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A story about "Red Bird"

nobody@allconsuming.net (taliesin) — Thu, 27 Apr 2006 18:28:24 GMT

Red Bird

by Heather Nova

This could well be my desert island album. It’s certainly been number one in my allowed 10 for a long time…

A story about "An Unquiet Mind: A Memoir of Moods and Madness"

nobody@allconsuming.net (taliesin) — Thu, 20 Apr 2006 20:08:35 GMT

An Unquiet Mind: A Memoir of Moods and Madness

by Kay Redfield Jamison

I should have understood this when first I read it … and taken some more notice; a brillant book, but don’t come here for a confessional, read it for real intelligence.

A story about "$30 Music School"

nobody@allconsuming.net (taliesin) — Wed, 01 Mar 2006 17:06:55 GMT

$30 Music School

by Michael W. Dean

I’ve no idea what 30 bucks has to do with it. But it’s cheaper at the Safari Bookshelf than going to a revision teacher…

Why I want to consume "Cryptonomicon"

nobody@allconsuming.net (taliesin) — Wed, 01 Mar 2006 17:04:34 GMT

Cryptonomicon

by Neal Stephenson

It’s fun, clever, very witty. Several stories in one. I’ve read it before so know the end is a rotten cop-out, but getting there is so enjoyable!

A story about "The World of Twentieth-Century Music."

nobody@allconsuming.net (taliesin) — Sun, 06 Nov 2005 18:57:50 GMT

The World of Twentieth-Century Music.

by David Ewen

The link to this reference work provided by All Consuming is to a 1968 edition! If interested, check under David Ewen—it has been updated.

Why it's taking me forever to finish consuming "Pirates of the Digital Millennium: How the Intellectual Property Wars Damage Our Personal Freedoms, Our Jobs, and the World Economy"

nobody@allconsuming.net (taliesin) — Sun, 06 Nov 2005 18:49:25 GMT

Pirates of the Digital Millennium: How the Intellectual Property Wars Damage Our Personal Freedoms, Our Jobs, and the World Economy

by John Gantz

This book is among others I find essential to an understanding of the music industry, where the issues are rarely clear-cut. It’s quite a tough read, but will become a reference.

A story about "iPod & iTunes: Missing Manual, Second Edition"

nobody@allconsuming.net (taliesin) — Sun, 06 Nov 2005 18:42:25 GMT

iPod & iTunes: Missing Manual, Second Edition

by J.D. Biersdorfer

This is a mixed blessing. The book’s excellent and clear; moreover, there’s now a 3rd edition open to perusal ~~- or even purchase -~~ on the Safari Bookshelf.

The downside is needing such books at all, along with a host of web sites apart from Apple’s own many support pages, because the company has dropped the practice of producing good and lucid maintenance manuals itself.

A story about "Orchestration"

nobody@allconsuming.net (taliesin) — Mon, 17 Oct 2005 19:06:13 GMT

Orchestration

by Walter Piston

A renowned textbook from a 20th composer.
Studying parts of this again is deep background to what you get on the site itself.

A story about "Touched with Fire: Manic-Depressive Illness and the Artistic Temperament"

nobody@allconsuming.net (taliesin) — Mon, 17 Oct 2005 17:08:03 GMT

Touched with Fire: Manic-Depressive Illness and the Artistic Temperament

by Kay Redfield Jamison

Re-reading!
Alongside her autobiography, Jamison engages in a superb study of the ties between mental instability, manic depression and milder disorders, as both ‘insider’ and therapist. I once found it very helpful; now I identify strongly with it and am also reading it in relation to music studies.

A story about "The Encyclopedia of Religion: (Black Bindings)"

nobody@allconsuming.net (taliesin) — Tue, 02 Aug 2005 22:42:51 GMT

The Encyclopedia of Religion: (Black Bindings)

...if you go back to the French.

A story about "Ficciones (English Translation)"

nobody@allconsuming.net (taliesin) — Tue, 02 Aug 2005 22:39:56 GMT

Ficciones (English Translation)

by Jorge Luis Borges

Got back inside via a footnote!

A story about "The Masks of God, Vol. 4: Creative Mythology"

nobody@allconsuming.net (taliesin) — Tue, 02 Aug 2005 22:35:05 GMT

The Masks of God, Vol. 4: Creative Mythology

by Joseph Campbell

A starting point…

A story about "Permanence"

nobody@allconsuming.net (taliesin) — Tue, 02 Aug 2005 21:02:53 GMT

Permanence

by Karl Schroeder

My second Schroeder, very different from ‘Ventus’.
(‘Ventus,’ along with ‘The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy,’ were the first two books to turn the Kid on to science fiction…)

A story about "Decipher"

nobody@allconsuming.net (taliesin) — Tue, 02 Aug 2005 21:02:53 GMT

Decipher

by Stel Pavlou

Big-screen stuff! I’ve now made up my mind as to whether this is a novel or a compendium of extraordinary notions you only thought you knew about.

A story about "Zodiac"

nobody@allconsuming.net (taliesin) — Tue, 02 Aug 2005 21:02:53 GMT

Zodiac

by Neal Stephenson

This may be “early” Stephenson, but I was hooked and laughing from page 2. The adventures of ecowarrior Sangamon Taylor are as frightening as they are funny.

A story about "Revelation Space"

nobody@allconsuming.net (taliesin) — Tue, 02 Aug 2005 21:02:53 GMT

Revelation Space

by Alastair Reynolds

Excellent first novel. Gave it a good write-up and have bought more by Reynolds.

A story about "We"

nobody@allconsuming.net (taliesin) — Tue, 02 Aug 2005 21:02:52 GMT

by Yevgeny Zamyatin

Lent to me by a friend who tells me I’ve missed something brilliant right up my street.
Thank you, Stuart.
(He was right.)

A story about "Yeats' Poems"

nobody@allconsuming.net (taliesin) — Tue, 02 Aug 2005 21:02:52 GMT

Yeats' Poems

by W.B. Yeats

Just getting back into Yeats. This anthology is comprehensive, if a little bit too full of notes! Until I realised that all of your man’s poems were gathered in the first half, it gave me a hard time.

A story about "Nanotechnology: A Gentle Introduction to the Next Big Idea"

nobody@allconsuming.net (taliesin) — Tue, 02 Aug 2005 21:02:52 GMT

Nanotechnology: A Gentle Introduction to the Next Big Idea

by Mark A. Ratner

Gentle it may be, but “slowly, slowly, catchee monkey.” The Next Big Idea is a mind-bender.

A story about "The Essential Guide to Computing: The Story of Information Technology"

nobody@allconsuming.net (taliesin) — Tue, 02 Aug 2005 21:02:51 GMT

The Essential Guide to Computing: The Story of Information Technology

by E. Garrison Walters

For a book so evidently destined to age swiftly, you’d think twice about laying out the full price of nearly 40 bucks (32 euros).
But this very readable overview (Aug 2000) is a welcome addition to an online bookshelf. Still as interesting for what it predicts as for its historical account.

A story about "Chasm City"

nobody@allconsuming.net (taliesin) — Tue, 02 Aug 2005 21:02:51 GMT

Chasm City

by Alastair Reynolds

It was a toss-up between Gurdjieff and more Reynolds.
This time, Alastair won.