Books
Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea
Title: Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea Author: Charles Seife Paperback: 256 pages Publisher: Penguin (Non-Classics) (September 1, 2000) ISBN: 0140296476 This was a really fun read – it reminded me of discussions I had in college about zero and infinity (and part of the whole thing about Aleph Naught and the Null Set). […]
April 8th, 2006 by alephnaught
The Wisdom of Crowds
Title: The Wisdom of Crowds Author: James Surowiecki Paperback: 336 pages Publisher: Anchor; Reprint edition (August 16, 2005) ISBN: 0385721706 In my quest to learn more about business (never ending it seems), I found this book referenced in one of the business-related RSS feeds I read daily. This is a really good book, I almost […]
March 25th, 2006 by alephnaught
Company: A Novel
Title: Company: A Novel Author: Max Barry Hardcover: 352 pages Publisher: Doubleday (January 17, 2006) ISBN: 0385514395 This was a truly fun read, and in some ways may remind you of the TV show, “The Office,” but with some very dark twists. There are some interesting observations (like balancing happiness with work), and the ending […]
March 18th, 2006 by alephnaught
The Cobweb
Title: The Cobweb Author: Neal Stephenson and J. Frederick George Paperback: 448 pages Publisher: Spectra; Reissue edition (May 31, 2005) ISBN: 0553383442 I read the pair’s other book, Interface, with great interest (could hardly put it down). This book was also a page turner. I like the implication that people are placed in a niche […]
March 18th, 2006 by alephnaught
Small Pieces Loosely Joined: A Unified Theory of the Web
Title: Small Pieces Loosely Joined: A Unified Theory of the Web Author: David Weinberger Hardcover: 256 pages Publisher: Perseus Books Group; 1st edition (March 2002) ISBN: 0738205435 This is a good read, especially if you either didn’t grow up along with the web or want to remember what the web should be about. There weren’t […]
January 27th, 2006 by alephnaught
Collapse
Title: Collapse : How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed Author: Jared Diamond Paperback: 592 pages Publisher: Penguin (Non-Classics) (December 27, 2005) ISBN: 0143036556 This is the follow up to Diamond’s Guns, Germs and Steel . Where his first book attempted to answer the question, “why do you people have such great cargo,” this book […]
January 22nd, 2006 by alephnaught
City of Walls
Title: City of Walls: Crime, Segregation, and Citizenship in Sao Paulo Author: Teresa P. R. Caldeira Paperback: 473 pages Publisher: University of California Press (April 2, 2001) ISBN: 0520221435 This was a very scholarly work. The main premise is that the culture of Sao Paulo is causing a segregation of its people based upon class, […]
December 31st, 2005 by alephnaught
Getting Things Done
Title: Getting Things Done Author: David Allen Paperback: 267 pages Publisher: Penguin Books (January, 2003) ISBN: 0142000280 This is a very good book – it was recommended, as an aside, in an RSS news feed I read regularly (the main thrust was recommending a web-based list management site, tasktoy). David Allen suggests that we spend […]
November 28th, 2005 by alephnaught
At the Mountains of Madness and Other Tails of Terror
Title: At the Mountains of Madness and Other Tails of Terror Author: H. P. Lovecraft Paperback: 192 pages Publisher: Del Rey; Reissue edition (September 13, 1991) ISBN: 0345329457 My son Nathan recommended this book to me – I had nearly finished the book I brought along for the flights and hotel room, and he said […]
September 20th, 2005 by alephnaught
Managing IT as a Business: a Survival Guide for CEOs
Title: Managing IT as a Business: a Survival Guide for CEOs Author: Mark D. Lutchen Hardcover: 256 pages Publisher: John Wiley & Sons (October 3, 2003) Language: English ISBN: 047147104 This book is a good overview of things a CIO should consider to make the CEO’s, and the company’s, life easier. I scanned three images […]
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April 15th, 2006 by alephnaught