Author Archive
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. […]
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 […]
January 31st, 2008 by alephnaught
My Horizontal Life: A Collection of One-Night Stands
Title: My Horizontal Life: A Collection of One-Night Stands Author: Chelsea Handler Paperback: 213 pages Publisher: Bloomsbury USA (May 12, 2005) Language: English ISBN-10: 1582346186 ISBN-13: 978-1582346182 I saw Chelsea doing her standup on The Comedy Channel the other night – she mentioned her book and I had to read it (she’s quite irreverent and […]
January 30th, 2008 by alephnaught
The Unfolding of Language : An Evolutionary Tour of Mankind’s Greatest Invention
Title:Â The Unfolding of Language : An Evolutionary Tour of Mankind’s Greatest Invention Hardcover: 368 pages Publisher: Amazon Remainders Account (June 1, 2005) ISBN-10: 0805079076 ASIN: B000GQLCXC I really enjoyed this book – it takes you on a trip around the development of language. Â I found some very interesting bits, especially the concept that most language […]
January 29th, 2008 by alephnaught
Pyongyang: A Journey in North Korea
Title: Pyongyang: A Journey in North Korea Paperback: 192 pages Publisher: Drawn and Quarterly (May 1, 2007) Language: English ISBN-10: 1897299214 ISBN-13: 978-1897299210 This is a graphic novel that describes the author’s stay in North Korea, working on animation for European television. Its odd and depressing. There’s more that’s gray than just the black and […]
January 24th, 2008 by alephnaught
The Orphanage
Guillermo del Toro’s latest movie is yet another fantastic journey Guillermo del Toro’s new movie, “The Orphanage,” follows in the footsteps of his other movies. Â This is magic realism set in an orphanage where, as you’d expect, things are not what they seem. In this film, the special effects take a back seat to the […]
January 17th, 2008 by alephnaught
Haganah
Title: Haganah Hardcover: 295 pages Publisher: New American Library (1964) ASIN: B000JJVW5E I found this book at a rare and used bookstand at an antique sale on Randolph Street a couple of months ago, and I finally finished it. Its a good book on a subject rarely covered, the defense (which is a loose translation […]
December 30th, 2007 by alephnaught
The Accidental Investment Banker: Inside the Decade That Transformed Wall Street
Title: The Accidental Investment Banker: Inside the Decade That Transformed Wall Street Author: Jonathan A. Knee Paperback: 288 pages Publisher: Random House Trade Paperbacks (July 31, 2007) Language: English ISBN-10: 0812978048 ISBN-13: 978-0812978049 I bought this book at the Phoenix airport on the way home from an interview (I didn’t get the job, bummer). Â This […]
December 24th, 2007 by alephnaught
Youth Without Youth
We saw “ Youth Without Youth,” the new Coppola movie. The internet database entry is here and the studio web site is here. I liked this movie and Aviva didn’t – its a story about love, life and the metaphysics of time. Â Tim Roth plays the main character, who is struck by lightening and becomes […]
December 16th, 2007 by alephnaught
The Kite Runner
Saw it this afternoon at a midday matinee. Wow, what a movie – I cried twice during the film, and Aviva cried through most of it. Its a story of family, trust, friendship, bullys and standing up for one’s beliefs. Â Its set mostly in Afghanistan just before the Soviet invasion and then during the Taliban. […]
February 17th, 2008 by alephnaught