Author Archive
Article on hacking iTunes 4.9
Make magazine just published an article on its blog on hacking iTunes 4.9
June 23rd, 2005 by alephnaught
The Jews of Florence
Title: The Jews of Florence From the Origins of the Community up to the Present Author: Roberto G. Salvadori Paperback: 95 pages Publisher: Editrice La Giuntina, Florence, Italy, 2001 ISBN: 88-8057-124-9 A good short book describing the history of the Jews in Florence. There were lots of ups and downs for the Jews in Florence […]
June 22nd, 2005 by alephnaught
Cross reference to a book I just read
Read a good book by a Dutch author!
June 22nd, 2005 by alephnaught
We Did Nothing
Title: We Did Nothing: Why the Truth Doesn’t Always Come Out When the UN Goes In Author: Linda Polman Paperback: 256 pages Publisher: Viking Adult (Penguin Books), 29 May 2003 ISBN: 067091424X Found this book at the English Book Exchange in Florence on vacation – I had finished the two I’d brought, was reading a […]
June 20th, 2005 by alephnaught
God and Money
Title: God and Money: Florence and the Medici in the Renaissance Author: Richard Fremantle (Leo S. Oleschki Editore) Paperback: 66 pages Publisher: Casa Editrice Leo S.Olschki (December, 1992) ASIN: 8822239393 We bought God and Money in the upstairs bookstore at the Palazzo Pitti in Florence. This book discusses the struggle between money and the Church […]
June 18th, 2005 by alephnaught
Ada Blackjack
Title: Ada Blackjack: A True Story of Survival in the Artic Author: Jennifer Niven Paperback: 448 pages Publisher: Hyperion (November 3, 2004) ISBN: 078688746X Ada Blackjack was an Eskimo who joined the ill-fated attempt to colonize Wrangell Island. This book starts with a description of Ada and the Chautauqua tours, where famous people and musicians […]
June 15th, 2005 by alephnaught
Amsterdam and Florence
This trip was a last minute holiday set up to follow leadership training I received at Duin & Kruidberg in Santpoort south of Amsterdam (yes, this is my fifth business trip to Amsterdam this year – you can look at other pages in the travelogue to see where I’ve been). ABN AMRO employees call Duin […]
June 12th, 2005 by alephnaught
June 12th, 2005 by alephnaught
Inside the Kingdom
Title: Inside the Kingdom Author: Carmen bin Ladin Paperback: 240 pages Publisher: Warner Books (June 13, 2005) ISBN: 0446694886 This is finally out in paperback, so I brought it along for my latest flight to Amsterdam. The book is pretty good and a fast read. She’s obviously lived inside Saudi Arabia as a wife of […]
June 10th, 2005 by alephnaught
The Dutch-Muslim Culture War
Another article talking about the problems with tolerance in the Netherlands
June 30th, 2005 by alephnaught