Mutants: On Genetic Variety and the Human Body
Title: Mutants: On Genetic Variety and the Human Body Author: Armand Marie Leroi Paperback: 448 pages Publisher: Penguin (Non-Classics); Reprint edition (February 1, 2005) ISBN: 0142004820 Read this book on my most recent flight home from Amsterdam – I saw it in one of the bookstores in the secure area at Schiphol airport, its was […]
May 17th, 2005 by alephnaught
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An observation – Dutch women
I finally figured something out!
May 15th, 2005 by alephnaught
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Yet another trip to Amsterdam with a side trip to Arnhem
Business takes me back to Amsterdam again
May 15th, 2005 by alephnaught
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Unleashing the Ideavirus
Title: Unleasing the Ideavirus Author: Seth Godin, Malcolm Gladwell Paperback: 234 pages Publisher: Hyperion (October 10, 2001) ISBN: 0786887176 If you want to consider less traditional ways of marketing, and especially marketing products that open new markets, this book is for you. Seth Godin is famous for thinking out of the box (as if we’ve […]
May 15th, 2005 by alephnaught
Amsterdam and Arnhem
I left for Amsterdam on May 8 for work and returned May 19. I had the weekend of May 14 and 15 off; some of my friends from work suggested going to the Arnhem to the Open Air Museum (Openluchtmuseum), so I took the train there on Saturday; the sneltrain (fast train) takes one hour […]
May 4th, 2005 by alephnaught
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A Non-Profit Guide to Commerce in Florence
Excellent web site
May 4th, 2005 by alephnaught
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Islamic Banking Grows, With All Sorts of Rules
May 3 story from the Wall Street Journal
April 27th, 2005 by alephnaught
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How to Talk with a Liberal (if You Really Have To)
Title: How to Talk with a Liberal (if You Really Have To) Author: Ann Coulter Hardcover: 368 pages Publisher: Crown Forum (October 5, 2004) ISBN: 1400054184 Finished this one up after I completed packing to come home from my latest Amsterdam business trip. Ann Coulter is a fun writer – she uses language creatively and […]
April 27th, 2005 by alephnaught
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The UnDutchables
Title: The UnDutchables: An Observation of the Netherlands, its Culture and its Inhabitants Author: Colin White, Laurie Boucke Paperback: 310 pages Publisher: White-Boucke Publishing; 4th edition (September 1, 2001) ISBN: 1888580224 Read this one on my flight home from my latest trip to Amsterdam (starting to feel like I live there). This book was suggested […]
April 26th, 2005 by alephnaught
Amsterdam and Delft
I left for Amsterdam on April 17 for work. I didn’t know exactly when I’d return; turns out I left April 26. Here’s a picture of the current state of the front of Vijzelstraat 32, where I worked a few years ago. The building has been sold to the city of Amsterdam and will be […]
May 22nd, 2005 by alephnaught
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