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06/29
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Godel, Escher, Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid (Paperback) by Douglas R. Hofstadter bookshelves: currently-reading |
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Godel, Escher, Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid (Paperback) by Douglas R. Hofstadter bookshelves: currently-reading |
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Still Life with Woodpecker (Paperback) by Tom Robbins |
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The World According to Garp (Hardcover) by John Irving |
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read in June, 2008
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"My first John Irving. Hilarious at times, and fantastic characters. I felt like Irving didn't really know how to end it.
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For Whom the Bell Tolls (Paperback) by Ernest Hemingway |
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"Slow at times, but beautifully written and educational account of (what I assume is) a realistic depiction of the spanish civil war and guerilla warfare in general. The end is some of the best writing I've ever read.
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The Fountainhead (Centennial Edition Hardcover) by Ayn Rand |
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Head First Design Patterns (Head First) by Elisabeth Freeman |
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recommended for: Anyone who programs a lot and is not a patterns guru
read in March, 2008
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"Putting my nerd hat on...
Totally awesome explanation of tons of design patterns that pop up all over the place. Incredibly readable while at the same time not talking down to you or over-simplifying things (for the most part). Learned several ...more " |
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Predictably Irrational: The Hidden Forces That Shape Our Decisions (Hardcover) by Dan Ariely |
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recommended for: People who liked Blink, Stumbling on Happiness and aren't sick of behavioral economics.
read in March, 2008
Cory said:
"Another foray into behavioral economics along the lines of "Blink" and "Stumbling on Happiness". This book was quite interesting although they're all starting to sound the same to me at this point. The thesis is that traditional ...more
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Sources of Power: How People Make Decisions (Paperback) by Gary Klein |
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Jonathan
read in March, 2008
Cory said:
"This book had really interesting information about expert decision making. In particular how intuitive experience trumps careful analysis time after time. The biggest takeaway for me applied to work and life was that "find a good solution that...more
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An Introduction to Keeping Sheep
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