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Derek Caelin

DerekCaelin@bookwyrm.social

Prisijungė prieš 4 years,1 month

Seeking a Solarpunk Future

Sci Fi | Cozy Fic | Sustainable Living | Classics | Green Energy | He/Him/His.

Ši nuoroda atsidaro kitame langelyje

Kelly Weinersmith, Zach Weinersmith: A City on Mars (Hardcover, 2023) 4 žvaigždutės

Earth is not well. The promise of starting life anew somewhere far, far away - …

Informative and NOT dry. Even funny, at times. I suppose I'm on team, "we're not yet ready to leave Earth", now

Becky Chambers: The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet (EBook, 2015, Hodder & Stoughton) 4 žvaigždutės

Follow a motley crew on an exciting journey through space-and one adventurous young explorer who …

Always a favorite. What a lovely book. I've yet to find something as "cozy".

While I love the rest of the series, I always wish I could land back on the Wayfarer and see what the crew is up to. Maybe some day Becky Chambers will write a "sequel".

Becky Chambers: The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet (EBook, 2015, Hodder & Stoughton) 4 žvaigždutės

Follow a motley crew on an exciting journey through space-and one adventurous young explorer who …

Isn't it interesting how Becky Chambers subverts storytelling tropes? There isn't an over-arching conflict, there isn't a "hero's journey" (eat your heart out, Joseph Campbell!) - there is simply a crew/family living their lives. Sometimes there is a problem to be resolved, but, generally, the book is about plopping oneself down and watching these people exist and be decent to each other. I love it, and I love how it demonstrates the range of what fiction can be.

Helen Czerski: Blue Machine (2023, Norton & Company, Incorporated, W. W., W. W. Norton & Company) 4 žvaigždutės

A scientist’s exploration of the "ocean engine"—the physics behind the ocean’s systems—and why it matters.

Picked up @helenczerski@fediscience.org's book from our local bookshop. I'm very excited. My marine geologist aunt was always very grumpy when my father and I geeked out over space exploration. "There's an entire ocean right here, unexplored!" she'd explain, pointing out that the money dedicated to marine exploration was a fraction of that dedicated to space. Now I have a chance to settle in with a good book and do some learning of my ocean.

Melissa Bruntlett, Chris Bruntlett: Building the Cycling City (2018) Įvertinimų nėra

"In car-clogged urban areas across the world, the humble bicycle is enjoying a second life …

Groningen adopted a hierarchy of prioritization for transit infrastructure decision-making. Pedestrians over cyclists, cyclists over public transit, public transit over cars. Whenever modes of transport don't work together smoothly, this hierarchy helps decision-making.

nori perskaityti John Gwynne knygą Malice (The Faithful and the Fallen, #1)

A black sun is rising …

Young Corban watches enviously as boys become warriors …

Someone on Instagram said that this book has "the best found family in the history of found family".