@dingemansemark an important #firstreads for me was Renata Tesch's Qualitative Research: analysis types and software tools. Published in 1990 it was well ahead of its time yet is still relevant now. sparked my interest in the relationship between methods and tools which became what I spend much time thinking about and working on. Wish I had been able to meet Renata but she unfortunately passed away too soon

@dingemansemark Love this question. My #firstreads was probably a trail of American pragmatists: Cornel West's The American Evasion of Philosophy and Rorty's philosophical papers, especially his take on human rights and the instrumental role of narrative. They deeply impacted my career as public school teacher, as activist, and now as a human rights lawyer and educator.

@merelvg #firstreads Intriguing! Fortunately books go rather well with whiskey too

@dingemansemark Plato's Republic. I was about 15 when I first *tried* to read it. I doubt I understood much, if any, of it. But it did spark a lifelong interest in Philosophy #firstreads #academia #philosophy

I'll start with #firstreads. During a summer holiday when I was 17 I serendipitously picked up Hofstadter's Gödel Escher Bach in a small-town library. I knew Escher & Bach so I figured Gödel would be interesting too. I was immediately hooked by the sheer creativity and playfulness of the book, and by the unbelievably wide range of topics covered. I think it was the first time I saw science as a possible future. Ultimately, it led me to study linguistics and pursue a PhD as #FirstGen academic