Author Archive
Freakonomics
Title: Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything Author: Steven D. Levitt, Stephen J. Dubner Hardcover: 256 pages Publisher: William Morrow (May 1, 2005) ISBN: 006073132X This book is a fun read. It purports to be about nothing and everything, and its probably pretty close. While some of the statements are probably […]
June 4th, 2005 by alephnaught
The Executive Guide to Information Security
Title: The Executive Guide to Information Security: Threats, Challenges, and Solutions Author: Mark Egan with Tim Mather Paperback: 288 pages Publisher: Addison-Wesley Professional (November 30, 2004) ISBN: 0321304519 I think this is a great introduction to information security for a busy executive. There’s a lot of good information and places to start in improving a […]
May 29th, 2005 by alephnaught
Amsterdam and ‘s-Hertogenbosch
On this trip, I left for Amsterdam on May 24 for work and returned June 2. I had the weekend of May 28 and 29 off; this time my friends suggested ‘s-Hertogenbosch (or just Den Bosch, pronounced “den bos”), so I took the train there on Saturday; the only train is an intercity but it […]
May 28th, 2005 by alephnaught
Being Logical
Title: Being Logical: A Guide to Good Thinking Author: D. Q. McInerny Paperback: 160 pages Publisher: Random House Trade Paperbacks (May 10, 2005) ISBN: 0812971159 I’m again in Amsterdam. This time I wanted to bring a couple of small books in case I took a train someplace. Well, I did (you can find my travelogue […]
May 22nd, 2005 by alephnaught
Mutants: On Genetic Variety and the Human Body
Title: Mutants: On Genetic Variety and the Human Body Author: Armand Marie Leroi Paperback: 448 pages Publisher: Penguin (Non-Classics); Reprint edition (February 1, 2005) ISBN: 0142004820 Read this book on my most recent flight home from Amsterdam – I saw it in one of the bookstores in the secure area at Schiphol airport, its was […]
May 17th, 2005 by alephnaught
May 15th, 2005 by alephnaught
Yet another trip to Amsterdam with a side trip to Arnhem
Business takes me back to Amsterdam again
May 15th, 2005 by alephnaught
Unleashing the Ideavirus
Title: Unleasing the Ideavirus Author: Seth Godin, Malcolm Gladwell Paperback: 234 pages Publisher: Hyperion (October 10, 2001) ISBN: 0786887176 If you want to consider less traditional ways of marketing, and especially marketing products that open new markets, this book is for you. Seth Godin is famous for thinking out of the box (as if we’ve […]
May 15th, 2005 by alephnaught
Amsterdam and Arnhem
I left for Amsterdam on May 8 for work and returned May 19. I had the weekend of May 14 and 15 off; some of my friends from work suggested going to the Arnhem to the Open Air Museum (Openluchtmuseum), so I took the train there on Saturday; the sneltrain (fast train) takes one hour […]
May 4th, 2005 by alephnaught
June 10th, 2005 by alephnaught