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 […]
December 9th, 2006 by alephnaught
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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 […]
November 29th, 2006 by alephnaught
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More Space: Nine Antidotes To Complacency In Business
Title: More Space: Nine Antidotes To Complacency In Business Edited by: Todd Sattersten Paperback: 152 pages Publisher: Astronaut Projects (October 25, 2005) ISBN: 097700483X This book was another free one from inBubbleWrap.com . This is a collection of nine stories by different authors having to do with complacency. I found the book somewhat lacking – […]
November 26th, 2006 by alephnaught
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The Story of Writing
Title: The Story of Writing Author: Andrew Robinson Paperback: 224 pages Publisher: Thames & Hudson; New Ed edition (September 1, 1999) ISBN: 0500281564 I bought this book a year or so ago at the Museum of Modern Art in NYC. I’ve always been interested in language, especially since I don’t seem able to learn much […]
November 26th, 2006 by alephnaught
Live At KEXP Volume 2
I heard about the CD “Live At KEXP Volume 2” on Sound Opinions (a weeklypublic radio show that features interesting new music and interviews and performances in their studio). Its pretty good – you can find it at http://www.kexp.org .
November 26th, 2006 by alephnaught
Sapori Trattoria
Sapori Trattoria is on Halsted just south of Diversey. Its a small Italian restaurant with a reasonably diverse menu and a pretty good wine list. I had the squash soup and the ossabucco on lasagna – the food was really good but the service was terrible. I think something was wrong in the kitchen because […]
November 14th, 2006 by alephnaught
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Sarah: Women of Genesis
Title: Sarah: Women of Genesis Author: Orson Scott Card Mass Market Paperback: 352 pages Publisher: Forge Books; 1st Forge Ed edition (August 30, 2001) ISBN: 0765341174 I enjoyed this book a lot. Its very much fiction – as Card writes in the end notes, the Torah includes little detail and so any undertaking like this […]
November 14th, 2006 by alephnaught
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Election day is over!
Well, I voted again: I’m glad I did, I vote in every election. But what an election…. The ads on TV were nasty this year, and they were almost continuous. What is our country coming to….
November 4th, 2006 by alephnaught
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The Red Tent
Title: The Red Tent Author: Anita Diamant Paperback: 336 pages Publisher: Picador; 1st Picador USA Pbk. Ed edition (September 15, 1998) ISBN: 0312195516 This is one of the best books I’ve read in a long time. Its a novel based upon the short section of the Torah describing the life of Dinah, daughter of Leah […]
October 25th, 2006 by alephnaught
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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 […]
December 15th, 2006 by alephnaught
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