Archive for March, 2007
The Song of Hannah : A Novel
Title: The Song of Hannah : A Novel
Author: Eva Etzioni-Halevy
Paperback: 304 pages
Publisher: Amazon Remainders Account (August 30, 2005)
ISBN-10: 0452286727
ASIN: B000F5FQZO
I liked this book. It was well written and the story was gripping. Its loosely based on the story of Hannah and her son, the prophet Samuel.
There are some racy parts to the [...]
March 30th, 2007 by alephnaught
Wikinomics: How Mass Collaboration Changes Everything
Title: Wikinomics: How Mass Collaboration Changes Everything
Author: Don Tapscott, Anthony D. Williams
Hardcover: 320 pages
Publisher: Portfolio Hardcover (December 28, 2006)
ISBN-10: 1591841380
ISBN-13: 978-1591841388
This was a good book and worth the cost and time to read.
The book begins with seven aspects of what Tapscott and Williams call “the collaboration economy”:
Peer Pioneers – Open source and Wikipedia are examples [...]
March 21st, 2007 by alephnaught
American Commercial Banking: A History
Title: American Commercial Banking: A History
Author: Benjamin J.Klebaner
Paperback: 304 pages
Publisher: MacMillan Publishing Company. (September 1990)
ISBN-10: 0805798153
ISBN-13: 978-0805798159
This was a good introduction to American commercial banking; as a history it connects well with other books I’ve read about the history of American currency (which had a major impact on banking of course) and a history of [...]
March 11th, 2007 by alephnaught
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This was a good graphic novel and a good translation to a movie. Because the book is so short, the movie actually
provides more development than the book (rare in film). The film was photographed like a graphic novel – grainy colorful frames, occasional spot color, large blood swatches, extra contrast; some of the [...]
March 7th, 2007 by alephnaught
Made to Stick: Why Some Ideas Survive and Others Die
Title: Made to Stick: Why Some Ideas Survive and Others Die
Author: Chip Heath
Hardcover: 304 pages
Publisher: Random House (January 2, 2007)
ISBN-10: 1400064287
ISBN-13: 978-1400064281
This is a really really good book – I’ve been using ideas from Made to Stick during my work day while I was reading it!
It should come as no surprise that some ideas are [...]
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March 30th, 2007 by alephnaught