15 Books in 15 Minutes: A Meme for the Modern Age

I started my experiment on 15 books on Facebook, when I saw a meme go by that looked like it might have legs… ~200 fans later it's moving along nicely.

Head to 15 books on Facebook, become a fan, post your own list.

In the meantime here's 15 links from the blogosphere on the 15 books phenomenon:

• What Was That About Jobs, Madam Speaker? (2009/07/03 03:00)

  Nancy Pelosi said in her final pitch on the cap-and-trade bill that it was all about four words: “jobs, jobs, jobs, and jobs.”Unfortunately for her and the president, not a week after the massive energy tax was pushed through, the unemployment numbers went through the roof. In June, 465,000 Americans lost jobs — 140,000 more than th
• Reading meme (2009/06/30 10:06)

  I saw this months ago at Stuff As Dreams Are Made On , who got it from Kailana ; I’m finally getting around to posting my answers. 1. What author do you own the most books by? C.S. Lewis: Narnia, Space Trilogy, Screwtape Letters and surely some nonfiction; I just packed up all the books I’ve read, so I can’t go check the shelves, oops. 2. What book do you own the most copies of? I don’t intentionally or knowingly own duplicates of any books. 3. Did it bother you that both those
• Procrustean History: Obama Manipulates the Past to Fit the Narrative (2009/06/30 03:00)

  “In Greek mythology, Procrustes was a highway robber who tied travelers to his bed and made them fit; if their legs were too short, he stretched them; if they were too long, he cut them off.” — Dictionary of Classical MythologyPresident Barack Obama’s famous (or infamous) Cairo address of June 4, 2009, has been subjected to the unrelenting scrutiny of many reputable observers an
• Top 200 Blogs for Developers (Q2 2009) (2009/06/29 06:30)

  This is a sad day...My blog is no longer the most popular software-development related blog of continental Europe. That other Dutch blogger (at #18) has managed to overtake me (at #24) in my own list. The nerve! The horror! I suspect his rise to fame was accellerated when he interviewed me some months ago. Bugger. I will let this sink in for a while. (And if you want to interview me, go away!)In the meantime... please enjoy the 4th edition of the Top 200 Blogs for Developers.Yes, two hundred blo
• the line is drawn and forward I go (2009/06/28 14:38)

  I just want to say thank you for everything. Your thoughts, emails, offers of hugs, help and words of support – all of it. It always amazes me how much people care and take time out of their busy lives to read and respond. Regardless of if you read that post or not, you all had a part in reaching out, pulling me back up to standing position, brushing me off, straightening my shoulders and knocking my chin back up. So thank you. I’m closing the comments and pulling the plug on that post now
• Crossover from Facebook (2009/06/28 00:47)

  I don’t like memes and I don’t often do tagging that is nothing more than a thinly-disguised meme. Even in Facebook, I don’t respond to all the tags. There are, however, those that I like either because they fun, or they share information that are valuable or interesting, or both. Like this one. The rule: Don’t take too long to think about it. Fifteen books you’ve read that will always stick with you. First fifteen you can recall in no more than 15 minutes… 1. The Little Prince by Antoi
• A Book Meme (2009/06/26 07:43)

  I'm currently wallowing in a wonderful chunkster, so I doubt I'll have a review for you until Monday. Instead, I thought I'd do a book meme I found on Libri Touches . It's one of those bold/italicize/underline things, and those are always fun. Look at the list of books below. Bold the ones you’ve read, italicize the ones you want to read, cross out the ones you won’t touch with a 10 foot pole, underline the ones on your book shelf, and asterisk* the ones you’ve never heard of. 1
• Book Meme (2009/06/23 02:38)

  I saw this at Curmugeonry and thought it looked interesting. I do recognize quite a number of the books on the list. I don't know where this list comes from, so one wonders how the books on it were chosen. It's a pretty eclectic assortment. I've never seen one of these where you say which books you won't read before, so that's a new twist. Does anyone know who started this list? Look at the list of books below. B old the ones you've read, italicize the ones you want to read, cross out t
• 15 books in 15 minutes (2009/06/20 16:53)

  In keeping with the literary theme of my last post, I’m stealing this meme from Natalia because I love her. And because I love you, and we have good discussions about books on this here blog. So! Instructions: Don’t take too long to think about it. List 15 books you’ve read that will always stick with you — the first 15 you can recall in no more than 15 minutes. Copy the instructions into your own note, and be sure to tag the person who tagged you. (In the interest of staying true to the ex
• 15 Books (2009/06/20 14:05)

  I saw this meme over at Carrie Vaughn’s blog and the whole idea of it makes me want to do it.  Here’s the details: Don’t take too long to think about it. Fifteen books you’ve read that will always stick with you. First fifteen you can recall in no more than 15 minutes. So here’s my fifteen: Amber Flame by Hannah Howell The Black Jewels Trilogy by Anne Bishop Charlotte’s Web by EB White Dark Elf Trilogy by RA Salvatore ( series ) Daughter of Fire by Quinn Taylor Eva
• 15 Books in 15 Minutes (2009/06/19 13:19)

  Emily tagged me to do this on Facebook, but I can’t have two places in my life for memes, so, having seen Natalia do it on her blog today, I’m doing it here – the Facebook 15 Books in 15 Minutes Meme. Instructions: Don’t take too long to think about it. List 15 books you’ve read that will always stick with you — the first 15 you can recall in no more than 15 minutes. Copy the instructions into your own note, and be sure to tag the person who tagged you. (Like Natalia, I listed the books fi
• 15 Books (2009/06/19 13:00)

  I stole this one from a Facebook meme going around:  Don’t take too long to think about it. Fifteen books you’ve read that will always stick with you. First fifteen you can recall in no more than 15 minutes. The Blue Sword (Robin McKinley) The Last Unicorn (Peter Beagle) Dandelion Wine (Ray Bradbury) Agyar (Steven Brust) Charlotte’s Web (E.B. White) Use of Weapons (Iain M. Banks) Persuasion (Jane Austen) Doomsday Book (Connie Willis) A Canticle for Leibowitz (Walter Miller) A Wizard o
• Five Books (2009/06/19 03:10)

  Theophrastus has tagged me with a new meme: list at least five books that have influenced your reading of the Bible. They needn’t be restricted to Biblical studies literature, but may include religious works or works of literature. Hmmm. Where does one begin? Closer to the beginning, I think…. Ancient Egypt by Lionel Casson and the editors of Time-Life Books (Time-Life Books, 1965) When I was in second and third grade, I remember going to our elementary school’s library and sitti
• O is for Orgasmic Meme (2009/06/16 19:14)

  Ever heard of torture by reading a book you don’t want to finish? Well being the little masochist I am sometimes, I have spent the last two days reading a book to review for Eden Fantasys. The review is here if you want to be nosey. I chose the book mainly for two reasons. 1. It had the word Orgasms in it. I like Orgasms. Who bloody doesn’t right? It also has the word Goddess in it which beckoned to my wee pagan curiosity. 2. No one else had written a review at the time of taking it
• this weeks preview June 15 (2009/06/16 07:13)

  This week’s preview I added  some new header pictures, and moved things around a bit.  Are you enjoying the changes? In my bookstore   I have new things coming and new books being released this week. I am reworking my my-home-sweet-home.com  site, if you are interested in the Where to Find Repo Homes Special Reports, you need to get them quick as I will be ending the sale as soon as I get the new site ready. My bless-the-cook.com  is up and running and has m