https://river.me/tags/books/ RheingoldRiver's blog - MediaWiki development, Leaguepedia stories, and productivity hacks Hugo -- gohugo.io en ©2020-2026, All Rights Reserved Tue, 04 Feb 2025 06:40:19 +0000 https://river.me/blog/pub-in-2024-2/ Tue, 04 Feb 2025 06:40:19 +0000 Tue, 04 Feb 2025 06:40:19 +0000 https://river.me/blog/pub-in-2024-2/ Mini reviews of fiction published in 2024, part 2! river books https://river.me/blog/pub-in-2024/ Mon, 06 Jan 2025 05:33:09 +0000 Mon, 06 Jan 2025 05:33:09 +0000 https://river.me/blog/pub-in-2024/ Mini reviews of fiction published in 2024 river books https://river.me/blog/book-charlatan/ Tue, 28 May 2024 00:16:37 +0000 Tue, 28 May 2024 00:16:37 +0000 https://river.me/blog/book-charlatan/ John R. Brinkley is a fascinating historical figure whose biography feels too improbable to be true. river books https://river.me/blog/sleepwalkers-notes/ Thu, 23 May 2024 18:47:22 +0000 Thu, 23 May 2024 18:47:22 +0000 https://river.me/blog/sleepwalkers-notes/ Some tables & lists of Wikipedia links that may help you while reading this fantastic book on the events leading up to World War I river books https://river.me/blog/book-review-storybrand/ Sat, 13 Apr 2024 06:36:00 +0000 Sat, 13 Apr 2024 06:36:00 +0000 https://river.me/blog/book-review-storybrand/ A review of and some notes on “Building a StoryBrand” river books https://river.me/blog/book-review-global-payments/ Sun, 17 Dec 2023 07:15:58 +0000 Sun, 17 Dec 2023 07:15:58 +0000 https://river.me/blog/book-review-global-payments/ A review of “A Field Guide to Global Payments,” including a table of initialisms used in the book. river books https://river.me/blog/book-review-everybody-writes/ Fri, 28 Apr 2023 08:31:15 +0000 Fri, 28 Apr 2023 08:31:15 +0000 https://river.me/blog/book-review-everybody-writes/ “Everybody Writes” was deeply disappointing to me because it wasn’t the book I wanted to read. That said, I think it can be a valuable resource for people who want an introductory and accessible writing book. river books https://river.me/blog/found-marketing-books/ Tue, 04 Apr 2023 02:08:55 +0000 Tue, 04 Apr 2023 02:08:55 +0000 https://river.me/blog/found-marketing-books/ Subtitle: I dropped my keys - no, I mean bouncy balls - no, I mean information - in the light and learned to stop looking for it in the dark: An information-seeking parable river books information-science https://river.me/blog/book-review-recoding-gender/ Wed, 20 Jul 2022 00:54:30 +0000 Wed, 20 Jul 2022 00:54:30 +0000 https://river.me/blog/book-review-recoding-gender/ A review of the book “Recoding Gender: Women’s Changing Participation in Computing” river books https://river.me/blog/book-review-foundations-lis/ Wed, 29 Dec 2021 08:20:41 +0000 Wed, 29 Dec 2021 08:20:41 +0000 https://river.me/blog/book-review-foundations-lis/ A review of “Foundations of Library and Information Science” river books https://river.me/blog/book-review-elements-user-experience/ Tue, 26 Oct 2021 07:17:38 +0000 Tue, 26 Oct 2021 07:17:38 +0000 https://river.me/blog/book-review-elements-user-experience/ A review of “The Elements of User Experience” river books https://river.me/blog/book-review-free-to-all/ Tue, 12 Oct 2021 04:26:12 +0000 Tue, 12 Oct 2021 04:26:12 +0000 https://river.me/blog/book-review-free-to-all/ A review and chapter summaries of “Free to All: Carnegie Libraries & American Culture, 1890-1920” river books https://river.me/blog/book-review-celebration-usa/ Tue, 05 Oct 2021 00:49:11 +0000 Tue, 05 Oct 2021 00:49:11 +0000 https://river.me/blog/book-review-celebration-usa/ A review of “Celebration, U.S.A.: Living in Disney’s Brave New Town” river books https://river.me/blog/book-review-library-as-place/ Wed, 22 Sep 2021 10:07:18 +0000 Wed, 22 Sep 2021 10:07:18 +0000 https://river.me/blog/book-review-library-as-place/ A review of “The Library as Place: History, Community, and Culture” river books https://river.me/blog/book-review-looking-for-information/ Tue, 07 Sep 2021 20:33:43 +0000 Tue, 07 Sep 2021 20:33:43 +0000 https://river.me/blog/book-review-looking-for-information/ A review of, including chapter-by-chapter notes on, “Looking for Information: A Survey of Research on Information Seeking, Needs, and Behavior” river books https://river.me/blog/book-review-strategic-writing-ux/ Tue, 31 Aug 2021 03:50:07 +0000 Tue, 31 Aug 2021 03:50:07 +0000 https://river.me/blog/book-review-strategic-writing-ux/ A review of “Strategic Writing for UX” river books https://river.me/blog/book-review-writing-designing-manuals-warnings/ Tue, 17 Aug 2021 05:44:26 +0000 Tue, 17 Aug 2021 05:44:26 +0000 https://river.me/blog/book-review-writing-designing-manuals-warnings/ A review of “Writing and Designing Manuals and Warnings, Fifth Edition” river books https://river.me/blog/book-notes-ostep-3/ Tue, 27 Jul 2021 05:16:48 +0000 Tue, 27 Jul 2021 05:16:48 +0000 https://river.me/blog/book-notes-ostep-3/ My notes on “Operating Systems: Three Easy Pieces” - part 3, Persistence river books https://river.me/blog/book-notes-ostep-2/ Tue, 20 Jul 2021 11:07:21 +0000 Tue, 20 Jul 2021 11:07:21 +0000 https://river.me/blog/book-notes-ostep-2/ My notes on “Operating Systems: Three Easy Pieces” - part 2, Concurrency river books https://river.me/blog/book-notes-ostep-1/ Tue, 13 Jul 2021 22:50:55 +0000 Tue, 13 Jul 2021 22:50:55 +0000 https://river.me/blog/book-notes-ostep-1/ My notes on “Operating Systems: Three Easy Pieces” - part 1, Virtualization river books https://river.me/blog/book-review-microcopy/ Wed, 30 Jun 2021 00:08:32 +0000 Wed, 30 Jun 2021 00:08:32 +0000 https://river.me/blog/book-review-microcopy/ A review of “Microcopy: The Complete Guide” river books https://river.me/blog/book-review-quality-technical-information/ Sat, 22 May 2021 09:37:18 +0000 Sat, 22 May 2021 09:37:18 +0000 https://river.me/blog/book-review-quality-technical-information/ A review of the book “Developing Quality Technical Information: A Handbook for Writers and Editors” river books https://river.me/blog/books-in-2019/ Wed, 27 Jan 2021 05:59:57 +0000 Wed, 27 Jan 2021 05:59:57 +0000 https://river.me/blog/books-in-2019/ A list of books I read in 2019 river books https://river.me/blog/books-in-2020/ Tue, 12 Jan 2021 22:18:30 +0000 Tue, 12 Jan 2021 22:18:30 +0000 https://river.me/blog/books-in-2020/ A list of books I read in 2020 river books