Archive for February, 2008

February 29th, 2008 by alephnaught

24 Declassified: Collateral Damage

Title: 24 Declassified: Collateral Damage Author: Marc Cerasini Mass Market Paperback: 336 pages Publisher: HarperEntertainment (February 26, 2008) Language: English ISBN-10: 0061431184 ISBN-13: 978-0061431180 A very guilty pleasure of mine – I love the TV series 24, and the books are just as good, maybe better. This one is set in the new NYC Counter-Terrorist Unit […]

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February 27th, 2008 by alephnaught

Tom Clancy’s EndWar

Title: Tom Clancy’s EndWar Author: David Michaels Paperback: 416 pages Publisher: Berkley (February 5, 2008) Language: English ISBN-10: 0425222144 ISBN-13: 978-0425222140 I finished my interview early out in LA (great job opportunity, I hope I get an offer for this one), went out to Burbank Airport (Bob Hope), and had about five hours to kill […]

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February 27th, 2008 by alephnaught

Beginning TiVo Programming

Title: Beginning TiVo Programming Author: John Brosnan, Kyle Copeland Paperback: 298 pages Publisher: Wrox (February 12, 2007) Language: English ISBN-10: 0470054271 ISBN-13: 978-047005427 I read this book on the flight from Chicago to Phoenix to Burbank. Really good – I highly recommend this book. It includes everything you need to know to build TiVo applications, […]

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February 17th, 2008 by alephnaught

Office Warfare: Strategies for Getting Ahead in the Aggressive 80’s

Title: Office Warfare: Strategies for Getting Ahead in the Aggressive 80’s Author: Marilyn Moats Kennedy Mass Market Paperback Publisher: Fawcett (October 12, 1986) Language: English ISBN-10: 0449210162 ISBN-13: 978-0449210161 I wish I’d read this book years ago – it explains a lot about the changes I’ve seen in the workplace over the last 20-plus years. […]

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February 9th, 2008 by alephnaught

Math and the Mona Lisa: The Art and Science of Leonardo da Vinci

Title: Math and the Mona Lisa: The Art and Science of Leonardo da Vinci Author: Bulent Atalay Paperback: 336 pages Publisher: Collins (February 21, 2006) Language: English ISBN-10: 0060851198 ISBN-13: 978-0060851194 This book reminds us that art and science are inexorably intertwined. The writing style is lucid yet very readable, including the sections that delve […]

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