What I am reading right now? I have a number of things on the go.
A History of the Middle East by Peter Mansfield
Beyond Belief by Elaine Pagels
The Book of J by Harold Bloom and David Rosenberg
The Bottom Billion by Paul Collier
A Shortened History of England by G.M. Trevelyan
Here Comes Everybody by Clay Shirky
I just finished:
H+ A New Religion? by Edward de Bono. I like deBono alot, but this book is more a Powerpoint presentation and less of a book. That would be fine if what was there was profound, but I don’t think it was. I think the idea that drove the book is worthwhile, but I think it could have been alot more thought out.
Core Memory: A Visual Survey of Vintage Computers (Hardcover) by John Alderman (Author), Dag Spicer (Foreword), Mark Richards (Photographer). It is more of a coffee table book, but for techies like myself, it is fantastic. It has a great selection of photographs of ancient computers, from large to small. While the photographs are great, the writing is also worthwhile. Highly recommended, especially as a gift for people who love computers.
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