Books
Dark Delicacies II: Fear; More Original Tales of Terror and the Macabre (review)
Title: Dark Delicacies II: Fear; More Original Tales of Terror and the Macabre by the World’s Greatest Horror Writers Author: Del Howison (Editor), Jeff Gelb (Editor), Ray Harryhausen (Foreword) Paperback: 256 pages Publisher: Running Press (November 2, 2007) Language: English ISBN-10: 0786719516 ISBN-13: 978-0786719518 I really enjoyed this book – this is the second of […]
October 30th, 2011 by alephnaught
Book review: The Vested Outsourcing Manual
Title: The Vested Outsourcing Manual: A Guide for Creating Successful Business and Outsourcing Agreements Author: Kate Vitasek, Jacqui Crawford, Jeanette Nyden, Katherine Kawamoto Hardcover: 416 pages Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan (June 21, 2011) Language: English ISBN-10: 0230112684 ISBN-13: 978-0230112681 A disclaimer – the author sent me a free copy of this book. I had read and […]
September 17th, 2011 by alephnaught
Nothing to Lose, Everything to Gain (book review)
Title: Nothing to Lose, Everything to Gain: How I Went from Gang Member to Multimillionaire Entrepreneur Author:Ryan Blair Hardcover: 240 pages Publisher: Portfolio Hardcover; Reprint edition (August 4, 2011) Language: English ISBN-10: 1591844037 ISBN-13: 978-1591844037 This book showed up out of the blue – I got an email from the publisher letting me know a […]
September 12th, 2011 by alephnaught
Vested Outsourcing: Five Rules That Will Transform Outsourcing (review)
Title: Vested Outsourcing: Five Rules That Will Transform Outsourcing Author: Kate Vitasek (Author), Mike Ledyard (Author), Karl B. Manrodt (Author) Hardcover: 208 pages Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan; 1St Edition edition (February 2, 2010) Language: English ISBN-10: 0230623174 ISBN-13: 978-0230623170 I’ve gotten myself into another outsourcing effort. On the plus side, the company selected a vendor that […]
August 21st, 2011 by alephnaught
Dark Delicacies (Book review)
Title: Dark Delicacies: Original Tales of Terror and the Macabre by the World’s Greatest Horror Writers Author:Del Howison (Editor), Geff Gelb (Editor) Paperback: 272 pages Publisher: Carroll & Graf (August 31, 2005) Language: English ISBN-10: 0786716762 ASIN: B00127SGSS I got this book at the bookstore Dark Delicacies, and yes, they published this collection of horror […]
July 26th, 2011 by alephnaught
The Information Empire: The Rise of the Los Angeles Times and the Times Mirror Corporation (review)
Title: The Information Empire: The Rise of the Los Angeles Times and the Times Mirror Corporation Author: Jack R. Hart Paperback: 420 pages Publisher: University Press of America (November 1982) Language: English ISBN-10: 0819115819 ISBN-13: 978-0819115812 We finally checked out Iliad Bookshop, a very cool used bookstore in North Hollywood, and I found this book […]
May 30th, 2011 by alephnaught
What Went Wrong?: The Clash Between Islam and Modernity in the Middle East (review)
Title: What Went Wrong?: The Clash Between Islam and Modernity in the Middle East Author: Bernard Lewis Paperback: 208 pages Publisher: Harper Perennial (January 7, 2003) Language: English ISBN-10: 0060516054 ISBN-13: 978-0060516055 I heard about this book a few years ago and finally had a chance to get a copy and start reading it on […]
May 29th, 2011 by alephnaught
Bill Bruford – The Autobiography: Yes, King Crimson, Earthworks and More (review)
Title: Bill Bruford – The Autobiography: Yes, King Crimson, Earthworks and More Author: Bill Bruford Paperback: 352 pages Publisher: Jawbone Press (February 1, 2009) Language: English ISBN-10: 1906002231 ISBN-13: 978-1906002237 I love wondering around bookstores because I never know what I’ll find – I love discovering something I didn’t know I wanted to read. One […]
March 27th, 2011 by alephnaught
Patti Smith’s Horses and the Remaking of Rock ‘n’ Roll (review)
Title: Patti Smith’s Horses and the Remaking of Rock ‘n’ Roll Author: Mark Paytress Paperback: 272 pages Publisher: Piatkus Books; Reprint edition (January 4, 2011) Language: English ISBN-10: 0749940263 ISBN-13: 978-0749940263 This book was not what I expected. I saw it while browsing in Book Soup, a nice independent bookstore in LA. I had hoped […]
March 8th, 2011 by alephnaught
Zen and the Art of Mixing (review)
Title: Zen and the Art of Mixing (Technical Reference) Author: Mixerman Paperback: 350 pages Publisher: Hal Leonard (October 15, 2010) Language: English ISBN-10: 1423491505 ISBN-13: 978-1423491507 If you’re into making music you need to read this book. Mixerman knows what he’s writing about – he claims extensive mixing experience and it shows. His/her writing style […]
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November 11th, 2011 by alephnaught