Archive for October, 2006
Straight to the Top: Becoming a World-Class CIO
Title: Straight to the Top: Becoming a World-Class CIO
Author: Gregory S. Smith
Hardcover: 256 pages
Publisher: Wiley (April 12, 2006)
ISBN: 0471744786
I bought this book based on a short review in, I think, Fast Company magazine (which I recommend highly). I kind of wish I hadn’t….
The book is full of good career advise, but its also a [...]
October 25th, 2006 by alephnaught
Why Is Sex Fun?: The Evolution of Human Sexuality
Title: Why Is Sex Fun?: The Evolution of Human Sexuality
Author: Jared Diamond
Paperback: 176 pages
Publisher: Basic Books (November 1998)
ISBN: 0465031269
I’ve read Guns, Germs and Steel and Collapse – I liked both of them, so when I saw this book on the shelf at Borders I grabbed it. I’m glad I did.
This is typical Jared [...]
October 22nd, 2006 by alephnaught
Last King of Scotland
Title: Last King of Scotland
Viewed on: October 21, 2006
Aviva and I took Aviva’s mom, Lily, to see this movie.
The film is about a Scotish doctor, Dr. Garrigan, who goes to Uganda fresh from school, meets Idi Amin, becomes his personal physician, and then things get scary (I don’t want to give the film away in [...]
October 21st, 2006 by alephnaught
The Fifth Discipline: The Art & Practice of The Learning Organization
Title: The Fifth Discipline: The Art & Practice of The Learning Organization
Author: Peter M. Senge
Paperback: 464 pages
Publisher: Currency (March 21, 2006)
ISBN: 0385517254
To set some perspective…. I’ve asked my team to read a book about either banking or business about every two months. We started with Execution; one team member told me that was [...]
October 2nd, 2006 by alephnaught
Shadow of the Giant
Title: Shadow of the Giant
Author: Orson Scott Card
Mass Market Paperback: 371 pages
Publisher: Tor Books; Reprint edition (February 7, 2005)
ISBN: 0812571398
The last book of the Ender series that follows Bean, the child that helped Ender beat the Buggers and then helped Peter unite the world.
The book is good exciting fun and a pretty good ending for [...]
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October 25th, 2006 by alephnaught