Sat - January 1, 2005Go To: The Story of the Math Majors, Bridge Players, Engineers, Chess Wizards, Maverick Scientists and Iconoclasts--The Programmers Who Created the Software Revolution : Steve LohrThis is a book about the people who built the
software industry - or at least of few of them. It's pretty well done, and
pretty accessible. All in all, this book provides some nice insights about just
what it is that we in the field do, day to day. It's not all about sitting
alone in front of computer... really.
Posted at 11:31 AM Read More Life 2.0 : How People Across America Are Transforming Their Lives by Finding the Where of Their Happiness - Rich KarlgaardThis was a gift - and is also connected to
Bismarck (Karlgaard is from the area). Thinking about moving? Check this book
out.
Posted at 09:37 AM Read More Blizzard of the Millenium - Kevin KremerThis is a kids book about a fictional blizzard in
Bismarck ND, 1999. Whatever.
Posted at 09:24 AM Read More Sun - October 24, 2004Innocents Aboard - Gene WolfeAnthology of horror and fantasy tales - most
excellent.
Posted at 09:58 AM Read More Oryx and Crake - Margaret AtwoodA post-apocalypse tale with a different take -
this is an apocalypse brought on by genetic engineering gone wrong.
Posted at 09:57 AM Read More Mon - August 23, 2004Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix - J.K. RowlingGetting longer. Getting better? Not so much.
For me, these are starting to drag.
Posted at 06:20 PM Read More Eragon - Christopher PaoliniThis is billed as the next great fantasy, post
Potter. It's a good read, if not sporadic, with a nice world and a great take
on magic.
Posted at 05:27 PM Read More Wed - July 21, 2004Look to Windward - Iain M. BanksWhacked story or 'space opera.' Many parts of
this were really fun - but it took me months to read this, piece by
piece.
Posted at 06:36 PM Read More The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time - Mark HaddonChristopher the metaphor.
Posted at 06:35 PM Read More The Speed of Dark - Elizabeth MoonLou Arrendale and his autistic colleagues at a
pharmaceutical company are in a special facility that costs too much, at least
in the eyes of a new director. But wait, there's an experimental procedure that
could make them "normal" - should Lou have this procedure?
Posted at 06:32 PM Read More Sat - June 12, 2004Distraction - Bruce SterlingThis is the typical wandering plot and loose
Sterling with just enough humor to keep you reading.
Posted at 03:46 PM Read More Fri - May 14, 2004Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone - J. K. RowlingShe's really just kidding..
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