Search edwbaker's books

Random books from edwbaker's library

Phasmid Rearer's Handbook (The Amateur entomologist) by Paul D. Brock

The African genera of Acridoidea by Vitaly Michailovitsh Dirsh

Alex's Adventures in Numberland by Alex Bellos

Mother Tongue by Bill Bryson

The Cluetrain Manifesto: 10th Anniversary Edition by Rick Levine

Writer's and Artist's Yearbook 2007 (Writers' and Artists' Yearbook) by Ian Rankin

I Know You Got Soul by Jeremy Clarkson

Members with edwbaker's books

Member connections

Friends: Bowerbirds-Library, darwinsbulldog, Noofy, rdmpage

Interesting library: Bowerbirds-Library, dweinberger, hlapp

RSS feeds

Recently-added books

edwbaker's reviews

Reviews of edwbaker's books, not including edwbaker's

Helper badges

Member: edwbaker

CollectionsClapham (28), Tree's Books (1), Desk Drawer (7), Blattodea Culture (Box File) (2), Main (1st Shelf) (7), Bedside Drawer (26), Main (Floor) (30), To Review (1), Main (7th Shelf) (43), Main (6th Shelf) (67), Loan (Matt) (1), Main (4th Shelf) (97), Main (5th Shelf) (93), ICZN (7), DC2 (83), Main (3rd Shelf) (58), Main (2nd Shelf) (66), Bedside (28), Wardrobe (Bottom) (32), Currently reading (2), To read (84), All collections (761)

Reviews2 reviews

Tagsentomology (45), natural history (23), physics (15), discworld (13), computer science (12), programming (10), travel (10), phasmida (9), biology (9), mathematics (8) — see all tags

Cloudstag cloud, author cloud, tag mirror

Recommendations49 recommendations

About meI work on cybertaxonomy projects and orthopteroid insects.

About my libraryA mix of books, many about science (in particular physics and entomology) or computer programming, as well as fiction and things that just took my fancy.

It has been acquired through a reluctance to throw way, give away or sell books that I have bought or been given. You never know when you might need to check a fact or want to re-read a particular chapter. Some sections of the library have been donated by friends and family.

I have a particular fondness for old science books and a weakness for second-hand book shops, charity shops, library slaes, etc.

GroupsBookcases: If You Build/Buy Them, They Will Fill, Evolution, Evolve!, Science!

VenuesFavorites | Visited

Favorite librariesNatural History Museum Library

Homepagehttp://ebaker.me.uk

Also onTwitter

Membership LibraryThing Early Reviewers/Member Giveaway

Real nameEd Baker

LocationWindsor/London, UK

Favorite authorsNot set

Account typepublic, lifetime

URLs http://www.librarything.com/profile/edwbaker (profile)
http://www.librarything.com/catalog/edwbaker (library)

Member sinceDec 28, 2009

Currently readingLifes Grandeur by Stephen Jay Gould
Superfreakonomics: Global Cooling, Patriotic Prostitutes and Why Suicide Bombers Should Buy Life Insurance by Steven D. Levitt

Most recent activity

edwbaker added:
Treasures of the Natural History Museum by Vicky Paterson

edwbaker added:
A Dictionary of Entomology by G Gordh

edwbaker added:
Why Do Buses Come in Threes?: The Hidden Maths of Everyday Life by Robert Eastaway

edwbaker added:
The Right Way to Draw People by Mark Linley

edwbaker added:
Food for Free by Richard Mabey

edwbaker rated, added:
The Longer Long Tail by Chris Anderson

Happy Birthday Ed!

Hope that you have a great day.

Cheers

Ruth

posted by Bowerbirds-Library at 7:12 am (EST) on Aug 8, 2011

Hi Ed,

wishing you a Brilliant 2011!

Ruth

posted by Bowerbirds-Library at 11:29 am (EST) on Dec 31, 2010

Hi Ed,

Have you heard of a book called 'Butterflies - Messages from Psyche' by Philip Howse? It is looking at the use of mimicry to deter predators, not in the ususal Batesian mimicry way but by imitating 'vertebrate features'. I have seen some of the photographs on a couple of science blogs and the images look incredible.

Cheers, Ruth

p.s. glad you got your freezers moved!

posted by Bowerbirds-Library at 10:20 pm (EST) on Aug 4, 2010

Hi Ed,

thanks for asking about the Ph.D., I won't bore you with the whole title (it is exceptionally long....) just to say that it was looking at the 19th century consumption of hand and machine made lace. I studied and for a while taught design history at university. However, I now work for myself ("I make stuff") and I find myself returning to my roots (e.g. when I was a child), which is when I was passionate about nature. On my profile page you can see pictures of a school project I did called 'My interests'. It is all about birds, fossils, dinosaurs and minerals - the whole bug thing appears to have come on later in life... I am currently doing a short science course with the Open University 'Darwin & Evolution'. I am really enjoying this course although I am finding it much harder than I expected - a bit like someone who once climbed Everest but has since spent far too long as a couch potato!

I had a look at your website and thought that it was great. I admit to having to look up 'cybertaxonomy' and 'orthopteroid insects', although I have now been inspired to do a 'Phobaeticus chani' bookmark.

Cheers

Ruth

posted by Bowerbirds-Library at 2:27 pm (EST) on Jul 19, 2010

Hi Ed,

That sounds like an excellent reason to recommend a book to me - key inside knowledge! I did notice the inordinate fondness for beetles in your library. I recently purchased Bugs Britannica, because 1, it was about bugs, 2, it was signed by the author and 3 (and most importantly) it mentioned my name in the credits. I had contributed some information about the use of Bees as symbols within trade logos in the Nottingham Lace Industry - nice to know that my Ph.D. wasn't a complete waste of time...

Cheers,

Ruth

posted by Bowerbirds-Library at 9:13 am (EST) on Jul 17, 2010