra of Mohammed ben Musa at @internetarchive https://archive.org/details/algebraofmohamme00khuwrich#Books #mathematics

THE KING OF FIGHTERS: The Ultimate HistoryWith unprecedented access to SNK’s staff and its wealth of concept art and development documents.Coming soon, register your interest here: https://www.bitmapbooks.com/collections/all-books/products/the-king-of-fighters-the-ultimate-history#bitmapbooks #books #kingoffighters #gaming #snk #bookstodon

I read James Islington’s “The Will of the Many” this week. What a ride. Finished at midnight because I couldn’t put it down.Genre: Action/FantasySetting: Ancient Rome, give or takeTheme: Severe indictment of capitalism and colonialismIf You Like: Stormlight Archive, Hunger Games#books #bookstodon #fantasy

Received this book as a birthday gift. It's a riveting read if you love music, jazz, saxophones -- or even if you don't love those things. Here's a copy at the Internet Archive: https://archive.org/details/devilshornstoryo00sege #jazz #saxophone #woodwind #books

@SJHoodlet One day, I'll have signed copies of these in hardcover!

Fatal Fury/Garou Densetsu: The Ultimate HistoryIncludes candid interviews with key developers from across the Fatal Fury series, such as Chief Producer of SNK Fighting Games, Yasuyuki Oda.Out now: https://www.bitmapbooks.com/collections/all-books/products/fatal-fury-garou-densetsu-the-ultimate-history#bitmapbooks #books #fatalfury #snk #bookstodon

I have hardcovers and they are *wonderful*.#WritingCommunity #sff #books

Funny and full of sex: why you should read Proust’s In Search of Lost TimeReaders strike an encouraging note for those sceptical of the joys of Proust, saying it has plenty to make it worth perserveringhttps://www.theguardian.com/books/2026/jun/02/funny-and-full-of-sex-why-you-should-read-proust-in-search-of-lost-timeIn Search of Lost Time & A la Recherche du Temps Perdu at PG:https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/search/?query=In+Search+of+Lost+Timehttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/search/?query=a+la+recherche+du+temps+perdu#Books #Literature

new from JHUP: A #history of #cats: https://www.press.jhu.edu/books/title/12937/cats see also my feature on cats and mice, which is in the open archives: https://proseandpassion.blogspot.com/2020/07/playing-cat-and-mouse.html #books #nonfiction

What is one routine you locked in before you ever tried to make it better?

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