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Every year, the booksellers at Powell’s submit their Top Fives: their five favorite books that were released in 2023. It’s a list that, when put together, shows just how varied and interesting the book tastes of Powell’s booksellers are. I highly recommend digging into the recommendations — we would never lead you astray — but today...
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Creaky Knees Guide Oregon 2nd Edition The 85 Best Easy Hikes
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Seabury Jr Blair, Seabury Blair
Bill Cernansky
, January 28, 2021
I am an ambitious hiker, but not everyone I hike with is able or willing to tackle strenuous trails. This book is a valuable resource for finding day hikes that are more appropriate for the casual or "creaky-kneed" among us. I'm in my late 50s now, so I'll be part of the target audience soon enough, but it's nice to find pleasant trails that I can enjoy together with my friends and family. Despite the title, the author(s) supply options for many of the trails to fit different capabilities. "If you'd like a more ambitious experience ..." is covered in many of these hikes. The book is also quite well-written. I give it 2 out of 2 knees.
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Learning Ruby
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Michael Fitzgerald
Bill Cernansky
, May 07, 2008
I found this a decent introduction to the Ruby language, but it took little time (less than 2 days) for me to get to the point where the book didn't have answers I wanted. I'm not even doing Rails development yet, but I found myself needing information that just wasn't covered, even though what I need seems basic to me. Not everyone learns new languages with the complete submersion method I use, but if you do, I suggest also having a copy of some other Ruby textbook also - say, Programming Ruby by Dave Thomas.
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Truth in Comedy The Manual for Improvisation
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Charna Halpern
Bill Cernansky
, April 30, 2007
The Harold is perhaps the signature improv structure. This book explains the Harold and leads the reader through exercises and games that prepare improvisors to perform a Harold, and then teaches the Harold itself. The book is excellent; sometimes referred to as the improv bible, Truth In Comedy will teach you something today, and 5 years later, it will still lead you to discover better ways to improvise. NOTE: the book synopsis here on Powell's web site is clearly written by someone who does not understand improv, so take the description with a grain of salt.
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