Mr. Burke's Reading List

They Called Us Enemy , George Takei, Justin Eisinger, Steven Scott; Illustraded by Harmony Becker (2019) IMAGE COMING Not really a review, just reminding myself about some of the details of what I read ... Last month, I got an email about an event at the Barnes & Nobles in Union Square. George Takei would be there signing his new book. Advance reservations were needed, and tickets included the price of one book. Everyone was told in advance that he would only signed these books, and did not pose for photos. It was an interesting evening. I just wish I'd picked a different seat. I sat in the center, a little farther back, instead of in a closer row on the side. I didn't know how they would call us up -- section by section or row by row. So I sat for a half hour more than I otherwise might have. On the bright side, I got to read most of the book while I was waiting. They Called Us Enemy is a graphic novel of a story I'd heard before. Takei has already publi...

Writing Science Fiction & Fantasy: 20 Dynamic Essays by the Field's Top Professionals , the Editors of Analog and Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine (1993) IMAGE COMING Not really a review, just reminding myself about some of the details of what I read ... If this entry seems rushed and uninspired, it's because I spent more than a half hour writing what I wanted to say, added tags and scheduled it to post the following day, and then hit the Publish button -- only for it to vanish into the ether. I just took a long lunch break and I'm trying again. I may hit the Pause button and come back tomorrow, at any time. This book, from the editors of Analog and Asimov's science fiction magazines, was published in 1993, and it's been in my possession for nearly as long. I don't know where I got it from -- it doesn't appear to be a Book Club edition, or have a reduced price sticker from a book store. Maybe I bought it at a convention? In any...

Hook Line Sinker: An Online Resource Book for People who Teach Mathematics , John Rowe (2019) Not really a review, just reminding myself about some of the details of what I read ... I didn't read this over the summer as much as perused it. As the title says, it's an online resource, meaning each section contains a lot of links to a lot of examples and exercises and lessons and whatnot. It's a great guide for cutting through the Net, and it contains likes to several people I follow online or whom I've actually met in real life, which is a bonus. The book is listed as free (and should always be free), and you can find it at: https://books.apple.com/au/book/hook-line-sinker/id1452938209 Additionally, all the resources linked in the book are free as well. There is nothing typically be found in textbooks included here. Hook, line, sinker is an obvious fishing reference for "reeling them in", and it follows a common theme I've encountered in Math ...