Books
By The Book (Star Trek: Enterprise)
Title: By The Book (Star Trek: Enterprise) Mass Market Paperback: 252 pages Publisher: Star Trek (January 1, 2002) Language: English ISBN-10: 0743448715 ISBN-13: 978-0743448710 I liked this book a lot – I read about 2/3 of it on a 2 1/2 hour flight from Burbank to Seattle. There are two stories going on – one […]
May 26th, 2008 by alephnaught
Travel Writing for Profit and Pleasure
Title: Travel Writing for Profit and Pleasure Author: Perry Garfinkel Paperback: 208 pages Publisher: Plume (January 24, 1989) Language: English ISBN-10: 0452261597 ISBN-13: 978-0452261594 I liked this book; the first three quarters were all about how to get started writing travel articles for profit. The last part talked directly about the business itself – that […]
May 4th, 2008 by alephnaught
The Good That Men Do
Title: The Good That Men Do (Star Trek: Enterprise) Author: Andy Mangels, Michael A. Martin Mass Market Paperback: 464 pages Publisher: Star Trek (February 1, 2007) Language: English ISBN-10: 0743440013 ISBN-13: 978-0743440011 The first (and as far as I can tell only) pulp fiction book based on the Star Trek: Enterprise TV series. It uses […]
February 29th, 2008 by alephnaught
24 Declassified: Collateral Damage
Title:Â 24 Declassified: Collateral Damage Author: Marc Cerasini Mass Market Paperback: 336 pages Publisher: HarperEntertainment (February 26, 2008) Language: English ISBN-10: 0061431184 ISBN-13: 978-0061431180 A very guilty pleasure of mine – I love the TV series 24, and the books are just as good, maybe better. This one is set in the new NYC Counter-Terrorist Unit […]
February 27th, 2008 by alephnaught
Tom Clancy’s EndWar
Title: Tom Clancy’s EndWar Author: David Michaels Paperback: 416 pages Publisher: Berkley (February 5, 2008) Language: English ISBN-10: 0425222144 ISBN-13: 978-0425222140 I finished my interview early out in LA (great job opportunity, I hope I get an offer for this one), went out to Burbank Airport (Bob Hope), and had about five hours to kill […]
February 27th, 2008 by alephnaught
Beginning TiVo Programming
Title: Beginning TiVo Programming Author: John Brosnan, Kyle Copeland Paperback: 298 pages Publisher: Wrox (February 12, 2007) Language: English ISBN-10: 0470054271 ISBN-13: 978-047005427 I read this book on the flight from Chicago to Phoenix to Burbank. Really good – I highly recommend this book. It includes everything you need to know to build TiVo applications, […]
February 17th, 2008 by alephnaught
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 […]
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June 2nd, 2008 by alephnaught