This
blog post
has a list of really good pdf-to-book-format converters. (because if you
think about how a book is bound, with multiple sets of paper
("signatures"), it doesn't make sense to just take a book pdf as-is and
just print that). Jess used Adobe Acrobat, but I hate that software, so
slow to load D: I now use
bookbinder-js. Careful, doesn't seem to download output files on Firefox! :0
pagedjs.org
is a... uh... "JavaScript library that paginates content in the browser
to create PDF output from any HTML content. This means you can design
works for print (eg. books) using HTML and CSS!" Yeah, that. I was
googling for bookbinder-js because I didn't want to endorse Adobe
Acrobat, but found this on the way.
Topic switch: I have a friend who's really into meta conversation (i.e. they
converse about conversation often (isn't meta a fun word and concept? see:
wikipedia or stackoverflow meta pages)). They make me want to be better at
conversing. So, I found this
reddit post
aggregating some apparently good books on the topic. In that post is this
other
blog post
from socialself.com that has another list. I've been looking at that second
list. In particular, Conversationally Speaking by Alan Garner is REALLY
GOOD! It reads like a textbook, so I'm right at home. socialself's blog post
ITSELF is also really really good. Each book on the list is accompanied by a
summary of its contents and themes that might draw you to or turn you away
from a book.
On top of Conversationally Speaking (
ISBN-10 9781565656291
), I'll hopefully be looking into these:
How to speak, how to listen (
ISBN-10 9780684846477
)
The fine art of small talk: how to start a conversation in any situation
(
ISBN-10 1401302262
)
power questions build relationships, win new business, and influence
others (
ISBN-10 1118119630
)
If I Understood You, Would I Have This Look on My Face? (
ISBN-10 9780812989151
)
2007 Called, They Want Their Jeans Back is really fun and emoish.