Books

The Naked Presenter: Delivering Powerful Presentations With or Without Slides (Voices That Matter) (review)

June 30th, 2012 by alephnaught

The Naked Presenter: Delivering Powerful Presentations With or Without Slides (Voices That Matter) (review)

Title: The Naked Presenter: Delivering Powerful Presentations With or Without Slides (Voices That Matter) Author: Garr Reynolds Paperback: 216 pages Publisher: New Riders Press; 1 edition (December 9, 2010) Language: English ISBN-10: 0321704452 ISBN-13: 978-0321704450 This could be an excellent book for a novice presenter. I really enjoyed reading this book, not only is it […]

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Resonate: Present Visual Stories that Transform Audiences (review)

May 14th, 2012 by alephnaught

Resonate: Present Visual Stories that Transform Audiences (review)

Title:Resonate: Present Visual Stories that Transform Audiences Author:Nancy Duarte Paperback: 272 pages Publisher: Wiley; 1 edition (September 28, 2010) Language: English ISBN-10: 0470632011 ISBN-13: 978-0470632017 This is a wonderful book – I follow Nancy Duarte on Twitter and often read her interesting blog posts; if you want one book that could enhance the way you […]

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Apprenticeship Patterns: Guidance for the Aspiring Software Craftsman (review)

April 22nd, 2012 by alephnaught

Apprenticeship Patterns: Guidance for the Aspiring Software Craftsman (review)

Title:Apprenticeship Patterns: Guidance for the Aspiring Software Craftsman Author:Dave Hoover, Adewale Oshineye Paperback: 176 pages Publisher: O’Reilly Media; 1 edition (October 22, 2009) Language: English ISBN-10: 0596518382 ISBN-13: 978-0596518387 I added an apprentice to my software development team and figured I should brush up, so I bought this book. Apprenticeship Patterns is for apprentices – […]

I’m Working While They’re Sleeping: Time Zone Separation Challenges and Solutions (review)

April 1st, 2012 by alephnaught

I’m Working While They’re Sleeping: Time Zone Separation Challenges and Solutions (review)

Title: I’m Working While They’re Sleeping: Time Zone Separation Challenges and Solutions Author: Erran Carmel, J. Alberto Espinosa Paperback: 186 pages Publisher: Nedder Stream Press (January 1, 2012) Language: English ISBN-10: 0983992509 ISBN-13: 978-0983992509 I’m involved in my fourth outsourcing effort, and this book is a must-read if you plan to off-shore. There are so […]

The Curiosity Cycle: Preparing Your Child for the Ongoing Technological Explosion

February 11th, 2012 by alephnaught

The Curiosity Cycle: Preparing Your Child for the Ongoing Technological Explosion

Title: The Curiosity Cycle: Preparing Your Child for the Ongoing Technological Explosion Author: Jonathan Mugan Paperback: 206 pages Publisher: Mugan Publishing (January 2, 2012) Language: English ISBN-10: 0615574734 ISBN-13: 978-0615574738 A disclaimer: the author sent me a free copy of his book in electronic form to review. I really enjoyed reading this book. The title […]

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January 20th, 2012 by alephnaught

You Are Not A Gadget (review)

Title:You Are Not a Gadget: A Manifesto (Vintage) Author:Jaron Lanier Paperback: 240 pages Publisher: Vintage; Reprint edition (February 8, 2011) Language: English ISBN-10: 0307389979 ISBN-13: 978-0307389978 This is a fantastic book.  If you spend time thinking about the impact of technology on daily life you’ll want to read this. Jaron Lanier is an early hacker, […]

December 11th, 2011 by alephnaught

Gamestorming: A Playbook for Innovators, Rulebreakers, and Changemakers (review)

Title: Gamestorming: A Playbook for Innovators, Rulebreakers, and Changemakers Author: Dave Gray, Sunni Brown, James Macanufo Paperback: 288 pages Publisher: O’Reilly Media; 1 edition (July 30, 2010) Language: English ISBN-10: 0596804172 ISBN-13: 978-0596804176 If you’re often running meetings, trying to get people to help make decisions, think out-of-the-box, consider options, then this is a book […]

Mindfire: Big Ideas for Curious Minds (review)

December 7th, 2011 by alephnaught

Mindfire: Big Ideas for Curious Minds (review)

Title: Mindfire: Big Ideas for Curious Minds Author: Scott Berkun Paperback: 196 pages Publisher: Berkun Media (October 26, 2011) Language: English ISBN-10: 0983873100 ISBN-13: 978-0983873105 I’ve read at least one book by Scott Berkun before, Confessions of a Public Speaker, and I liked it so much I decided to spring for his latest.  Some other […]

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Subwayland (book review)

November 27th, 2011 by alephnaught

Subwayland (book review)

Title: Subwayland: Adventures in the World Beneath New York Author: Randy Kennedy Paperback: 240 pages Publisher: St. Martin’s Griffin (February 19, 2004) Language: English ISBN-10: 0312324340 ISBN-13: 978-0312324346 Walking around Distant Lands one day, I saw this book and wanted to read it – I have a great interest in subways after living in Chicago […]

Haunted: Dark Delicacies III (review)

November 12th, 2011 by alephnaught

Haunted: Dark Delicacies III (review)

Title: Haunted: Dark Delicacies III Author: Del Howison (Editor), Jeff Gelb (Editor) Paperback: 320 pages Publisher: Ace (March 29, 2011) Language: English ISBN-10: 0441020194 ISBN-13: 978-0441020195 This is the third (and currently last) anthology from Dark Delicacies’s owner Del Howison; you can read my reviews of the other two books here and here. I loved […]