Books

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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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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January 14th, 2007 by alephnaught

Enterprise Architecture As Strategy: Creating a Foundation for Business Execution

Title: Enterprise Architecture As Strategy: Creating a Foundation for Business Execution Author: Jeanne W. Ross, Peter Weill, David Robertson Hardcover: 234 pages Publisher: Harvard Business School Press (August 8, 2006) Language: English ISBN-10: 1591398398 ISBN-13: 978-159139839 This is a great book once you have some knowledge of what architecture and strategy are. I think a […]

December 31st, 2006 by alephnaught

How to Survive in the Jungle of Enterprise Architecture Frameworks: Creating or Choosing an Enterprise Architecture Framework

Title: How to Survive in the Jungle of Enterprise Architecture Frameworks: Creating or Choosing an Enterprise Architecture Framework Author: Jaap Schekkermann Paperback: 224 pages Publisher: Trafford (July 6, 2006) ISBN-10: 141201607X ISBN-13: 978-1412016070 This book disappointed me. There are some good recommendations, but there’s little empirical material to lend credence to the claims. And, over […]

December 15th, 2006 by alephnaught

Management of the Absurd

Title: Management of the Absurd Authors: Richard Farson and Micheal Crichton Paperback: 176 pages Publisher: Free Press; Reprint edition (March 13, 1997) ISBN: 0684830442 I didn’t like this book at all. It contains a number of paradoxes related to management, but there are precious few ideas about what to do about them. The book brings […]

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December 9th, 2006 by alephnaught

Thermopylae: The Battle That Changed the World

Title: Thermopylae: The Battle That Changed the World Author: Paul Cartledge Hardcover: 376 pages Publisher: Overlook Hardcover (November 2, 2006) ISBN: 1585675660 Having studied ancient Spartan history in college, I just had to read this book when I found out it was available. The book is divided into three main sections: the lead-up to the […]