Books

October 25th, 2006 by alephnaught

Straight to the Top: Becoming a World-Class CIO

Title: Straight to the Top: Becoming a World-Class CIO Author: Gregory S. Smith Hardcover: 256 pages Publisher: Wiley (April 12, 2006) ISBN: 0471744786 I bought this book based on a short review in, I think, Fast Company magazine (which I recommend highly). I kind of wish I hadn’t…. The book is full of good career […]

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October 25th, 2006 by alephnaught

Why Is Sex Fun?: The Evolution of Human Sexuality

Title: Why Is Sex Fun?: The Evolution of Human Sexuality Author: Jared Diamond Paperback: 176 pages Publisher: Basic Books (November 1998) ISBN: 0465031269 I’ve read Guns, Germs and Steel and Collapse – I liked both of them, so when I saw this book on the shelf at Borders I grabbed it. I’m glad I did. […]

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October 21st, 2006 by alephnaught

The Fifth Discipline: The Art & Practice of The Learning Organization

Title: The Fifth Discipline: The Art & Practice of The Learning Organization Author: Peter M. Senge Paperback: 464 pages Publisher: Currency (March 21, 2006) ISBN: 0385517254 To set some perspective…. I’ve asked my team to read a book about either banking or business about every two months. We started with Execution; one team member told […]

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October 2nd, 2006 by alephnaught

Shadow of the Giant

Title: Shadow of the Giant Author: Orson Scott Card Mass Market Paperback: 371 pages Publisher: Tor Books; Reprint edition (February 7, 2005) ISBN: 0812571398 The last book of the Ender series that follows Bean, the child that helped Ender beat the Buggers and then helped Peter unite the world. The book is good exciting fun […]

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September 25th, 2006 by alephnaught

Shadow Puppets

Title: Shadow Puppets Author: Orson Scott Card Mass Market Paperback: 384 pages Publisher: Tor Books (June 3, 2003) ISBN: 0765340054 If you’ve read the two books leading up to this one, Ender’s Shadow (which, if you’ve read this blog you know made me cry) and Shadow of the Hegemon, then you need to read this […]

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September 25th, 2006 by alephnaught

Starship Troopers

Title: Starship Troopers Author: Robert A. Heinlein Paperback: 272 pages Publisher: Ace (May 15, 1987) ISBN: 0441783589 While telling someone about Ender’s Game, that person mentioned Starship Troopers, which I’d never read before. So, next time in a used bookstore here in Chicago I grabbed a copy. Excellent choice! This book is really fun! Its […]

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September 17th, 2006 by alephnaught

Children of the Mind

Title: Children of the Mind Author: Orson Scott Card Mass Market Paperback: 370 pages Publisher: Tor Books; Reprint edition (June 1997) ISBN: 0812522397 This book disappointed me a bit – its too long on explanation and too short on story. The story line has tremendous potential, but the desire to close the series on a […]

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September 9th, 2006 by alephnaught

Xenocide

Title: Xenocide Author: Orson Scott Card Mass Market Paperback: 592 pages Publisher: Tor Books; Reprint edition (August 1992) ISBN: 0812509250 This book was interesting but weaker than the rest. The thing that made the other books special, especially from a science fiction perspective, was the lack of explaination of why things worked the way they […]

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August 27th, 2006 by alephnaught

Speaker for the Dead

Title: Speaker for the Dead Author: Orson Scott Card Mass Market Paperback: 416 pages Publisher: Tor Books; Reissue edition (August 15, 1994) ISBN: 0812550757 I’m on a roll – I’m reading all the Ender series by Orson Scott Card. I think this is the second best book of the series, after Ender’s Game, the first […]

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August 13th, 2006 by alephnaught

Shadow of the Hegemon

Title: Shadow of the Hegemon Author: Orson Scott Card Mass Market Paperback: 464 pages Publisher: Tor Books; 1 Mass Mkt edition (December 9, 2001) ISBN: 0812565959 There are a bunch of books in this series. I bought a three book boxed set of the Ender’s Game, Ender’s Shadow, and Shadow of the Hegemon. This book […]

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