So #ThePitt did a shout out and led me to this book. Definitely reading, it looks awesome. Sharing in case anyone else needs recommendations for the #PolymathReadingChallenge ;)

#PolymathReadingChallenge

Started with the architecture theme and read A Testament by Frank Lloyd Wright. He divided the book into several parts in which he shares autobiographical details, his philosophy and the principles of what he calls organic architecture.
It was an interesting read, the man had quite the ego which made the biographical parts fun. Plenty of pictures and drawings.
I read the French translation as the English-language edition was hard to find without breaking the bank.

#PolymathReadingChallenge book 3 (History of Music)

Honestly I never really got the whole opera thing, but now I am suspecting they were teaching it wrong in Music class. This book was a wild ride, more adventurous than any novel a writer could have come up with. Da Ponte is a holy fool, a hopeless romantic, a charming idiot, an annoying genius, an easy mark, a talented poet, a self-absorbed weirdo, and an all-around fascinating character.

Staging a picture with several hashtags...

#caturday #accordion #bookstodon

#polymathreadingchallenge Nr. 1: History of music

@AccordionBruce, finally purchased the book through the big A, was the quickest and easiest.

Finished my first book for the #polymathreadingchallenge on the history of music! I picked One, Two, Three, Four : The Beatles in Time by Craig Brown which was a fascinating read!

Reviewed here:

https://dogwoodtales.blogspot.com/2025/01/one-two-three-four-beatles-in-time-by.html

Nunca hice mi #introduccion / #presentacion. Así que, aquí va: me gustan los juegos de mesa, mi favorito es So Clover! Soy medio adicto al Rocket League, aunque me quedé en champ. Me gustan las matemáticas, tengo la meta de leer y resolver todos los libros de matemáticas que tengo. Juega basket los Domingos, soy malo, pero lo disfruto.

En la actualidad estoy llenando mi solicitud para ingresar a la maestría, tengo la intención de correr medio maratón, hacer 4 reps de 10 dominadas y me uní al #polymathreadingchallenge (aunque no creo leer los 12 libros).

Saludos a la tan amiable banda mastodonte.

i need to sit down and do research on which books to read for #PolymathReadingChallenge

does anyone have any recommendations?

For the non esperantists
I'm taking part in the #polymathreadingchallenge and I was given the category Fungi. My library is an unusual place & I found this from 1884. One chapter is titled parasitic Fungi, so I think it counts
#krokodil

Do mi partoprenas en #polymathreadingchallenge kaj mi ricevis la kategorion "Fungi" (fungoj). Ankaŭ mi estas membro de stranga biblioteko. Mi elektis malnovan libron por tio.
Jen (el 1884)
#bookstodon #esperanto

#PolymathReadingChallenge Book 2 (Category is: 17th-18th century)

I was worried at first that this would be a sad read, but it was truly fascinating. A Dutch sea captain brought a tame Indian rhino named Clara to Europe, and toured the entire continent with her for 20 years. She didn't only become the first well-known example of her species - but also the subject of the first viral marketing campaign in history.

I've already started well into my first book for the #PolymathReadingChallenge and really enjoy it: "Music - a subversive history" by Ted Gioia. I am 3 or 4 chapters in and find it meticulously researched and written in a very engaging way. https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/ted-gioia/music/9781541644373/

However, I've also realized that it will be hard to read 600+ pages each month on this challenge alone, as I have other reading projects (for work, and current topics) and want to read some light fiction for fun.

My first book for the #PolymathReadingChallenge (6. marine biology)

Not a very jolly book to start the year on, but it was definitely fascinating. It traces the 1858 expedition to find the great auk - 14 years after the last known specimens were hunted down in Iceland.
The author recounts the expedition and the effects it had: the birth of the concept of human-caused extinction, and the beginnings of environmental conservation.
Poor great auks, though.

By the way I am starting to actively use #Bookwyrm so if you want to follow you can find me at

Tarkabarka@bookwyrm.social

I picked my first book for the #PolymathReadingChallenge: "Music is History", by Questlove. Picking up a copy at the bookstore tomorrow.

#books

https://bookwyrm.social/book/271951/s/music-is-history