Books
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 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 […]
November 19th, 2007 by alephnaught
The Medici Giraffe
Title: The Medici Giraffe Author: Marina Belozerskaya Hardcover: 432 pages Publisher: Little, Brown and Company (August 21, 2006) Language: English ISBN-10: 0316525650 ISBN-13: 978-0316525657 The title of this book is a misnomer – only one chapter out of 7 talks about the Medici Giraffe, which was a gift from an Egyptian ruler to get the […]
November 11th, 2007 by alephnaught
Medici Money: Banking, Metaphysics, and Art in Fifteenth-Century Florence
Title:Â Medici Money: Banking, Metaphysics, and Art in Fifteenth-Century Florence Author: Tim Parks Paperback: 288 pages Publisher: W. W. Norton; 1 edition (May 15, 2006) Language: English ISBN-10: 0393328457 ISBN-13: 978-0393328455 I read this book while traveling to and from San Diego for an interview. The book is very interesting – it weaves the historical events […]
October 27th, 2007 by alephnaught
Stardust
Title: Stardust Author: Neil Gaiman Mass Market Paperback: 352 pages Publisher: Harper (July 31, 2007) Language: English ISBN-10: 0380804557 ISBN-13: 978-0380804559 I read Anansi Boys and American Gods a bit ago and, when I saw this book had been made into a movie, I figured I should read it. This was a quick, fun read. […]
October 19th, 2007 by alephnaught
Rachel and Leah: Women of Genesis
Title: Rachel and Leah: Women of Genesis Author: Orson Scott Card Paperback: 368 pages Publisher: Forge Books; New Ed edition (November 29, 2005) Language: English ISBN-10: 0765341298 ISBN-13: 978-0765341297 Just finished this book. I liked it quite a bit; it goes along with Card’s books on Sarah and Rebekah. Card is doing a series of […]
October 8th, 2007 by alephnaught
The Deathworld Trilogy
Title: The Deathworld Trilogy Author: Harry Harrison Paperback: 438 pages Publisher: Berkley (September 15, 1983) Language: English ISBN-10: 0425068277 ISBN-13: 978-0425068274 I don’t know what made me think of this book…. When I was a child, my sister had the second volume of this trilogy – the cover had a great photo of half-naked slaves […]
October 1st, 2007 by alephnaught
GWT in Action: Easy Ajax with the Google Web Toolkit
Title:Â GWT in Action: Easy Ajax with the Google Web Toolkit Author:Â Robert Hanson, Adam Tacy Paperback: 600 pages Publisher: Manning Publications (June 5, 2007) Language: English ISBN-10: 1933988231 ISBN-13: 978-1933988238 Finally, a technical book again! I liked this one – I wanted to build a simple interactive site for finding the next Chicago comuter trains based […]
September 19th, 2007 by alephnaught
The Unofficial Tourists’ Guide to Second Life
Title:Â Â The Unofficial Tourists’ Guide to Second Life Author: Paul Carr and Graham Pond Paperback: 222 pages Publisher: St. Martin’s Griffin (April 17, 2007) Language: English ISBN-10: 0312376480 ISBN-13: 978-0312376482 I’ve “walked around” in Second Life once – Second Life is a simulated place on the internet. The book was somewhat useful, but I skimmed some […]
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January 29th, 2008 by alephnaught