Author Archive
Sarah: Women of Genesis
Title: Sarah: Women of Genesis Author: Orson Scott Card Mass Market Paperback: 352 pages Publisher: Forge Books; 1st Forge Ed edition (August 30, 2001) ISBN: 0765341174 I enjoyed this book a lot. Its very much fiction – as Card writes in the end notes, the Torah includes little detail and so any undertaking like this […]
November 14th, 2006 by alephnaught
Election day is over!
Well, I voted again: I’m glad I did, I vote in every election. But what an election…. The ads on TV were nasty this year, and they were almost continuous. What is our country coming to….
November 4th, 2006 by alephnaught
The Red Tent
Title: The Red Tent Author: Anita Diamant Paperback: 336 pages Publisher: Picador; 1st Picador USA Pbk. Ed edition (September 15, 1998) ISBN: 0312195516 This is one of the best books I’ve read in a long time. Its a novel based upon the short section of the Torah describing the life of Dinah, daughter of Leah […]
October 25th, 2006 by alephnaught
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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
September 25th, 2006 by alephnaught
Shadow Puppets
Title: Shadow Puppets Author: Orson Scott Card Mass Market Paperback: 384 pages Publisher: Tor Books (June 3, 2003) ISBN: 0765340054 If you’ve read the two books leading up to this one, Ender’s Shadow (which, if you’ve read this blog you know made me cry) and Shadow of the Hegemon, then you need to read this […]
September 25th, 2006 by alephnaught
Starship Troopers
Title: Starship Troopers Author: Robert A. Heinlein Paperback: 272 pages Publisher: Ace (May 15, 1987) ISBN: 0441783589 While telling someone about Ender’s Game, that person mentioned Starship Troopers, which I’d never read before. So, next time in a used bookstore here in Chicago I grabbed a copy. Excellent choice! This book is really fun! Its […]
November 14th, 2006 by alephnaught