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"The Secret History of Twin Peaks" by Mark Frost is a book for everyone who loved the TV series plus conspiracy theories. The history spans the centuries from the 1800's Lewis & Clark expedition to the Pacific NW to a current FBI officer (post-Dale Cooper) reviewing the case. Alien races, covert operatives & a mysterious ring are involved. Fun & slightly disturbing if you're willing to ascribe a kernel of truth to it all.
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What can bacteria teach us about unexplored areas of #ubiquitin signaling and regulation?
John Pruneda and colleagues discuss how #pathogens subvert the host cell #ubiquitination system by either adopting or breaking its rules
New review article as #weekendreading!

https://www.embopress.org/doi/full/10.15252/embj.2023114318

Good read on how to automate a Red Hats Satellite 6 completely with Ansible .

#weekendreading #howto #automation #ansible #redhat #satellite

Automating Red Hat Satellite 6 - End to End | Steffen’s random thoughts
https://blog.scheib.me/2023/07/09/automating-satellite.html

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"Neruda on the Park" by Cleyvis Natera is an engrossing story of 2 generations of Dominican immigrants & how they deal with assimilation, cultural identity, gentrification, career & love in a changing New York City. Father, mother & daughter all have different desires that they have trouble communicating to each other. As a result, issues fester & collateral damage affects everyone in the community. Poignant & tender! 👍
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"World Gone By" is Dennis Lehane at his best, creating an intricate web of the competing black, white & Cuban underworlds in post-Prohibition Miami.
Joe Coughlin was once a working member of the Lansky-Luciano mob, but is now the consigliore making its members lots of money. Still, old friendships are fraying & it is getting harder to hold off old enemies & government intrusion, putting his talents to the test. 👍
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GOT fans will love "Half A King" by Joe Abercrombie. The story revolves around a Prince, deformed at birth, who unexpectedly becomes King upon the death of his father & older brother. Earning the respect of his people is hard though & escaping assassination harder. This sets him on a perilous journey with a small group of companions of circumstance. Will he ever lead or rule? Great characters & atmosphere! (first of trilogy)
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"Robicheaux" by James Lee Burke is a good down-n-out private eye genre piece set in the Louisiana bayou. Chock full of colorful characters like a reclusive novelist, an ailing mob boss & a slick aspiring politician, in addition to the requisite femme fatale & the title character, the story nimbly weaves their faults & dreams around a sword, a movie & the death of the one responsible for Robicheaux's wife's death. Who did it? 👍
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#WeekendReading was all about surface waters in the West and Mississippi delta and the engineering and ethical dilemmas of trying to control water

From NYT Mag: California built its extensive dam network in an unusually calm climate period.

Officials don't want to acknowledge projected superstorm events, problems too big to be solved.
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/22/magazine/california-dams.html

#climate #hazards #WaterResources #risk

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"The Book Woman's Daughter" by Kim Michele Richardson is the 2nd about the blue people of Kentucky & the packhorse librarian project. The titular character is one of these people who suffer a rare blood anomaly tinting the skin blue.
After her "blue" mother & "white" father are jailed for cohabitation, Honey, a young teen, must flee to escape the foster system & find a way to support herself. Historical fiction & delightful! 👍
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"Babel" by R. F. Kuang is an historical fantasy set at Oxford during the height of England's colonial power. That power is reliant on the innate, latent magic of silver accessed through engraving. Within, the story touches on many themes such as alienation, imperialism, racism & corruption while following a small, diverse group of students at the school. How much are they willing to sacrifice for ideals? 👍
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"The Marriage Portrait" by Maggie O'Farrell is set in 1500's Renaissance Italy. Lucrezia, young teen daughter of the Grand Duke of Florence replaces her late older sister to wed the ruler of Ferrara.
After the wedding, her main job is to birth a male heir. As time passes without a pregnancy, cracks begin to emerge in his initial gentle manner exposing hidden cruelty & she fears for her life. Will she survive once the portrait is done?
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"Black Buck" by Mateo Askaripour is a sly, funny satire about being a non-white in the high pressure world of sales.
Darren was the valedictorian of the prestigious NYC high school, but was only a shift manager at Starbucks until he impressed the CEO of a sales company. Offered a job, he initially thrives, but ultimately realizes he is losing what was dear to him. Can he get it back or will jealous competitors derail him? 👍
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"The Wind is not a River" by Brian Payton is a story of war, love and survival during WWII. A journalist, who has already lost a brother in the war is determined to cover the story of the fight against the Japanese in the battle for the Aleutian Islands in Alaska. After his plane is shot down, he is stranded on a Japanese occupied Island. His wife, convinced he is not dead, sets out to find him. Gripping & beautifully written! 👍
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"Mercy Street" by Jennifer Haigh is a story that chronicles the difficulties of working at a clinic in Boston that caters to women's healthcare. Anti-abortion protesters are often on the street & it makes for a tense situation. Not all women who visit the clinic are there to terminate a pregnancy, but it is possible if that is their choice.
The characters are wonderfully drawn & there's a poignant twist at the end. 👍
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A great read on economics, Ostrom, and implications for democratic possibilities.
Thanks @pluralistic

“Realism is a demand dressed up as an observation. …Hardin didn't just claim that some commons turned tragic, he claimed that the tragedy of the commons was inevitable – that we shouldn't even bother trying to create public goods.”

#commons #democracy #Ostrom #weekendreading

https://pluralistic.net/2023/05/04/analytical-democratic-theory/

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"The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern rekindles the joy of circus wonders for every child & transplants it to adults. It is set around a rivalry between 2 magicians who match their proteges in a contest with high stakes under the venue of a circus which travels the world arriving & entertaining only at night. Was love factored into the competition? Is it love? How can it end?
Great characters, beautifully rendered! 👍
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"Prisoners of the Castle" by Ben MacIntyre reads like a WWII prison escape movie that actually happened.

The author tells both sides of the story of Colditz Castle, the destination for captured, high-ranking & politically connected officers & previous escapees. Regardless, many escapes were attempted though social & racial biases kept that to that to white officers only. It is truly amazing the elaborate schemes that were devised. 👍
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