Ask MetaFilter questions tagged with books http://ask.metafilter.com/tags/books Questions tagged with 'books' at Ask MetaFilter. Tue, 02 Jun 2015 05:23:39 -0800 Tue, 02 Jun 2015 05:23:39 -0800 en-us http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 Help me read what other autistic adults have written! http://ask.metafilter.com/280938/Help%2Dme%2Dread%2Dwhat%2Dother%2Dautistic%2Dadults%2Dhave%2Dwritten I'm an adult in my 30s and have just been positively screened for Autism. I'm actually really happy, because a lot of things in my life now make a lot more sense. I'd like to read on the internets stuff that autistic adults have written about their own lives. I'm interested in personal blogs and stuff that has been more formally published. Can you help? So much of what is out there about autism focuses on passing in society and/or curing it. I'm not interested in either of those things right now, and I'm having trouble turning up what I really want to read. <br> <br> It's been really helpful to read blogs and articles by autistic adults who are actively advocating for themselves and for a chance in how society interacts with autistic individuals. People who are happy with themselves, open with their limitations and happy with the ways they've made the world work for them. In particular, I'd like to read stuff written by autistic women or people who are considered high functioning, but talking about the ways in which it still impacts their life and is an important part of who they are. <br> <br> Some topics I'm interested in: executive dysfunction, stimming, echolalia, texture issues, relationships, mysophonia.<br> <br> I'm 100% NOT interested in articles by parents of autistic kids or other allistic writers talking about people with autism. In general, I'm more interested in people that are out of school and not primarily writing about their struggles with getting universities to deal properly with them. [Note: Please don't come in saying anything about "people first language." Like many autistic people, I reject it as distancing from who I actually am. I'm not me with some autism tacked on, thanks.] tag:ask.metafilter.com,2015:site.280938 Tue, 02 Jun 2015 05:23:39 -0800 Anonymous A Catalogue of Novelties http://ask.metafilter.com/280785/A%2DCatalogue%2Dof%2DNovelties What's your favorite online store (or other source) that puts out well-chosen lists of new stuff (books, music, or anything else) on a weekly or monthly basis? By way of example:<br> <br> -Aquarius Records in San Francisco publishes a fantastic <a href="http://www.aquariusrecords.org/cat/newest.html">new arrivals</a> list every couple of weeks with idiosyncratic descriptions of their latest stock, focusing on anything psych/metal/drone/noise/weird.<br> -The <a href="https://wfmu.org/Playlists/Wfmu/">WFMU heavily played</a> lists are more eclectic, but without those great capsule reviews.<br> -The Seminary Co-op bookstore puts out <a href="http://www.semcoop.com/weekly-lists">weekly lists</a> of new arrivals - the Co-op list is mostly academic nonfiction, and the 57th St list is a good mix of novels and less hardcore nonfiction, although it hasn't been updated since February for some reason.<br> <br> I bet there are a million little stores putting out lists like this, and you should tell me about them! The more weirdly specific, the better. Extra points if they write their own descriptions instead of using the publisher or label blurbs. Doesn't have to be media, I'd be all over This Month's Best Tablesaws or whatever. tag:ask.metafilter.com,2015:site.280785 Fri, 29 May 2015 08:40:35 -0800 theodolite Give me some books about failing. http://ask.metafilter.com/280704/Give%2Dme%2Dsome%2Dbooks%2Dabout%2Dfailing I'm hitting a rough patch in my life and really failing at something for the first time(bout to drop out of graduate school). I'm looking for recommendations of novels or books that feature characters failing(in whatever way you define that). Not necessarily looking for feel-good/happy endings(although those are alright!). I'm more just curious about how others deal with failing + failing. Kind of a listening to sad music after a break-up thing. tag:ask.metafilter.com,2015:site.280704 Wed, 27 May 2015 13:30:26 -0800 aleatorictelevision What are some works of SFF that use extraordinarily beautiful language? http://ask.metafilter.com/280582/What%2Dare%2Dsome%2Dworks%2Dof%2DSFF%2Dthat%2Duse%2Dextraordinarily%2Dbeautiful%2Dlanguage What are some works of SFF that showcase beautiful language on a par with <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/work/quotes/900927-all-the-king-s-men"><em>All The King's Men</em>,</a> <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/work/quotes/2481792-gilead"><em>Gilead</em>,</a> and <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/quotes/1377.Raymond_Chandler">Raymond Chandler's</a> detective novels? I've read plenty of SFF that has transported me, but little that's struck me as gorgeously written. Thanks! tag:ask.metafilter.com,2015:site.280582 Sun, 24 May 2015 21:08:26 -0800 Going To Maine Best books on medieval / early modern British history? http://ask.metafilter.com/280527/Best%2Dbooks%2Don%2Dmedieval%2Dearly%2Dmodern%2DBritish%2Dhistory I'm seeking pretty much what it says on the tin: books that are about medieval and early modern British history, especially anything about Scotland, Ireland and Wales. Non-fiction preferred, well sourced fiction okay. A few examples of what I'm looking for are The Plantagenets by Dan Jones and Stormbird by Conn Iggulden, but am having a harder time finding things that aren't just about the English monarchy. tag:ask.metafilter.com,2015:site.280527 Sat, 23 May 2015 11:04:23 -0800 youcancallmeal I can haz critical race and disability theory http://ask.metafilter.com/280525/I%2Dcan%2Dhaz%2Dcritical%2Drace%2Dand%2Ddisability%2Dtheory How does a non-academic find interesting academic texts? For months I've been trying to find stuff written about the intersections of systemic oppressions, namely racism, with bodies, health and disability. I feel so sure that some smart academics have written about this, but how do I find that writing? Academic books don't usually get reviewed in even the more in-depth literary review publications. Certain very well known academics are easily googled and their writing easily found ("public intellectuals" Judith Butler or Cornell West come to mind) but I have a super hard time finding anyone who hasn't had wide popular distribution (which I imagine is a lot of academics who focus on race, racism, and disability).<br> <br> The specific thing I'm looking for is stuff to help me think about how I as a nurse work primarily with African American clients who are dealing with multiple, life-limiting illnesses and also often have physical disabilities. So if you have specific reading suggestions that talk to, in a theoretical not just statistical framework, like, the illness burden on historically (and currently) oppressed groups, I'd love to hear them!<br> <br> But more broadly, is there some kind of database or set of places I can look for recommendations? Blogs I should follow? Something else? I did just discover <a href='http://newbooksincriticaltheory.com/'>this podcast</a> which is definitely the kind of resource I'm looking for. tag:ask.metafilter.com,2015:site.280525 Sat, 23 May 2015 10:53:41 -0800 latkes Book Recommendations - Greek Mythology Themed http://ask.metafilter.com/280408/Book%2DRecommendations%2DGreek%2DMythology%2DThemed My 12 year old daughter is ready to move past her Warrior Cats Series. She's very much interested in Greek Mythology. Her reading level is that of a college student. She's tried reading Illiad but found it difficult and repetitive. She didn't make it to the half way mark. She's very much into stories that include healing plants and sword fighting. Please give us your best suggestions for what she may like. She's a fast reader and likes the books to be pretty long. Series are fine as well. Thank you! tag:ask.metafilter.com,2015:site.280408 Wed, 20 May 2015 15:00:27 -0800 myselfasme Book Suggestion for 16-year-old Manga, GoT-loving Girl http://ask.metafilter.com/280378/Book%2DSuggestion%2Dfor%2D16%2Dyear%2Dold%2DManga%2DGoT%2Dloving%2DGirl Need a book rec for a sixteen year old girl who reads manga and Game of Thrones, loves Miyazaki movies and Japanese culture. Extra context inside. Also: she's an underachiever who is constantly compared to her academic superstar sister (that one gets Special Topics in Calamity Physics) and seems like she's getting the super-angsty variation of adolescence -- switching schools a lot, rejected by peers, thinks she may not be straight in a conservative city, that kind of thing. <br> <br> Any books come to mind that might be a good fit? Doesn't have to be fantasy or manga, just something that might speak to her with that background. tag:ask.metafilter.com,2015:site.280378 Wed, 20 May 2015 06:43:31 -0800 Locative Childhood Reading - Making Up for Lost Time http://ask.metafilter.com/280376/Childhood%2DReading%2DMaking%2DUp%2Dfor%2DLost%2DTime Help me experience the reading I missed out on as a child. I don’t have fond memories of books from early in life. If I read the books everyone else did while growing up, I’ve long since forgotten them. But lately I've been catching up on some of the more popular titles, and they by and large hold up pretty well.<br> <br> So: what are the books that you read as a child (or were read to you) that stuck with you, books you think every child would (should?) have read, books you will pass (or have passed) onto your own children? Anything from newborn-appropriate up to and including YA is fair game. (I have seen these <a href="http://ask.metafilter.com/264533/Books-for-a-great-childrens-book-collection">previous</a> <a href="http://ask.metafilter.com/118907/What-should-my-6-year-old-read">posts</a>.)<br> <br> Some of what's on my list: <br> Where the Wild Things Are<br> Harold and the Purple Crayon<br> If You Give a Mouse a Cookie<br> The Very Hungry Caterpillar<br> The Phantom Tollbooth<br> Goodnight Moon<br> The Velveteen Rabbit<br> Roald Dahl<br> Winnie-the-Pooh<br> The Little Prince<br> Madeline<br> Pat the Bunny<br> Number the Stars<br> The Hatchet<br> The Outsiders<br> Where the Red Fern Grows<br> The Westing Game<br> From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler<br> <br> Thanks in advance! tag:ask.metafilter.com,2015:site.280376 Wed, 20 May 2015 06:02:08 -0800 xenization Recommend books on enchancing poetry and short story craftmanship? http://ask.metafilter.com/280365/Recommend%2Dbooks%2Don%2Denchancing%2Dpoetry%2Dand%2Dshort%2Dstory%2Dcraftmanship I'm trying to find some valuable works of advice to improve my craftsmanship on writing poetry and short stories. If you can recommend any advice books, poetry, novels, and short stories that can help contribute to better writing in the genre of: science fiction, southern Gothic literature, classic literature, modernism, and modern ligature works, that would be most appreciated. I have been writing poetry and personal essays and political opinion pieces for about four years now and have not published my work. I would like to publish some of my work in the foreseeable future sometime. I do not have any academic experience in creative writing or an English degree, but I think I have a gifted knack for poetic writing. I simply need some advice and improvement on my poetry and short story writing. Are there any books that have been helpful for writers like yourself? I would love to write a short story, but I'm not sure how the structure and mechanics of it exactly works. I find that reading John Steinbeck, The New Yorker, Oscar Wilde, and Robert Frost has helped immensely with my creativity for writing poetry these days. The problem is, I'm a Sociology Major, and I'm stuck writing rigorous papers, which can stifle creativity and imagination, if I'm not reading too much fictional work. I suppose balance is key in order to enhance craftsmanship. Would you recommend enrolling in a Creative Writing programme after finishing my BA, Honors in Sociology? I seriously think writing is an important passion of mine, and making a career of publishing my work might be a rewarding prospect as well as writing for a political online newspaper. tag:ask.metafilter.com,2015:site.280365 Tue, 19 May 2015 21:43:21 -0800 RearWindow Name me some really cool princesses? http://ask.metafilter.com/280350/Name%2Dme%2Dsome%2Dreally%2Dcool%2Dprincesses I'm putting together a book for a very little girl who is going through a princess phase, hoping to expand her idea of who a princess can be - e.g., "Here's Princess Sophie - she worked for the World Childhood Foundation." Most of the lists of favorite princesses are Disney characters, and others are too specific to an era or kingdom. I realize that this project is subject to criticism, but I'm thinking of it as a "Yes, and..." contribution to her enthusiasm. Can you name me some good role model princesses? tag:ask.metafilter.com,2015:site.280350 Tue, 19 May 2015 14:07:04 -0800 mmiddle Recommend us stuff to read in Spain, about Spain. http://ask.metafilter.com/280295/Recommend%2Dus%2Dstuff%2Dto%2Dread%2Din%2DSpain%2Dabout%2DSpain <strong>tau_ceti</strong> and I are leaving for a vacation in Spain this week, hitting Madrid/Basque Country/Barcelona. We're looking for recommendations of stuff to read on our Kindles about the history, culture, geology, etc of regions we might be driving through. Ideas? <small>For instance, if Bill Bryson wrote a book called <em>A Short History of Nearly Everything in Northern Spain</em>, we'd want that.</small> tag:ask.metafilter.com,2015:site.280295 Mon, 18 May 2015 12:19:39 -0800 deludingmyself Post-Apocalyptic Sci Fi for My Hurt Guy http://ask.metafilter.com/280270/Post%2DApocalyptic%2DSci%2DFi%2Dfor%2DMy%2DHurt%2DGuy I am looking for post-apocalyptic sci fi books for my husband. He is currently convalescing from a back injury, and when Husband is bored, Wife suffers. My husband is an avid reader, and a huge sci fi fan, but he is running out books that fit his somewhat specific criteria. Since I need him entertained so I can get ready for finals while he recovers, I am looking for some post apocalyptic tales to help him while away the hours.<br> <br> *He loves post-apocalyptic sci fi (Lucifer's Hammer, Earth Abides, The Postman, A Canticle for Leibowitz, The Stand, Swan Song, )<br> <br> *He loves series, epics, and wide, sprawling tales (Wheel of Time Series, The Hyperion Series)<br> <br> *Unfortunately he is also severely dyslexic, so books that use unusual structure, footnotes, odd punctuation, or mixed languages (Blindness, A Clockwork Orange, Dhalgren, House of Leaves, etc) are highly unpleasant for him to read, so we are trying to avoid those.<br> <br> *He hates short stories. He says they are unsatisfying.<br> <br> *He's not so big on YA fiction, but it isn't completely off the table if it is fairly well written, mature and dark.<br> <br> He actually has read so many books in this genre he is running out of ideas, so reach deep if you can! tag:ask.metafilter.com,2015:site.280270 Sun, 17 May 2015 22:19:45 -0800 evilcupcakes Novels that are re-tellings of other stories http://ask.metafilter.com/280260/Novels%2Dthat%2Dare%2Dre%2Dtellings%2Dof%2Dother%2Dstories I'm looking for novels that are re-tellings of other stories, such as <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wicked_%28Maguire_novel%29">Wicked</a> for the Wizard of Oz or <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Thousand_Acres">A Thousand Acres</a> for King Lear. Can you name some? I'm looking especially for re-tellings or re-envisionings that are very well-known in their own right, such as Wicked (Wizard of Oz), which was a huge best-seller, or A Thousand Acres (King Lear), which won the Pulitzer Prize. <br> <br> No pure adaptations (e.g., novel to film). I'd love to know if you think a particular one is especially good and what you liked about it if you can! tag:ask.metafilter.com,2015:site.280260 Sun, 17 May 2015 17:20:04 -0800 3491again Quote filter http://ask.metafilter.com/280218/Quote%2Dfilter Woody Allen: “Marshall McLuhan predicted books would become art objects at some point. He was right.” Where did McLuhan say this? tag:ask.metafilter.com,2015:site.280218 Sat, 16 May 2015 13:58:03 -0800 neat graffitist Seeking interesting stories of starting small businesses http://ask.metafilter.com/280206/Seeking%2Dinteresting%2Dstories%2Dof%2Dstarting%2Dsmall%2Dbusinesses I've wanted to start a small business (ideally a side business that I can run while keeping my day job) for a long, long time. Both for extra income, and for fun. But I don't know what I should do, and it's scary too! One thing I've found helpful so far is reading the stories of other people who have started businesses. I'd love to find more of these kinds of stories, so please suggest books, blogs, articles, or anything else I should check out! To elaborate a little bit, I'm pretty experienced at "business" in the corporate sense. I've been in charge of entire products that make millions of dollars a year, as an employee of a big company. But that doesn't really make me feel at all prepared to start a side business, even a tiny one. There are a lot of resources for learning the nuts and bolts of that, but what I'm really looking for right now are detailed stories (ideally first-person) of people starting lots of different kinds of businesses. I like reading about the ups and downs, the disasters and victories. Any kind of business is fair game. The <a href="http://www.head-fi.org/t/701900/schiit-happened-the-story-of-the-worlds-most-improbable-start-up">Schiit Happened</a> forum thread about starting Schiit Audio is an <strong>awesome</strong> example of the kind of thing I'm looking for (even though that turned out to be much more than a side business).<br> <br> My end goal through this (besides just being entertained) is twofold. First, I hope that reading these kinds of things will help me build up the courage to take the leap. Second, maybe reading about different kinds of businesses will help me identify the kind of business I'd like to start! tag:ask.metafilter.com,2015:site.280206 Sat, 16 May 2015 10:49:32 -0800 primethyme Unlimited Books + Middle School Readers seems an oxymoron. http://ask.metafilter.com/280198/Unlimited%2DBooks%2DMiddle%2DSchool%2DReaders%2Dseems%2Dan%2Doxymoron My daughter is now on a reading spree and in the middle of summer break, so I am having a tough time finding books to read. Any unlimited subscription sources? More details... Complicating factor: Currently out of the US and therefore no access to quality public library systems<br> <br> I searched Amazon Kindle Unlimited, Oyster Books, Scribd and other Unlimited Books sites, but they don't seem to have good book collections for Kids, especially the middle-school and young readers sections.<br> <br> She has read the Harry Potter series, all of the Percy Jackson books, Anne Frank, Chris Colfer etc. Right now, Trixie Belden is her favorite.<br> <br> Hive Mind: Help me with sources for books in the fantasy or adventure genres. She is 10, so she is still grossed out by any sexual topics (she did not like the Judy Blume series). tag:ask.metafilter.com,2015:site.280198 Sat, 16 May 2015 07:13:37 -0800 theobserver How to rebuild and move on when everything you ever knew is gone http://ask.metafilter.com/280169/How%2Dto%2Drebuild%2Dand%2Dmove%2Don%2Dwhen%2Deverything%2Dyou%2Dever%2Dknew%2Dis%2Dgone I've discovered that I have a taste for stories of people leaving insular communities. Do you have a favorite memoir, movie, or other story about such a person? I felt deeply moved by the story of <a href="http://www.thisamericanlife.org/radio-archives/episode/541/regrets-ive-had-a-few?act=2">Will Ream on TAL</a>, who left a fringe Mormon cult, and of <a href="http://gimletmedia.com/episode/23-exit-return-part-i/">Shulem Deen on Reply All</a> (<a href="http://gimletmedia.com/episode/24-exit-return-part-ii/">part II</a>), who was banished from a Hasidic community. I'm hoping to spend some time this summer reading Deen's memoir, but I would love to find more stories about people leaving their community, either voluntarily or involuntarily, and what it's like to make a new life. Bonus points for women! tag:ask.metafilter.com,2015:site.280169 Fri, 15 May 2015 12:01:40 -0800 faethverity Book of progressively harder reads http://ask.metafilter.com/280104/Book%2Dof%2Dprogressively%2Dharder%2Dreads I was a reluctant reader. My parents managed to get me to "level up" my reading to chapter books with a single-volume collection of several short stories that got progressively longer and more difficult as the book progressed. I want to order some for my school library if this concept is still a thing, but what do you even call this format/genre? And do you have any good suggestions? Kids are 11-14 years old, and most are reading below grade level and/or learning English. I'll consider any topic but high interest is better than literary value (zombies of any kind &gt; Brontes of any kind. Not that zombies don't have literary value, but you know what I mean.) I'd prefer to hear about books/resources your kids or kids you personally know enjoyed rather than what critics like or what gets a high rating or what won an award. I'll consider any format but may not be able to use effectively anything that requires a computer or media player or an internet connection, so I prefer hearing about books. tag:ask.metafilter.com,2015:site.280104 Thu, 14 May 2015 09:39:40 -0800 blnkfrnk recommended General and pediatric surgery books/periodicals List http://ask.metafilter.com/280063/recommended%2DGeneral%2Dand%2Dpediatric%2Dsurgery%2Dbooks%2Dperiodicals%2DList What are the best textbooks/periodicals in general and pediatric surgery ? I am a general surgeon with pediatric surgery subspeciality, what are the best books/periodicals in both fields ? tag:ask.metafilter.com,2015:site.280063 Wed, 13 May 2015 15:01:29 -0800 Ahmed_Nabil What is the best way to both display and safely store rare books? http://ask.metafilter.com/280020/What%2Dis%2Dthe%2Dbest%2Dway%2Dto%2Dboth%2Ddisplay%2Dand%2Dsafely%2Dstore%2Drare%2Dbooks I am finally beginning to get serious about a first editions book collection. I see a lot of conflicting information online about book storage, even from 'experts'. - I've heard don't use wood cabinets (acid/fumes from finishes), and to use metal - yet i've heard epoxied wood is fine, and galleries of the interior of prominent rare booksellers clearly use wood shelving. <br> <br> - I've heard closing in a sealed cabinet is good (less dust/direct light), yet I've heard it's bad (stuffy/mildewy). <br> <br> - I've heard mylar dust jacket covers are good, yet I've heard you have to be very careful which you get since they also cause damage.<br> <br> - I've heard to store them vertically in groups, yet I've heard this is dangerous over time unless the books are identical in size. <br> <br> I want to store my rare books but also display them (which eliminates clamshell boxes/slipcases). Have you or anyone you've known done this successfully over a long period of time with no ill effects on the books? Any advice is appreciated. tag:ask.metafilter.com,2015:site.280020 Tue, 12 May 2015 16:28:41 -0800 basehead I'm interested in existential psychotherapy http://ask.metafilter.com/279992/Im%2Dinterested%2Din%2Dexistential%2Dpsychotherapy I'm interested in existential psychotherapy. What are the most accessible for the layperson texts out there about it? tag:ask.metafilter.com,2015:site.279992 Tue, 12 May 2015 09:14:08 -0800 josher71 Help finding sci-fi-ish submarine book I read as a kid? http://ask.metafilter.com/279911/Help%2Dfinding%2Dsci%2Dfi%2Dish%2Dsubmarine%2Dbook%2DI%2Dread%2Das%2Da%2Dkid I would love to locate a book I read around age 10-12 that I'd checked out of the library, probably from the kids' section. It was kind of sci-fi-ish in that the plot centered on a man who, for some reason I can't recall, checks out of human society and goes on longer and longer expeditions in his one-man submarine. This guy explores really deep parts of the ocean, including I think some trenches, and the more he explores the more he feels part of that world. Eventually, he begins to swim outside the sub and finds that he's able to survive on his own underwater ... finally turning into a sort of sea creature. In the last scene of the book (if I'm remembering accurately), he swims back to the harbor he'd originally sailed from, pops his head above the surface, and finds the human world completely alien to him now.<br> <br> Does this sound familiar to anyone? I'd love to find this book again and revisit it . . . It's such a fascinating idea. Thanks for any suggestions or ideas! tag:ask.metafilter.com,2015:site.279911 Sun, 10 May 2015 09:57:19 -0800 JaneEyre Lazyweb: Greatest *consistent* scifi/fantasy series novels? http://ask.metafilter.com/279881/Lazyweb%2DGreatest%2Dconsistent%2Dscifi%2Dfantasy%2Dseries%2Dnovels What are the best scifi and/or fantasy book series that are consistently great from novel to novel? For my purposes this would be a series of at least three books, and probably no more than... six? ish? (I might be cutting it short; this is a general estimate of about how long my interest tends to remain keen. Not a dealbreaker if a bit more). I'm looking for the sorts of books that really draw you into the fictional world and have a lot of character building, with few or no "weak links" from book to book. I'm calling it lazyweb, because though I've tried to bookmark and note the many fantastic suggestions I run into on Metafilter and elsewhere, I don't have a manicured list, at all. I've read a lot of books and a lot of series books, and I won't even try to list the ones I've already been through here (because Lazy, and bad memory), or try to confine things too much, because even though I generally don't like dystopian stuff, for example, I've read a few that turned me right around. <br> <br> I love character development and world immersion, and skilled, elegant writing makes me swoon. Smart, clever, surprising, engrossing, graceful, subtle, non-racist, non-misogynist (homophobic, etc.) is the ideal dream. Book series that are anything at all like that, especially consistently within the series, that have at least three published novels so far are what I'm looking for! tag:ask.metafilter.com,2015:site.279881 Sat, 09 May 2015 10:29:27 -0800 taz Kondo-ing my place. Should I keep books from grad school? http://ask.metafilter.com/279867/Kondo%2Ding%2Dmy%2Dplace%2DShould%2DI%2Dkeep%2Dbooks%2Dfrom%2Dgrad%2Dschool I went to grad school for counseling. While I work in the field (policy/government), I'm not working clinically anymore. Due to financial constraints, I have to stick to government work while I pay off student loans for the forseeable future (at least 6-7 years). At some point, I'd like to work directly in the field clinically, but right now that's not in the cards. My dilemma is, I don't want to spend a lot of money buying back the books I gave away. OTOH, 7 years is a long time to hold onto the dozens of books I've acquired. I've tried googling, but can't figure out what grads typically do. My hunch is they keep very little, but I'm really torn about what to do.<br> <br> Did you keep books from grad school? tag:ask.metafilter.com,2015:site.279867 Fri, 08 May 2015 21:21:28 -0800 onecircleaday
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