Every Friday, we share a handful of links that we found funny, provocative or just plain cool. We call it In Our Feeds. Have a great weekend!
As the end of the year approaches, now is the time to frantically finish reading all of the books on your list and begin compiling new reads for the New Year. This week, Bill Gates shared his list of the best books he read in 2014, including economics and business-focused books such as How Asia Works and Capital in the Twenty-First Century. Will you be adding any of Bill’s favorites to your list?
If you are still looking for some great books to dive into before 2015 arrives, Deimosa spotted this handy infographic of 64 non-fiction books everyone should read while Lia noticed this wonderful list listing 51 of the most beautiful sentences in literature. The line “How wild it was, to let it be,” by Cheryl Strayed from her book Wild might be my favorite.
Speaking of the book-turned-movie Wild, Flavorwire published an interesting article this week arguing in favor of watching the movie before you read the book. What do you think? Would you ever see a movie in theaters before you read the literary version?
In case you missed it, Harry Potter made numerous headlines this week. Hungarian design student Kincső Nagy redesigned the Harry Potter series hardcovers as part of a school project. Not only does each book have a different cut-out cipher, but they also glow-in-the-dark (Thanks Kristen and Lia for spotting)! In addition, Pottermore announced the #PottermoreChristmas campaign, which unveils gifts everyday leading up to Christmas.
Jumping back in time a little bit, check out this article that Megan found about soldiers’ reading materials during WWII. Author Molly Guptill Manning discusses wartime reading, explaining that during WWII, American publishers printed miniature paperbacks, small enough for soldiers to carry on-the-go.
And finally, here are some other fun articles from across the Internet that the OOM team read this week. Enjoy!
