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Matthew Royal

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Joined 3 years, 4 months ago

Reading, Programming, Cooking, Renaissance Music

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Stephen Bertman: Handbook to Life in Ancient Mesopotamia (2005, Oxford University Press, USA)
Benoit B. Mandelbrot: The fractal geometry of nature, by Benoit B. Mandelbrot (W.H. Freeman)
Benoit B. Mandelbrot: The fractalist (Hardcover, 2009, Pantheon Books)

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Howard Mayer Brown: Embellishing sixteenth-century music (1976, Oxford University Press)
Thomas Forrest Kelly: Capturing music : the story of notation (2015, W. W. Norton)
How to Be Perfect (2022, Simon & Schuster)

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Helene Tursten: An elderly lady is up to no good (2018)
Paul Strathern: Socrates in 90 minutes (1997, I.R. Dee)
Edwin Abbott Abbott: Flatland A Romance Of Many Dimensions (2008, Oxford University Press, USA)

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reviewed The Vocal Athlete by Wendy Leborgne

Wendy Leborgne: The Vocal Athlete (2014, Plural Publishing Inc)

Review of 'The Vocal Athlete' on 'Goodreads'

An encyclopedic reference book of exercises for specific trouble areas.

The most useful part to me at the moment is Naz Edwards's "Acting Through Song: Discovering Connections to Express Ourselves Clearly as Artists." Despite sounding obvious and high-level, having a process to go through for connecting to the lyrics is a useful practice to go through. If nothing else, it forces you to walk through the lyrics repeatedly.

reviewed Holidays in Soviet Sanatoriums by Maryam Omidi

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Maryam Omidi, Damon Murray: Holidays in Soviet Sanatoriums (2017, FUEL Publishing)

Review of 'Holidays in Soviet Sanatoriums' on 'Goodreads'

I loved this book, both for its photos and explanations of the Soviet sanatorium system. It's a window into a totally unknown world, to me, and it was striking how many wellness treatments people use today were used back in Soviet times. Incredibly beautiful architecture and natural surroundings! I want to see more.

reviewed Redshirts by John Scalzi

John Scalzi: Redshirts (2012, Tor)

Ensign Andrew Dahl has just been assigned to the Universal Union Capital Ship Intrepid, flagship …

Review of 'Redshirts' on 'Goodreads'

I think this book is revered among nerds because it's an introduction to self-referential literature. Sort of a Never Ending Story for Star Trek fanboys. It was fine.

reviewed Dark Light by Jodi Taylor

Jodi Taylor: Dark Light (Paperback, 2018, Accent Press)

Review of 'Dark Light' on 'Goodreads'

Jodi Taylor's second book in the Elizabeth Cage series didn't disappoint. There was quite a lot of setup in this book, so I'm looking forward to some kind of pivot in book #3.

reviewed Redis for Dummies, Limited Edition (Custom) by Steve Suehring

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Steve Suehring: Redis for Dummies, Limited Edition (Custom) (2018, Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, John)

Review of 'Redis for Dummies, Limited Edition (Custom)' on 'Goodreads'

A good introductory book on Redis Enterprise capabilities -- it covers the material in the Redis Enterprise Administration class, but at a higher level. Great for getting a sense of capabilities, and running a couple demonstrations on your local machine (some development experience required.)