Archive for the ‘books’ Category
Thursday, October 23rd, 2008
It's more than a year that I have put a big pause to my reading habits. For no specific reason, I just haven't spared any time for quality reading. Probably, work and travel has done all the damage. The phase of this dip in my reading interests seems to be ...
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Sunday, October 5th, 2008
I have become an airport blogger. This time from Bangalore Airport. Can't help. I am on the run. It's barely a week that I arrived here to Bengaluru, after a hectic month at Seoul. When I am still gasping and breathing, am asked to be available at Boston by Monday. ...
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Tuesday, July 22nd, 2008
Am in the process of reviving the abandoned work.Thanks for encouraging words from many of you. I received calls and messages from far-off places to finish the book. It's a nice feeling.
I had a re look at the document. It looks I can rescue. Whether this work is going ...
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Sunday, July 13th, 2008
This was my 'underground' project for two years. To publish a non-technically-technical book.
It was about simplifying the understanding of wireless communication. Ever since I started working, I used to look for books which would compliment and possibly enhance understanding of my work at office and things around in general. I ...
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Sunday, July 6th, 2008
The Black Swan - The Impact of the Highly Improbable is a book about randomness and uncertainty by epistemologist Nassim Nicholas Taleb.
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Monday, April 21st, 2008
I consider this a special buy. Other day when we were waiting for our Bosses to show up at the dinner, we spent few minutes in the nearby Borders bookstore. There is always something you can pickup at the bargain section. It was a steal for $9.99. Scott adams', ...
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Sunday, March 2nd, 2008
I was browsing the art section at Borders bookstore in Nashua. I picked this green paperback and browsed through few pages. I had an instant liking. It's expensive at 24$, but could not lay it back.To rationalise my purchase, I searched this book on the web. It turns out to ...
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Tuesday, December 4th, 2007
Seven day weekend by Ricardo SemlerThis one is off my Manager's shelf!. On borrow.I am not sure if he has read it completely. But I hope the content influences him more than me. I stay out of office all the time and he inside :)Semler runs Semco, ...
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Saturday, November 24th, 2007
This book took 15 days to reach me.Much longer than the advertised 3-7 days of delivery. I assume they had to procure from outside after the order was placed. I bought this online with http://landmark.sify.comHow do I quantitatively show you how much I like this book ?THISSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS MUCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCHHHHIt's a comic ...
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Sunday, October 21st, 2007
Unlike previous years' festival, I collected no pamphlets, promotional materials or subscription forms or even bagful of books. As it has been in since last few months, my first instinct was not to buy any books. This visit was just to check if this year's edition is different in any ...
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