Books
Starting Something: An Entrepreneur’s Tale of Control, Confrontation & Corporate Culture
Title: Starting Something: An Entrepreneur’s Tale of Control, Confrontation & Corporate Culture Hardcover: 409 pages Publisher: Ravel Media, LLC (January 15, 2004) ISBN-10: 1932881018 ISBN-13: 978-1932881011 I got this book from inbubblewrap.com ; another really good business book from them. This is the story of Neoforma, a medical equipment and supply company that was part […]
May 22nd, 2007 by alephnaught
American Gods
Title: American Gods Author: Neil Gaiman Mass Market Paperback: 624 pages Publisher: HarperTorch (April 30, 2002) ISBN-10: 0380789035 ISBN-13: 78-0380789030 I saw a used copy of this in a bookstore just before leaving on vacation and figured I’d give it a try. I loved his Sandman series of graphic novels and hoped that he might […]
May 14th, 2007 by alephnaught
Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly
Title: Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly Author: Anthony Bourdain Paperback: 352 pages Publisher: Harper Perennial; Updated edition (January 9, 2007) ISBN-10: 0060899220 ISBN-13: 978-0060899226 Aviva and I got turned on to Anthony Bourdain from his Travel Channel television show, “No Reservations.” He’s irreverent and willing to try almost anything. This book is very […]
May 6th, 2007 by alephnaught
A History of Orgies (Prion Lost Treasures)
Title: A History of Orgies (Prion Lost Treasures) Author: Burgo Partridge Paperback: 256 pages Publisher: Prion; New Ed edition (August2002) ISBN-10: 1853754919 ISBN-13: 978-1853754913 This book was a fun read. I read it over a couple of months. A History of Orgies discusses the history of orgies including a number of descriptive examples. Unfortunately, there’s […]
April 15th, 2007 by alephnaught
Hiding in the Mirror: The Quest for Alternate Realities, from Plato to String
Title: Hiding in the Mirror: The Quest for Alternate Realities, from Plato to String Theory and Beyond Author: Lawrence M. Krauss Paperback: 288 pages Publisher: Penguin (Non-Classics) (November 28, 2006) ISBN-10: 0143038028 ISBN-13: 978-0143038023 I wanted to catch up on the latest theories in quantum mechanics without the detail (I haven’t looked at math like […]
March 30th, 2007 by alephnaught
The Song of Hannah : A Novel
Title: The Song of Hannah : A Novel Author: Eva Etzioni-Halevy Paperback: 304 pages Publisher: Amazon Remainders Account (August 30, 2005) ISBN-10: 0452286727 ASIN: B000F5FQZO I liked this book. It was well written and the story was gripping. Its loosely based on the story of Hannah and her son, the prophet Samuel. There are some […]
March 30th, 2007 by alephnaught
Wikinomics: How Mass Collaboration Changes Everything
Title: Wikinomics: How Mass Collaboration Changes Everything Author: Don Tapscott, Anthony D. Williams Hardcover: 320 pages Publisher: Portfolio Hardcover (December 28, 2006) ISBN-10: 1591841380 ISBN-13: 978-1591841388 This was a good book and worth the cost and time to read. The book begins with seven aspects of what Tapscott and Williams call “the collaboration economy”: Peer […]
March 21st, 2007 by alephnaught
American Commercial Banking: A History
Title: American Commercial Banking: A History Author: Benjamin J.Klebaner Paperback: 304 pages Publisher: MacMillan Publishing Company. (September 1990) ISBN-10: 0805798153 ISBN-13: 978-0805798159 This was a good introduction to American commercial banking; as a history it connects well with other books I’ve read about the history of American currency (which had a major impact on banking […]
March 7th, 2007 by alephnaught
Made to Stick: Why Some Ideas Survive and Others Die
Title: Made to Stick: Why Some Ideas Survive and Others Die Author: Chip Heath Hardcover: 304 pages Publisher: Random House (January 2, 2007) ISBN-10: 1400064287 ISBN-13: 978-1400064281 This is a really really good book – I’ve been using ideas from Made to Stick during my work day while I was reading it! It should come […]
February 15th, 2007 by alephnaught
A Perfect Mess: The Hidden Benefits of Disorder – How Crammed Closets, Cluttered Offices, and On-the-Fly Planning Make the World a Better Place
Title: A Perfect Mess: The Hidden Benefits of Disorder – How Crammed Closets, Cluttered Offices, and On-the-Fly Planning Make the World a Better Place Author: Eric Abrahamson, David H. Freedman Hardcover: 336 pages Publisher: Little, Brown and Company (January 3, 2007) ISBN-10: 0316114758 ISBN-13: 978-0316114752 I don’t remember how I found out about this book, […]
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June 10th, 2007 by alephnaught