in a way,the book chooses you This poll is closed. |
|||
---|---|---|---|
Ignition! An Informal History of Liquid Rocket Propellants | 7 | 26.92% | |
The Street by Ann Petry | 5 | 19.23% | |
Passages from the Life of a Philosopher by Charles Babbage | 4 | 15.38% | |
The Curse of Capistrano by Johnston McCulley | 6 | 23.08% | |
Winners Take All By Anand Giridharadas | 4 | 15.38% | |
Total: | 18 votes |
I'm out of Christmas-themed ideas so this year we're going Auld Lang Syne and I'm digging up old BOTM poll contestants and suggestions. As always, vote for all the ones you find interesting, but please only vote if you'd consider actually reading & participating. 1 Ignition! An Informal History of Liquid Rocket Propellants quote:This newly reissued debut book in the Rutgers University Press Classics Imprint is the story of the search for a rocket propellant which could be trusted to take man into space. This search was a hazardous enterprise carried out by rival labs who worked against the known laws of nature, with no guarantee of success or safety. Acclaimed scientist and sci-fi author John Drury Clark writes with irreverent and eyewitness immediacy about the development of the explosive fuels strong enough to negate the relentless restraints of gravity. The resulting volume is as much a memoir as a work of history, sharing a behind-the-scenes view of an enterprise which eventually took men to the moon, missiles to the planets, and satellites to outer space. A classic work in the history of science, and described as “a good book on rocket stuff…that’s a really fun one” by SpaceX founder Elon Musk, readers will want to get their hands on this influential classic, available for the first time in decades. 2. The Street by Ann Petry quote:The Street is a novel published in 1946 by African-American writer Ann Petry. Set in World War II era Harlem, it centers on the life of Lutie Johnson. Petry's novel is a commentary on the social injustices that confronted her character, Lutie Johnson, as a single black mother in this time period. Lutie is confronted by racism, sexism, and classism on a daily basis in her pursuit of the American dream for herself and her son, Bub. Lutie fully subscribes to the belief that if she follows the adages of Benjamin Franklin by working hard and saving wisely, she will be able to achieve the dream of being financially independent and move from the tenement in which she lives on 116th Street. Franklin is embodied in the text through the character Junto, named after Franklin's secret organization of the same name. It is Junto, through his secret manipulations to possess Lutie sexually, who ultimately leads Lutie to murder Junto's henchman, Boots. Junto represents Petry's deep disillusionment with the cultural myth of the American dream. 3. Passages from the Life of a Philosopher by Charles Babbage Charles Babbage's autobiography. quote:Charles Babbage KH FRS (/ˈbæbɪdʒ/; 26 December 1791 – 18 October 1871) was an English polymath.[1] A mathematician, philosopher, inventor and mechanical engineer, Babbage originated the concept of a digital programmable computer.[2] quote:In his old age he became crotchety, and infamous for his obsessive campaign against street organists, which might be why he is now remembered as a cantankerous, antisocial fellow. Quite the contrary, he was a thoroughgoing extrovert famous for his parties and charming eccentricity. There are many, many contemporary descriptions of Babbage (far more than there are of Lovelace)—everyone remarked on his “great energy,” gregarious nature, and peculiar personality. “In my interview with him,” writes Francis Lister Hawks, “he was by turns playful, profound, practical, always enthusiastic, and always eloquent.” His rambling autobiography, Passages from the Life of a Philosopher, is highly entertaining, and you should read it as soon as you’re finished reading this comic. " <- Sydney Padua, author of The Amazing Adventures of Babbage and Lovelace. 4. The Curse of Capistrano quote:n the early 1800s, California was still under Spanish rule. The peaceful indigenous people were victimized by the corrupt military commanders. One man rose to stand against injustice and the abuse of power. One man stirred the hearts of Californians and gave them the spirit to resist tyranny. That man was the masked avenger known as Zorro! 5) Winners Take All By Anand Giridharadas quote:Winners Take All by Anand Giridharadas review – superb hate-reading
|
|
# ? Nov 28, 2020 15:30 |
|
|
# ? Dec 6, 2024 20:56 |
If you have other suggestions, please post 'em!
|
|
# ? Nov 28, 2020 15:31 |
|
Ignition is a fantastic book, even if it doesn't win you all should read it. You can learn about FOOF/other crazy rocket fuel compounds and everyone almost blowing themselves up constantly. A+++ For those who don't know about FOOF: https://blogs.sciencemag.org/pipeline/archives/2010/02/23/things_i_wont_work_with_dioxygen_difluoride it explodes violently at any temp over -300F axeil fucked around with this message at 17:32 on Nov 28, 2020 |
# ? Nov 28, 2020 17:27 |
|
Can’t vote on the app so kind admin put in a vote for rocket fuel book, please and thank you.
|
# ? Nov 30, 2020 16:56 |
|
Again, app, rocket fuel, etc
|
# ? Dec 1, 2020 03:08 |
https://twitter.com/alloy_dr/status/1333736344733032450?s=20
|
|
# ? Dec 1, 2020 11:41 |
I was really hoping it would be Curse of Capistrano but FOOF gets it! we may do curse with the new year. I'll get a thread up for FOOF this weekend.
|
|
# ? Dec 3, 2020 03:32 |
|
|
# ? Dec 6, 2024 20:56 |
https://twitter.com/alloy_dr/status/1335246535874007047?s=20
|
|
# ? Dec 5, 2020 15:36 |